Making Stupid Mistakes... And Then Learning to Move On

One thing I learned in the beginning of my server training way back in 2006 (wink wink, waaayy back) was that if you make a mistake with a table, ya gotta move on and forget about it. If you dwell it just keeps messing you up, over and over. Then you go home, finally fall asleep and you dream about it!! I usually don't have control over the dreaming part but if I make a mistake while I'm at work, it's gone and out of my head in minutes.  But in my real life it's a little harder to let go, especially when that mistake costs hundreds of your hard earned dollars.

Today I woke up all excited (ok, I didn't wake up, I technically never went to sleep) to go on my trip to Baltimore to see my cousins and aunts and uncles and run a 5K tomorrow. My flight was supposed to leave at 6:24AM so I left the house when it was still dark out (a typical Saturday for me now, I guess) and made my way to the airport to find out that my flight... was YESTERDAY! I totally booked the wrong day. Way to go Katie... NOT! With some help (MAJOR help) from my cousin I was able to pay for my ticket to be moved to a later flight today, but I tell you what, I sure felt defeated this morning.

Making a big mistake like that, on top of getting an email rejection from a job I really want yesterday, and not having any money, really just hit me! I haven't felt like the world was working against me like that in quite a long time. My life outlook is relatively positive, especially since I started WW in January. Today was just a little harder. Hopefully everything else goes the way it's supposed to.

Handy Dandy Nail Polish Strips

I don't usually talk about beauty products here but I had to make a little post about this! 

I've always seen the Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips in drug stores and Target and whatnot and have always wanted to try them, and I finally did! I was afraid they would be hard to put on but they were super easy and looked like normal polish. The best part is that they're made to last for a long period of time and come off with normal nail polish remover.

I got an air bubble in the first one, but the rest were easy peasy! So go check 'em out because I'm definitely getting more! I think they'd especially be good for a vacation so you don't have to take nail polish with you for touch ups. They come with extras in different sizes in case you mess up or one peels off (like my right pointer finger nail did, I just use it so much).

On a different note, go check out my friend Victoria's blog, @ victoriaruns.com. She has a Transformation Tuesday series on her blog and today she featured little old ME :)!

June Goals

At the beginning of every month I like to take a second and write down my goals for the month. I didn't do this last month so I think it's important to do it this month!

1. Lose 5 pounds (I've already lost 3 this month).
2. Join a fitness class (Yoga, Bootcamp, or Zumba).
3. Work on posture and core strength.
4. Do sprints.
5. Drink my weight in water every day by ounces (literally, 150+ ounces of water a day).

There are my 5 goals for this month! I'm also trying to focus more on my job hunt and waking up earlier in the day, but those are things I'm always working on. I'm just not a morning person... and I hate cover letters!

Today, I woke up to rain for the second day in row, the third rainy day this week! I miss the pool. But I LOVE running in the rain, and to top it off it was only 70 degrees! On Wednesdays I usually eat whatever I feel like eating when I go out for dinner, let's call it my cheat day. Last night I had a heavy duty (aaaamazing) pasta. So when I got outside, anticipating a 2 mile run, I realized I could go a lot further since I had all this energy from those carbs and the extra two hours of sleep I let myself have. I basically kicked my Thursday run in the ass. Averaged a 9:40 min/mile for 4 and a half miles (I wish I had a way of knowing my individual mile times)... woo that's fast for me! I'm so used to heat and humidity slowing me down that the rain really did wonders for me.

New hair!

Yesterday, I got a hair cut. It was an amazing hour of me-time. It was also a celebration of the fact that I haven't dyed my hair in 10 months! No more crazy money and chemicals are going into my hair. 

On a side note. I've been watching Boy Meets World a lot. It comes on MTV2 during the day and I just need to say that I love Mr. Feeny. That's all.

Took a Little Break...

It's been a little over a month since I wrote a post, and it's mirrored in my weight loss. I was pretty slack at the end of April and most of May. I've cracked back down the last two weeks, so I figured I should get back to the blogging. 

The last 10 pounds have really made a huge visual difference for me, and apparently every one else. I get lots of compliments, and at times it's embarrassing but I appreciate people noticing my hard work.

At 167

At 157

I've changed my goal from 154 to 149. I'll maintain there for a few months, probably till after the half, then re-evaluate to see if I want to lose more.

Eating right and working is still hard. I don't have time to eat when I'm there, plus my options are really limited, so if I forget to bring something or I don't eat before hand I end up not eating or I stuff french fries and a turkey sandwich in my mouth. Between Friday and today I lost 3 pounds... which I  think a lot of you would say, "That's a good thing!" but losing weight because I'm not eating or not eating right, in my eyes, is a bad thing. So I'm happy to have some time off to get back to my routine.

This week marks the kick off for my half marathon training! I'm stoked. I've never run with a group before so I can't wait to experience that (plus I'm a little nervous). We have our kick off on Thursday. That means I'm going to start really annoying the heck out of you guys for some money. I set my goal high, and it'd be AWESOME to reach it. I'm trying to think of a fundraiser I could do through work and maybe some other bars/restaurants on River Street so if you have any ideas, pass 'em along!

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