What a great day! I was a bit bummed that the winter weather advisory in effect in the Boston area caused me to not run outside, but as soon as I got to the gym, I was excited to be there. I did a short but pretty active stint on the crazy, super-hyped-up elliptical looking thing (it kinda looks like an elliptical, but it moves a little differently with your movements and it is an AWESOME workout). Then, I hit the pool for about 45 minutes. It felt great to get back in the water - even though my non-maternity swimsuit is starting to get a bit snug around the waist. It might be time for a new swimsuit!
During my swim, I spent some time reflecting on the past two days. My little brother, Luke, was accepted into Emerson's MFA program in Creative Writing yesterday and I'm soooo excited. Not only because it is an outstanding writing program and he has worked hard to get in, but also because it means he will stay in Boston for at least a few more years! It's amazing how our lives are overlapping. He is currently providing academic support to student-athletes at the same Boston public high school at which I gathered my dissertation data and did some programming work with athletes. Luke getting into a Master's program in writing reminded me about my grad school path. I remember when I was applying to grad school the year after college and I was so nervous that I wouldn't get into the psych programs to which I applied that I also bought the GRE prep book for the Literature sub-test with the intent of going the writing route if the psych route didn't work out. Luke was thinking that he might go into Sport Psychology (my field!) if the writing route didn't work for him. Isn't that crazy!?
Anywho, clearly, I'm excited. I'm now buckling down to another manuscript revision with a big bowl of Greek yogurt and blackberries. What a great way to end the day!
Crazy-elliptical-type-machine: 30 minutes (HR average = 143)
Swim: 45 minutes
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