What to do when you are flying from Orange Country to Tampa:
Bring a lot of snacks. I brought trail mix, grapes, an apple, a Quest bar, popcorn and got a Subway salad at the airport. Oh! And Delta has Kind Bars as a snack option now!
What to do when you made it your resolution to ‘get ready’ and you haven’t been taking pictures of it to prove that you don’t wear yoga pants all day everyday:
Take a pic in the airport bathroom even if you look like a complete weirdo and the lighting is shlt.
What do you do when you want to stay hydrated AF:
Carry around the world’s largest water bottle. I have a huge 48 oz Nalgene but it didn’t fit in the water fountain at the Atlanta airport.
What to do when you ran 10 miles before sitting on a plan all day:
Stretch. I kept switching legs and stretching my IT band by sitting like this… LUCKILY I scored an aisle and empty seat on the side of me so it wasn’t like I was poking anyone.
What do you do when you’ve been traveling all day and it’s National Pancake Day:
Stop for pancakes on the way to your destination!! And sliders and FRIES!! I was so hungry when we hit up iHop around 1am that this was the best food ever!!
What do you do when you go to Walmart at 2am:
weird stuff
What do you when you visit Florida in the winter and the weather is perfection:
RUN!!
![We were on a break... but I'm back and I have a huge ANNOUNCEMENT!!
First, I want to explain myself a bit. And please note, because it's relevant... I'm not someone who apologizes for not posting.
I don't feel obligated to explain myself - I want to share in case you feel like the sky will fall if you don't post for a day or a week or a month.
I've been blogging and then podcasting for 10 years (!!).
I love to joke and overshare! I love that some of you have followed me for years & I feel like I know you too.
I've shared the BEST and most heart-breaking days of my life on RunEatRepeat.com. ❤💔
And over the years I've learned how to step back from negativity and keep my balance.
But last month I was a lot more anxious than usual. Then, a series of technical issues on a bad day led to a mini-melt down.
I realized - Nope.
This isn't worth crying over.
Get some perspective Monica. If you're about to have an anxiety attack - take a step back.
I uninstalled the app intending to take a walk, eat some ice cream and reinstall the next day.
But after a good sleep & a good run I realized a legit break would be good healthy. Since I started RER I've never taken more than a week off - not even when I've traveled internationally.
So even though I couldn't take a real vacation, I took a vacation from IG - an app that I've checked multiple times a day for years.
I Learned:
1. Give yourself a break when needed. Rest and days off are part of any long term plan. Learn to rest when needed - not to push yourself until you quit! --- This can be applied to running, work, life...👟🤸🏽♀️🔁
2. It's inconsiderate to go MIA - especially when the world is extra scary. I didn't think it was a big deal to take a break. Then, I started to get emails and texts from followers wondering if I died and if so - could they have Diego? 🐶 💌
3. I missed you! I missed sharing funny gifs in my stories & seeing your reaction. I think instagram is one of the best ways to quickly check-in with friends who live far away (or nearby but you can't see irl rn).
So I'm back! And I appreciate your support and concern and love of Diego. Thank you.
💓
xoxo - Monica
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Long, long, long time subbie here. I’m hopeless and I have to admit that I would love to have you come back from your trip and say that you and Ben are going to give the whole marriage thing another try.
Kathy… yeah, I hoped that too for a long long time. A tiny part of me thinks we might find ourselves together again one day. But we’re not on the same page right now. Thanks for following along 🙂
I think we make pancakes on a weekly basis at our house. We make lots of fun shapes out of them because that’s what you do when your kids are a kind of picky eaters
I want pancakes in fun shapes and I’m super not a picky eater!
That title! I love it, and how I wish there was iHop here in Hong Kong! ❤️ Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve had pancakes. Guess I know what’s for breakfast tomorrow… 😉
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Why have national pancake day when you can have WAFFLES instead? They got abs, and you are what you eat, right? 😀