Wednesday Updates

Travel day again.  This time alone -- Christmas music and podcasts.  Not a bad way to start a trip.

I got everything finished yesterday.  Cheese balls made (the recipe makes TONS --- I'm freezing some to see if I can use it for Christmas).  Stuffed mushrooms -- also freezing as an experiment for Christmas.  Both a cheese ball and stuffed mushrooms are tricky to freeze, but worth a little wonky if I can make ahead.

I ran 4 miles.  It was an effort and my back is off a bit this morning.  Not sure if that's more from kitchen and wrapping then the run though.  Getting closer to the 5 mile run to end the year.

Coaching call was good.  We talked about what to talk about -- weekly calls seem like a lot.  I feel more relaxed about not need to come with a "problem."  We chatted about people pleasing as it relates to social eating and drinking.  That was weighing on me for this trip in particular.  My GF likes to drink with a partner and can get a little pushy (questioning, offering many times).  I'll probably drink a bit, but I don't want to drink every night.  We talked about standing for myself before others in this kind of situation.  Why I feel the need to conform.  The dynamics of our friendship.  Keeping in my lane.  

My coach is a pediatrician and she likes to take things back to childhood.  At first, I didn't love that questioning -- my childhood is over, but I'm actually finding it insightful.  Oh, that's why I think this way and I can let that thinking go now.  I need to keep a more open mind.  I think I know it best lol -- yet, I want help from coaching.

I'm reading Americanah and it's different than I expected.  I knew it was an acclaimed novel, but I thought it would be less enjoyable of a story and more of an important read.  But the story is so good (and important too).  It's the kind of book you want to keep reading.  It's very long though and I'm only 250 pages into a 600 page book.  Not sure if I will finish it by Sunday's bookclub.

That's a quick update from here.  Have a great day (feels like a weekend to me -- I'll be mixed up all week).  Later gators.