Epic Failure?

5 days feels like an eternity. Since I last wrote, I have had some almost epic failures. Last Wednesday I had a date with my eye doctor and he told me that I had an infection in both eyes. How unbelievably gross.  Luckily it's not the nasty "pink eye" kind. The most unfortunate side effect of this news is the fact that I can't wear my contact lenses for about a month. The more unfortunate part of that side effect is that the glasses I have are 2 prescriptions old so I'm squinting something fierce. The timing of this whole ordeal is also about as terrible as it comes because Amy's wedding was Saturday and  the temperatures roared into the 90s so I was sweating my face off. When I sweat my face off, my glasses melt off my face too making it even more difficult to see.

Luckily I worked out Wednesday before going to the eye doctor so it didn't effect my workout. Friday was the first failure to put my workout before life that gets in the way. With Amy's wedding on Saturday I was excited preparing the food and all the other stuff that goes with helping the closest thing you have to a sister get married. It was such a beautiful wedding and I enjoyed every single part of the weekend despite not being able to see. No working out on Friday wasn't a conscious decision. I just didn't work to make sure I had time for it.

The epic failure might have continued tonight if it weren't for Ben. I didn't get out of bed this morning to go get my workout done early. By the time I got home I knew more laundry was waiting for me to fold and I was prepared to forgo today's workout too. Instead I asked Ben to walk with me and he said yes. We walked a couple miles and he showed me a new street that will be a part of my route more often.

Tomorrow it's back to the grind. I am really trying not to let the glasses sliding off my sweaty face sway me from putting in a good work out. Now I am off to create a new playlist and I'm gonna load with songs that I'm going to lip sync at the gym... and I'll look a lot like this while doing it.....

<3 Katie
Day 28
202lbs
Feeling like failing might be part of learning



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  1. UnknownJuly 8, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    Katie You Rock! I'm so proud of you! On the plus side your glasses rock the vintage look, OH SO STYLISH! Keep up the great work!

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