I mean yes, I am crazy busy (who isn't), but I've actually had a lot on instances where I go "I need to blog about that". That laundry list has grown to be pretty long, so I made a list of the top 5 take-aways since my last post. Also included, some photos from what I've been up to!
I'm back!
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| Toomey family vs. Washington |
Top 5 Take-Aways Since My Last Post
1) Heat exhaustion.
SUCKS! Happened to me on an afternoon in the high seventies, so not exactly a scorcher. It kicked in at the end of a 6 mile jog and I didn't quite know what was happening, just chocked it up as fatigue and being out of running shape.It's definitely serious if it progresses too much, so keep aware to recognize these signs: muscle cramping tightening, dizziness, disorientation, irritability & nausea. If you do find yourself experiencing these symptoms, stop running, get horizontal, and naked (take off your yucky running clothes), hydrate with water, eat what you can and drink as much Pedialite as you can stand.
It does take a bit of time and maintenance to recover, my episode hadn't progressed too far and I felt yucky for about 24 hours after, while constantly hydrating with water and Pedialite.
Avoid episodes like this by staying properly hydrated and fueled when doing any activity in even the slightest bit of heat. OH, and listen to your body! If somethings feels off, it probably is, don't "tough it out" as it worsens. You could end up completely out of it, with a blanket over you on your bedroom floor as your 2 neighbors (who you've never met) are standing over you telling you to drink water as your boyfriend sprints to CVS. True, and embarrassing story.
2) People are stronger than we think, so let them be.
From the moment you meet someone to the point in your relationship where you feel the closest with them, it's nearly impossible to really "get" all the battles they've fought or have been fighting. Our role, as friends, significant others, family members etc., is to let those people know they aren't fighting it alone and in whatever capacity they need, or don't need you, you're simply there. Expressing rage about their tough situation, or saying how much you'd like to knock your friends ex out, only goes so far, for you and the person you're trying to help. Just be there. Then find yourself blown away by how perfectly your girl friend handles that awful break up, and learn from that person who has used the value of acceptance and faith as fuel in their fight. You will find yourself taking some pages out of their book.
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| When summer doesn't end in September in D.C. This is what we do. |
3) Making decisions.
Sometimes deciding when/where to go to dinner can be a point of stress for me and what to wear to that dinner...thats a whole other thing. It's easy to get stressed out by decision making on matters that are large and small, but it does get to a point where we can only look so much before we leap. There are many things in life we need to swallow our self certainty and just go for, all in. I'm not saying to ditch any intuition (especially us girls), but do your research, soul searching, whatever and come to a decisive conclusion. Deep down, we know what we want and need. We just need to make the decision to go get it. |
| Yes, I celebrated my 25th on a Pirate Party Yacht. |
4) Birthdays will ALWAYS be something to be celebrated.
Turning 25 had me in a bit of a quarter life crisis mode. I don't know if it's being able to rent a car, or officially being in my mid twenties, but leading up to this birthday was the first time I had ever had that funny, "Oh gosh" feeling about a birthday. I began evaluating all the things you think you're supposed to before a pivotal birthday. I soon realized all of the things that are deemed "important" by the faceless "society" are all pretty much bullshit and don't weigh significantly on the level of happiness I have in my life. So I did my own evaluation, which may have been a bit biased, since I get to live in my pretty awesome life, but too bad. "It's my birthday." I can report that I am doing pretty damn well for a girl in her MID TWENTIES.5) Don't Obsess. Don't Settle.
This could be applied to ALOT of aspects in life, but here I'm referencing it in regards to diet. I've been more lax with my diet recently, mostly with more cheat days than normal but also letting myself slide when theres no reason to. No, I don't regret the half dozen Georgetown Cupcakes I ate during my Birthday weekend, but yeah, I do regret the random donut I had on Wednesday morning at the office, simply because it was there. I don't and will never believe in obsessing over diet because it's too simple of a thing to be obsessed over. Eat great, feel great, look great. Eat bad, feel bad, look bad. I do believe that it does take some discipline, more than we'd like, to not settle for letting our eating habits slide just a little too much. All of us have been or are guilty of being on one end of the scale of diet obsession or settling, it's all about the balance, and I myself need to get back to it!Again, totally sorry for the hiatus! Hope you enjoyed the update and are ready for more to come! Heres to big things on the Too Fit horizon for all of us!
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| I couldn't forget. The Nats, my second hometown team clinched the division! Play offs here we come! #NothingButOctober |
