Aaah serenity

I came to a conclusion this weekend, somewhere around mile 3 of a 4 mile run. Everything seems easier to deal with when I'm getting in regular (outdoor) runs. I make the caveat of outdoor runs, because lately, treadmill runs have become a chore. Mostly because I'm running while staring at a blank wall. If I had something to watch I think it would be better, but for now, the caveat stands. 

I don't know if it's getting outside after such a long winter, or being able to just be alone in my head without my circus of worry and stress, but after that long run this weekend, I felt capable. Maybe it was the fact that four miles was longer than I've ever run before. Maybe it was the fact that I had outdone my usual pace, and out ran my running partners. Whatever it was, after the run I felt like I could do this. Things would be ok.

And even today, with a tad more stress and a bit less optimism, I still feel like I'm handling it. I'm finding some balance.

Things may be far from my ideal, but they're alright. We're making it work. 

One of the things we are planning on doing going forward is meal planning. We're going to sit down and figure out different (and hopefully new occasionally) meals for each night we cook during the week. And meals, unlike what we've been doing, will mean more than one dish. 

Right now our dinners look like this: Pasta and maybe some microwaved corn. Or rice with store bought curry. A complicated meal might be Lemon Dill Salmon with a side of baked fries. Also, we eat the same five or six meals every week. We need some variety! So, the solution is meal planning. 

We didn't have time to implement it this week, but we will be doing it for next week. I'm hoping that this takes some of the stress out of the "What are we eating tonight?" and the boredom out that results too often in "Oh man, I'm so sick of this, can't we just order out?!"

I'm still looking around for some good meal planning resources. I know there are some good ones out there. Right now I'm mostly using pinterest!