Tangents + My Current Obsession to Understand…

(Shorts, top, shoes)

When you finish your run, your friends notice that your shorts are on inside out… I wish I could blame it on Daylight Savings, but I swear I wear my clothes inside out 30% of the time. The worst was when a man on an elevator in California let me know that my shorts were on inside out, and they were the shorts that had a liner in them. The liner was on the outside, hahaha… I do not know how I made this mistake.

Welcome to that time of year when I know we will swim often soon, and my anxiety about kids and pools shoots through the roof.   He’s starting to catch on:

We bought tickets to an event (I even washed my hair) and drove 30 minutes with the kids to go to it… When we arrived, they let us know we were a week early, haha.

Beretta was thrilled with our change in plans;)

Now for the tangents of today:

*Andrew and I watched Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix, which made me obsessed with understanding centenarians and their daily behaviors.  There is one in particular that I find very interesting—>  ‘Studies correlate the ability to sit and rise from the floor without support with a longer life expectancy.  Sitting on the floor also develops musculoskeletal fitness.”  (Source)

I’m finding this habit easy to incorporate into my life, so I’m squatting and sitting on the ground much more often.  It’s easy for me to think, ‘Oh, I ran today; I don’t need to move much the rest of the day,’ but in reality, I want to move often throughout the day, and getting up from the ground is a great way to do it (the kids love me being on the ground more, too).

*The unexpected cheddar cheese spread is heaven.

*Have you been following the lululemon Further project?  This screenshot below is from last night, but these incredible women have been doing a 2.56-mile loop for 6 days.  Can you even believe these numbers?  The rule of this 6-day ultramarathon is to go as far as possible, and I am so impressed by them all.

And I love the why behind this program.  With each lap, the women are tracked and recorded to get a better understanding of women!

*I was listening to a mom-fail podcast episode from the Bad Broadcast that reminded me of one of mine…. After covid in 2021, I lost my sense of smell completely, which was kind of nice with four young kids ha but also so hard with a little in diapers.  I never knew when he needed a new diaper, and people would have to let me know, or I had to check him a million times a day.  I still feel like I only have about 25% of my usual sense of smell.

*My friend is using the liquid energy from GU for her marathon training and says it is so easy to take, in case anyone is looking for something new!

*When you are cold but want to get in your pilates class before showering:

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Share some tangents with me!

Is there anything you have been thinking about lately?

Pilates friends… tell me about your routine!  

-I love my core feeling stronger after doing classes on the Peloton app, and I want to know more:)

Favorite spread for bread??