Hooray for my first workout of 2012!
Ryan’s has the day off in honor of New Year’s Day today since the holiday fell on a Sunday, so we both slept in. I ended up crashing at around 9:15 p.m. last night and slept until around 7:30 a.m. I took NyQuil to help fight off the cold I feel like might be coming on, and slept quite soundly.
Since my crappy feelings are “above the neck” and basically limited to congestion, I headed to the gym with Ryan around 8 a.m. for our first workout of the new year. (Here’s a way old post from my first month of blogging that I did about Working Out When Sick: A Do or a Don’t in case you’re curious!)
Workout
Once at the gym, my workout options were rather limited thanks to a still-healing pinky finger. It’s amazing how a serious cut on your pinky finger affects so many things. Showering, putting your hair in a pony tail, gripping… it’s crazy!
I kept my workout cardio-focused and completed a 10-minute intense incline walking workout before taking a Zumba class and shaking my booty.
Breakfast
When we got home, breakfast came together in a snap!
Overnight oats made with oats, strawberry banana Greek yogurt, chia seeds, milk and strawberry preserves and topped with a sliced banana filled me right up.
I also made myself a hot mug of Yogi throat comfort honey lemon tea.
Love the little messages on their tea bags!
And don’t you forget it, my friends! 
Today Ryan and I hope to organize our life so we can officially start our 2012 work life tomorrow feeling prepared and ready to conquer the year head-on. We’re also hoping to sneak in a late-morning hike!
One thing is for sure: Christmas decorations must come down today. We already took the reindeer costume off my car this morning which made me sad.
Sadie is convinced the red nose is a toy for her.
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Love tea bag messages! They always set such a nice tone for the day. And good luck with taking down the decorations! That’s always the least fun part 🙂
the cold season sure is hitting full force. we have it here too, except i’m feeling blah all over! boo. i made your greek yogurt pancakes this morning though, so good and filling! the only thing i changed was i just used 1 whole egg instead of 2 egg whites, delicious! happy new year!
Sorry that your 2012 is starting with all these hindrances!
I find that working out when I have a head cold is one of the few things that makes me feel better.
Enjoy your day with Ryan 🙂
the christmas decor is coming down in our house today too!! some organization is on the agenda too. i’m loving the extra day off!
I vote you dress your car AND Sadie up as Cupid.
LOL! Brilliant!
We really need to take our Christmas decor down too!! Sorry to hear you’re feeling under the weather.. I woke up with a scratchy throat this morning so I popped a Cold FX right away (not sure if they actually help but I figure it can’t hurt!) Feel better Julie!
I love yogi’s teas!!! I had a new-to-me type at my friend’s house the other day that was so so SO good…it was some sort of fruity green variety!
Organizing my life… that’s my plan too! I am starting by organizing my closet!
Work it out! That is typically my plan of action haha
I hate having to take down Christmas decorations! I’m excited for the new year, but i miss the holidays and the time with family!
I need to take my Christmas decorations down today, too–I’m kind of sad about it…there is something so great about sitting on the couch with only the tree lights illuminating the room.
I know that I should take Christmas decorations down, but I’m just not ready to admit that the holiday season is over! I love January for it’s feelings of starting off on the right foot, but it’s sad that there aren’t really any family holidays for 3-4 months!
I hope you feel better, Julie!
Hvaen’t had my first workout of 2012 yet …. like you, I have a cold, but I’m smack in the middle of it and completely exhausted, I slept till 11am today! (That never happens). I’m super glad I decided to skip the workout though, sleep was soooo needed. Hopefully I’ll get in one tomorrow 🙂
The undecorating is a bummer!! It’s so much more fun putting it up!! I know what you mean about the little injury impacting your day though!! I potato peeled my finger a while back, and it was so annoying in the shower and whatnot.
I hope you and your finger feel better soon! Pretty inspiring to get a workout in when you are sick. I am generally pretty terrible at that.
We wait until Little Christmas (January 6th) to take our decorations down. The season ended so fast!
I love that you had the reindeer costume on your car! I always smile when I drive by cars with that on them!!! We took down our decorations last week and it feels so good starting the new year all refreshed!
I totally needed that article about working out if you are sick lol! I have an above the neck cold (thank you hubby) and wasn’t sure if I should go. I guess one of my stipulations is if I feel I’m still contagious; but if you wipe down the equipment I suppose it’s ok. Thanks!
There is nothing more depressing than taking Chrismtas ornaments down at the end of the holiday season! Much better to do it before the work schedule begins again.
I’m kind of surprised the doctor didn’t tell you not to workout for a couple days-when you have a cut that requires stitches/glue usually working out isn’t advised because the increase in blood flow can re-open the cut and sweat can bring bacteria into the area.
weird! no he didn’t say i couldn’t and i even asked about it!
Awwww I am always sad this time of year when the festivities and fun kinda have to end and life has move forward (it is a bitter sweet feeling). But I def had a great holiday!
Love me some Zumba! (I teach it, and SO enjoy shaking it, haha)!
Love the yogi tea messages! Feel better 😀
Your car costume is way too cute! Surprisingly, I only saw a couple of those this year. Sometimes a workout crushes the cold symptoms I’m feeling, but I definitely stay home when it gets bad.
We started taking down our decorations, and I must say it is so much more fun putting them up than taking them down! I also realized I lack home decorations that aren’t Christmas. Looks like I may need to hit up TJ Maxx or Home Goodes sometime soon!
Happy New Year! I am so glad that you are feeling better. I was wondering if you were planning to post any new year resolutions (as most of the blog world has). I am doing an outwardly resolution of helping others this year and would love to have anyone else join in on this. Instead of a year of self improvement, the focus is on helping others through volunteer,etc. I will be posting more on this. Let me know : )
i love that! ryan and i actually have a personal goal to get involved with volunteering w/ a local organization here in ocala this year!
I’ve always wanted to buy antlers and a red nose for my car!! 🙂
Love the tea message!
We slept almost 10 hours last night too, body must know it is the last day to sleep in before going back to work!
Yep, it is time to get rid of all the decorations. We took down our tree and the Christmas village yesterday. It was really sad (at least I thought so. My husband I think is glad that its over!)
I did your incline walking workout at the gym today! I was reading blogs and needed something to do besides running. It was great, thanks! Feel better 🙂
every time i saw a reindeer car i thought of you! lol.
I love Zumba!! 🙂 I am also fighting off a cold, but was able to get in a workout this morning too. Thanks for adding the link about working out when you are sick!
We took ours down today too… I always have mixed feelings about it- on one hand it makes me sad because everything is over but on the other I love having my house back to normal!
Our christmas tree is in my office at home and it’s been staring at me all day whispering “take me downnn…” I’m tempted to skip the movie date we have tonight and put away decorations instead!
Christmas decorations are coming down here, too!
I absolutely LOVE that quote!
Have a happy first monday of 2012! Sounds like you’re off to a fantastic start … I hope you feel better asap!
LOVE the messages on tea bags! I’m just catching up on blog reading, and saw the post about your finger.. yikes !I hope you’re feeling better.
My Dear and I have today off too and packed up our Christmas decorations and tossed the tree over the balcony haha, we picked it up after I promise- it was just easier than fitting it through the door! Sad to see Christmas go, but only 11 more months till all of the decorations will be out again ;P
I took mine down yesterday, and it was seriously depressing!
We took our decorations down today too. Kind of bitersweet!
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Yeah I’m sad too because it’s the end of Christmas holidays and I have to go back to work tomorrow. But there’ll other goods moments in 2012! How’s your finger by the way?
mehhh it’s okay – healing sloooowly!
I always hate taking down the decorations–it makes me sad because I realize that the holiday are really over! 🙁
I totally agree with the “above the neck” idea. Actually, with a sore throat, I actually started concentrating on my nose breathing and it made my workouts more effective.
We actually took all of our Christmas stuff down before Christmas. Just wasn’t feeling it this year. I do like the holiday season, just not all of the extra stuff around the place. Hoping for a great 2012 though!
Did I already announce who win the chia seeds?
yep! it was announced on saturday morning. 🙂
My Christmas decorations are all still up and as much as I am tempted to get them down, I always like to keep them up until Little Christmas, or the Feast of the Epiphany (or the Three Kings), on January 6. It’s the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
Of course, I am realizing as I am writing this that I actually can’t put anything away. My box is 30+ miles away in my mom’s garage. Little Christmas here I come!
The cold season is hitting hard, hope you feel better soon.
It is always nice to have everything put back in place after the holidays.
Julie, Is that a new stride jacket I see in your picture today? Very cute.
ok i just want to say how thankful i am to read your posts! the day you cut your finger and mentioned you got it glued i was so intrigued becuase i had never heard of gluing skin together! lo and behold yesterday i opened the car door into my eyebrow area and my mom tells me i need to go to the ER for stitches. i was literally about to die but remembered you and immediately told the doctor i wanted it glued. didnt feel a thing!!! lol
ah! that’s awesome! well… not about your trip to the ER, but about being able to avoid stitches! hope you heal fast!