I have the T-shirt to prove it!

CNN was fun and interesting ... plus I got a great new shirt to workout in lol.  Washed and ready to wear today.

Treadmill was good yesterday.  Lifting today.  A VERY early rise for some version of a workout tomorrow ... that will feel like a throw-back to my working days - ha.  Working out on the trip would be a big old pain.  This is the lesser of evils and most appropriate.  I'll have 2 days off and then hit the workouts hard next week.  Being able to schedule workouts around quick trips and not feel the need I MUST workout is liberating.  Cuts my packing in half, no smelly clothes to deal with, no scoping hotel gyms, no waking hubby early when I go to workout.  I won't miss more than one day of a workout though... then the gym bag comes along.

I'm finding myself a bit grumpy this week.  The weekend's mood had an explanation, this week is more a feeling of overwhelm bitching me out ... from holidays to empty nest ending (temporarily).  I'm in my head complaining about too much.  I'm making an effort today to bring the HAPPY back, enjoy this awesome time and be GRATEFUL.

This will require some effort, but it will be worth it.  Grumpy is a default setting for me over the years.  Time to change that bad habit.

Cookies.  Need I say more.  Lordy, they called to me last night.  I resisted, but it was a big head conversation.  I really want to hold tough on this choice - I think choosing differently will head me down the slope.  I will relax things on Christmas - maybe ... but all these regular days are "red zone" and I need "rules" in place.

I'm not sure if I wrote about this before, but it bares repeating.  The problem with so many BIG EVENTS (most that span days) is the rest of the days in-between lose their wiggle room.  I like having wiggle room on regular days and that feels like how-I-want-to-be.  Lately, it's feeling like on-and-off again.  But I need the balance.

I also think I need to make some hard choices over the next 4 weeks.  AKA Christmas can't be a full splurge all three days of celebrations ... it's too much.  I'll feel crappy, my pants will be tight and that will put me on coarse for the slippery slope.  I need to reign in the go-for-it eating and drinking and be more mindful of my choices.  I've had enough, I don't need it ALL.

That's all for today.  Tomorrow may or may not be a quick post while I drink my tea.  Then I'll catch up on the other end of the trip.  Exciting and so proud of my eldest ... my college graduate!  Wish me luck on the big drive (and winter storm).  Later gators.