Month: January 2016

A simple Saturday

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi!

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Yesterday’s inspirational quote.

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Friday night the roommates and i enjoyed a movie-o-thon

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A simple outfit for my lunch date today.

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Then took the dogs to the dog park for a little run around. I need to start doing that at least once every weekend. It’s good for her to get some of that energy out since we aren’t running outside much in the cold weather.

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My pink hair didn’t really turn out pink. It lightened it and gave it a slight pink undertone but mostly it just made it more strawberry. I would call it a fail lol. I will have to go a darker more dramatic color next time i try.

Went bowling tonight with the friend of a roommate…….we had 2 lanes going, 3 of us on one and 4 on the other. After 1 game 1 person left so it was 3 and 3. Well after the second game the teams swapped me without asking or evem telling me. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of life but i just found it so rude and offensive. I got so pissed. I am an aries and a very passionate person, i am usually pretty good and staying calm but this just really pissed me off. I was done, i saw red. I sped us through the last game and told my roommates to get their butts in gear or i was leaving them. I was livid. Yes when back at home and slowly calming down i am seeing that it wasn’t that  big of a deal but i still know i do not ever need to interact with that girl again.

How was your Saturday?

TGIF/Farming Fridays

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Finally Friday!!!! I’m free again, got my motor runnin for a wild weekend. (from a song)

This week has just dragged and dragged. I feel like i have had no energy and no desire to work. I have felt thoroughly unproductive.

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Thursday morning i was up at that time in the morning. Got my swim workout done which was nice but man is that early.

I did Pretty good with my food today which made me happy. I had 1 snickernoodle cookie but i threw away 7-8 cookies.

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Yay me!!! I bought cookie dough from someone at work who’s grandkids were doing some fundraiser. Now i am trying to get rid of them without killing my waistline. I hate to throw food away but yea.

So the farming Friday part! I am going to grow some of my own food this year, yep even in a duplex with 2 other girls.

I am going to put 2-3 pots on my deck and hope it holds along with trying to find a few places around our yard that i can container plant.  So far i have 2 different kinds of heirloom tomato seeds, heirloom sweet pepper seeds, organic sugar snap pea seeds and container corn seeds, thats right this  corn was designed to be planted in a container! How awesome is that!!!!

More to come soon!

How has your week been?

Thursday thoughts

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

And another day has come and gone. Once again work just dragged today. It is slowing down after the holidays and we got spolied with two 3day weekends in a row and are paying the price now.

Today was a day off for my from working out and i LOVED it. I was a couch potato and felt no guilt whatsoever. Now it’s 8:45pm and i am about to pass out to get up for my 5am swim session.

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My delicious lunch!! They are veggie ribblets, which i know doesn’t sound very appetizing but they are super awesome!

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2nd lunch….. Lol the hunger hit and i made a delicious but un-nutritious choice.

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The color i am going to dye my hair this weekend…..yes its pink :mrgreen:

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My view while journaling……don’t those eyes look awesome with the flash?

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One of my goals this year is to journal everyday….so far so good lol.

I write in my triathlete training log, then journal then do a sudoku puzzle

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Not a bad way to end the night……

Sweet dreams!!!!!!!

What is your nightly routine?

Wednesday Wonderings

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Happy Wednesday!!!

Work yesterday dragged allllll day! It sucked!!!

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I made myself a delicious beans, rice and cheese burriot with lettuce.

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Water and coffee. The staples of my life.

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My trainer kicked my butt last night!!!! I knocked out hard last night. Great nights sleep.

My food choices were mostly good lol. I ate a bag of chili cheese Fritos which didn’t sit well mid workout but thankfully i kept my cookies down….or my Fritos lol.

How was your Tuesday?

Tuesday tangents

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi!!!

Well yesterday was the first day back after the holidays and first work day of the new year. After that snow ‘storm’ aka dusting everything got icy and froze.

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I had to slowly roll each window down and break the ice layer.

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The parking lot at work was pretty much empty lol.

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But as it defrosted my view was beautiful!!

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Today’s running tip.

About 2 years ago i subrscribed to one of those monthly delivery boxes like bark box but full of girly products that were also eco friendly. It was $15/month called eco emi. I am still working my way through stuff lol. I am almost out of face wash and I keep forgetting to pick some up…thank goodness for these little extras

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  On the dating front I have started and stopped talking to 2 guys so far. I think we stopped talking because i have tattoos and want more………one for sure we stopped talking because i want sleeves one day and i think the  other one pretty much for the same reason because all of a sudden he said he had a change of heart and was conservative……and no mom, we weren’t talking dirty or anything!!!!!!
The single photo i had sent was of the vine tattoo on my foot, nothing kinky about that.  Apperently it’s gonna be reaaaaaal fun this time around.

How was your first day back to work?

Monday Motivation**January 4, 2016

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Holy crap it’s 2016!!!

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Monday-20 minute morning yoga video. Its like a wake up routine focusing on different areas each day. 45min bike ride, medium effort. Walk 5 min, run 2 minutes x 6.

Tuesday-20 minute yoga video. Weights with trainer, run 1 mile on the treadmill at 15min pace

Wednesday- morning yoga video

Thursday-am pool session with trainer

Friday- morning yoga video

Saturday- am spin class, run 1 mile on the treadmill at a 15 min pace

Sunday-am yoga class at gym, walk 5 min run 2 min x 6.

Weekend Wrap-up

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Back to work tomorrow after my second lovely 3day weekend in a row, i hope this week does drag too much.

My weekend was mostly spend recovering from New Year’s Eve.  I have drank more Gatorade/ Powerade this weekend than i have probably in the entire last year.

I took a little time to pamper myself

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Hahaha gotta love those $2 target facemasks.

Woke up this morning, Sunday, to snow!!! Yay!

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Super stoked for that.

Well it is early to bed for me so i can get up and do a 20minute morning yoga video.

Here’s to the worst week of work in the New Year!!

How was your weekend?

Post New Years and randomness

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi!!!! I hope you had a great New Years!!! Mine was fun but too excessive.

I went out in New Year’s Eve with my roommate, we went dancing and drinking. My intention was to party and i did. I dont drink much anymore so 6 shots in about 3 hours resulted in some lovely alcohol poisening for me. I couldn’t even keep water down until about 2pm on Friday. Then i ordered a pizza and stuffed cheesy bread that i snacked on the rest of the day. Between the greasy pizza and gatorade and water i survived. But this endeavor did prompt me to decided to give up alcohol for the 2016 year. I just really don’t need it and  never feel good with the after effects. I have also gone back to being a vegetarian. I just feel so much better without meat in my system.

My desk at work is ready for the new year.

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A fun dake aquirium from my roommate to help me look forward to Hawaii!!

Remember those PR and run 50 states boards i liked. Here is what i have so far

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I don’t think thats too shabby.

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Yep, i made that! Lol
My christmas/new years gift to myself is this

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It has some super awesome stuff in it!!!

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I am super stoked for it. It is really going to help my training and see where i need improvements and where i can back off. It’s going to be great to help me get safely though all my races this year.

How was your New Years?

Book Review**Decades

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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Another free ebook from bookbub. I wasn’t quite sure about this when i first started and it is very slow going, definitely not an action book.
Overall i actually really enjoyed this book. It is of course fiction but i felt like i got a little glimpse into how drastically things changed from the 40s to the 80s, especially for women. I do not envy the people of those times and trying to navigate the waters of past, present and future.

Like i said definitely not an action book but overall i found it very interesting.