30 & 31 :)

Woohoo!
Made it past day 30 and kicked day 31's ass! I had this realization today that I've sweat once a day for over 30 days. I don't often feel that accomplished, but today I am very proud of myself for sticking out this challenge.

Yesterday, I celebrated 30 with a slightly torturous evening jog through Millennium Park. I had been sitting in front of a computer all day, working on my Illustrator moves, so stretching out felt really good. It was also one of my favorite times of day, dusk, so the city looked beautiful. What I could have lived without was the not-so-groovy 15 degree weather. Not that I didn't feel like a total badass cruising while people walked around like zombies, but I'm not going to  hate it when Springtime rolls around.

Today was AWESOME! I had promised myself that I'd go to at least one sculpt class this week so,naturally, I put it off until Friday and psyched myself up all week. I've been having a really tough time waking up in the morning, so I prepared ahead of time last night for an easy wake up. I laid out my workout clothes, office outfit, shower kit, and put coffee in the machine so that when my alarm went off at 5:30AM I wouldn't have any excuses or troubles getting ready. I'm happy to report that this worked out great and I had no issues getting ready for class this morning. Having some coffee in mah belly definitely helped. Anyway, if you've been following this blog, then you know that sculpt is kind of my arch nemisis. I hate it, yet respect it. I can't believe that I'm writing this, but HALLELUJAH, I've turned a new page and actually, sort of, kind of, enjoyed myself today. Okay, there were definitely moments where I felt like my biceps were going to fall off, but instead of wishing that I was anywhere else in the world but my mat, I channeled that pain into desire to grow stronger. It ended up being a really satisfying and positive class. Maybe my chakras have finally become unblocked! What I'm learning from this is that when a workout is uncomfortable I should try it at least three times before ruling it out. I may not have six pack abs yet, but no doubt that I'm  growing stronger!

Have a great weekend!
Peace, love, sweat xoxo SR