Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Seized by happiness...

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but they seize us."
Ashley Montagu

Tuesdays I only work evenings, so here is how my morning went. I ate a banana and I was out the door for my 6K tempo run at 8am (early for me). It was beautiful out. The sun was shining, but it was not yet too warm. Perfect! What an enjoyable run. My 10.02min/mile pace was a bit fast for my program, but I felt great. I got back and enjoyed a nice big breakfast. I then changed and headed for the gym. Onto the treadmill I hopped for a 2K warm up run. It felt completely effortless. Off the treadmill and into the mirror room. I set up my step and start doing my jumps. I am alone in the room and the door is pretty much closed. "Don't speak" by No Doubt is playing on my ipod. I was feeling it :) ...I may even have been dancing a few times as I was walking to my step after a jump and definitely moving my lips (I don't think I was actually singing). Next, head to the other room to do the rest of my workout (lots of people, no dancing, look of concentration on my face, lips may have been moving sometimes). End with a good stretch and head home. Happiness seized me this morning...more than once.   

Food basket update:
I got the information for the vegetable basket. All 20 weeks must be paid in advance...it's pretty expensive considering we may not be home some weeks. But it turns out this same organic farm sets up a Farmers Market very close to our house every Saturday morning. How cool is that! So we'll be visiting the market weekly.

Note to my son K, who commented on my last post:
Don't worry...I didn't say this year...but hopefully, in 10 years, I'll be a proud and involved grandparent ;)

Did happiness seize you today?
Cheers!

19 comments:

Melissa said...

Yippee for the Farmer's Market. I hope to attack ours this Saturday as well. :)

Laura said...

I love that song! That album was the first I ever bought :-) That's made me want to go find the track and get it on my playlist for Sunday!

Jennifer said...

You really did have an amazing day! I love to hear these stories the most. It's just past 5AM here, so it's bit early to know about the happiness part, yet. Cheers!

misszippy said...

Glad you had such a nice one. Makes it all worthwhile!

Johann said...

Thanks for another super positive post! You are reaping the rewards for all that hard work over the last months. You are an in shape, fit, runner! Apart from your post that seized me I was also seized on my run this morning. Not because it was effortless (it had some pain), but because I’m doing exactly what I planned. I love it when a plan comes together…

Teamarcia said...

Glad to hear you were seized!
Sadly I got shut out of our CSA program this year (already full).
So far I am seized by raging thunderstorms but the day is young!

Kovas said...

We did CSA last year and, while expensive, we did get to try some veggies we probably wouldn't have picked up on our own. Who knew our kids would like swiss chard?

Marlene said...

Great job on the morning run and gym workout.

Hope you enjoy the veggie basket. Got to love having easy access to the farmer's market too!

ajh said...

This is a very positive post! One of my wishes is that some day I have a meet up with you. It seems like in bordering states/provinces that could happen!

Julie said...

Cheers to an awesome workout morning Anne! This was definately a positive and happy post! I am thrilled that you are loving running and happy with life:) I also love that you were able to add a little dancing too!

Sarah said...

I love it when that happens! :) Glad happiness found you today and held on tight.

ajh said...

Did you just feel that earthquake? I don't know how far up you are.

From local news


It's true! That WAS an earthquake you felt!

The USGS in the Weston, Mass., observatory confirms there was an earthquake centered on the Quebec Ontario border at 1:41. It measured 5.5.

We felt it in the Channel 3 Newsroom. Did you feel it?

Char said...

Ha ha ha. Did your son feel a bit of pressure? And now I have "Don't Speak" playing on an endless loop in my head.

Love2Mags said...

Those incredible runs/workouts are the ones we live for :) I'm so glad you had a positive and productive morning! Great job Anne!!

Kelly said...

^^^ We felt the earthquake as well... weird! Glad you had such good workouts today. I was seized by happiness today when my fridge repair gave me a teeny tiny bill. Woo hoo!

Tricia said...

sounds lovely

Molly said...

You're going to love your food basket, all those fresh veggies....yum!

Anne said...

It definitely sounds like you've come into your own with running. And I agree with that Ashley in your quote. So true!

Meg said...

I love those moments. The quote puts that feeling into words! Thanks.