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Happy?

I'm sort of afraid to say for fear of jinxing anything, but for the first time in a long time I am relatively happy with where I am in life. Work is going pretty well and I actually have a life outside of work for the first time since moving here 18 months ago.

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Running is going ok too. I think I finally figured out what my problem is with my long runs. I'm just not eating enough. Three weeks ago, some of the girls and I decided it was time to get healthy and I reduced my caloric intake. I haven't exactly been counting, but it's probably been somewhere between 1,000-1,200 calories a day and there def has not been enough protein. And that's just not enough for me to sustain an eight mile run below 10 minute pace. So I went to the grocery store last night (I had planned to anyway bc I'm making this risotto tomorrow night) and semi-stocked up on some food. I need to sit down and plan a menu for next week maybe and then really get going on making sure I am eating enough.

AND I bought my plane ticket home for Easter and the Nike Women's Half Marathon in DC. I will be home-ish for 10 days and thankfully it includes Easter so I can see most of my family in one shot. I hate when I can't fit everybody in during my trips home. There's always so much to do. I need a haircut (don't judge, I haven't found anywhere I like in Houston), I want to drive up to CT maybe for a day, old people family dinner on Tuesday, we'll drive to DC at some point on Friday I think and then the race is on Sunday.

And and and...spring schedule starts this week so I have off on Friday! Yay for the three day weekend.

I love this print...but $50? eh...

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