I Fell Off the Wagon... And Decided to Get Back On it

   The past two weeks since Grandma's have kind of been a mess. I am not going to lie. I have been busy as hell. In fact, today is my first day off in the last 10 days (HALLELUJAH!). So, between work and the 4th of July holiday, and the two concerts, and the 5k I did. I. am. exhausted. Seriously folks, I have never been so happy to have a day off, I almost cried when I woke up at 7:30 am instead of 4:30 am. It was glorious.
   I guess that's how summer works, go while you can and enjoy the beautiful season. But with that has come a complete lack of routine. The only run I have gone on since my half marathon was the Midnight Sun Midnight Run 5k... which involved a lot of beer and rain (and Wade running for the first time in the 3 years I have known him.
   I have eaten like complete shit, and that's putting it nicely. One night, post Trampled by Turtles & Atmosphere concert, I ate an order of cheese curds, and a burger and fries... to myself. Don't even get me started on the few burgers I have had from 7 West Taphouse, so darn good. The worst is with going out to eat comes going out to drink. Damn beer. If beer were the water in Lake Superior I would have made a good dent in it.
   I say all this not to beat myself up, but just to let you guys know that that day you step on the scale and realize you are up three pounds can kind of be a good thing. That was this morning for me. I stepped my well rested butt up there after two weeks of not taking care of myself and feeling the drained side effects of that I thought "Aw shit", in the same tone my Grandma Pease used to use when she burned food or put her foot in her mouth. Instead of beating myself up though, I laced up my  shoes and went for a run.
   Was this the best run of my life? Ummm, no. I made it 1.75 miles and walked the rest.  Did it make me realize what I have been missing? YES! Simply put, I relish the fact that I got to be naughty for a while. It was needed, I have been in race training mode since December and while it totally paid off (yes, one of these day I WILL actually share the story of my latest half on here) I was burned out. I did need that break, but with that being said it's time to make some new goals and try some new things and get myself ready for the next adventure. It's time to start taking care of myself again.
   Going forward with that, I am hoping to be a little more dedicated to my blog and to using this as a tool to motivate myself. I look forward to sharing a couple new recipes that I have been working with... besides my AMAZING pizza. I also look forward to sharing more of my fitness journey and getting back on track with what I wanted this blog to be in the first place.