Before I get started, I
want to update you on my to-do list for today.
I got my tapioca fix!!!
Tonight I had a hot date with my daughter.
We headed to Kim’s Teahouse for our tapioca. It was our first time visiting, even though
I’d had drinks from there before. I
consider myself a tapioca connoisseur, and have had them from tons of different
places around Houston. This is
definitely one of the best tapioca drinks I’ve ever had! The place was really cute and felt really
homey with all the comfy couches and chairs and the giant television screen
hanging above the fireplace. I had the
#43 – Tapioca Green Tea with Cream, which is actually Jasmine green tea, my
favorite. My daughter had the #17 –
Papaya Smoothie and we both got double shots of tapioca. Both drinks were delicious and really hit
the spot. The service was impeccable;
you can be sure we will definitely be going back soon!
Take a look at
this goodness:
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| Green Tea with Cream and Papaya Smoothie |
To-Do list item #3…check! Items #2 and #4…check! Items #1, #5, and
#6…not so much.
I originally wanted to title this post “Workout Wednesday”
since Wednesday is usually when I share my workout schedule for the week. However, something happened today and I
thought this title was more appropriate.
But more about that in a minute.
Since it is “WORK OUT WEDNESDAY”, I would
like to share how I’ve laid out my runs, cross training, and weights for this
week, along with the modifications I made:
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Work
Out Schedule (July 9 – July 15)
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Run
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Cross Train
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Weights
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Monday 7/9
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2
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Whole body (emphasis on legs)
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Tuesday 7/10
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3
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Zumba
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Legs
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Wednesday 7/11
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2
3
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Step
Wasn’t feeling
it today!
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Whole body
Wasn’t feeling
it today!
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Thursday 7/12
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4
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Zumba, Spin
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Friday 7/13
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5
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Pilates
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Arms
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Saturday 7/14
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3
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Step
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Chest/Back/
Shoulders
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Sunday 7/15
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6
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Speaking of which, I want
to talk about what happened to me during my workout today.
I lounged around all day
(go figure!) and this afternoon we got dressed to go eat and then grocery
shop. We don’t eat out very often but
when we do, it’s almost always either Vietnamese, Chinese, Malaysian food or an
occasional greasy hamburger. J We ended up
leaving later than intended and ate at one of our favorite Chinese
restaurants. When we were done, it was
almost five, and since our butt-kicking Body Works class started in 45 minutes,
I knew it wasn’t going to happen for me today.
Neither did grocery shopping, for that matter.
What did happen was a
two-hour, deep-sleep, food-induced hibernation. I woke up after seven and my hubs had gone onto the gym without
me. That was perfectly fine by me; I
wanted to run outside and take advantage of the cool freshness caused by all
the rain we’ve been getting this week.
I got dressed and headed out
for a quick run. When I walked outside it was lightly sprinkling and I turned back around to leave my phone and headphones inside. As it turns out, I would be running naked today; no music, no GPS tracking. I never do that! I was panting within
two minutes of the run, despite the nice cool weather, and could feel the food bouncing up
and down in my stomach. Why did I eat
so much?!?! Because the food was sooooo
good, that’s why!
Half a mile in I was
struggling so much I decided to just do the minimum two miles and head
home. I just was not feeling
it!!! It was gloomy and sprinkling, I had no music to distract me, my legs were sore from lifting yesterday, and I felt so sluggish. I was ready to just hurry up and get this
run over with.
At mile 1.5, I turned the
corner and looked to my left…and saw the most glorious sunset! And it came absolutely out of nowhere! It was as if all of a sudden the sky had
opened up and there was the sun, with its golden rays shining, its light
bouncing off of the dark clouds that surrounded it. My first thought was, ‘I gotta take a picture of this!’ then
quickly realized I didn’t have my phone.
I was so bummed! Here was this
beautiful sight and no way of capturing it.
So this must be how my husband feels every time he sees the perfect
scene and realizes he left his camera at home.
I watched the sun set for
about a minute and set off to continue my run, feeling better. As I ran, I realized that had been no
accident. And had I decided not to run
today after all, and come out when I did, I would have missed it entirely. It was meant for me to see this sunset. I’m not sure this is going to make much
sense but it healed me. Seeing that beautiful sight literally
made the pain, the sluggishness, all the negative, go away. I ran on about another half mile, stopped at
a stop sign to wait for a car to go thru, looked up, and what did I see? A
rainbow. A gigantic, perfectly arched
rainbow that crossed the entire sky! I
chuckled to myself, looked up and said, ‘You’re right, I get it. Thank you!’
and kept going. He
really got his point across.
It never ceases to amaze
me how He sends us signs that come at the perfect time. And yet sometimes we miss those signs
because we’re not even looking for them.
Sometimes we walk around so blind, bogged down by the stressors of
everyday life, too focused on the here and now. It makes me wonder, how many of these “sunsets” we miss
everyday. And we don’t have to miss
them if we would just be a little bit more open. If we would just remember to look up every now and then, and
really watch and listen. If we would
just look at the world around us every now and then and pay more attention. If we could just do these things, we’d be
more likely to get a glimpse of something splendid put before us that He intended us to see. We would receive more of these small
blessings, just like I did today. And
sometimes it’s the small blessings that matter the most.
I realized then how
ridiculous I had been. Here I was,
healthy and fit, and blessed to even be able to run. And what was I doing the whole time? Complaining, thinking negative thoughts,
psyching myself out and ruining the experience. Shame on me! I ran on, newly motivated and invigorated.
I finished up my run as it
was getting dark and while I stretched, I said a little prayer giving
thanks. Thanks for the beautiful
sunset, the perfect rainbow, but mostly for the attitude check and the gentle
reminder to trust in Him.
It's funny, but so completely true, that sometimes it’s the
smallest things that have the biggest impact.
