Fall is officially here and best of all this past week Mother N got the memo and delivered some much cooler…dare I say, downright chilly at times, temps! You will hear absolutely no complaints out of me – just hoping it sticks around for a bit!
As I mentioned in last week’s wrap, this week was all about juggling. I was single parenting while J was on a business trip so I knew I was going to have to get creative if I wanted to get my workouts in. And I’m happy to say I was pretty successful fitting things in.
Squeezing it in
Instead of early morning runs, I settled for a couple of late afternoon 3-milers before school pick-up. There were also two “leg day” strength workouts, including a challenging session with my PT who wanted to see how my legs would respond to “stress” – translation, ouch! But, hands down, nothing made me happier than getting back to the kickboxing studio!
Last week I was convinced that yet another week was going to go by without a boxing class. But, as luck would have it, the heavy rain that swept in here on Tuesday (leftover from Florence) led to my son’s sports practice being canceled. So I picked him up early from school and had just enough time to drop him at home and then get to class.
It had been two weeks since I had seen the inside of this studio and while I held my own during the class I was working my tail off….and definitely felt it later! Love every minute of it!
The only thing I missed out on this week was time on my yoga mat – but I’m still hoping to get there before today is over.
Fun Mail
If you’ve been around here for a bit then you know that I’m a fan of StrideBox, and the September box they sent me did not disappoint!
I especially cannot wait to try the Protes protein popcorn and I love that this box included a stainless steel straw!
I also got a nice surprise from the folks at Headsweats as they sent all of the ambassadors tech shirts and stickers commemorating the company’s 20th anniversary!
And that’s a wrap on week 3!
I’m linking up with Holly and Wendy for the Weekly Wrap.
Well, I’m glad Florence’s heavy rain brought you a bit of luck for kick boxing. You did an awesome job of squeezing things in this week. Have fun this week trying all the new products and wearing the fun items from both of your boxes. Thanks for linking!
Wow, that’s a nice tech shirt from Headsweats! Just in time for the cooler temps. Hopefully, both of us will find our mojo.
I have to say Headsweats has really treated their ambassadors well this year!
Fall weather has yet to make it to D.C. Maybe after the rain stops? That stride box looks great. The reusable straw craze really is taking off. Sounds like you had a great week despite your crazy schedule.
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StrideBox has been on a good roll lately. Its funny my son was so excited to see the reusable straw since they’ve been studying all of the negative impact of plastic on the environment in school.
Glad you got back to your kickboxing studio 😉 That’s a sweet shirt…fun pattern and great color! #jealous 😉
I know – fund shirt, right?! 🙂
Great work there, and good juggling, well done! I need to work on getting two circuits in this week but still so tired from last week. We’ll all get there. Love the box of goodies – is that a monthly subscription?
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Yes – StrideBox is a subscription. Such a fun surprise each month 🙂
You were Super Mum this week! Well done on juggling and squeezing it all in, including getting back to the boxing studio! 🙂
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Thank you Shathiso 😉
What an awesome surprise from Headsweats! It’s always nice when companies send surprises like that!
Great job on fitting in so many workouts this week. So happy you were able to get to a kickboxing class too!
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Headsweats has treated us well this year!
Good job getting it all done. Nice gift from head Sweats too.
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Thanks Darlene!
Great job squeezing things in! That’s good news that you were able to get back to kick boxing 🙂
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Thanks – I was happy I got in as much as I did.
The boxing workouts always leave me super sweaty and I love the way I feel afterwards.
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The boxing has become such a favorite now I get cranky when I can’t go 🙂
I need to start subscribing to the Stridebox again. In the past I didn’t care for it but it sounds like they have really revamped it. I need a good stainless steel straw.
Lacey@fairytalesandfitness recently posted…Weekly Wrap…September 23
I really think StrideBox has really stepped up their game in the past year or so. The boxes have been great!
How great you made it back to Kickboxing! It’s chilly here too, although not as cool as Vancouver but I love it!
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I’m just loving the fall weather! So glad it’s finally here!
Love that you were able to get out for some late afternoon runs. There’s no way I could manage that here right now.
Yay for getting back into the studio! That must have felt great!
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Getting to kickboxing was definitely my favorite part of the week!
Love the gift from Headsweats! They are an awesome company!!
They are a great company – just love their gear!
Kudos to you for squeezing it all in last week. I’m in the same boat this week. To say that solo parenting is a challenge is an understatement!
Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…Chicago Marathon Training Log – Week 16
Solo parenting really is so challenging. Unfortunately, I’ll be doing a fair amount of it this fall.
What fun! I love getting things in the mail (ok, maybe not bills). I am so excited for the fall weather! Sounds like you had a good week.
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Fun goodies in the mail is always a good thing, right?!
Great job squeezing all that in! I haven’t been that successful this week, but I’m hoping to make up for it on the weekend! Yay for kickboxing!
Hope you got some more time to yourself this past week.