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Well, well, well. The last full week of October is a wrap. Before I tell you how it all went down, here’s how my workouts shook out. Not too shabby if I do say so myself:
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Run 3 miles intervals am + strength/balance/corework pm (double workout. Go me)
Wednesday: Yoga
Thursday: Run 5 miles (sucky)
Friday: Yoga
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: Hot Chocolate 15k (race recap coming soon)
Not one but TWO yoga sessions took place. That calls for a celebratory inversion.
It was yet another single-parenting week. I know I sound like a broken record. Basically I’ve been flying solo this entire month, which is ok because I can make more of the foods I love, rather than always worrying about the Caveman’s barely cooked meat. It always comes down to food.
Other than working out and dragging the kiddos around to a boatload of Halloween parties, two things happened that made mama pretty happy, although both threw me out of my comfort zone. It was about losing and gaining.
The pain cave and basement are finally finished and open for business since they flooded back in June. While it could have been far worse, the damage was considerable and the time and money required to rehab it, in addition to the grief of losing so many belongings were significant. Now, however, the serenity of fresh, open space feels good. So darn good.
More gain and loss
Over the summer I gradually chipped away at decluttering the playroom. So many memories were wrapped up in outgrown toys I was holding onto. Slowly our upstairs “playroom”, which has gone mostly unused unless you consider it’s function as a catch-all for clutter, emptied. Finally this week two large dollhouses that were difficult to part with went out, along with the final vestiges of playroom stuff and in it’s placed emerged…..an office. My office. With a desk and a couch and comfy chair. A place JUST for me. Since moving here and having kids, I’ve not had a place I could call my own….until now. As tough as it was to come to terms that my kids are not babies anymore, it was so very nice to repurpose a space and make it my own.
Alright, enough deep thoughts. Here’s some stuff I’m super loving this week:
Hot List
What’s better than Amazing Grass Green Superfood? Amazing Grass Green Superfood in holiday flavors. Think Holiday Cookie, Chocolate Peppermint and yes Pumpkin Spice. Imagine the festive smoothie goodness you can create with these! Check them out here!
I love hot coffee on a cold day but recently I discovered some cold brews and elixirs that I simply cannot get enough of. In fact all the Rebbl Drinks I’ve tried so far have been amazing. The protein coffee cold-brew with coconut milk and maca is soooo refreshing and packs 12g of protein perfect for after a workout. I also love the Turmeric Golden Milk and Turmeric Lemon Tart. Try them for yourself here.
How was your week? Do you struggle with letting go? What are you hanging onto that you need to let go? Do you have a space to call your own?
We moved when my son was a hs freshman and he said he didn’t want to keep ANY of his toys. I had to pack MY favorites. Glad your basement is done and I’m sure you will LOVE your office.
Must be nice to have an office/place just for you. But I do struggle with decluttering. I need to find time to look through the kiddos’ baby stuff they don’t play with anymore. Wow! Amazing Grass has so much new stuff now!
i have a hard time getting rid of things that hold a lot of memories. Then I will get sick of all the clutter and just throw everything out at once. We had an office that Rob and I share, but he rarely goes in there. And we have separate desks so I do feel like I have my own space.
I do struggle letting go and I have had a “Decluttering Project” at home that has just stalled because of that. But I need to get my act together and just get rid of stuff! My daughter’s dollhouse is still going to be with us for a while as she is only 5 but I can just imagine your heartbreak – I can’t begin to imagine a day I will have to pack it away.
Declutter is good for the soul! Can’t wait to see what you do in that new office!
OMG I NEEDED THIS. It’s helped me stop for a minute and pat myself on the back. Until about six months ago I would’ve said I struggled tremendously with letting go. I do not anymore.
You know I do! We did a purge a few years ago and we need to do more. It’s so overwhelming–the amount of stuff we have.
I love the new flooring!
Sometimes a good purge is necessary, even though it’s not easy to do at all! As I get older I it’s a little easier for me to part with certain things. For the past few years I have tried to de-clutter as much as possible.
Ugh. I don’t consider myself a hoarder (at least compared to the “real” hoarders on TV), but I defintely have a tough time letting go of things. The three kids all have remodeled bedrooms now, and all of their “old” rooms have become catchalls…and the stuff in there seems to multiply overnight. Congrats on the new office space! Just think, I have dibs on three potential offices in myhouse …but not until all the other stuff disappears LOL
I had the hardest time getting rid of stuff last year when we moved. I must have had boxes and boxes of school projects my kids did. Feels good though!
Well, if I decluttered it I’d have a space to call my own. I’m working on that . . . I have trouble getting rid of clothes. Must be genetic,so does my mom. I’m working on that, too (just bagged up a bunch this morning as a matter of fact).
I totally get the whole it’s good they’re away thing because now I get to eat whatever the heck I want!
I’ve decluttered as I’ve moved, and when I realized I didn’t use something anymore, it wasn’t too hard to get rid of. I know my parents still have a bit of stuff from my childhood, and my mom refuses to part with those.
Since we’ve moved to the lake, my girls share a room and the house is much smaller. Oh but the view out my front door of the lake makes it worth it. We plan on adding on, but there won’t be a space just for me. I guess the roads around my hood will be my space. Hope you have a great week!
Yeah for getting an office space back! I struggle with not having a space like this. My husband has a whole room and I have a little desk in our rec room – not cool 😉 Letting go of some toys and clothing is hard for me as well. My kids are still pretty young but I’ve kept some of their baby stuff.
I know you are glad to have your basement finished. Having an office space must feel so GOOD. I’ve just recently contemplated taking over one little corner of a guest room for my office space. LOL. I find it hard to get rid of toys that were never played with, never even opened. I feel I need to save them for grandkids or a child in need. Thanks for linking.
My hubby is a hoarder. He keeps EVERYTHING!!
I really need to purge too. My stepsons have left the house and I have taken over both of these rooms!!!
We’ve been slowly purging the playroom – now mini-man cave and I’m definitely having a harder time letting go of certain toys than my boys are. Enjoy your new office space!
Hallelujah for getting your own space and office!!! That must be an amazing feeling. We had a nice home office in our last house, then our two kids took over any spare room we had. Now we have an “office” in the corner of a room. It’s all right but it’s not particularly comfy. But I’m sorry to hear of the loss of the dollhouses. That day will make me very sad, too.
I loved all of your Yoga poses this week …and that headstand, damn!! I need to see if I can find that Rebbl drink around here …I’m in the market for all things including Tumeric for my aging joints!! 🙂
Ohh holiday flavors!! I bought the detox greens and I thought that it was ok. It needed to be hidden in a tasty smoothie. What’s your favorite new flavor?
Great job with your workouts this week! Can’t wait to hear about the hot chocolate race!
I can’t let go of ANYTHING, which is the absolute opposite of my husband. I travel once or twice a month and he loves throwing stuff out when I’m gone. I literally go to the end of my driveway each and every Thursday morning and dig through my own trash, salvaging what he’s thrown out. Kudos to you for getting rid of your clutter.
Send me a snap of YOU room. I can’t envision it anything other than two big pink doll houses :).
xo
Yay for decluttering! I’m trying to work on more of that at our house, and it is so much easier said than done, especially when it comes to finding the time for it. Its definitely one of those necessary evils.
Wow I’m impressed and a bit jealous that you cleaned out that space and made it for you. I need to do the same. Clearing out sentimental items that are part of our past is painful. But it feels so good to have the space and the sense of possibility for the future that it creates.
I hear you! My kids are growing too and it is so hard to part with some things…*sigh* Oh! And that drink looks amazing!!
One thing about my hubs or me working late and us missing supper together is the fact that I can have what I want and he can too! I need to do a major clean out! I’m afraid when I start I won’t stop and nothing will be safe!