I should start by confessing that I have been moving and thinking non stop for 12 hour and am thrilled to sit down, unwind, and blog a bit. That being said, hang in there with me if I sound a bit loopy as I collect my thoughts : )
This morning started with a wake up from Cooper, breakfast, and paperwork. My abs were talking to me a bit after yesterday’s yoga class, which is always a good feeling. Then I braved the cold to get my car emissions checked before my training session at the gym. I was ready to go after missing last week’s session to work. Afterwards, I grabbed my yoga mat and attended the 11am barre class. Although I don’t typically double up on workouts, I have been wanting to try a barre class for a year or so. My yoga studio just added them to their schedule…hooray!
The class times don’t work great with my work schedule except for this one, so I had to check it out. The class got started and we never stopped. I was expecting a bit of warm up…maybe a stretch or two, but no. We did lunges, plies, releves, and arm work. And that was just the first 10 minutes. After my strength session, I could barely lift my arms without the weights, but I hung in there. And then we got to our glutes. The glute series was brutal and my new friend next to me (who came from the yoga class) and I were laughing by the end because if not, I think I might have cried…ha ha! And then we finished with core, which was phenomenal and 1 hour later, I was nothing shy of exhausted…but also exhilarated. The class was REALLY fun!
By the time I arrived home, I was starving. I had some leftover chicken for lunch on a salad, showered quickly, and then the BOY and I headed out to Costco and the grocery store. I must say that we have fallen into an easy rhythm of meal planning, and I have fallen into the habit of letting him make dinners during the week. A habit I could get used to!
When we got home, we had enough time to unpack our groceries, love on Cooper, and pack up our bags for the library. The BOY has been a trooper about coming with me while I study, and I find I am way more efficient outside of the house. The other exciting thing (after 3 straight days at the library) is that I discovered that it has TONS of CD’s. I have been borrowing some new age and kids music to update my yoga playlists.
We came back home around 6:30pm and noshed on cheese, crackers, and apples while we started cooking dinner. The BOY made some delicious shrimp to top our pasta and zoodles.
I call this photo #couplesthatcooktogether. Dinner turned out wonderful! And I even have leftover shrimp for lunch tomorrow.
Which brings me to now…finally a moment to sit and relax (in between folding laundry) and complain about my sore and tired muscles…ahh! I had plans to bake these bars tonight, but crashed with some dark chocolate instead. Life has been exhausting and busy lately. It has occurred to me that for the next two months that is probably just how it will be…moving from one place to the next, cramming in study sessions where I can. I’ll definitely try to sneak in some good workouts (more barre please) and baking too!
Have you tried a barre class? Any tips for beginners?
Meal Planning 1/26/15
Monday: Pasta/Zoodles and Shrimp
Tuesday: BBQ Pulled Pork
Wednesday: Chili Night
Thursday: Pork and Veggies
