struggling.

today is tuesday, but today is my "monday" at work. every week i have a three day weekend. saturday, sunday and monday i have off. i love it. not complaining one bit. but today i am struggling big time. have you ever had one of those days where you just absolutely cannot talk? today i am having one of those days. like for example, i asked a patient if they wanted a diet cork to drink. cork? seriously? or i was telling a coworker of mine whos last day is today who is moving to phoenix that my sister used to live there. i said she lived in albuquerque.. she currently lives there and thats not in arizona. then i said she lived in anaheim.. she never lived there and thats in california. while people were looking at me crazy i had to sit their and think. and it came to me she lived in anthem just 30 mins outside of phoenix. see im seriously struggling. i would get myself a diet coke to give myself a fix but unfortunately i dont drink soda. so hopefully this day will just go by fast but by the looks of it. it wont. especially since i am slowly moving out of the house i live in to move in with this fine lady. oh and did i mention i have my last full marathon for this spring on saturday. so i guess i will be struggling all week and this week will be a very very long one. cant wait for saturday afternoon where i will be laying by the pool at the tennis club while i whimper every time i move because i will be so sore. oh i am so excited for this week to end.

over a year.

last october. october 6th to be exact i decided to stop drinking dr. pepper

and any other carbonated beverage.

now it has been one year and 11 days since then and i have not taken one sip.

back then i decided to make it a new years resolution

so come this new years, ill take a sip of some good ole DP but then im restarting it back up again

 no carbonated beverages.

you probably think i am crazy for not drinking soda.

but my body has loved it

im not so moody

i have more energy without it

and i lost 10 pounds within 2 months of not drinking it.

 carbonation = toxic

so why put it in your body.

sos

so i swear everyone has a cute blog header... anyone want to help me out in that department. because i have noooo clue what i am doing. all i know is how to write, add pictures then press publish post. so if you are reading this and want to help a poor soul..... ill make you something since i am so trying to be the next betty crocker. any takers? huh huh. bueller.... bueller... pwweeeeeeese......

run jocelyn run.

(thank you eliza jane)

besides the picture in the middle, mind you i am crossing the finish line hence the smile. but dont i look miserable? of course they decide to take your picture after is down poured, after it hailed AND after mile 22. why not take it during the first 13 miles when your still happy and pumped. well here it goes for round two.

St George marathon, next saturday.

time: 4:02:39

age group 25-29: 23 out of 109

overall females: 217 out of 802

overall: 694 out of 1844

i did pretty damn good for my 1st marathon, just sayin'

yoga.

tonight i decided to bail on FHE and head down to my 24 hour fitness and go to the yoga class. i seriously love yoga. im not going to lie, i feel pretty cool with my own mat, wearing cute yoga clothes from the one and only lulu (lululemon). and tonight i felt even cooler because i rode my bike. it was a breeze riding to class. it was a breeze because it was downhill! anywho. i got to class, so relaxing especially stretching my muscles that were still tight from my marathon. an hour later, class was done and i realized i had to ride my bike back home, which was uphill! that was not so much of a breeze. i was in the lowest gear and it felt like i was on the highest gear. i went sooooo slow. my thighs were burning, my boney butt was seriously in pain. i guess thats what happens when you lose your butt. but man, this whole night was counterproductive. i went to class to stretch and relax. then i just put more stress on my body with riding back home. ya, wont be doing that again. i guess i wont be saving on gas that way.

always.

I ALWAYS have to have up beat music when i am running. none of that adele, bon iver, the black keys, or  band of horses. it has to be hard core hip hop with a good beat. it seriously makes me want to run faster.

I ALWAYS have to triple check locked door to make sure that they locked. i have no idea if its the beginning of an ocd thing. but whatevers.

I ALWAYS have to have a six cheese bagel from Einsteins, the asiago bagels just dont cut it anymore. theirs just not that much cheese. its like a plain bagel with a a few sprinkles of cheese.

I ALWAYS have to save little things from little experience i have had to put in my journal. newspaper article, concert stub, a scripture print out. you get what i am sayin. i like taking a trip back down memory lane here and there

I ALWAYS have to have a big bowl of cereal. daughter like father on that one.

I ALWAYS have to carry a water bottle with me, most preferable, my camelbak water bottle. now that i dont drink soda or pretty much anything besides water, i always crave it.