How to Get Back on Track

Holy guacamole, guys. Can I just tell you that it's been a whirlwind, busy-as-heck couple of days? Obviously I've neglected you and for that I apologize. If only I had two of me: One for living life, the other for writing about it. I mean, they clone cows and plants, right? Dear sweet Lord, could you imagine if we started cloning humans? Gah! Anyway. It's Tuesday. I'm slowly getting myself back on track. But for a second today, I thought it was still Monday.

Clearly I've lost my mind in all the hullabaloo, so I decided to get some chocolate because chocolate is my make-better treat:

Dark chocolate almonds and peanuts with a few malted milk balls thrown in for the fun of it. Don't judge me. I ran three miles this morning. And went for a walk downtown with my sister-in-law. And just so you know, I put most of the above in the cupboard for later. Keyword: Most. Sigh.

It was perfect walking weather today. High 70's, cool breeze and tons of sunshine. Check it:

And the weatherman promises more of this in the days to come, which gets me super excited about summer. When you live in a beach town, you live for summer weather.

But I can't really think about the weather right now because if I do, I'll never get anything done. And I have so much to get done after this weekend. As you know, my sister got married. And it was Mother's Day...and we got home late on Sunday night after brunching it at my parents' house. This is what "brunching it" looks like:

Steak and blue cheese sandwiches + fresh fruit = two of my favorite choices from the spread.
And here are two of my favorite blog readers:

(Hi!)

So I've been spending these past few days trying to get caught up. There is a lot to get caught up on when you leave town for a fun-filled weekend! For example:

1) Laundry. Piles of it.
2) Dishes. Dirty and clean.
3) Receipts need to be added to checkbook.
4) Piles of things need to be put away and/or organized.
5) Groceries need to be purchased for the week.
6) Workouts need to occur because they didn't all weekend.
7) The diet needs to be re-checked because it flew out the window all weekend.
8) Foodie PenPal items need to be boxed and shipped.
9) Dress clothes need to be taken to the dry cleaners.
10) A baby needs to be fed, diapered, rocked to sleep, etc...etc.
11) Blog posts need to be written.
12) An in-box needs some purging.

And here's where that list stands today:

1) Laundry. Piles of it. <— IN PROGRESS
2) Dishes. Dirty and clean. <— IN PROGRESS
3) Receipts need to be added to checkbook.
4) Piles of things need to be put away and/or organized.
5) Groceries need to be purchased for the week. 
6) Workouts need to occur because they didn't all weekend.
7) The diet needs to be re-checked because it flew out the window all weekend.  <— IN PROGRESS
8) Foodie PenPal items need to be boxed and shipped.
9) Dress clothes need to be taken to the dry cleaners.
10) A baby needs to be fed, diapered, rocked to sleep, etc...etc.  <— IN PROGRESS, ALWAYS
11) Blog posts need to be written.  <— IN PROGRESS, ALWAYS
12) An in-box needs some purging.


I'm getting there.


And here's how you can get there, too.
Behold my tips for how to get back on track:

1) Make fitness a priority, no questions asked. First and foremost, decide when/where/how you'll get your first workout in, then focus on everything else.

2) Forget about all the "junk" you ate all weekend. Don't look back; just make your next meal or snack a healthy one and move forward doing the same.

3) Make a prioritized to do list. Start with the things you can work on progressively, like laundry and dishes, then move on to things you can get done quickly, like entering in receipts or buying groceries.

4) Accept that you won't get through everything in one day, and that it's okay to choose something fun over something on your to-do list. For example, I'm glad I went for that walk today instead of staying inside to fold laundry.

I know, right? Short list. But really, it's not that hard to get and stay on track. It just takes some focus. Speaking of, I should hit "publish" so I can get back to that baby of mine...and that pile of laundry that needs to be folded.

Question: How do you get back on track after a crazy couple of days?