It Doesn’t Get Any More Girly Than This

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5:30am WODs are less painful when the sun comes up

Dear male readers: avert your eyes. This post is very girly.

Fine, be that way. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

A few things have come in to my life recently that I MUST SHARE with you, ladies.

P Tracker
Let’s not talk about this. But ok YES let’s talk about it in vague terms. My crazy freak-outs may be related to PMS. I never believed in PMS until I started throwing things and wanted to drive myself off a cliff at least once a month. OK maybe not that extreme but my therapist recently raised an eyebrow in response to my freak-out descriptions as if to affirm, No, Joy, this is not normal. It’s a nerdy, adorable app and maybe we should give hormones more credit. Track that b*tch.

ELF cosmetics

I wanted to buy a second set of make-up to keep at my office but make-up can get expensive! UNLESS you’ve found the ELF cosmetics line. Holy crap this stuff is amazing and only costs $1-$3 per item. Why would I lie to you about something this important? I’m currently obsessed with the lip stain. And, bonus, ELF make-up is cruelty-free.

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Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer

Until somebody invents a “misting lotion” setting on shower heads this is the next best thing. Spray it on, rub it in, it’s dry in 2 seconds, get dressed! And since the bottle resembles suntan lotion you sort of feel like you’re getting ready to go to the beach. Jedi mind tricks for your day.

ZZ Ward

I just bought her album and it’s ballsy-badass-chick-music-awesome. I personally don’t pay attention to music recommendations on blogs because I’m picky and weird and snobby. But, just trust me on this one.

Last but not least, I leave you with BBQ tofu. I met a friend for dinner at City ‘O City in Denver and I want the Vermicelli salad all day every day: Mung bean noodles, pear, apple, daikon, pickled carrot, pepperoncini and baby kale, tossed in a Japanese 5- spice vinaigrette, garnished with tamari nuts

This salad made everything right in the world. Along with the indie cool kids who work at City ‘O City. Even though I wore my rad denim TOMs shoes I still can’t pull off cool-indie-kid. My big ass shoulders are a dead giveaway.

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Have you VOTED for our podcast name yet?? GET ON IT!!!

Much love, Joy

Why Haven’t You Talked Me Out Of It Yet…

Seriously, you guys. If you don’t talk us out of doing a podcast there will be more of this riff raff running around….

 

 

 

And this…..

#ihadabadday #legwarmerswerenecessary #dancepartyofone #thisiswhathappenswhenlefttomyowndevices #instagram

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You Definitely Want To Talk Me Out Of This Idea

I listen to a ton of podcasts. A million bazillion to be exact. The other day on Dr. Drew’s podcast his guest asked what he was addicted to. His response? “Working”. I was in the middle of running 7 miles while listening to this podcast. I felt a zing of understanding hit my stomach when I heard his response.

I freaking love to work.

My therapist would stop me right now and say, “what does this working girl love about staying so busy?”. Yes, I’m in therapy again. That’s an entirely different conversation for an entirely different day. Do you ever feel like you’re going crazy? Like, for reals crazy? Because I do. And I hope there are some of you out there who come out of the woodwork with me and start talking about it. You’re not alone. That’s the sound of me raising my hand.

I love to work. I have a day job, a night job, and a weekend job. Why not add one more thing to my crazy plate? I was listening to another podcast this morning, The Adam and Drew Podcast, and my favorite person Adam Carolla said, “If you want to get good at something just start doing it”. Wise words, sir. I’ve tossed around the idea of doing a podcast for a long time. But then the voices in my head would say, “That’s dumb. Everybody has a podcast. You’re nobody special”. And, well, we all know how great the voices in our head are at giving advice.

Last week I approached the amazingly talented and hilarious blogger Claire (Ascent Blog) about doing a podcast together. She was all, “OMG LET’S DO IT”, and now we can’t stop talking about billboard photos and theme songs. Shoot for the moon, you guys. Shoot for the moon. If you don’t already read Claire’s blog now is the time to start. She is an amazing woman who lights up the room, even at a 5:30am WOD. I smile so big when I see her and even though we haven’t been friends for very long we talk like we have. I already started the laundry list of things we will discuss on our podcast including: Crossfit gym etiquette, Lululemon shorts, paleo vs vegan diet, behind the scenes of a Crossfit box, glitter, leg warmers, big shoulders, and butt muscles. STAY TUNED!!! Claire loves to talk. I love to laugh. You’re in for a wild ride.

As much as I LOVE working I know I don’t have time to record AND produce a podcast. We’re currently looking for a producer. You in? Email me!

Do you have an idea for our podcast name? Email me!! Or go to Claire’s blog and VOTE for your favorite potential podcast name.

Don’t mind the rainbow who took over my evening work productivity

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It only made sense to take a break and play in the rainbows

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HAVE AN AMAZING RAINBOWY WEEK!!!!

Favorite Things

Are you kidding me, Rihanna?? I saw you perform at the Grammys forever ago and you looked really skinny. I was annoyed by the song you sang, especially because I could tell you were thinking of Chris Brown the entire time. Then I blamed him for your being too skinny. Now I can’t get enough of that effing song. NEVER ENOUGH!! Good job, Ri Ri.

My personality psych class is officially OVER and I received one of the nicest compliments from one of my students: “You inspired me to work out and eat right”. Um, but this class was about personality psychology……goddammit I should never have worn that sleeveless shirt……

Sigh. My shoulders RULE!!

I’m super in to a lot of cool things lately. Let’s SHARE a few:

1. Sleep Cycle alarm clock

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This app for reals tracks the quality of your sleep. Unless you have a cat like mine who likes to creep in bed next to you at 2am. Then your sleep results look like this. That’s totally my cat moving around on the graph (“awake”). Not me. EFFING EFF. But I LOVE this app. LOVE. It. Especially the sleep-aid feature which allows you to pick from a bazillion different sounds that lull you to sleep (i.e. white noise). I want to know who the crazy mofo is who voted to include a ticking clock sound……WTF. Who finds that soothing……

2. Rogue jump ropes

The bomb. Don’t bother shopping around. This jump rope is hands down the best. If you belong to a Crossfit gym they most likely have jump ropes for you to use. But after a while it gets old searching for ‘your’ rope at the gym only to find somebody else marked another jump rope with black tape, too, and now you are wasting precious double-under-practice time trying to find the right length of rope. Oh bother. Just buy your own!!! Totally worth it.

3. Runtastic Pro Running App

WHAT!??? This app does everything. I recently sold my Nike+ watch because this app took over my world! It tracks distance, duration, calories, speed, and elevation. It also allows you to the record minute details about your run; were you feeling good? Crappy? Sad? Melodramatic (ok maybe not…)? Temperature? Flat land? Hills? TRY IT!!! Radical running in store.

4. Rogue Wrist Wraps

As you advance in Crossfit you will need a pair of wrist wraps. Your lifts will feel more solid. Your wrists won’t be mad as you start to increase weight. I have a pair of cheap wraps from a sporting goods store and they do a decent job, but the Rogue wraps feel like a 400lb sumo wrestler is squeezing your wrists. In a good way. I love that sumo guy. Go Rogue!!

Let me know what you think!!

I’m headed to Vedauwoo this weekend to climb! Holy scary. There will be blood.

How I Came to Love Oly Days

What the hell is an oly day? Stupid Crossfit people and their weird words.

This is me and my Crossfit butt. Say hello.

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Oly days at my Crossfit gym are dedicated olympic lifting days. We work on perfecting the snatch, the overhead squat, the backsquat, the clean and jerk….you get the idea. Then we typically work up to a one-rep max or do a weight progression drill.

I used to HATE seeing oly days on the schedule.

Now I love them.

Of course I love a good torturous WOD more than anything in the world. But I’m just starting to appreciate the art of olympic lifts. I love the feeling of walking over to pick up an empty bar, setting it gently on the ground (don’t drop the bars!!!), grabbing weight, loading the bar. It’s completely, gloriously satisfying. It sounds like I’m making out with the bar right now.

I sort of want to.

In all seriousness. I’m in love with the art of olympic lifts. It takes hours upon hours, upon HOURS to perfect these lifts. I’m not even close. But there’s a beautiful zone I find myself stepping in to when I slow down and focus on the craft of weight lifting. It feels intimate, scary, and dangerous. It requires confidence, skill, and commitment.

I’m finding it to be oddly satisfying and sexy.

Remember that Sex and the City episode where she says, “I need to feel the weight of a man on me!”. That’s how it feels to do a clean and jerk. There’s something about getting under that bar, ladies.

Phew. It just got hot in here.

It took awhile, but I came around. Now, the work and the real relationship begins.