Category: Uncategorized

A satisfying Wednesday night

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Howdy!!!

Well i got home at about 6:10 today and Blue Apron was waiting for me!!

image

You probably noticed i hadn’t had blue apron in awhile. It got to the point where i wasnt cooking everything or i didn’t love everything. Dont get me wrong, nothing was ever bad just some of it wasn’t to my taste so i was wasting things. And at $60/box that was unacceptable. So i took some time off and now my rule for myself is, id every meal in the box doesn’t look amazing then i skip it.

image

Tonights meal (though im not eating it tonight)

image

While cooking i managed to get a load of laundry washed and in the drying and a 2nd load into the washer.

image

Garlic and almonds (i added onion)

image

Add kale.
I added some aspargus, yellow squash and zucchink squash that i had in the fridge.

image

I also had an extra salmon fillet in the freezer i thawed and cooked. With my few additions i made this into 3 meals instead of 2 :mrgreen:

image

Lunch tomorrow :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
Though i didnt eat it tonight i did taste it and YUM!!!! The freekah (grain thing) with the fresh veggies and lemon juice perfectly balances the spiced salmon. At least in my opinion.
And 2 helpings went in the freezer. 

I also emptied the dishwasher and got another load started. And now 3 hours after i got home its time for bed so i can get up and workout in the AM before work.

Sweet dreams!!!!!
What does a productive night look like for you?

My small life

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

It’s funny how our lives  lives go through cycles, this time last year my life and my community consisted of hudreds of through hikers and through hiking blog readers. Some of that is still a part of my life, i may not be a through hiker but i am a hiker. But now i am back in Oregon and my life consists of going to work, working out, hanging at home with my dog and the occasional date. Yes i am part of the running community and am becoming part of the triathlon community but i am very much alone up here.

Don’t worry this is not a pity party post.

But really, none of my immediate family is here, i have no close friends here. The one wonderful woman i hung out with on a regular basis moved to the other side of the country. I am averaging seeing 1 other woman and her fiance about once every other month. But that is it. So it’s time to take the bull by the horns.

I have made exercise a priority and now meeting people will be as well.

I have joined 2 book groups and RSVP’d to these groups April event so yay.

Also i joined a few running groups and RSVP’d to a short run the weekend after the tulip festival ends. I WILL put myself out there. I need to build a base of people here.

If you are interested in meeting people I used Meetup.com there is something for everyone.

On a side note i got lots of planting done last night!

image

Planted 3 small rows of onions in this 10 gal smart pot

image

Got 2 rows lf corn and peas in each brown planter and planted 2 potatoes in the potato bag

image

The bottom opens for easy harvesting!

How are you?
How long did it take you to establish your base of people where you live now?
How did you do it?

Monday Motivation**March 21, 2016

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

 
image

 

Monday- I am taking today off to rest and relax.

Tuesday- AM spin class

Wednesday- RUn 6 min, Walk 2 min X 6

Thursday- AM swim with trainer

Friday- OFF

Saturday- Trail 10k race!!!!!!!

Sunday- OFF

It is an off week for me, starting the work on the weekends wiped me out as did the time change and i think i might have the edge of something so i am mostly taking it easy. One easy week in the hopes that nothing gets worse.

Weekend Wrap up

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Well i had my alarm set to get up and go to the gym to swim before going to work at the tulip festival, 5:30am came around and no. I decided i needed the extra hour of sleep.

image

This sign reminds me of the story of how my parents met, or at least the story i was told lol. My mom was working as a gardener at LBCC and my dad was working as security and he walked by her bent over gardening one day and thought ‘I have to have that A**”. Whether this is true or not, I love the story lol.

It was raining today so i got to go home at 12:45 instead of 4. I got home and once again knew if i sat down i wasn’t getting back up so i unloaded the dishwasher and reloaded. I started getting the pot ready to plant my onion seeds

image

image

Annnnd ran out of soil lol. So i will be buying some on my lunch break tomorrow.
After that i wrote some correspondence

image

image

Post cards!!!! Yep i still enjoy snail mail. Then i finally sat down/laid down for a little while.

Around 5:15 i got up and got dressed. My Uncle and his wife are in town looking around so they took me to dinner then i showed them around a bit.

I came back home and had every intention of going to sleep early to hit the gym but that didn’t happen. I got sucked into 3 episodes of Veronica Mars. So baring an aqua arobics class i will be swimming tomorrow night.

How was your weekend?

Saturday happenings

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Day 1 of a very exhausting 7 weeks.

Except for the 3 days i have races i will be working Saturday and Sunday for the next 7 weeks at a tulip festival. I am working 7 hours a day along with my normal 40 hour/week job and my training.

Today was my first day at the festival. 7 hours on my feet which is not something i have done in a very long time. It is fun and doesn’t really feel like work which is nice but man is hard on the body until you get used to it.

image

image

They have booths and rides and obviously tulips and u-pick fields and all kinds of stuff.

I tried to pack a lunch but ate it as a snack so i got a garden burger for my lunch.

image

My feet were already crazy sore when i got home and my body was exhausted but i needed to run and i knew if i sat down i wasn’t getting back up. So i had a quick snack and Artemis and I set out for a run. My goal was 6 miles but by 2 miles my feet were alternating between feeling like they were on fire and sharp pain so we headed home. My 6 mile run became a 2.5 mile run.

image

image

I put ice on my feet immediately

image

I am very thankful that i have the ability to stop myself so i can recover and not seriously injure myself. I have so many races planned this year i will not let pride or stupidity get in my way.

While icing my food i checked outbmy first bulu box.

image

image

Bulu box is a sample box of fitness/health/weight loss stuff.

image

This will definitely be a snack for me tomorrow.

image

Will be using this on tacos soon

image

Perfect size to keep in my purse

image

It came with 2 samples and I’ve totally already taken one. It was actually pretty delicious.

image

This will come in handy over the next few weeks.

image

I don’t have allergies so i will probably give this to someone else.

image

I can always use stuff like this.

image

Every day you work you get to take home a free bouquet :):)

And now i am going to eat something, pack my bag for tomorrow, maybe read if i can keep my eyes open and then pass out!

How was your Saturday?

TGIF

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Happy Friday!!!!! I am going to try and keep this short because i took the other dream water that i bought earlier in the week and its kicking in.

image

Most of work was good today. The department i work in had a little pot luck for belated St. Patty’s day.

image

We had 2 delicious soups, both vegetarian :mrgreen: and some delicious gluten free dairy free corn bread with vegan honey butter.

image

My contribution was veggies and fruit.

image

Another coworker brought fruit and donut holes……i may have  had a few too many of those lol. I snacked all day.

I had some surprises waiting for me at home, well not really suprises since i ordered them lol.

image

My Road ID came!!! It’s basically an ID bracelet witn emergency contact information and relevant information for emergency responders. Since i dont have a training parter i figured it was time to be responsible. There is even room for a fun saying!
Mine says: Beast mode, you got this.
Lol!!!!

image

I also added this fun little tag for $5. Gotta love the motivation.

image

image

My triathlon shorts came!!! Cant wait to run in them this weekend amd bike in them on Tuesday! I ordered a top too but it was a bit snug so i am going to return it and go up a size.

image

I enjoyed some ‘ you’ve got mail’ tonight. Such a cute movie. And yes the TV in my room is a million years old lol. But it works so I’m good.

image

I went with some simple top ramen for dinner. And now its sleep time.
Good night!!!!
Hope you had the Friday night you wanted 😉

Dual workout and barkbox

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Woke up at 3:30 this morning!!!!! Though i laid in bed and played on my phone and cuddled with the dog until 4. Hit the gym and did 20 min the water.

image

With workout 1 done i changed for workout 2

image

Spin class.
I knew it was going to be a hard day when i rolled out of bed this morning  and was sore all over from training and running yesterday.
Spinning was good

image

image

My waterbottle was at that point where it was starting to get gross so i broke down and out it in the dish washer. Bought gatorade at the gym

image

My new favorite flavor, glacial frost.

image

The delicious cheese i think i mentioned yesterday.
Today was ice cream sundae day at work

image

I tried to be good and not go overboard. The first half was delicous then i started feeling horrible but eat these kinds of sweets so infrequently that i forced myself to finish it and felt bloated and gross for like 2 hours. Old habits die hard.

image

My new vitamins arrived. I track my food in myfitnesspal and one of the things it has shown me is that i never hit my daily calcium goal so i will start taking these a few days a week to combat that a bit.

image

Barkbox came today!!!!! I love opening these boxes!!!

image

image

image

image

image

It is always interesting to see what Artemis is going to like toy wise and what she is going to ignore. Anything Artemis doesn’t want Jasper, my roommates dog, will eventually adopt as his own.

I am feeling a little lonely tonight. I miss having a boyfriend, i miss having my girls around for dinner dates and coffee dates. I am doing a lot better with my  breakup and getting back out there but some nights i still get really sad and lonely. Mostly when i disappointed by the state of men and dating today and get depressed that I’ll never find someone.
This too shall pass.

Well thats it on my end.

How was your day?

Hump day!

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Got up and hit the gym this morning for strength training. Yes i slept good last night. Thank goodness!!!
No auntie tina it’s not the coffee lol. I’m drinking less than i ever have.

The gym was hard but awesome. I’ve lost another lbs!! Woohoo. I can feel the muscles developing and i am loving my body and starting to feel soooo good!.

image

My gym bag and blender bottle are pretty much a constant in my car these days hahaha.

image

I went grocery shopping when i was hungry and got Gardettos or whatever that snack is so i limited my portions.

image

Lunch was tomato, basil, and mozzarella on this delicious bread from the bakery at Fred Meyers. I also got some aged smoked cheddar YUM!!!!

There was still sun when i got home so Artemis and i went for a little walk run

image

Had the second half of my leftover salmon for dinner

image

And now its off to bed so i can hit the  gym even earlier than normal because my trainer instructed me to swim AND spin before work.

Night Night!!

How do insomniacs survive?

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hola!!!!!

It is Tuesday night and  i am about to crawl into bed for hopefully a knockout sleep. I took this

image

About 15 min ago so fingers crossed.

The last two nights it has taken me 3-4 hours to fall asleep and i toss and turn all night. This is not normal for me, normal for me is knocking out within about 20 min and sleeping the whole night through. Occasionally i wake up or  toss and turn a bit but not like this.

This means i haven’t worked out since my run on Sunday and i have slept in both mornings.
Coffee has been a big part of my day

image

image

On the plus side lunch was yummy

image

Tomato, basil, and mozzarella with balsamic vinegar on a coisant.

That is really all there is to report. Hopefully this dream water will kick in and i can get a good night’s sleep and workout in the AM.

Sweet dreams to all!!!!