Numbers, balance and all that jazz

I spent the weekend mostly around the house and resting because my back started hurting on Wednesday to the point of hardly being able to walk at times. I baked some cupcakes and cookies, cleaned some around the apartment, bought a foam roller (which has totally helped), read and spent time in bed/on the couch with an ice pack and heating pad.

But it got me thinking about how I've spent my time lately. And today, when I realized I've put over 26,000 miles on my car this year, it got me thinking how lazy I've been lately. And you know what? I'm ok with that. I can't maintain this incredible laziness, however it's been the culmination of multiple years of running around and being at everyone else's beck and call.

Here's why I'm ok with being as lazy as I've been (more sleep, less scheduled appointments): I know that come January 2, I'm back to work, school and half marathon training. I'm taking two classes next semester (only took one this past semester) and I know that's going to take a lot of my free time. So, for the time being, I'm happy lounging around reading for pleasure and cleaning my apartment (again, I swear I've thrown stuff out...).

But I've also been weighed down by some numbers I've seen, which is why I need to find a balance.

0 - the number of yoga classes I've been to in the last two weeks

5 - how many minutes I managed to squeak out on the treadmill tonight (man, that was depressing)

7 - the number of days it's been since I've run

150 - the number of pounds I'm trying to stay under through the holidays

Unknown - the number of cookies I've eaten in the last few weeks

I know that I need to start putting together a plan for after the holidays. And I need to get back into my training plan (and I felt like I was doing so well too!). I hope that my back will stop hurting completely soon (almost there) and I can get things moving again.