All week I have been lazy. Physically, I feel fine, I’m not sick or in pain. Just being lazy. Last night I stayed up very late talking on the phone with my new special friend. Yes, I like that, I’ll call him a “special friend.” We’ve had one date. He met me downtown on my break and took me to lunch since he often works the night shift. I decided to be myself and not a fake 1st date version of myself. And guess what? We actually clicked. He has a great sense of humor and was quite the gentleman. So, I’ll keep you posted! …Anyway, since I didn’t get a lot of sleep, I felt like I got hit by a bus this morning when I got out of bed. But, I figured part of the reason I was feeling so busted was because I haven’t worked out since the Sista Strut walk on Saturday. Isn’t that terrible? It’s like my body was begging to get moving again. I made a promise to myself that no matter how tired I was when I got home, I was going to work out. It was a gorgeous day, and I planned on going to walk in the park, but Fall is here already, and the sun starts to set shortly after I get off work. So, I picked up my little sister and we headed to the gym. We walked 2 miles around the track as she talked about the stress of Senior year in high school, and I gushed about my special friend. Now that I’m home, I actually feel more energetic than I felt all day. Sometimes, instead of fighting the gym, we should actually stand up and fight lazy. Once you do, you’ll feel so much better.
P.S. Rest in Peace Steve Jobs (Apple Genius)…my workout would not be the same without my iPod.
Today was the 2ndAnnual Sista Strut Breast Cancer Awareness 3K walk in St. Louis. I participated in the Sista Strut last year . It was held in Forest Park, and started at the history museum. My Lawyer friend and my Paralegal friend joined me and thousands of other Black women bringing awareness to the terrible disease.
Too often my African-American culture does not focus on health and nutrition like it should. At most of the endurance events that I have participated in, there are very few people of color. However, today it was refreshing and encouraging to see so many women of every shape and size there to support the cause. The Sistas were so brave and strong. One woman proudly wore her bald head like a crown and another wore high heel shoes and ran the whole time. I was impressed by both of them! It was so good to see my girls since I don’t work with either of them anymore. After the walk, we went a community pampering event. They did blood pressure checks, had free massages, manicures, pedicures and facials. I even won free tickets to tomorrow’s Ram’s Football game. After that, I went to brunch with my Lawyer friend and several other ladies. I looked up the menu online the day before, so that I could be prepared. But, when we got there, the restaurant had amazing specials like rainbow sprinkle pancakes and cream cheese stuffed French toast. I opted for the Skinny Scramble, which had egg whites, fresh fruit and wheat toast. Although I really wanted the special stuff, I was able to still enjoy their company and the brunch experience without loading up on sugar and bad carbs. I’m still taking baby steps to get to my goal. After brunch I went to the nail shop and shopping with my Mom. Then, that evening my Big Little Sister invited me over for dinner. I could hear my niece screaming “Auntie! Auntie!” through the closed front door, and then she gave me an enthusiastic hug like I was a celebrity. There’s nothing like a 3 year old greeting you like she hasn’t seen you in a million years, when she totally saw you the night before… My Sister made chicken, eggplant parmesan and a corn medley. The eggplant was delicious, but my stomach didn’t like it. Unfortunately, that’s a veggie that I have to cross off the list. I think its the consistency and mushy texture. I’m weird like that…just like the Greek Yogurt. However, I enjoyed the chicken and corn while I played with my honey bunny.
