Random Thoughts

I am a sucker for catchy songs, I can't get them out of my head for days and I can become sort of obsessed with playing them over and over. Pop-y, summer-y songs usually stick with me the longest, and I would like to complain about the lyrics of my current keep-on-repeat:

I kissed a girl and I liked it is not exactly doing wonders for my marriage. Joshua is less than thrilled with me humming under my breath, "it felt so wrong, it felt so right"...and etc. But the song is like crack, I cannot stop hearing it in my head.

Speaking of crack, I have not been drinking coffee lately. At all. I had iced coffee before church 2 weeks ago, and only really drank about half of it, and that was the very last time a drop has passed my lips. I've had iced tea since then, but the coffee has been dead to me. I don't miss it, I don't crave it. I think at some point over the fall, probably when I start working the night shift, coffee and I will reconcile. But for now, it's kind of nice to go through the day feeling like I am not being propelled from behind by a venti cup.

More thoughts...Amy and I ran a 5k on Sunday. Without any training (except for some fatigued half-mile runs in 100% humidity). I was happy with how well we did, crossing the finish line around 36 minutes. We ran all but about 1/4 mile of the course, including a cobblestone bridge which was basically a pool of standing water from the fierce thunderstorm we had that morning, and a hill. (A hill! I run at the lake and in the neighborhoods in one of the flattest cities in this country, so no, I did not run up that big fat hill during the race. I wouldn't know how). It was so fun, and really encouraging to me because I was not half as tired as I thought I would be at the finish line. Two new goals: 1) finish another 5k this summer and 2)do it in under 30 minutes, no walking at all.

I have now been sick for over a week with a nasty summer cold. I can't get rid of it and it's driving me crazy. Every morning I wake up and the symptoms are just slightly different - one day more in my nose, the next in my throat, and so on. It's all just so interesting and unpredictable. My cats make these horrified faces when I blow my nose, which makes it fun.

During my "illness", I discovered Gyminee, a nicely done website that helps you track your weight loss, food choices, and workouts. I am not by nature a calorie-counter or a very disciplined exerciser, so it's kind of fun to see exactly what I am putting in my body and how that translates to the amount of fat, carbs, and proteins I should be eating. Left to my own bread-craving devices I think I eat about 60% carbs, 30% fat and 10% protein. So this has been helping me realize what I'm actually putting in my mouth all day long, and I've already started to change my eating habits (waaaaay more protein! waaaaaay less carbs!). Plus, the food-finder feature is super helpful. For instance, for lunch I tossed pesto with cannellini (as opposed to my typical capellini!) and the food-finder has nutrition facts on the exact brands of both the beans and the pesto I used. Of course I will not be able to do this every day, but it's a good eye-opened none the less.

Lastly, I am packing up our apartment and studying for NCLEX every day and hopefully (fingers crossed, practice questions in hand) next Friday I will officially become a Registered Nurse. Then a week later we move to our new place and our happy, financially solvent life as DINKS - Dual Income No Kids - can begin.

OH! And I have a secret. A happy secret. (I am NOT pregnant, there is NO baby, CALM DOWN. Like I could keep that quiet). A very exciting future development secret.

(I love the summertime!!!)