Weekend Re-Cap

Hi! How has your weekend been? Mine has been great. Since you last saw me, Blake and I flew the helicopter to Dillingham.

We were treated to salmon, salad, wild rice and asparagus the night that we flew in.

I stayed there for two nights and hung out with Blake and three biologists when they weren’t out in the field working.
During the day I cleaned the cabin, did laundry, went for a run, grocery shopped at the two grocery stores (you know you’ve been in rural Alaska too long when you’re impressed that a town has TWO grocery stores!) made dinner and cupcakes.

The Scottish biologist called them “fairy cakes.” Isn’t that a cute name for them?
To give you an idea of how expensive groceries are here, let me list the some of the items that we picked up in Dillingham:

Silk Almond Milk: $9.99
16 oz. tub of salsa: $4.99
Honey Chex Mix: $7.99
Box of Funfetti Cake Mix: $4.49
Fuji Apples: $2.99/lbs

Coming from Oregon, these prices were outrageous!
I flew out of Dillingham and into Anchorage Friday morning on Pen Air. The plane was so loud that they gave out complimentary ear plugs! I have never experienced such a loud commercial plane before. Once I landed in Anchorage, I enjoyed having cell phone and wi-fi service until my next flight to Fairbanks.
When I flew into Fairbanks, I picked up Layla from the kennel, bought some groceries and had a nice, relaxing Friday night. Layla has been catching up on some much-needed sleep!

Saturday morning, I took Layla for a walk around the lake, enjoyed my extra-strong cup of coffee and did an outdoor workout.

Since I don’t have access to a gym or free weights (and Blake has his rubber bands with him) I had to get creative with my workout. I found these old rubber tires next to the lake and incorporated them into my workout. Here’s what I did:

30 minute run with Layla – This wasn’t too strenuous since she stops to sniff something every minute or two!

Body weight circuit (3 sets x 12 reps per exercise)

• Squat with alternating leg lifts
• Push-ups while gripping tire
• Standing alternating leg lift oblique crunches
• Triceps dips while holding onto tire
• Standing glute kick-backs
• TIU tummy tucks while gripping tire

Working out is a little more fun when you have such beautiful scenery to look at!

I have been having tons of relax time with while Blake finished up his job in Dillingham. This has been the perfect time to read some inspiring books on my Kindle, write in my journal (this is a new practice for me,) spend time with Layla and plan some new blog posts. It’s going to be a great week here on the blog!

I’ll be back tomorrow with some tips that I’ve learned about goal-setting. Have a great Sunday!!!

Something To Do: Sign-up for Oprah’s Lifeclass on OWN’s website. On of my favorites, Mastin Kipp of thedailylove.com will be online Monday 10/10 at 6pm Pacific for a webcast discussion on Ego.