*This was actually yesterday

It's been a while since I've written a "What I'm Pumped about Today" post, but, today seemed fitting as there were a bunch of random things that made me happy. (And, I think it's good to focus on the little things right now considering the weather is the ABSOLUTE WORST). Ok, here we go!

1. I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready for the gym at 6am. I had felt sluggish and really out of it all week so it felt good to feel back to normal again.

2. Chris kicked our asses in class and I left feeling pumped up and strong!

(Photo from last Thursday's class, but, I had the same feeling: happy, cold, and red-faced!)

3. I love dried mango and I recently learned that it's a pre-biotic. Keri Glassman put up a photo of dried mango and peanut butter last week - saying it was a great snack. I couldn't have picked a better quick recovery fuel yesterday. I had mine in almond butter instead and it was GREAT.

4. I originally thought that I'd be away this weekend so I had to turn down an invite to ride in Equinox's "Cycle for Survival". I am no longer going away and luckily there was still a spot open for me! There are rides all over the country and I'm so excited that I'm able to participate in the Boston ride. This is the mission: Why Ride? Approximately 50% of people with cancer are battling a rare cancer. Rare cancers include brain, pancreatic, stomach, ovarian, and thyroid cancers; leukemia and lymphoma; all pediatric cancers; and many others. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center treats more than 400 subtypes of cancer each year, and every dollar raised by Cycle for Survival goes directly to lifesaving research at the institution.

5. Then, my boss picked up pizza for the office. It's my favorite kind -- gluten free Margarita from Wicked, it was amazing and I may have had 3 slices.

6. This month, Rob and I are challenging ourselves to "dry-ish February". Basically, I've given myself 5 day passes for drinking. I used one for the Superbowl, obviously, and I have 4 more left. This means, I have to choose which days I really want to have a bev. Typically, I have one on Thursday nights and I did not last night and I did not miss it. I think I'll use one pass on Saturday!

7. I cooked up steak tips, avocado cream sauce (omg), twice baked potato, and peppers & onions. ALL of which is much healthier than it sounds and looks. I'll post it later. But, I'll tell you right now that it was DEEEEELISH!

QUESTION for you all: What little things were you pumped about this week? I'd love to know!

Have an awesome weekend and to my friends in the Northeast: Try not to let the incoming storm get to you too much. 6 Saturdays til Spring! xo

As I was making dinner tonight, I was thinking about my day (typical). There were some frustrations and also some little things (and a couple big things) that made me super pumped. It prompted me to write this blog post because I think often times, we can focus on frustrations at work or other annoying things that are going on in our day (traffic). But, if you look at back your day... there's probably some little things that shed a little (or a lot) of light. Focus on THAT. Big picture, Big picture!

Anyway, here are my things!

1. I woke up on a happiness high after last night's NBGNO event at the Westin. Co-hosting with Caroline and socializing/working out with a bunch of amazing women, was so much fun! More to come on that!

2. The weather was way warmer than expected and I didn't need my big jacket that I brought in! (Little thing)

3. My sister, Stacy, texted us with some really good news! (Big thing)

4. Jawbone told me that I take an average of 7,364 steps a day more than the average Jawbone UPster. Whoo! Love this because it's an effect of my newish job. I definitely didn't take this many steps at my old job. (Medium thing)

5. I felt really strong during class at PWG tonight. (little thing)

6. When I got home, I realized that I didn't have many veggies so I checked the brown bag of green tomatoes that I had picked before the last frost to see if any were ripe and, alas... there were some ripe ones! Yay! (little thing)