hello there. sorry for being M.I.A. for a few days. Things have just been crazy recently!! Its midterm time here at Loyola and I have honestly had about two and half weeks of nonstop studying. and this week (more so than others) I have gotten very little sleep! and what happens when you mix the changing weather with stress and no sleep? yep, you guessed it. Sick. I woke up two nights ago with a aching throat and stuffy nose. Great. Just what I need!
Yesterday I was supposed to run 4 miles but due to the fact that I was beyond tired and could not breathe out of my nose, I decided to rest up. Instead, I went to my school’s yoga class….always does a great job at relaxing me and giving me some needed energy 😉 It honestly never ceases to amaze me how much energy you get from yoga.
Last night I made one of my new favorite dishes… Whole Wheat Penne with Sweet Potatoes and Ricotta Cheese (orginally found on Megan’s blog (Be Fit. Be Full. interestingly enough, she made this same dish last night for dinner, too! small world, eh?). anyway- this came out even better than the first time I made it. I just cant get enough of it! I added some spinach to the pasta too- gotta get the greens in!
Today I woke up early to review for my exams and enjoyed some Overnight Muesli oats 😉
went to physics class, went to Calc class, took my 2 exams (biology of mammals and substance abuse) and went into the microbiology lab for open lab to do some tests (wohooo!). Was supposed to run 9 miles today. but who am I kidding? I am sick. I have not slept. and it is raining outside. not very good combos! My sisters and I will be in boston this weekend (for the head of the charles regatta) and I am running 19 miles on saturday (really should be running 18 but I am following my sister’s plan for this one). I would rather be healthy/ready for that rather than force myself through the midweek runs. I decided to do some yoga instead (level 2 of Byran Kest Yoga DVD) and hopefully wake up before class tomorrow and go to the gym to do a low mileage run (at the gym because it will be pouring rain and FREEZING outside). so that is the grand plan as of now. we will see how it all ends up working out!
For dinner tonight I heated up some of Mama Weeds’ Lentil Chili with Seductionnnn bread 😉
trying to get some hardcore work done tonight so I dont have to take pounds of homework with me to boston. lets see if i can make it happen 🙂 tomorrow I just have one class and then taking the train back home to philllyyyy!!!!! my sisters, mom, and I are going to grab some lunch together and then visit my grandmom at the hospital.
have a nice night
-Christina
p.s. happy 21st romo 😉
p.p.s. Katie (PR from crier communications) asked me to review Vaseline’s new line of lotion- Sheer Infusion:
“New Vaseline Sheer Infusion with Stratys is the biggest breakthrough in body lotion for over 10 years. It is the
only body lotion designed to infuse and suspend moisture across all layers of the skin: the top, core and deep down – for twice the moisture and an unmatched silky skin feel compared to leading everyday body lotions. Stratys-3 is the most powerful,patented moisturizing complex on the market, combining three ingredients that infuse and suspend moisture across the skin’s top, core and deep down layers.”
I have only used this a few times so I cannot do a full review on this quite yet but so far I am loving it! It makes my skin feel soft with out being sticky and gross feeling.
Katie also asked me to take part of the “pond’s towelette challenge”. I am comparing Pond’s towelettes to the competitor brand- Olay. Pond’s is the brand that I won in Ashley’s giveaway and the brand that I gave away in my own giveaway! So far I have only used the Pond’s brand- Original and microdermabrasion. I think I will continue using the pond’s towelettes for awhile so that I get a good feel for how I like them……and then switch to the olay brand. That way- I will be able to see if I can feel/see the difference. should be interesting!
I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well! hopefully you start to feel better soon!
The pasta looks GREAT! I will have to try it!
oh no for feeling icky! hopefully once midterms are over you can sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
Hope you feel better. Both the penne and chili look amazing. I really hope it clears up for the Regatta or that’ll be no fun!
yikes, midterms are rough, and i’m sorry to hear that you’re sick! rest up and i hope you feel better soon, especially since you’re gonna be in boston this weekend. it’s cool that you get to do your long run there! i love that city.
ugh midterms and sickness? Sounds like my life! haha.
Hopefully you’ll be fine by the time you have to run you 19 miler! I know you can do ittt! Plus you get to EAT so much, which makes the whole marathon training thing oh SO worth itt!
I tell my loved ones and patients…sleep and rest seriously are the FIRST fuel for our bodies, minds, spirits…
Maybe what you need is to try out Nuttzo online! Buy it and it will make you happy!
Hope you feel better soon 😦 Your food looks amazing at least! And smart about reducing the mileage to have a good run this week – extra stress on a sick body wouldn’t be good. Good luck with your mid-terms, and if you have or any readers get a chance to visit my blog, I have some running-related questions up that I’d looove to hear people’s advice on ! Thanks!:)
I definitely need to add spinach to the sweet potato pasta next time! You’re looks delicious 🙂 Hope you feel better!
i was wondering where you were girl, but then i forgot it is midterm time! i hope all your tests went/go well. have forgone a couple runs too because of busyness/tiredness, so don’t worry, it will be better to rest up for the long distances.
yay for lotion – i am totally obsessed with lotion. can’t wait to hear the full review!
That pasta looks really good. Ricotta’s the best!
thanks chris! the dish really is great you should try it sometimes- very easy. i saw that you and your friend made homemade cannolis with that lady? they looked like they came out great!
Yeah, they came out really good. Not the best I’ve ever had, but for us, they were surprisingly good.