Work hard, play hard, crash hard / Chicago Half Marathon Giveaway WINNER
That seems to be my M.O. for the past few months, and it’s funny, because I used to be someone who never wanted to do anything after work except eat dinner and go to sleep. But once I started running more, I had to fit my runs in after work. Then I figured out I could fit in going to strength class once a week. Then once I started working from home more, weeknights became even more fun, because we had more time to do whatever – concerts, movies, cruises, picnics… add those full weeknights to packed weekends and we’ve been super busy lately. I’ve noticed that by Sunday I am getting pretty worn out. Sometimes I take a nap, then feel awful on Monday. Yuck! This weekend I skipped the nap and had Monday off. I am hoping I don’t get my normal “beginning of the week headache” today. And let’s just say I am really looking forward to having tomorrow off… and starting the cycle up all over again.
Are you stuck in a work hard, play hard, crash hard cycle too?
A few photos from playing this weekend:
Thank you to everyone who entered the Chicago Half Marathon Giveaway! I wish I had entries for you all! The winner is #2, Carrie. Carrie, I will forward you the entry code as soon as I get it!
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Sounds like you might need a weekend or two “off”! But it’s so hard in the summer not to feel like you’re wasting time when we get so little in terms of good weather.
I think I do too! Just a weekend with no intense plans. 😉 Like this weekend!
Looks like you had a pretty great weekend in the sun! The summer wears me out too, there is always so many great things going on that I don’t want to miss out on.
Excited that you’ll be running the Chicago half! So excited to run a race with you again.
I am excited we are racing together again too! I wonder if we will meet up again to get down there? 🙂 I wonder if the weather will not suck? Ha ha.
Ugh – it gets like that sometimes. Seems like everything happens all at once! And then I need some downtime. But it looks like you had a fabuolous weekend!
And congrats to Carrie 🙂
wow you look like your dad
For the past few years, I was a big lame-o and always skipping stuff because I was “tired” or whatever. Then I felt like my 20s were slipping away (less than 2 months left for me … ) So now I try to accept whatever invitations come my way, or suggest fun stuff for us to do. I think all of the running has given me more energy. I just wish my commute didn’t take up so much of my time though. Oh well, not like I have much money these days to afford fun stuff!
I know what you mean about being tired. That was my deal too. In January of 2011 I went to a movie on a weeknight and when I was functional at work the next day I was like “HOLY CRAP I CAN DO THINGS AT NIGHT!” (Mind you, we had taken classes before at night – fencing and dancing – but didn’t love them).
Most of the stuff we do (so far) is free except for the $5 movies 🙂 I bet there is some cool stuff to do in your area!
I wasn’t just skipping stuff on weeknights, I was skipping weekend stuff too. I think one problem wasn’t that I was too tired to go out (I could have mustered the energy) but that what my friends were doing was so boring – for awhile just getting together at the same bar for the same karaoke … and honestly sitting at home with some reality TV sounded more appealing. Now we make a better effort to DO stuff, or at the very least, get together with people who we can actually have conversations with.
OMG, yay! I was away from the computer and just got back to see this! So excited! 😀