Easy, fast, healthy lunch idea & some updates

This lunch took 10 minutes to make.

Store-bought fat free organic polenta, jarred marinara sauce (Engine 2 makes an oil free, low sodium tomato basil sauce if you’re looking for a healthy option) and some freshly washed baby spinach and blueberries. I didn’t even use salad dressing; just combined it on the fork with polenta and sauce.

It’s worth noting that if you give a four year old the option to use tongs, they’re much more likely to get interested in a new food! My 4 year old devoured the polenta with gusto. Participating in preparation didn’t work with my five year old, but that’s a 50% success rate, and if you’re a parent who has tried to get young kids to eat something new, you’re probably (sadly) as impressed as I was.

Some Personal Updates

Meditation: I’m still using the guided meditation app Headspace and loving it.

Organization: My running drawers have REMAINED ORGANIZED using the KonMari folding method. I am shocked to report this, but they look so good that I can’t bring myself to just throw running gear in there. The cleanliness has begotten more cleanliness. I love running upstairs in a rush to get to spin class and finding exactly what I need the second I open the drawer. It’s been THREE MONTHS and my drawers still look perfect!

Missed workouts: I was supposed to go to the pool yesterday, but the babysitter who was scheduled had a persistent cough so I sent her home because I was too worried about the kids getting sick. Then I couldn’t go this morning, because one of the kids left the dome light on in my car overnight and my car wouldn’t start, leading us to realize that it needed the battery replaced so I had to take it to the shop instead of swimming or going to spin.

It reminded me how precarious our schedules are sometimes. Even when you schedule it in or “make it a priority” sometimes you just have too many priorities. My kids’ health is a priority. Transportation is a priority. Don’t forget to make sleep a priority!

Sure, sometimes we miss a day for less legitimate reasons. But it’s important to take a deep breath when things don’t go as planned, and remember that while consistency is key, us non-professional athletes are pretty lucky because our training can come second, third or fourth. We can put our families or work or friends first, and still make it. Part of the fun of getting across that finish line is knowing that we did it in spite of everything else in our lives.

So I’m doing yesterday’s swim workout this afternoon when the sitter comes, and I don’t get to spin until Thursday or Friday. I’ll make the lasagna before she gets here and ask her to put it in the oven, and things will be fine.

 

 

 

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