i slept in until 7 am today and got my three easy miles in shortly after waking. i followed it with an hour of yoga. today we did a core class using a small ball which we held between our legs the entire class. looks easy, but keeping the ball in place required more concentration and skill. the poses we normally do took on a new dimension for me today. and my yoga instructor is starting to grow on me. she seemed a little too hippie-new-agey for me in the beginning, but now i almost laugh at her attempts to be funny.
i followed all that with some homemade banana walnut pancakes! YUM! i topped them with a little bit of almond butter, sliced strawberries, and the littlest bit of maple syrup. HEA-VEN. i've just finished the crossword puzzle and am trying to get motivated to really start my day.
the afternoon will be full of a lot of work. ugh. i have stacks of mail to go through, invoicing, a new freelance project to start, and some laundry (my least favorite chore, ever) . among my more fun errands are to gather my gear for the marathon, stop at the running store for gels and a bigger pouch for my fuel belt, and start to put together the game plan for myself and my spectators for the weekend.
my reward for a busy afternoon will be a relaxing evening diving into my new book, the wonder spot by melissa bank (author of the girl's guide to hunting and fishing) i recently finished a long way down and how to be good, both by nick hornby. i meant to pick up hornby's latest book, slam, but the wonder spot was on sale. once i read it though, i'll have read all of hornby's novels. if you've been reading my blog for awhile, you also know i like john irving. i've had his latest on my shelf for forever, and i try to read it, but i don't think i can train for a marathon AND try to do marathon reading sessions as well. i tried reading everything is illuminated by jonathan foer, but could not for the life of me get into it. i've heard good things about david sedaris, so he's also on my list to try. for a while, i was really into memoirs, but lately i've just been reading what's on the remainder table at BN or books with interesting covers i find at thrift stores. randomly, i also picked up a copy of the odyssey this summer. we'll see if i ever crack that book open. lately, i've been diving into 2 new cookbooks: student's go vegan cookbook and la dolce vegan. what's on your shelves?
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I actually just finished How To Be Good!
Now I'm on How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez.
What a wonderful day you're going to have today! :)
If I considered going through my stacks of mail I'd have to devote an entire day to the project (that might happen this Sunday)...if you can do that and other things in one afternoon, I'm jealous.
You read cookbooks?
Have you read "Kafka by the Shore "?
If you want to laugh your ass off, definitely read Sedaris. But if you only read one of his, read "Me Talk Pretty One Day." I guarantee you'll laugh until you cry.
I love memoirs... right now it's Eat Pray Love and then I'm out of books to read! We should swap ideas next week... after your marathon!
Which, by the way, is probably the coolest marathon you could run! How exciting for you! Have an awesome race!
I love David Sedaris. The best is to get the audio version of his books, which he reads himself. He has a very wry, deadpan tone, which makes his pieces even more funny. One great recent memoir, whose title I can't remember right now, is by Jeannette Walls. It's about her impoverished, nomadic childhood with her crazy parents. Very touching, funny, and yes, sad.
I forgot to add re David Sedaris. Since the holiday season is fast-approaching, I recommend "Holidays On Ice."
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