the never ending list

My list of things to get done for work keeps growing and growing and growing...

Thankfully I was able to get a ton of stuff done today, but have a lot more to do tomorrow AFTER we interview four candidates for an open position. It sounds like the four candidates are all very qualified and will fit in well with our team, and I am glad I get to do the final round of interviews as I will most likely be mentoring the new person.

I did all of this while rocking out my awesome yellow pearls that Jen got for me from China! This has been dubbed my "Iowa Sweet Corn" necklace...

Jen, Andy and the kids just got to Minnesota today for an extended (6 month!) visit to the US. I gave her a $50 pearl budget to spend before she came home, so I am looking forward to see what she picked up for me!

Today's eats::

So that all looks good right?  I only had a swig of beer and a few of the semi-healthy mixed nut butter oatmeal cookie bars pictured at the bottom. However, I totally complained to Nic before eating that I had eaten too much fruit for the day and I had no idea what to prepare for dinner. Really Kier - too much fruit?? Get a grip! {Looking back, I probably didn't even eat enough fruit. Guess that is what's nice about documenting what I eat.}

Lunch could have been my favorite ever - roasted carrot and zucchini fries, dunked in spicy pasta sauce and mozzarella toast.  There was a time in our life that we ate pasta every day for lunch, pretty boring, but I can never get enough of garlic toast dunked in my spicy pasta sauce. It is that good!

Workout::


Yeah - see on my list above that I included "run" and "YMCA"? Well I got in a crappy run - just a bit over 2 miles and definitely did not go to the Y. I had a terrible side ache during my run and could not get rid of it.  I think it might have been due to my lack of water intake today. It's looking more and more like this Red White & Boom! Twin Cities half marathon that Maddie and I are signed up for on Sunday will turn into more of a fun run. That okay Maddie?

Morning walk with Maia:
2.84 miles
51:15 minutes

Run:
mile 1 - 7:56
mile 2 - 8:10
mile 2 - 2.18 - 7:48 pace
Total distance - 2:18 miles
Total time - 17:31

I think tomorrow morning I am going to try to get my run in before I walk Maia and then see if I have enough time to take her. I feel bad doing this as the morning are so much cooler and she gets hot sooo fast because of her thick coat, but I am just not getting my runs in lately and I need to get back in the habit.

I think I just need to go to bed way earlier and start waking up at 5AM. This will give me an hour to work out (5-6AM), an hour to walk Maia (6-7AM) and then an hour to get ready for work.

I am also hoping to get in three sessions of pilates a week after we get back from vacation. I am hoping this will help to strengthen and lengthen my core and help with my flexibility.  I think these classes are M-W-F from 6:45 - 7:30AM...which might make it hard to get everything jammed into my mornings.

...we shall see!