DAY 299 & 300 OF 365: TAKING A BLOGGING BREAK.

So I am taking a blogging break this weekend. I will be back on Sunday to fill you in. I just wanted some time to relax. Thanks for understanding.

DAY 298 OF 365: MY BODY IS NOT HAPPY

This week has been one hectic and crazy ride full of ups and downs and my body is very aware. I was forced to cancel my sessions with JC on Wednesday and Friday because of work and my body was not pleased. As much as it may pain me sometimes to get out of bed and head to the gym, my body has gotten used to it and made it a routine. It was used to getting home cooked meals, green juice and fresh smoothies and now it gets take out and late meals thrown together. So now instead of being a happy and healthy body, it is a very disgruntled body that is not too happy with me. I promised that I was not going to let my work affect this challenge, but every day is becoming harder and harder to keep that promise.
This weekend marks my last weekend off until Thanksgiving. That means I will be 24 hours, 7 days a week. Not looking forward to that, especially since I am going to be maintaining this healthy lifestyle. Well, I am not going to focus on that. Instead, I am going to relax and enjoy this weekend. I will need to rest up for the work that is ahead of me. Now it's time to curl into bed and count sheep. I have to be up at 6am to head to a production meeting for Broken City, the new feature film that I am working on and then from there I am heading over to Law and Order: SVU for a concept meeting. Looks like another busy day. Till then.

DAY 297 OF 365: RUNNING AROUND TOWN

So I wish that I could say that I was running a marathon or running along the waterfront, but it was more like I was racing from meeting to meeting trying to get done all that I needed to during this hectic day. I was out of the house by 6:30 this morning so that I could make it on time for my production meeting for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. That meant that I was not able to meet with JC this morning. It was frustrating because I don't want to feel like I hit a road block in my healthier lifestyle. From that meeting I raced back to the office to get some work done before heading out to a meeting for the film that I am prepping and then back to the office to cast for Law and Order: SVU. Before I knew it, it was 10pm and I was finally ready to call it a night and head home. It is days like these that remind me why I started this challenge. I need all the energy that I can muster up just to make it through the day and the healthier me now has more energy.  Well, I am off to bed. Another early morning at the office. Till tomorrow.

DAY 296 OF 365: THIS JOB IS THROWING A WRENCH IN MY CHALLENGE

OK, So  my work load is increasing and I am once again living at the office. I had to cancel my session with JC for tomorrow morning because Law and Order: Special Victims Unit moved my production meeting from this evening to tomorrow morning and I was forced to cancel my session Friday morning due to a production meeting for the new film I am working on. Mix in the fact the my hours are getting longer and longer, and well that is a recipe for a disaster. I am trying my hardest to stay focused on the goal at hand, but I am worried that this job will be destroying all the hard work that I have been putting into my body. I am starting to feel that being an extras casting director is a 24 hour job that I am ready to check out of. I know that may sound awful, but after 10 years, the healthier fitter me is starting to realize the life that I have been missing. I can tell you this much, working out has given me more energy to do things that I didn't realize that I wanted to do. Oh, did I mention that starting next weekend that I am working 7 days a week again until Thanksgiving? Yeah, not looking forward to that. So what I need to do is get my mojo back. I can't let this job create a road block in my challenge. Instead, I need to plow through that road block right to the finish line. Speaking of that finish line, this challenge might need an extension. I feel like there was a factor beyond my control (this job) that has been messing with my results. Is that allowed? I think it should be! So with that, I need to go back to work. Surprise Surprise, I am still at the office. Almost 10pm and I am sure that I will be here for another hour. Till tomorrow.

DAY 295 OF 365: MY LEGS ARE SORE

So I have mentioned how my legs are always sore after my workouts and for some reason don't seem to be adapting well. No matter how much JC works with me and my sore legs, they just don't seem to be getting better. We even took a break from working legs to see if they just needed to rest. They are getting stronger, but the soreness after the workouts does not seem to be going away. Anyone have any advice for what I could do for this situation?
Well, I am going to call it a night early. This past weekend was a hectic and crazy weekend and I didn't get that much sleep. After this mornings intense workout, my body wants a good night sleep. So till tomorrow.

DAY 294 OF 365: FUN IN THE KITCHEN

So today I was up and out of the house by 6:30am to judge a beauty pageant in New Jersey that was filmed for season 4 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Definitely a fun and interesting day but needless to say I was tired and missing my nice warm bed. So when I got home today, I changed into my PJ's, and went to work in the kitchen to prepare a nice home cooked meal that I could enjoy while watching some TV. I made some quinoa that I cooked with chicken stock instead of water and I sauteed some asparagus in balsamic vinegar with toasted pine nuts. For the main dish I baked seasoned chicken with BBQ sauce. I have to say that I love cooking with seasonings. What could have been just normal BBQ chicken, was elevated to something else when I added seasoning to the chicken.
Now I am full and relaxed on the couch catching up on some Sunday TV watching. Tomorrow starts another day and another work week. If only every day could be as peaceful as I feel right now. But I know that soon my alarm will be going and then it will be off to the gym to meet JC. So for now, I am going to relish in this peaceful moment. Till tomorrow.

DAY 293 OF 365: SCARY NIGHT

So I was awoken this morning at 2am to the screams of a woman outside my window. She was screaming fire, fire and at first I thought I was dreaming. I quickly got up and opened the curtains to four buildings on fire. I could actually feel the heat of the fire from my apartment. It was the scariest thing to be that close to those flames and see black smoke and know that the lives of so many people were about to change. Peoples homes and belongings were destroyed and with in moments the flames had engulfed these buildings. Minutes later, four fire trucks, EMT and police had responded and it took them till about 5am to get everything under control and to put out the flames. I hardly got any sleep just thinking about what was happening outside my windows. I ended up sleeping in later than expected since I was up most of the night. I eventually got up and made some coffee and googled the fire to see if anyone was hurt. Luckily, it seemed as if everyone made it out unscathed. Their homes and belongings were not that lucky.
The rest of the day I spent cleaning and bill paying and basically just lounging before heading into the office for work. Now I am home and showered and ready to call it a night. I have to be out the door tomorrow morning at 6am as I am judging a beauty pageant tomorrow. I have to be there at 8am and it is being filmed for Season four of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. That's right ladies and gentleman, yours truly will be mixing it up with Teresa herself. So you will have to tune in next season to see all the fun I am about to have. So, I am off to get some sleep. I better make sure I stock up on my pageant crack! For any fans of Toddlers and Tiaras, you will get the reference. Till tomorrow.