I stated on Twitter earlier that I was definitely not in the best of moods after my third day of consumer research which meant 10 hours of sitting and listening to interviews.

 

It is clear that I’ve grown accustomed to a few things:

1) Morning workouts

2) Eating my own meals

3) Interacting with others

The past few days have meant very early departure times from our office so we could reach NJ before the height of commute traffic. This morning I wasn’t able to squeeze in a morning workout and was moody all day. In addition, we weren’t able to bring our own meals since we were in the middle of research at lunch time. Today that meant Panera which was okay but Monday and Tuesday that meant catered lunch. Research means a lot of listening and very little talking. I’m used to leading and participating in meetings all day long so this was a big change from my usual schedule.

But, instead of letting this mood ruin my evening I took some suggestions:

1) Get some exercise

2) Call a friend

3) Do something that makes you happy

I walked the 2 miles home from work instead of taking the Subway. The weather is absolutely gorgeous outside and this gave me a small amount of much needed movement.

I called my friend who passed her PT certification (Yay Chrissie!) to congratulate her and then spoke to my parents the rest of the way home. These two phone calls definitely made me smile. (Thanks mom & dad)

I registered for the October 3rd Diva Half Marathon                  when I got home. I’ve been talking about this for a while after hearing that Dori, Melissa, and Rebecca have all registered I decided to pull the trigger! It wasn’t cheap but it will definitely be fun. Now I just have to figure out how to get to Long Island! 🙂 This should hopefully fit into my NYC Marathon training plan perfectly.

I’ve actually never been to Long Island so this race should be really pretty and allow me to see a new area. In addition, it’s nice and flat which will be a treat! I’m looking forward to long training runs with these ladies around the city! Is anyone else doing this half marathon?