The Joys of Alternate Side Parking

So here I am waking up at 8:45 on my day off to move my freaking car. This is the worst part about being a driver in NYC, when you have a day off you have to move your car for no reason at all. I've never once even actually seen a street cleaner clean the street during alternate side. And the worst is... people are crazy! Most people, instead of moving their car, actually just sit in it from 9:00-10:30 in case a cop comes. At 9, I moved my car to a meter, but in money for an hour (a whopping 3.50) and then will go park my car back in the same spot and sit there for a half hour. Its honestly one of the more ridiculous things I've had to do in my life.

Let's review my "summer" so far. I'll rate each day on a health scale from 1-5 (5 being healthiest)

Friday (1)
-Last day of work, had BBQ catered. Went out for drinks (4 beers) and then got pizza and wings for dinner. -No exercise

Saturday (3)
-Fairly healthy eating all day, had a BBQ at my apartment but barely ate because I was too busy hosting. Drank a few vodka sprites. Ordered french fries at 1am.
-Walked about 3 miles total.

Sunday (2)
-Moderately healthy eating, no alcohol. Went to Freda's finally, a hole-in-the-wall Caribbean restaurant in Harlem, but my food was so spicy I could barely eat it. Stopped to get ice cream after dinner
-No exercise

Monday (3)
-Healthy breakfast and lunch, went to a yelp event had 2 beers, 2 shots, and then bombed dinner: turkey burger, shared plate of wings & fries
-Worked out (LMC) and walked about a mile

Tuesday (3)
-Healthy breakfast and semi-healthy lunch (falafel in a pita). Sushi for dinner. No alcohol
-No workout but walked about a mile

Wednesday (3)
-Healthy breakfast and lunch. Semi healthy dinner (chicken tagine w/ couscous). Got a  symbolic ice cream cone from The Big Gay Ice Cream Shop in the E. Village. Also drank 3 beers + 1 martini
-Worked out (LMC)

And now its Thursday! I vow to make today a 4 or 5. I have no plans all day, so there is no excuse not to eat healthy, abstain from alcohol, and work out. I might even treat myself to a mani-pedi.

Here are some parts of my life in pictures over the last day or so. 

On my desk on the last day of school. From my favorite student: Isaac 💘

One last juice from my favorite store near work: beet, carrot, and pineapple 

Celebrating our lease signing at the Starbucks near our new apartment!!!!

The sunset at Brooklyn Terrace on the last day of work

Marvin's nephew covered in roti at Freda's