Workout – RAR!
As I suspected, I almost couldn’t move this morning. It was worth it.
I worked out for two hours yesterday! The weather is finally warming up. (The San Diego girl in me is shaking her head over the fact that I would think 36 degrees Fahrenheit is “warming up.”) I spent most of last week aching to go for a run, but no longer having the running stroller or somebody to watch my son. Supposedly, it’s still considered “negligence” to lock my kid in a closet or tied to a tree while I go out. Stupid rigid hippies and their stupid crunchy laws.
(Since this is the internet and people don’t know me from Adam… Oh, why am I being nice? I’ve encountered some absolutely humorless effers online. For their sake, I’ll point out that I wouldn’t really leave my child alone, locked in a room or otherwise.)
Anyhow, Saturday rolled around and my husband had the day off from work. Coincidentally, Bug decided to be a poster child for why birth control is a good idea. Without any guilt or separation anxiety (from me! Haha), I laced up my shoes and headed out the door for 45 minutes.
I didn’t run the entire time. I’m out of practice, out of shape and my ass-mar still makes itself known when the temperatures are below a certain point. I got in a good 20 minutes, however, and walked the rest of the way.
Once I got home, I did 15 minutes of yoga to loosen up everything (get your minds out of the gutter). Penguin had linner ready by that point: poached eggs, hollandaise sauce and english muffins. From there, we went on a 30 minutes walk as a family. Once we got home, I felt energized enough to do a half hour of Pilates. There was hollandaise sauce left over, so we had brinner, to which I added two-tone fries:
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 T. olive oil
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/2 t. chili powder
- 1 clove garlic, minced
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix oil, garlic, salt and chili powder in a bowl. Toss potatoes by hand until coated. Place potatoes in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes and then turn potatoes over with a spatula. Bake another 15 minutes or until tender.
All said and done, I feel really good about things.

