Day 13: 40 minute run with Wally but pushed it harder than normal to get rid of the day.
Day 14: As a result of running a little too hard, my hip flexor (aka old lady injury) acted up again. So I was relegated to a brisk two mile walk around the perimeter of the dog park. Also had to ice said hip all night...
Day 15: Woke up feeling better about the world today and wasn't too sore so Wally and I did a nice easy paced 6 miles. I didn't anticipate the core workout which was a result of a rather large number of squirrels on the route. The problem is my fault... I thought it was fun one day to send Wally after squirrels we came across. I didn't account for the fact he would never forget the fun of squirrel chasing.
Over the course of the past 15 days I have dropped six pounds which didn't really start happening until I changed my diet over the past six days. The week was actually excellent with all meals planned out and we all ate a much better quantity and variety of fruits and veggies. Well by we all I mean Carissa, Wally and I... Carlos is still on the white bread sandwich plan which involves incorporating whatever meat is with the meal or leftover in the fridge into a sandwich with miracle whip on both sides of the bread.. YUCK!!!
Something I realized through talking with our VP this week which applies to more than work is we have a greater responsibility in life and work than just keeping the peace. Learning how to keep people happy and navigate their various systems is a good skill but is ultimately tiring and doesn't make a person happy. Perhaps you had to be there but thought I would try to briefly summarize my epiphany.
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