One of my best friends at school, Pam, got married on Saturday, to a wonderful man. The ceremony was lovely, she looked beautiful, and the two of them could not be more in love. I was so happy to be able to share in their special day with them, and I am so happy for Pam's friendship.
I am constantly reminded here of how many amazing friends I've made this last year, and every time I am a little bit "down" and wishing I wasn't here, I think about how much my life is improved by the new and wonderful people I've met this year, and how much I would miss them if they weren't there.
Santa Fe
Phoenix
Portland
New Orleans
EDIT:
New York
Richmond
Charleston
Minneapolis
Montreal
Toronto
Providence
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Denver
Austin
Atlanta
As I'm in between apartments right now, it's hard to get motivated to do much of anything because it's all going to be in boxes and suitcases in a matter of weeks. So, clothing ends up in piles on top of furniture, etc. Except for that my behavior in this regard is apparently inconsistent because I just had the following problem:
"Where are my new khakis?"
"They're not in the 'clean clothes' basket... they are not in the 'dirty clothes' basket."
"Well, where else could they be?"
"They're absent from the bedroom floor, absent from the bathroom floor. I just cleaned the living room, so I know they're not there."
...They were in the closet, neatly pressed and hung. Exactly where they're supposed to be, exactly where I left them.
Sunday (June 29): Easy
5 mph 1.1 mile
5.5 mph x 1.0 mile
6.0 mph x 1.0 mile
Monday (June 30): Pace Day
5.5 mph x 0.85 miles
6.0 mph x 2.25 miles
Tuesday (July 1): Cross Train
Run 6.2 mph x 1.0 miles
Bike 15 minutes
Stairs 5 minutes
Wednesday (July 2): Pace Day
5.5 mph x 0.85 miles
6.0 mph x 2.25 miles
Thursday (July 3): Off
Friday (July 4): Outdoors
0.5 miles walking warm-up
Half-mile hill intervals 3.0 miles
Easy up, down hard.
0.5 miles walking cool-down
Saturday (July 5): Outdoors, Howdershell Park
0.5 miles walking warm-up
3.5 miles running (Goal 40 minutes)
0.5 mies walking cool-down
Sunday (July 6): Outdoors
0.5 miles walking warm-up
Half-mile hill intervals 3.0 miles
Easy up, down hard.
0.5 miles walking cool-down
Monday (July 7): HCC, Pace Day
5.5 mph x 0.6 miles
6.0 mph x 2.5 miles
Tuesday (July 8): HCC, Cross-train
Run 6.2 mph x 1.0 miles
Bike 15 minutes
Stairs 5 minutes
Wednedsay (July 9): HCC, Pace Day
5.5 mph x 0.6 miles
6.0 mph x 2.5 miles
Thursday (July 10): Off
Friday (July 11): Outdoors
5K (Goal 31 minutes)
Saturday (July 12): Howdershell
0.5 miles walking warm-up
3.5 miles running (Goal 40 minutes)
0.5 mies walking cool-down
Sunday (July 13): Outdoors
0.5 miles walking warm-up
Half-mile hill intervals 3.0 miles
Easy up, down hard.
0.5 miles walking cool-down
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
Ten years ago this summer, I was 13. I'm pretty sure that this was the first summer that I "volunteered" as a day camp counselor for the city, and it would have started a couple of weeks ago. So, I would have been teaching kids to play card games and making arts and crafts projects, hanging out with kids who were much older than I was, and watching kids who were much younger than I was. I was finally okay with riding my new bike down large hills after a particularly bad bike accident that spring. I lived on Slurpees that summer (sigh... the life, and probably one of the roots of many of my subsequent weight problems).
2. What are 5 things on my "To Do" list for today?
-Run (check... 5K, 32:40)
-Laundry (three loads done, one load left)
-Clean the kitchen
-Straighten my bedroom
-Review cardiophysiology and start respiratory physiology
3. Snacks I enjoy:
Fresh fruit, ice cream of nearly any variety, matzah with Laughing Cow wedges.
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Pay off/for medical school, my parents' house, my sister's student loans, start a full-service women's hospital, and have a house with a killer kitchen.
5. Places I have lived:
Hazelwood, MissouriColumbia, Missouri
North Chicago, Illinois (although the term "living" may not be apt - existed?)
6. Jobs I have had:
Babysitter, snow cone maker, lifeguard, swim instructor, pool manager, exam proctor/grader, sales associate - homestore, technology guru/database manager/publicity staffer, lab technician, biochemistry lab TA, campus organizer, religious school teacher.
Jobs I narrowly missed having: lab tech developing non-hormonal male birth control
7. Bloggers I am tagging who I will enjoy getting to know better (but not in a creepy way):
No one. Everyone.
Don't judge.
I have a very, very regular gym time. For the most part, that hour of my life is totally carved out and free from anything else - it's my gym time. I run, and if it was an easy day (of which there haven't been many lately - I've been increasing speed and distance), I'll lift, usually a couple of upper body circuits.
I go to the gym at a very specific time. I go when I know that I can avoid certain people, and when the gym is going to be as minimally-populated as possible. Ideally, I'd like to be the only person in there, and my regular time really seems to fill that desire. Medical school tends to be a very judgmental place, and I prefer to be judged as little as possible, especially when I'm sweating up a storm and looking rather... pink.
Yesterday, I did my usual workout, at my usual time. It was a hard workout - I upped my last-lap sprint speed substantially, and was totally drained. In the afternoon, though, Abby wanted to walk to the beach. Cool! I live by a beach! It was a five mile walk, round-trip, not bad at all... but by the time we got back, neither of us were in good shape. My ankles haven't been that swollen since Masada. I should have been exhausted beyond belief last night, but I couldn't get into a really comfortable place, in spite of all efforts.
I got up at 4AM, worked for a little bit, and then tried to lay down again. Didn't work. I got up at 5, because the sun was already up, and I was very clearly not going to sleep, and went to the gym for a very early, not-at-my-regular-time workout. I've gone for WEEKS at the same time, a normal "people are awake and doing stuff" time - and I go several hours earlier... and the gym is freaking packed. Who ARE these people? They didn't look like professors, or staff members, or... actual adults - who works out at 5:30AM?
