A Quiet Focus

Good morning!

I’m proud to report to you all that I have successfully finished all of my culinary classes!!! Wine and Cost Control starts on Monday but that’s a sit down, lecture class so I sort of already consider myself done. =) It’s pretty crazy to think about everything that has gone on in the past year…and to wonder what I’ll be doing a year from today!

Here’s Cathy and my sugar centerpiece:

Chef REALLY loved it and it is actually going up front in the admissions office’s window to be on display! A night ending to school, I think ;). We were going to do kitties and yarn but that ended up being way too difficult so we settled on this campfire scene.

Chef made me this cat though:

And now it’s sitting in my kitchen.

Last night I snacked on this bar:

But oh my gosh, it was totally disgusting!!! I was shocked because it’s kashi. Really gross. I ate it because I was hungry but I will not buy it again…

And this morning I woke up ate half a clif bar and went for a run!

I ran for 2 miles and it was really great. My legs and shins were a little sore at first but after I warmed up, I was fine. I didn’t listen to any music and instead really focused on my breathing, my posture and my “chi”. I let my legs relax and just concentrated on picking up each foot, one at a time. Surprisingly, I made a really great time!

Time: 17 minutes

Distance: 2 miles

Average Heart Rate: 175

Max Heart Rate: 201

Calories: 238

When I got back, I stretched, iced and made breakfast. I had 1/2 cup multigrain cereal (made with 1 cup water) with half a banana, a tbsp of flax, a spoonful of almond butter and a chobani!

I’m driving up to the game today with Miss Caitlin and her future husband! I think we are leaving around 12:45 and we are meeting Ryan there. I’ll be having lunch at home before I go so I will post again after that!