I am claiming this week as one that has made me go from 0 to 60 and then back to 10 and back up to 45. I am on top of the world and quickly given a reality check just to be granted a little glimpse of sunlight. You get my drift? No matter what – I seem to be lost in this week. TGIF friends, TGIF. I do however have to wait for tonight to fully embrace this mentality. Starting at 7 am this morning I have a networking event followed by a full day of work. Could be worse though right?
But that is ok. Or at least I keep telling myself it is ok. I swear, you say it so many times and you start believing it.
It’s ok… to be pretty proud of a kick ass interview. That is all.
It’s ok… to proceed the have the worst luck day after the interview. Thank goodness all of it was after, dumping water on my phone, dumping water on my computer, having to go to the mentor session alone. Man I could not catch a break.
It’s ok… to cry a bit. A sign that I am a tad overwhelmed and stress but nonetheless a good release.
It’s ok… to have one of the worst weeks of sleep in a while. I couldn’t even tell you how miserable this week was. It starts with the later work nights, which lead to later bedtimes, which leads to harder wake ups. I struggled man but somehow powered through.
It’s ok… to miss Thursday night tv time with my mom and sister we used to have while watching the Office. It never got old.
It’s ok… to desperately need my buddy run on Saturday with Molly – I swear only one more hill.
It’s ok… to live for your daily emails written at like 3 am from Molly and Chelsie. Our hours are odd but man does it start my day off right. Even if the wind blows up my dress as I fall flat on my butt boarding the metro.
It’s ok… to love that your manager is as obsessed with excel spreadsheets as you are. For our event in May (that we are already planning, scared yet?) she has created an excel spreadsheet with over 20 tabs of logistics. This includes minute by minute of our event in May that goes from 7 am to 6 pm as well as day by day preparation from February on.
It’s ok… to get home after 8:30 pm every night this week. Yep, that is four 12 hour days I just logged. Worst week status achieved.
It’s ok… to mouth the words to songs as you run. Yep, I do all sorts of facial expressions, especially this week when I needed the extra motivation. You could have seen me smiling over Matty’s talk show – holy cow were there some hilarious chat sessions this week. You could see me rocking that Justin Bieber hit (while simultaneously judging myself).
It’s ok… to be a little checked out. I try and not show it but this week mentally was a little tough at work. However, I slapped on that face and did what I had to do.
It’s ok… to be pretty bummed that you can’t run the Cupid Underwear run in DC on Feb. 9th. All the tickets are sold out darn! I was asked to do press which would be pretty sweet but you know classic Alex has to work that week. Throw me a bone people!
It’s ok… to be asked if the email I sent was spam. I sent my aunt this article and she worried it was spam. No really I swear I was in an online magazine,I am halfway…ok a quarter legit… http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/9-dc-fitness-bloggers-to-read-now.php (there are some pretty sweet bloggers named in it as well!)
It’s ok… to kind of laugh at the word ‘busy’. So many of us are busy but are you really busy? That is the question.
It’s ok… to consider sugar a food group. It is, that is what I thought. Registered sugar aholic at your service.
It’s ok… to cry a bit when you deposit your rent check the day after pay day. Don’t call me bank, I get it, I’m broke.
It’s ok…to feel like you had no time this week. I swear the days got away with me. My to do lists were hard to accomplish leaving a lot to spill over. Oh isn’t the spill over the worse.
It’s ok… to realize that sometimes bedtime is more important than finishing a blog post.
Oh man can I not wait till 7 pm tonight. My couch is calling. I hear it.
Question: What is ok today for you?
You should definitely be proud of your kick butt interview! That feeling rocks!
Oh gosh, after all the water is your iphone and computer fine? I did that to my computer a few months ago, it wasn’t pretty.
4 12 hour weeks. You are super woman right about now. Call me impressed.
You are SO right about being busy. I may say I’m busy, but in all honesty I’m not truly really busy. It’s bizarre, I just feel like I have to “plan out” every hour of every day even if I’m not doing anything productive…it’s odd;)
I luckily had my phone and computer survive, it took a night but they are all good now. i seriously was flipping out though, I could not have afforded to replace it at all. Some people just need to be productive, I kind of live that world sometimes
Oh my gosh CONGRATULATIONS on the interview and the article about your blog! Both big things to be proud of! I hope to hear what kind of job the interview was for soon! Girl, I don’t know how you do it. Seriously. You work so much, you run, you blog, you have time to check in on some of your favorite blends… you’re superwoman. Everybody should look up to you and it’s totally okay to shed a few tears here and there over stress, homesickness, spilled milk (or water, in your case), whatever! We all need those moments once in awhile and if I were in your shoes, I’d be crying a whole lot more than I’d like to admit. I definitely do not handle overcommitment well.
And I totally consider sugar a food group. Although we already knew that.
Sugar should be, I don’t know what those people were thinking. I know all too well the game of overcommitment. I think I am actually starting to realize sometimes you just have to say no.
I mouth to songs when I run too, only mouth though. I can’t actually sing them or I will loose my breath. I need all the air I can get!! Awesome job on the interview! I hope your Friday goes SMOOOOTH!
I do both, sometimes I just can’t contain myself. Thank you and hope you have a smooth friday too!
Just like everyone else said, awesome job on your interview. I am so proud of you girl & ah, how exciting!
Um four 12 hour workdays? Girl, you are such a friggen rockstar. I don’t know how you do it, but damnnn!!
I’m glad you cried, and your OK with it. Everyone has those moments. Totally healthy, and just needed in life
… its OK to eat bowls and bowls of dry cereal topped with peanut butter whenever your heart desires.
…its OK to knock on neighbors doors at 9:30 at night when your trying to sleep to find out who in the heck is drilling into their walls.
I adore cereal so I love that statement except I am weird and like my cereal soggy. I man I would so have knocked on their door, after your week you need some sleep
i was totally wiggin’ out reading this post because i had a dream last night about jersey shore! haha which is random, because i haven’t watched it in forever! ..and so glad to hear i’m not the only one who mouths the words to songs outloud when i run
Really? Oh gosh it is like I read your mind, that show is ridiculous but I totally love it.
That is SO cool about the blog article Alex, and so well deserved! And the interview too. I’m so happy you’re back on top of the world form this Friday, what a great way to end the week! Love the Excel spreadsheet thing too, think I’d excel plan my entire life if I could!
I seriously just need lists that are organized which is why I love it so much. We all need that little thing that keeps us going.
But who is actually busy and who isn’t? I think we all know the answer to that. On an entirely related topic, you rock my socks (most of which are very, very dirty at the moment, but you still rock them!).
And congratulations. On all of your achievements. You are THE hardest worker I know, in so many avenues of your life, and I honestly respect the heck out of you, girl.
And I not only mouth the words, but breathlessly-whisper them too. I swear I think the woman on the treadmill next to me the other day thought her TM was making weird sounds for a bit, but then she started giving me the evil eye when she figured out it was me. No shame. Biebs is just too good to pass up a sweet jam.
How can you not sing? come on lady get on the same page, i need some motivation and biebs just does it. Keep on truckin lady
almost made it through the whole week! and 24 hours ish from now i’ll be waking up and coming over and we’ll be running. i’m super pumped i cannot wait even though i KNOW you are lying to me and it is definitely going to be more than one more hill as it always is. oh well i love you anyway. and i think we agree on the busy thing. i could talk about that for days…
haha… I swear one more hill. one more hill. kind of like today one more hill until I get to go home, do errands and hit the hay. Can’t wait to see you
So happy that you had a great interview Alex! After being sick this week, I feel a bit checked out myself.
. I am ready for Saturday that is for sure!
Have a great day!
ugh being sick on top of being busy is the worst, I hope you get to recoup this weekend!
TGIF for real!!! I am SO glad that you rocked your interview! Wahooo! This week was non-stop for me as well… totally ready for the weekend
Hope yours is awesome!
Non stop weeks make the weekends look just so glorious!
It’s okay to wear ugly shoes so you don’t have to ruin your good ones in this snowy unpredictable weather. It’s okay to skip a gym day to rest and relax for an an hour or two.
I’m crossing my fingers for you and your interview!
and it really is totally okay to cry and mentally check out every once in a whole.
Smart idea! When it is down pouring I usually wear older shoes so that I don’t ruin my newer ones. Happens…
Ah geez i know, I wasn’t home before 8:30 all week too. I’m exhausted! Ready to slow it down this weekend for sure. It’s ok for me today that its dress down day, woo hoo for comfy shoes!
I know, I can’t wait to wear comfy clothes. I need some t shirts in my life after this week
I definitely related to this one. And now officially long for Jersday. I’m not even embarrassed to admit that. It’s okay dance in the bathroom when you wake up on Friday morning. It is in fact almost the weekend.
Oh dancing at any point when I am stress is an a ok in my book. i need it. The weekend is welcomed with open arms like whoa this week
Congratulations on a rockin’ interview, being mentioned in Washington, and for ending the week with a bang! Alex, you are too cool for school!
Haha – man you are way too sweet!
Yay for an awesome interview and being in a magazine! You rock!
Thanks lady, I was pretty excited about both.
Awesome job on the interview! And congrats on being mentioned in the article!
It’s ok… to have some chocolate with breakfast, because Fridays require that.
Fridays I crave sweets too, it is just asking me to get my weekend started on a sweet note
So glad to hear that the phone interview went well!
But four 12-hour days? Sounds painful – I hope you have some time to relax this weekend!
I wish I didn’t have to work this weekend… makes me less excited about it
Yay on the interview! So glad it went well. Job-searching is so rough!
Job searching is always rough!
ALEX, YOU’RE FAMOUS!! Congrats!
TGIF is right–what a long week it’s been. I had a semi-breakdown on Monday after work and cried for the first time since graduation in May. I absolutely *hate* crying, and one I started, I couldn’t stop. TG for supportive moms!
haha I wonder how many people actually read that Washingtonian… not really sure. but hey, I was excited. I hate crying too, I really hate it but man sometimes you can’t help it
So cool that you’re all famous now!!!! Congrats!
Can you come do my Excel work since you love it?
all of those jersey shore gifs made my morning. thank you. and congrats on the interview!!!!!
got to love the jersey shore, nothing better
wohoo for being on the list!! I wish I liked excel spread sheets! I love all the jersey shore thrown into this post.
oh man excel spreadsheets dominate my life, I am an ocd planner.
All of these things are totally OK! I understand 100%. It’s been a long week, some ups, some downs & bad nights of sleep for me too, what gives! I’m ready for a nap & it’s only 9am. TGIF girl, TGIF!
I know, I am so ready to crash. Can work and all my errands be done already?
As long a you’re still breathing, anything is okay
Get some rest this weekend! PS. I mouth the words to songs when I run, too.
How can you not mouth them? I really don’t know… I hope this weekend with working won’t be too bad
Love the Jersey shore pics. How did your networking event go? I’m that weirdo that likes going to those things.
And it is totally okay for me to go wine tasting this weekend with my girlfriends and not freak about the calories!
It was pretty sweet actually, I loved it. Even for an early start I am glad i went. Wine tasting…. SO FUN . enjoy every second of it
Congrats on the interview!! And all the Jersey Shore pictures made my day
Go watch some trashy TV and relax 
Exactly, trashy tv is a way to get your day started.
That’s so much work! I think you should reward yourself for making it to Friday with your sanity and for that awesome job interview! I knew you were going to rock it.
It’s okay that I haven’t taken my coat off in probably a week. Over it, over it. Have a good one!
the weather is getting crazy, you never know whether to be hot or cold. have a great Friday!
Glad the interview went well! Where do you get those animated pics- they are too funny!!
I find them just on random sites and tumblr sites, got to love jersey shore
Itz ok to NOT have plans on Friday or Saturday and actually be excited about that fact
Love lazy weekends!! (my days won’t be lazy!)
Oh man I am glad you have that kind of weekend, I am with you. After full days of work having no plans at night will feel glorious
You dumped water on your computer AND your phone?? Have you tried putting your phone in a bag of rice? I’ve heard it’s a miracle cure. Btw, sugar is a food group, so is chocolate
Luckily both came out with only minor damage, it suddenly started working again. I was flipping out, over reacting at its best.
TGIF is right! It’s okay to be looking forward to doing completely NOTHING! Congrats on a great interview!
I know, sometimes nothing just feels like exactly what you need. Hope you have a great Friday
Congrats on the great interview! I really hope that you catch up on sleep this weekend. Maybe that good Saturday run tmrw will tire you out. I feel you on the crying. This morning I had a little cry, it felt great to get those emotions out there and really feel them.
It’s OK….to be looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday strictly for the food/drinks
I am hoping I can just crash, I need my sleep. I wish I didn’t have to work Sunday, I could so go for a superbowl party
oh no!! that is such a bummer. i wish you could come to mine!
Holy crap, can I ever relate. I’ve been totally discombobulated, sleep deprived, and generally irritated this week. There haven’t been enough hours in the day, my lists contain tons of spill-over…basically, I totally feel your pain. You deserve that date with your couch tonight — I say treat yourself to the beverage of your choice, watch some bad TV, and engage in some well-earned vegging!
I am hoping that I can at least get to my couch by 730 pm tonight and just veg, I most likely will just fall asleep. Oh the exciting life I live haha
ahh I’m so glad to hear your interview went well!!!! It’s such a great feeling
I think we had the same day actually haha I had some bad luck earlier that day too :p almost fell in mud too! lol!
I feel like I could just feel you rocking yours, way to go lady.
I really don’t know how you manage to fit it all in and still keep your head on, girl. You’re basically superwoman. Also basically awesome for considering sugar a food group – definitely with you on that one, especially since I rediscovered my love for sour jelly beans. And I feel that much cooler for knowing you – you’re basically like a celebrity now
SOUR JELLY BEANS holy moly share with me? like whoa I adore jelly beans. on top of favorite candies for sure
Totally agree with the celebrity thing.
It’s okay… To be scared for another surgery when the previous ones did nothing for you.
It’s okay… To do yoga at home because you don’t feel like going anywhere.
Haha, I do the facial expressions when I run. I even get a little ghetto sometimes when a rap song comes on. Not gonna lie. Hope your next week is filled with good nights sleep and good luck! At least the phone interview went well!
Oh girl I wish I could just fix your knee, in a second. I bet someone watching my face would seriously be scared of what I pull out. Really scared.
Same here to both of those comments!
Way to go on your interview- nothing like that to send you on cloud 9 for the rest of your day
! And I’m with you about mouthing the words to songs as you go along!
I know, i sure needed the pick me up.
Yay! Congratulations on the interview! And I’m sorry everything else was a bust. Big hugs! Even though you’re not feeling 100% about stuff, your posts still seem to make me happy- your gifs are the best! I really think the happiest people don’t have the easiest lives, but they recognize that not everything is rainbows and butterflies all the time, and whether good or bad, this too shall pass. This reminds me of the line in Garden State when Natalie Portman’s character says, “I’m not saying I don’t cry but in between I laugh and I realize how silly it is to take anything too seriously. Plus, I look forward to a good cry. It feels pretty good.” <3 And sometimes it's okay to use Jersey Shore, the Office, or otherwise trashy, lowbrow humor or reality TV to get you through.
Happy Friday! I hope your weekend has you on the upswing. 
Well the fact that you just quoted my absolute favorite movie of all time makes me really love you more. That quote is such a win. have a great friday!
Congrats on your interview!
I’m totally with you and mouthing words in I workout-I look like a lunatic but whatever haha.
lunatics run fast though right? that is how i think of it haha
#1 — Girl, you are so famous! Look at you, being featured in a real magazine as a bomb dot com blogger. Also: the Mizuno picture that accompanied the article was yours, right? Has to be. When I think Mizuno, the first thing I think is Alex. I’m not even kidding.
#2 — Right there with ya on the sleep. I don’t know WHAT my deal was this week, but sleep + Bethany = not happening all of this week. I went to bed on time and such, but I’d toss and turn and just generally take for-ever to actually fall asleep. I have to crane my neck pretty hardcore to see the clock when I’m in bed, but on two occasions on two separate nights I did, and when I looked at the clock my only thought was, “HOW is it not later than this??” 2:00 one night and 12:45 the other night. Oof. Normally when I look at the clock and see those hours I’m like, “Ballin. I’ve got a ton more sleep left this night!” But not this week. Is a solid eight hour night too much to ask for? Apparently the answer to that all of this week has been a resounding yes. Oof x2.
You were the only one that caught that, hilarious that mizunos were my picture, fitting to say the least. i don’t do well with bad sleep so i think that is why I am so excited for a new week. one bad night just threw off every night. never fun.
hahha i talk and laugh to myself as i run too! i usually am thinking of stupid stuff i have done or said in the past few days..and now that im studying on the treadmill i sit there and say stuff outloud and count on my fingers haha wish i saw what i looked like! and you def had a crazy week you deserve to make pancakes and sit on the couch all day sunday!!
I know it is true. I just let my mind wander on my runs, totally gives me that time I need.
Heck YES for a great interview. I knew you’d kill it!
As for the singing and running…so me. I am sure that I already look goofy enough while running, so why not sing along with it too.
Perfecto, I couldn’t agree more!
New reader, so I need to catch up a bit on all this excitement! haha But I’m sorry you had such a crazy week. I hope this weekend allows you to relax more
I love new readers, now I need to go check out your blog and play that catch up as well. Thanks for reading
sorry about the day after your interview!
sorry about your day after the interview!
I know but at least the interview was good! all that matters really
It’s ok that a certain peanut was needing to be held all morning which cut into my time with his older brother…his brother is awesome and we still got to have a nice lunch together, which i think we both enjoyed (and my arms desperately needed…peanut is a heavy munchkin)…i’m happy to hear about the interview girl! fingers crossed for you
And i totally sing when I run as well…I’m sure anyone crazy enough to be out with me at 5:15 thoroughly enjoyed my version of let’s go this morning
i bet they did, however I am pretty sure you can’t even be seen at that hour or anyone is out. haha. man you must have some killer arm muscles now!
Wahooo that is great to hear about the interview and I hope you are so so very proud lady
And ahhh how cool about being featured! You’re kind of a bigger deal than you were now 
I was kind of blown away, I mean who would have thought? I still consider myself a small blogger though, always will be. Hope you have a great friday night lady!
It is most definitely okay to be proud of a kick ass interview, congrats girl!
Thank you, now let’s just cross my fingers for some more good news
Congrats on the interview! Where do you find all of these?! They are always hilarious.
I just google search them, no joke.
*the moving pictures I mean, not the interviews! I should really read over comments before I press “post comment” haha. Have a great night!
I got you.. no worries!
LOL all these Jersey Shore GIFs….I have to say I’ve never watched that show in my life but the pics are still hilarious. CONGRATS on the interview BTW, with that under your belt you totally deserve to be a little mentally checked out of work. I think “busy”….everyone has a different definition and tolerance level. My sister and I are way different, “busy” to her is like…a lazy day for me, but that’s okay – everyone’s different! Hope you can get at least a teeny bit of relaxation in this weekend, and hopefully your sleep cycle gets back on track – that’ll make a WORLD of difference fo sho. For me today its okay….that I’m exhausted for the sheer reason that I spent almost all day off the crutches and didn’t nap. Is that sad? Relates back to your “busy” idea too – that’s SO lame for me in the grand scheme of my life and my “normal”….but that’s where I’m at right now I guess. And it has to be okay!
I totally agree, busy is very relative. My sister and I are the exact opposite when it comes to being busy and needing to stay busy. Gosh I would be exhausted if I were you too, but you got through it. Woooo
A good cry can do wonders. Sometimes it really can relieve a great deal of stress. I’m happy to hear about your interview but sorry about the bad luck afterwards. Ugh.
Can’t win them both right?
Oh man. I totally forgot to comment on this post. I just went straight to the link of the other DC bloggers and started reading them. Lol. A few days later I remember though! Congrats
Haha I am so glad you could learn about some new bloggers!
I’m obsessed with planning. Minute by minute excel spreadsheets. If life took me as a party planner I would not object. congrats on the washingtonian … a big accomplishment!
and I get it … we are all busy … but what are we busy doing? sometimes those things aren’t even big deals once you think about it. sorry for your array of bad luck .. but that interview … love that feeling!!
I swear I would do the same thing, that is why I was so excited when I saw it.
I need to find another job that does that! haha