3 Down ... Oh, Happy 4th of July too!

Where to start?

Yesterday was one long ass day.

Boxing was HARD and super fun all at once.  My lower half is finally coordinating with my upper half and now it all makes sense.  Throw a punch with your legs and body weight.  Duh.  It takes me and my uncoordinated body so long to LEARN!  I tend to instinctively move the wrong way.  Don't ask me why - it's all my life LOL.  Since I'm now moving everything in the right direction, I'm SORE today - haha go figure!

After boxing was a mad dash on birthday errands.  Grocery store, last minute gift, gluten-free bakery for one of the guys coming.

Then I cooked.  And cooked.  And cooked.  Lots of WORK!

Hubby and the youngest (still unemployed after graduation) are going head-to head lately (regarding "get a job") and moods were not festive.  There was a palpable tension most of the night.

I stayed back from the fireworks since the dogs were going crazy with all the home fireworks (welcome to the south).  They shook and cried.  I couldn't leave them.  They're nice local fireworks, but I've seen them before - I didn't miss anything.  Humid and buggy too.

It was HARD not drinking.  It was HARD not eating (hello cheese, I miss you).  I was HARD staying up until 10:30 and up at 5 am (Jack!!!).  It was HARD not eating/drinking the tension of the night away.

I was bummed going to bed.  I worked really hard and it was hardly a fun night.  I'm up feeling drained again.  I need to set better limits.

The bright side is yesterday was the Mount Everest of my challenges this week.  Left-overs are haunting, but should be manageable.  Saturday will feel like a walk in the park after yesterday.  I think my youngest will head back to his apartment after last night.  He planned to stay until tomorrow, but I bet he doesn't.  Quite frankly, hubby was being a turd to him.  Not eating my feeling over this is probably my biggest issue this week.  Got to love STRESS.

Today is a replay of all things BBQ'd from yesterday.  I'm adding a salad, but, otherwise, no kitchen time needed.  Time to FoodSaver a ton of meat (freezer stash hoarding again!!).  I'll be long walking dogs (not even a power walk since boxing again tomorrow).  I'm putting my feet up, relaxing ALL AFTERNOON!  Phone off for part of it too.  There's a 3 hour mini-series on Netflix (Hugh Grant) that I want to start to watch.  A Very English _____  ... I can't remember the name.  The dogs are stressed too and tonight will be another fireworks night in the neighborhood - some chill time for them is good.  Poor babies.

Happy 4th of July.  This summer is flying.  Later gators.