Just a Grey Day

It is a grey kinda day here in the Mile High City. We are super spoiled with over 300 days of sunshine a year (woot!). I don't really enjoy the grey days but it does kind of match my mood. I am not depressed or anything like that, but I'm just sort of BLAH. Ennui as they say.

I have tons and tons on my to do list, so much so that I'm completely overwhelmed by it and am having trouble getting started on ANYTHING. I don't like feeling overwhelmed and I like even less to get nothing done. I know what I need to do. It's just like running .. put one foot in front of the other over and over and pretty soon you've run 13 miles. Or that's the theory.

Speaking of running, I am still doing it, even with quite a bit of consistency. I've been concentrating on some speed work to try and improve my times, but I am feeling some malaise here as well. My next race is the Turkey Trot, just 4 miles and nothing at all scheduled after that. I run races because they give me direction and goals and purpose and right now I am short of those things. I need to find another half marathon to sign up for very soon, even if it's months away.

I've also hit a lull in cooking. We have been so incredibly busy lately that I've just been relying on the super easy things that I know by heart: fried rice, spaghetti, burritos, grilled cheese, etc. I'm quite bored of it all now but I can't seem to get off my arse and make some new and interesting things. That will be a personal goal for this weekend, especially on Saturday. Matt's mom is in town and we have not big plans that night, so we can enjoy a nice meal together.

Honestly just writing about it and having a plan of action improves my mood. I also think I might need a mug of hot chocolate. I haven't had one yet this fall. Hope you're not in a mid-week slump!