I haven’t posted in a while. Sorry. But there are many reasons why, good and bad:
Good:
- I HAVE TWO SUPER CUTE KITTIES! Seriously, I can’t get anything done because they are just too darn cute. They chase each other around. They hug each other when they sleep. They groom each other. They’re having a total bromance. It’s really distracting.
- I signed up for an online class…on the hero in Greek literature. It’s kind of cool, but also a lot of reading.
- Did I mention how cute my kitties are? I think that should be reiterated.
Bad:
- My toe is STILL swollen. It’s getting better but I was told not to run on it until it’s all better. The super dramatic, pessimistic part of me thinks that will never happen. The realistic part of me thinks it will be another week or two. It’s just hard to write about the adventures of Running Lisa when there’s no running.
- The kitties are REALLY distracting.
Everyone, meet Blue!
After probably months of trying to convince Josh that Oliver would really like a friend, he finally caved and we welcomed Blue into our apartment on Wednesday. Since then the apartment has felt like some live nature show. Most websites said to keep the cats separate for possibly weeks before introducing them, but Oliver was too curious. We introduced them within minutes and I have to say, I'm super impressed with Oliver. There were lots of kitty nose kisses, they stared at each other a lot, and Oliver even knew when to give Blue space.
They warned me that Blue would be shy, so these are the only pictures I have. He currently spends most of his days hiding under the bed, unless it's really really quiet, then he pokes his head out. We may have to give him a week or so before he gets used to us and I'm trying my best to be patient but patience is not one of my many virtues.
Oliver has been a big help. He goes into the room and sticks his head under the bed and makes this little chirping noise like he's asking a very polite question. Blue responds with a very little meow and they talk back and forth for a while. Usually Blue tries to come out a little. Blue gets really adventurous at night. I can hear them running all around the apartment, chasing each other. One morning we woke up and all the toy mice found their way into the bedroom. Blue is more willing to approach us at night, so I got up to go to the bathroom last night, then stayed up with them a little to play. I wish I had more pictures to show you because Blue is super cute when he bats around his toys. One of Oliver's favorite games is what we like to call sneak attack. He hides behind something and waits for you to walk by then jumps at you and runs away. They played sneak attack and ran all over the apartment. At 4am. I'm sure the downstairs neighbors LOVE us. But then the sun comes up and Blue goes back into hiding. Oliver seems a little concerned about his friend. Why won't he play during the day? I'm hoping Blue will come join us for snuggles sometime this weekend then I can take more pictures to show you. Until then, crazy cat lady out.
Boy, lots has been going on. First up Valentine's Day. Josh was nice
enough to come with me to the ballet. The building is super cool.
It was the first full length
ballet I've been to and I was SO EXCITED. We went to see Sleeping
Beauty at the NYC Ballet and it did not disappoint. The lead
ballerina, princess Aurora was ridiculous. She made everything look so
freaking easy. There was a part where she was standing on pointe on
one leg and some suitors were coming to greet her. She stood on pointe
without a wobble for a very very very long time. She also wore lots of super pretty tutus. This is her wedding tutu.
There were also somechildren in the show that incited AWWWWWWWs every time they got on the
stage. The other highlights were the Puss n Boots dance, Little Red
Riding Hood, and I really liked the court jesters dance too. I can't
wait to go back again. And Josh didn't even fall asleep!
On the toe front, it's been 3 weeks. Unfortunately, it's still a
little swollen, which I don't think is very good. But it's feeling a
little better and it's not bruised any more. I'm going to take that as
a good sign. It will probably be a few more weeks before I can do
anything again.
In other news, we might be getting Oliver a little kitty friend. Let
me just say that Josh is super awesome. He thinks I'm a crazy cat lady
(which I almost am) but he's willing to at least try fostering a kitty
friend. I think Oliver will really like having a buddy.
I am now 99% sure that I did not break my toe. I had Dr. Joey look at it. He's a friend so there were no Xrays or official doctor's offices or anything. He said I probably just really damaged the tissue. It definitely hurts less, but it's still a little swollen and bruised. Not sure if that's good or bad after two weeks.
Guess what else happened? We got snow! Lots and lots and LOTS of snow!
And what better way to spend your snow day than with boozey hot chocolate?
I can't imagine anything better.
As January comes to an end, let’s look at the good and the bad things that have happened:
Good- I’ve been mostly sticking to my resolutions. I’ve been tracking what I’m eating on the MyPlate app from Livestrong, and I’m learning some interesting things about what I eat, when I eat, and how to make changes. For the most part I just need to eat more protein.
Bad- See this guy? With his sweet little face?
Turns out he’s actually a very bad kitty. On Sunday, I caught him PEEING IN MY LAUNDRY HAMPER…ALL OVER MY CLOTHES…RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!! I had to shell out $300 to take him to the vet to see if there’s anything actually wrong with him, or if he just enjoys peeing on people’s things. I’ll keep you updated on that one.
Good- See this girl?
This is Gin Wigmore and she’s awesome. And I saw her in concert for $12. And it was AWESOME! Booyah.
More Good/Bad- I hate strength training, but I know that it’s been working. I have a routine that I do 20-30 minutes two or three times a week. I feel stronger and stretchier. I guess I should keep it up.
Bad- I’m a klutz. Being a klutz I walked right into my coffee table. I think I hurt myself pretty bad. I must have got it right in between my toes because that’s where it’s the most purple. My foot is pretty swollen and lots of interesting colors. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll be running for a while. I’m pretty sure it’s not broken, but to be on the safe side I’m going to lay off the running for at least 4 to 6 weeks. I’m trying to look on the bright side, so at least I was a klutz while not training for anything. And it’s been cold anyway. I was kind of looking for an excuse to not run.
So that was January. Let’s hope that February is more good than bad!
I’ve had a kind of surreal weekend. A friend of mine very suddenly lost her fiancé. He was playing basketball, went to get some water, and collapsed. He was 30 years old. I can’t even imagine how utterly devastated she is right now. I would be completely broken. One minute you’re planning your wedding and your life and the next it’s completely taken away. I wish there was something I could do or say for her to make it better, but there’s not. I didn’t know him very well. I met him just once before Christmas, but I saw all the kind and amazing notes written by friends on his facebook page. I’m hoping the family can find solace in the fact that he seems to have touched many lives with his spirit. Hopefully his spirit can live on in others by inspiring them to live better lives. And I think all of us should use this as a reminder that you never know what’s going to happen. Never miss an opportunity to give someone a hug or tell them how much you love them, because you just never know.
Let me start by saying this: Strength training hurts. It makes me sad how much it hurts. You would think that I would be stronger by now, but I’m not. Sad. I signed up for a free strength training class at JackRabbit on the Upper Westside. I thought it wasn’t going to be a REAL class. I thought it would be mostly talking. But no. This was a real class. There were planks, bridges, squats, clamshells- even plyometrics. Needless to say, today I hurt. The good news about all this is I don’t do a ton of strength training mostly because I don’t know exactly what to do. Well now I have no excuse. I know exactly what to do and how to do it. So I will be adding these workouts to my routine. All except for the plyometrics. Jumping up and down makes me angry.
