1. Sharann (Turner) and Doug Watson run a fun NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket contest every year. Doug is the Commissioner. His contest rewards participants who successfully pick lower seeds to defeat higher ones. Today, I entered three brackets in the pool. I have concluded that unlike the basketball experts whose analysis I read and unlike many friends of mine, I do not have an analytical mind when it comes to basketball. I've decided to stop pretending like I do. I watch games for the pleasure of watching players make plays and for the drama of the competition. I'm lousy at analysis and forecasting.
Therefore, I take different approaches to filling out tournament brackets. Which team is geographically the western most? Which teams, for irrational reasons, have inspired me to feel sentimental about them? Who do I, again for irrational reasons, wish would win? I don't follow these whimsical criteria one hundred percent of the time, but I have given up on even trying to reason out my picks.
I'll just have fun seeing what happens and I'll keep my fingers crossed that one of the wagers I made at the Spokane Tribe Casino pans out.
2. Since November, when I started going to the gym(s), I've also been reading this and that about exercising and working out. One thing that comes up repeatedly is that a person should occasionally take days off, should rest. I've pretty much ignored this advice. I suppose my thinking has been that I'm not exercising vigorously enough to need a day off here and there.
Today, I was fatigued. I felt sleep deprived. My legs, especially, seemed to be demanding a day of rest.
So, that's what I did.
I shopped a bit at Yoke's, got some laundry done, did a few things around the house, but mostly I rested and every time I sat down, it seems, I fell asleep.
I'll return to the Fitness Center on Thursday. I hope to feel refreshed and invigorated.
3. Parent-teacher conferences started at Pinehurst Elementary this afternoon. Debbie arrived home from work at 7 o'clock. I kicked up my energy and broke open a HelloFresh bag and made us a dinner called Greek Goddess Bulgar Bowl. I really don't know why HelloFresh gave this meal a divine name (!), but it was a good meal.
I roasted chickpeas and shallot slices. I fixed a pot of bulgar. I combined cucumber, tomato, shallot, feta cheese, and dill with a vinaigrette and made a fresh tasty salad. I put a swipe of hummus along the inside of each of our bowls and then, in sections, dished out the chickpeas, salad, and bulgar. I enjoyed the harissa powder that seasoned this meal along with the different textures provided by the fresh vegetables, the almost crunchy chickpeas, the smooth hummus, and the fluffy bulgar.
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