Friday Favorites #8- May Madness

The month of May has been an absolute whirlwind of work, fun, family, and so much more. Not to be sappy, but looking back on the month has me thinking how blessed I am. With all the things I complain about and stress about and lose sleep about, this has been a wonderful month. I have to remember to write my troubles in the sand, and carve my blessings in stone. So here's a little stone carving of my whirlwind month in review wrapped up as Friday Favorites #8.

First, May has been full of runs, fun, and the running community. I hit a bunch of personal records for May, and those aren't even including my Thursday training runs! I was able to go out and support a few friends in the Warrior Dash. And, I finished up the month with a Memorial Day Remembrance run that my loving Mom came out to support me in!

Second, May has been full of all my favorite Baltimore things. Orioles baseball, steamed crabs, fire pits, and the start of family pool parties. I know there is so much more of this to come this summer!

Third, who doesn't love a good wedding? Congratulations to my cousin Tony and his new bride Jen! I am so excited to have been a part of their special day. Welcome to the family Jen! 

Finally, I saw this on a friends Facebook, and think it should be my motto for the next month. So it's my final favorite thing. 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, and don't forget....

What Planning Ahead Looks Like

Things have been crazy busy recently! (This should just be my standard opening line to every blog I post, since they seem to be few and far between recently, followed by...) I'm so sorry, I will try harder to blog more often! 

With things being as busy as they have been (especially at work) it reminded me about the power of planning my meals ahead. So, I thought I would share what planning ahead looks like for me. (By the way, planning ahead can also be called, how to avoid the office sweets snack attack). 

So that is what I had today- A SmartOnes breakfast quesadilla, some strawberries, a SmartOnes lunch, some carrots and fat free ranch dip, some popcorn, and a protein shake (which is for this afternoon). Lots of good low point snacks and two yummy meals! Tonight, I have some chicken breast out and I'm planning to make grilled chicken flatbread sandwiches. 

Now, if I can just keep this planning ahead stuff up for the weekend, we should be go to go! 

Happy Friday!