4:47 am - Second alarm buzzes, I snooze again, Scout purrs in my ear to let him under the covers (it's adorable)
4:50 am - Terry's alarm radio blasts music, he snoozes
4:53 am - My alarm buzzes again, I grab my phone and try to use it to wake me up (you know, e-mail, Facebook, hit myself in the head to shake off the sleepiness)
4:55 am - Finally get up. Stumble around the apartment, brushing my teeth, putting my contacts in, throwing on workout clothes, filling a water bottle, grabbing my iPod.
5:10 am - Hop on the treadmill for our warm up and/or cardio for the day, and hit the weights if that's happening.
Today's workout
Watch KTLA (Channel 5) news while we work out. We're pretty much silent during our workouts. Exceptions:
- I usually sing at least one line of each song I'm singing and ask Terry to guess what song it is. I don't know why he doesn't find this game as fun as I do.
- I design our workouts, so sometimes I'll give instructions for the next exercise and/or provide form cues. Otherwise Terry's pretty much in his workout zone and I rock out to my music.
- If there's a particularly interesting news story, we'll chat about A) how sad the world is; B) how awesome the world is; C) how ridiculous the weather is; or D) how weird it is to watch the news when we can't hear what they're saying (we don't plug our headphones into the TVs).
- Sometimes I make Terry give me a high five while we're running.
6:00 am - Head back to the apartment. Terry starts the tea kettle while I hop in the shower.
6:15 am - Terry showers while I cook breakfast (eggs, oatmeal, or whatever we're craving), pour the tea, and start packing lunches.
6:25 am - Get dressed, blow dry hair, eat breakfast, feed the cat, put on makeup, and fill water bottles for the day--all at the same time. Terry usually finishes getting ready first, so he fills my water bottles for the day and finishes packing lunches.
6:45 am - Gather all my stuff and head out the door, trying to stop Scout from walking out with us.
6:46 am - Realize whatever I forgot, go back in, leave again.
6:47 am - Listen to the radio and sip tea on the way to work. I love Kevin & Bean's Showbiz News in particular.
7:05 am - Arrive at work and head into my classroom!
Now that we work out in the mornings, it's strange to think that I'm up for two hours before I even get to work. I often feel rushed in the morning, but our routine works well for now. Tomorrow we have a longer workout planned--about 30 minutes of strength plus three slow miles jogging--so I'll need to get up a few minutes earlier to leave on time.
And as for the rest of today's meals and snacks:
And as for the rest of today's meals and snacks:
Enchiladas for dinner (recipe tomorrow!)
Homemade chocolate ice cream with almond butter granola for dessert (and a sleepy kitten in the background)
Your kitten is adorable! I am a crazy cat person, so beware I might stalk your furry friend! haha! Sounds like your day went as well as it could! I love morning workouts as well.
ReplyDeleteOhhh don't worry I love my little guy and am on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady myself!
DeleteI love little posts like this! So much fun to get a glimpse into the life of others! I think it's awesome that you and the hubs workout together each morning! And I totally giggled to myself with the whole "high five" thing! Lol
ReplyDeleteThe enchiladas look delicious! And seriously, you're killing me with the cute kitty photos...can't.stand.it!! ;)
I love these posts, too! :-) Terry LOVES when I make him high five me. (I'm lucky he tolerates me.)
Deletei love my morning routine! yours is awesome and i wish i could fit in a morning workout but i like having a relaxing morning routine even if it means workouts have to be fit in the afternoon. i get up and make breakfast and spend about an hour reading blogs, sipping coffee and watching some show i dvr'd before i leave for school. it's a good way to kick off my day before the crazy!
ReplyDeleteOh man, relaxing in the morning sounds amazing. I just know I wouldn't get up if I knew it would just be to chill. How weird that working out motivates me!
DeleteI love every single facet of my morning routine. from up toooo early to the work :-)
ReplyDelete:-) That's awesome! I really like mine now too!
DeleteI love the "realize whatever I forgot, go back in, leave again" I HATE when that happens! lol
ReplyDeleteYep. Every day, man. Every day.
DeleteI'm really working on getting up early... you're inspiring! Anything before 6am is a challenge for me. :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely took lots of willpower to do it, but we're loving the early mornings now!
DeleteIt is awesome you can just workout without travelling, and even better you guys can workout together.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so awesome to switch to morning workouts; Terry almost never used to workout with me, and now we hit the gym every day together!
DeleteI hated morning workouts for so long, but I'm learning to love it! But the actual waking up part is still VERY difficult for me. I can snap my fingers to your alarm process. Right there with ya!
ReplyDeleteMe too! The wake up part is definitely the hardest. I still struggle with those first (several) alarms.
DeleteYou always make me laugh! I just love reading your posts - so much to learn and inspire!
ReplyDeleteYou always make me laugh!! I just love reading your posts - so much to learn and inspire!
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