I’m talking about the Healthy Living Summit in Chicago this August… Registration is this Wednesday and I’m trying to decide if I want to go! Supposedly the tickets go pretty fast- so I’ll have to be on the ball if I do. My only concern is it comes at a time in the middle of my friend’s wedding festivities, attempts at a family vacay, and my half marathon. So I’ll be busy busy busy- which is fine, I just don’t want to double book myself on accident! Thoughts? Did anyone go to the one last year? Anyone else coming to this one? Wanna hang out? 
Monday was pretty standard in many ways. I did some more reading over lunch. 
Say good bye to the turkey sandwiches! I’m getting close to the end of We Thought You’d Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro. I just never got into it like I thought I would. *sigh* But I feel like I’ve invested this much time, might as well finish it out. Have you ever just not finished a book? I’d be the one to stop reading a page or two before it got good… so knowing that, I always finish them.
Training got switched up. Not like it’s that big of a deal, though. After spending waaaaay too much time on weather.com, I decided to switch yesterday’s run with today’s cross training. It’s supposed to be nicer, aka the sun will be out at some point. So running on the trail will be much more enjoyable today. Hopefully.
Cross training isn’t as much fun as running, but it’s not bad. It’s not so much what I’m doing, it’s where I’m doing it. There was always a list of characters that used my workout room in my apartment complex. But I feel they’ve slowly rotated out. Maybe moved. Either way, the old suspects have now been replaced with one silent guy who does some sort of interval training (which may or may not be comical to watch) and a few gym bunnies who more or less just pose at their designated machine to say they worked out for the day. And then there’s me and Mon. Looking like deadbeats next to them. Sweaty… gross, 5-year-old tshirts… hair slicked back with a headband and sweat. So far I haven’t minded the bunnies. They won’t annoy me as much as weights guy does. He’s a puffer for sure… and one to let the weights SLAM down. In a smaller area, this is quite a disturbance. Almost worthy of a good swift kick in the knee while he’s in the middle of a set. Almost…
So here’s what I did- 23 minutes on the elliptical (why 23? No clue. It seemed like a nice random number.). A mile-and-a-half on the treadmill. And 14 minutes on the stairmill at an easy level (Again with the random number?). With a few weights and crunches on the exercise ball inbetween.
I wore my new shirt I just recently got in the mail from a giveaway Beth did along with the company Thriv. I really love the shirt- it’s soooo soft. And it’s 50% bamboo. How neat is that? It’s great to work out in- same feeling as the tech shirts, but a little softer with no uncomfortable twisting or anything when I was mid-run. Love it! 
Still looking a little SWEAT-TAY after I got home. Yet I’m still rocking out to the tunes… Katy Perry’s new single “California Gurls” is my new repeat song. Yes, I take new songs and ruin them for myself that way- even before the radio can do it for me. Old habits die hard…
Oh and I’m really self-conscious about the ring I am wearing in the picture- don’t think I work out in jewelry. I never do. And sometimes have a hard time taking someone seriously if they go all blinged out. (see “gym bunny” description above) But I didn’t realize it was still on until I got there and I’ll be damned if I take that off and set it down only to lose it. It used to be my aunt’s before she died of cancer when I was in high school. It’s my fav piece of jewelry- which may or may not say alot because I don’t wear alot of it. Hence the reason why I feel really weird working out with it on. But I digress.
I was gonna do a southwestern wrap thing. But then I realized I was out of black beans- what the?!?! So I switched it up. I broke out a can of tuna instead. And threw in some cheeeeeeese! I hesitate to call it a tuna “melt” because that just never sounds delicious. But in all reality, that’s what it was. And it looks so bland with some frozen sweet corn my mama sent home with me a while ago.
Soooo bland looking, right? But it wasn’t. I broke out the seasoning. It may have been seasoning for chicken- but I like to mess around like that. I’m crazy. Clearly.
Anyways…it’s Tuesday and we all know I’m not a fan of Tuesdays. Let’s cross our fingers and get through it together… see ya!
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i ruin songs so bad- lol im a ‘repeat’ offender too haha get it? ‘repeat’ .. lol lame.
mmm chicken wraps never dissapoint, crazy how somethings can look so bland but burst with flavor! o and i wish i was going to the summit.. not gonna happen realistically this year but ima save up and try next time- its def on my to-do list!!! i can only imagine how much fun it would be <3
btw. that shirt looks great on ya! fits perfectly
“repeat offender”. I love it. And am slightly jealous I didn’t think of that… ha!
girl, i was just gonna ask you the same thing about the summit! i’m thinking about going since the ticket price isn’t too bad. how much do hotels go for in chicago? any suggestions for where to stay? we totally need to hang out/be roommates btw!
and oh the “gym bunnies”…i still don’t get how those people use the machines, talk on the phone and somehow still get in a “good workout”….i mean really!
I think they got a pretty good deal on hotels! $99 a night or something- so split between a few girls that isn’t bad!
I really want to go. I’m going to probably be contemplating all day- my biggest concern is that being a weekend that my friend’s bachelorette might be over (since her wedding is in September). But if I go I’ll be down to bunk up!
I don’t like quitting a book so I HAVE to finish, even if it takes me a year. I’ll just read 14 other books in between. And I’ll have to re-read whole chapters just to remember what’s going on.
Yeah… rereading chapters is the worst- because if it didn’t get my attention the first time around, how much will I really retain the second?
Now I have that song in my head, damn you Amy. I used to love when I was in college and the girls would come to work out with pearls on and every piece of Tiffany’s jewelry they owned. Sometimes I have my “k” necklace on, but that’s just because it never comes off unless I’ve worn a bigger one over the weekend or something.
Exactly. I don’t own any Tiffany- but I’m pretty sure if I did, I wouldn’t want to be sweating all up on it. But maybe that’s just me…
Pearls?! That’s beyond!
you look cute in your new lil bamboo shirt!
i hate those damn gym bunnies. leave the make-up, jewelry and clothes at home. there is a time and a place……the sweet corn looks so tasty. wish i had some of that fo sho.
xoxo
i’m the same way with books, if i start one i feel obligated to finish it. weird.
I was put on this planet to ruin songs. I love that Katy Perry song though! So cute! & I’m loving your new 1/2 bamboo tshirt!
I’m planning on going to the HLS! Hopefully I can get a ticket!
Hooray! Yes, I really really want to- but the ticket thing sounds like it will be a race…
I guess if I don’t get one, I’ll still be around to hang. So that’s a good thing…
I wish I could go to the Summit SO badly!! (and we could hang out!) Buut I’m taking a trip to Ireland next month and well, I can’t afford 2 big trips in one summer. Hopefully next year though…
That is a cute workout shirt!! Loving it!
The whole thing about the guys going to stand by machines cracks me up because it’s SO TRUE! I’m sure some girls do it too but it’s just a typical guy thing..
And I totally play songs over and over and over until I get super sick of them. But I love it while it lasts!
I’ve only ever not finished one book – I think it was called the Devil in the White City or something like that. I usually try to power through, but I just did not like that book. My best friend has the same taste in books and she she stopped halfway through as well. But then I know a bunch of people who loved it – but I just didn’t get it.
I’d like to go to the Summit, but I can’t committ because I’m not sure of my summer plans. I think it will sell out way before I’ll know my schedule. Have fun if you go!
How the hell do you look so darn cute after your workout? I look like a nightmare and you’re sporty and cute. Hmm.
I love a good tuna melt, no matter how the name sounds. I would love that wrap!! A perfect dinner, really.
I have dropped so many books before their finished. I’m terrible about it. And I’m so flagrant with libraries, too. I never return things on time.
This comment is revealing so many of my failures in life that it’s becoming sad. So happier news- I really want to go tothe Healthy Living Summit! Let’s go and spend time together!
oh i hate those guys who slam weights down. no matter how high i turn up the volume on my ipod, i can still hear the morons dropping it. like hello…if its too heavy then dont lift it! oh and there’s this one guy who lifts and makes this really LOUD hissing noise as he’s lifting….honestly drives me insane…and he too deserves a kick in the knee…
I’m really interested in the Healthy Living Summit. It would take a plane ride for me to get there, but I do love Chi-town. Will be thinking about it for the next day and a half or so before I have to commit and virtually knock people out of the way to grab a ticket.
I can’t stop reading a book no matter how horrible it is. Its a thing. I have to finish.
Seriously- I can’t believe they sold out in 20 minutes last year. I’m wondering what my chances even are of getting in?
Argh – the gym bunnies make me crazy. I dont belong to a gym anymore, but when I did there was a girl that used to show up in a skirt. No, not a running skirt, an “I can see your girl bits and I dont want to” skirt. She’d spend 5 minutes on the elliptical and then chat with the boys for an hour.
Then theres me, in the old and discolored tshirt from a run, or race of some sort, no makeup and dripping with sweat.
I have many discolored shirts… it’s the trademark of a true warrior. :p
One of the perks of going to a kind of sketchy gym is the lack of bunnies. But, yeah, weight guys…on Sunday, there was a man who was moaning and grunting so loudly I kept on spinning around because I thought he had dropped a weight on his foot or something. Nope. I guess you lose your sense of auditory personal space when your biceps grow to the size of cantaloupe.
Seriously. I usually have a pretty good tolerance for things of this nature. But I shot him NASTY looks. Maybe he thought I was impressed. No…
I am digging that song along w/ “Winner” & “OMG.” Those will be in heavy rotation very soon!
The grunting gym dudes ALWAYS get on my nerves! 1) They GRUNT. 2) They seem to only work out their upper bodies! What’s up w/ that?
“OMG” has already started to fade on me. But I do love “Winner”!
And yeah- love love LOVE when their legs are like toothpicks. Hilarious.
It’s nice you’ll be so close to the Summit! very cool.
Guys who slam weights are annoying. as our guys who look like they are doing a warm up set with low weights and still grunting.
I didnt even know you could make bamboo into clothing–too cool.
I did 14:30 minutes on the treadmill today…but I rounded to 15 on my blog lol
Have a nice Tuesday…!
aw, glad you like the shirt. looks cute on you!
- Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
HLS sounds like so much fun – but I’m just not one to travel that far
It’d be awesome if it were in Boston!! You’ll have to keep us posted.
I’m funny about books I read – I’ll either stop after a page or two, or read the whole thing. No in-between, lol.
Hope you’re making oyur way through Tuesday okay!
I am hoping and praying that I can get a ticket to HLS tomorrow (and not just because I already bought my plane tickets!) I am super excited to go, and it would be great to meet up!
For sure! I’m nervous about how fast they’ll sell out!
I love your description of the people in the gym..so typical!
I also won a Thriv shirt this week and absolutely LOVE mine too!!!!! It’s so cool that it’s 50% bamboo isn’t it?
Gym people make me uncomfortable, mostly because I minimize my time there as much as possible. Which reminds me: there used to be this guy at my gym who looked like John Malkovich and would make sex noises when lifted. Or something close to that. No, really. I mean…you’d hear the “OH YEAH…OH YEAH” from the other room.
Yeah.
That would make me want to vomit on the machine I would be on when i heard it.
i think if i lived in chicago i would totally go!
Haha, I do that with songs too…currently have a playlist of 5 songs that I just play on repeat (every single day) for my workouts. I’ll get sick of them eventually!
Tuna melts always sound amazing to me….
I wish I could go to the HLS! Wee bit far to travel though (I live in Scotland!)
Oh that would be a bit of a trip… lol
Yeah… I usually have 7 or 8 it seems and then just replace slowly. It seems to work, but definitely can kill a song for me.
Cute shirt! I do the same thing with songs all the time. I haven’t heard that one yet but need to check out I love her stuff.
I like to think you did 23 mins b.c that’s MJ’s number and you’re in Chicago.
I’m going to pretend that’s why I did it. I like the way you think…
Seriously, I really think you’re a Chicago girl at heart.
I’ve quit books before. Don’t feel bad about it!
i couldn’t agree with you more – cross training is so not as much fun as running!! i don’t like cross training days.
delicious sammie
I would love to go to the Healthy Living Summit! That looks like alot of fun! If my schedule is clear and I don’t miss the sign up, I would love to go and maybe meet up. I will keep you posted. Just started the new job and don’t want to be scheduled to work.
I have a huge thing of black beans in the fridge right now that I should have done something with tonight…you could have used some of those…(jk). I do the same thing with music, especially motivational music that is catchy! I hope Tuesday went well for you. Mine was fast, but not too bad!
I would definitely go with you Amy if I lived in Chicago, sounds like lots of fun!! I live in northern calif. I think you should go!!!
Love the color of your hair!!!
I wish I were going to that summit, I’d love to hang out
I LOL’ed at the ring…I always, always, always forget to take mine off! Glad I don’t attend a gym right now, or I’d be a bunny!
Sadly I won’t be going to the summit but can’t wait to hear all about it!
I wanna go to the HLS but August is a crazy busy month for me (almost everyone I know has a b-day that month) so I doubt I’ll be there
I never would have noticed the ring, but there’s nothing wrong with wearing a little bling while workin’ it out.
you look so great after you workout… for real! I wish I looked that good :0)
How is your training going lady? I cannot wait until you run your race and all your hard work pays off.
I so wear my rings when I work out… but it is just because I literally never take the two off.
I don’t always finish books. If I get bored with one, I’ll find another one. I have about 20 half-read books at home. I used to feel like I *had* to finish every one of them, but now I’m more of the mindset that if I don’t like something, there’s no sense in wasting any more time on it.
Hi! I just came across your blog and I’m already really loving it. I look forward to reading more.
Ah, the gym bunnies. They drive me batty. I have to workout with a ton of them since my gym is in the middle of a fancy residential area. Most of the women there are stay at home moms (which I’m one too but not catered to like these chicks are) who show up in high class workout gear, full makeup, perfect hair, cell phones in hand, and chat with their friends the entire time. It drives me mad. LOL
i just got my ticket. tell me you’re going!