So I have dreams on a regular basis and I generally tend to remember them on a regular basis, however, it is rare that they seem so real I feel as though they truly happened. I had to come and post real quick about my dream before I woke up today.
I was getting into my car and as soon as I started the car I rolled down my window and lit a cigarette. I took a couple puffs and then looked at my passenger (who was faceless because I have no idea who it was) and immediately threw the cigarette out of the window and proceeded to cuss like I know how. I was in total disbelief and was disappointed with myself. I couldn't believe that I had lit a cigarette and in my car to top it off.
Now let me explain a few things that make this dream even more weird (yes I actually typed weirder but thought about it and didn't want to hear it from my grammar ocd friends), at least in my mind. I bought a new car a few months ago and I didn't smoke in it. Ok twice I did and one time I was so stressed and pissed off at the world that I needed to calm myself down while sitting in concert traffic before I got some serious road rage. So basically aside from that and one other time that I refuse to explain I never smoked in the new car. Next, if I were to slip like that why would I waste the cigarette to have a guilty conscience over a couple of puffs? That's like taking a hit of weed and not inhaling, it's still going to get in your system dumbshit.
So I really think that I had this dream because I was thinking about my blog from last night and how I knew it was full of errors from trying to update from my crazy touch screen phone that hates me. It seemed so real though.
Ok, let's all get back to our normal daily activites so I can log off my work computer before I get in trouble for being on a non-work affiliated website.
Here's to a great day *fist pumps*
ps. *fist pumps* is my new motivation that I have taken over from "Daisy". Now if you don't know about Daisy then you need to go and read my girls blog too. I told y'all about that. Now just shut up and do it. Besides, after enduring my blog you deserve some humor! www.msparker411.blogspot.com
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Journey to Slackerville...
***HOLY GUACAMOLE! I should've just deleted and re-wrote this post because editing this into a readable/understandable format was tough! Someone remind me to never post from my phone again.***
Welcome to Slackerville! Population 1.
What is there to say when the title speaks for itself? I have added another tally on the board for slacking. How sad is it that I've slacked just about as equally as I've "worked out"? I really need someone to take my lighter and hold it under my tail to keep me going. I can make the excuse that it was the 4th of July but I literally just slacked off. My only true saving grace is the wellness walks at work. Thank goodness for those. Hopefully I can make it the rest of the week and actually get some more running in. I have under 2 months until my first 5k ever and at this point I still can't even run 1 full lap nonstop. I better get serious about this. Time to pack up and move out of Slackerville!
On a positive note, I'm all the way through day 4 without smoking. Its strange though, I woke up today feeling as if I smoked like a train last night. Not quite as bad as Sunday when I began this smoke-free journey but still enough to notice. Perhaps it was the smoke from the fireworks or the 2nd hand smoke. I had only a few cravings today but nothing like last night. I feel pretty good overall but I'm waiting for some sort of mood swings to kick in. I'm eventually going to run out of ways to keep myself busy so I hope the cravings pass sooner than later. One thing I do find strange is I don't have the problem that is most publicized in quitting smoking. You know, the hand to mouth or something having to be in the mouth need. I'm really OK with that part of it, its just the actual craving of it. I still carry an unfinished pack in my purse. Now before you ask, I've made this into a mind over matter challenge. If i have the access to it but choose not to then it's less of a challenge for me. Whereas, if I get rid of it then its become a challenge and I'm more suseptible to seeking whatever it is that can't have. Smart right?
OK this concludes day 4. Since I'm updating from my stupid touchscreen phone I will edit the errors of spelling and grammar from a computer in the morning.
Welcome to Slackerville! Population 1.
What is there to say when the title speaks for itself? I have added another tally on the board for slacking. How sad is it that I've slacked just about as equally as I've "worked out"? I really need someone to take my lighter and hold it under my tail to keep me going. I can make the excuse that it was the 4th of July but I literally just slacked off. My only true saving grace is the wellness walks at work. Thank goodness for those. Hopefully I can make it the rest of the week and actually get some more running in. I have under 2 months until my first 5k ever and at this point I still can't even run 1 full lap nonstop. I better get serious about this. Time to pack up and move out of Slackerville!
On a positive note, I'm all the way through day 4 without smoking. Its strange though, I woke up today feeling as if I smoked like a train last night. Not quite as bad as Sunday when I began this smoke-free journey but still enough to notice. Perhaps it was the smoke from the fireworks or the 2nd hand smoke. I had only a few cravings today but nothing like last night. I feel pretty good overall but I'm waiting for some sort of mood swings to kick in. I'm eventually going to run out of ways to keep myself busy so I hope the cravings pass sooner than later. One thing I do find strange is I don't have the problem that is most publicized in quitting smoking. You know, the hand to mouth or something having to be in the mouth need. I'm really OK with that part of it, its just the actual craving of it. I still carry an unfinished pack in my purse. Now before you ask, I've made this into a mind over matter challenge. If i have the access to it but choose not to then it's less of a challenge for me. Whereas, if I get rid of it then its become a challenge and I'm more suseptible to seeking whatever it is that can't have. Smart right?
OK this concludes day 4. Since I'm updating from my stupid touchscreen phone I will edit the errors of spelling and grammar from a computer in the morning.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Journey to 5k - Day 3 (Happy 4th of July)
Well I'm not really sure where to begin so let's just say that Day 3 was definitely an interesting one. It all began with me waking up at 6:30am. Not the usual wake up where I hit the snooze 10 times then just sleep another hour before actually rolling out of bed. I woke up, wide awake and ready to start my day. I was so confused with myself that I sat there for 30 minutes staring at the clock in disbelief before actually leaving the bed. For those that don't know me, I love my sleep and waking up is usually the hardest part of my day and I don't do mornings very well.
On to work and our daily wellness walk. We go outside to the front of our office building to meet up for our morning walk. My lovely friend (I've still yet to come up with a fun nickname for her in my blog) and I start our "Runtastic" application on our phones to calculate our time and distance. Remember, I set the goal of a 15 minute mile walk. We've yet to get a "real" calculation of the distance of our walk because my app (android) and her app (iPhone) measure the distance differently. Her's gives us a longer distance. We'll say it's around 1 and 1/10 miles and we have been walking around 17 minutes for that. So there was my tangent taking you all around the story before actually getting to my point...get used to it. We start our apps and I pause mine because we were still waiting for others to join us. She can't find a pause button she we begin our walk without waiting for the others. About half a mile into our walk we're doing good at 7 minutes and something seconds and this is where the road splits. We usually take the first street to continue around the block but since we left the others behind and we were making great time (I believe we may have actually met the goal) another friend (who is "training" with us for the upcoming 5k) decides to ask if we want to take the long route. Quick decision made and off to the end of the street we go. Did I mention it was very humid from the rain the night before? It was a nice temperature but the humidity in a normally dry heat area is enough to throw anybody off. So adding an extra half mile to our walk, the humidity and our fast pace were enough to seriously turn me into Sweaty Betty. Seriously I was roasting more than a pig at a luau. When we get back to the office I was looking foward the air that is usually on and freezing me out but no. No a/c, add in the sun shining through my window and yes, it literally took me an hour to cool down. Let me share my facebook post from after our walk yesterday as well as said picture referenced.
I really dislike sweating. Naturally its warm & humid outside so these heffas decided to add an extra half mile to our morning walk. :-/ I saw something that said sweat is your fat crying. Well if that's the case my fat must be ready to slit its wrists.
Now as you know from reading my previous post (Journey to 5k - Day 2), just nod and agree if you jerks haven't read it yet, that my Journey to 5k actually should be on day 9 (if you count from the day I began running - ok, ok trying to run. Well Day 3 by this point of the day had been going great. Then came lunch time. Around 1pm I began to get the urge to take a break and head outside. Since the first two days went so well I have no idea what I was thinking that it was going to be the same for the rest of the days. So I clock out for lunch. Yes, substitute with food. Don't judge me. Anyway, later in the afternoon I began to get a craving again so I tried to distract myself by talking about working out. Being that it was July 3rd and we are off work July 4th but work again July 5th we decided to have a barbeque at a friends house and do some fireworks for the kids. I knew this was going to be a tough night but we'll get to that later. So I knew that it was my long pilates video night because it was Tuesday and I wouldn't get around to doing it because I was going to a barbeque, duh, we just went over that. So I message my still unfunnamed friend asking if she wanted to go for a quick run after work. Who was I kidding? But I was motivated at the time, you see where this is going right? Needless to say I didn't end up doing my video or running. I did, however, drink wine and eat.
Random thought - I have noticed that I get motivated when I talk about the upcoming 5k runs that I'm registered for. Weird, but I strangely get it.
I knew in advance that this evening was going to be a true challenge for me. When you add in the factors, I was basically setting myself up for failure. Food, Friends (that smoke), Fireworks, Alcohol. I did great for about the first hour. Then as the conversations went on, the food was on the grill, the wine was poured my cravings began. I stayed strong at this point. We talked about my sudden unplanned quitting, how I had a carton on top of my fridge waiting for me, the running being my motivation. We also talked about in younger days how a couple of the guys would play football while smoking on the sideline and still running touchdowns on others and so on. After we ate dinner and had another glass of wine my cravings began to get stronger. While doing the fireworks is when it really hit me. I tried to keep myself busy lighting sparklers for the littles, helping the 2 year old with her sparkler and keeping her on my hip while watching the fountains. When the wind became stronger and we all headed back inside I wanted a cigarette so bad I could taste it. While heading to the backyard again so the others could smoke I was literally salivating. I could also feel it in my throat. As strange as it sounds, imagine craving your favorite food/drink/dessert so much that you could taste it. Sitting there fighting the temptation to grab my friends pack from the table and light up I grabbed my phone and sent a couple texts. Thank you to those that were texting me non-stop keeping my hands busy so I wouldn't give in and light up. Y'all are the best for that! Yes, even the one that challenged me when I tried to convince us both that only having one wasn't bad. BRAT! But like she said, I'm stubborn. I can't believe I even mentioned that maybe I should quit drinking also. YIKES! I would probably end up on America's Most Wanted. As the texts slowed, my mouth rambled. If I could make it through the night, the temptation and the conversation we had at the end of the night without lighting up then I think I can seriously accomplish this. I seriously struggled numerous times but I stayed strong even when I didn't think I could. The funniest quote of the night was when a friend was talking about a time she previoulsy had quit and was so unhappy. "How can people who don't smoke ever be happy?" I was laughing so hard when she said this but I totally "got" it.
So all in all, no workout (aside from wellness walk across the Saraha), no cigarette, great friends, food, fireworks and wine. I think it evens out pretty well and I can say that overall it was a great day. Now let me get off my rump roast and get some sort of workout done.
On to work and our daily wellness walk. We go outside to the front of our office building to meet up for our morning walk. My lovely friend (I've still yet to come up with a fun nickname for her in my blog) and I start our "Runtastic" application on our phones to calculate our time and distance. Remember, I set the goal of a 15 minute mile walk. We've yet to get a "real" calculation of the distance of our walk because my app (android) and her app (iPhone) measure the distance differently. Her's gives us a longer distance. We'll say it's around 1 and 1/10 miles and we have been walking around 17 minutes for that. So there was my tangent taking you all around the story before actually getting to my point...get used to it. We start our apps and I pause mine because we were still waiting for others to join us. She can't find a pause button she we begin our walk without waiting for the others. About half a mile into our walk we're doing good at 7 minutes and something seconds and this is where the road splits. We usually take the first street to continue around the block but since we left the others behind and we were making great time (I believe we may have actually met the goal) another friend (who is "training" with us for the upcoming 5k) decides to ask if we want to take the long route. Quick decision made and off to the end of the street we go. Did I mention it was very humid from the rain the night before? It was a nice temperature but the humidity in a normally dry heat area is enough to throw anybody off. So adding an extra half mile to our walk, the humidity and our fast pace were enough to seriously turn me into Sweaty Betty. Seriously I was roasting more than a pig at a luau. When we get back to the office I was looking foward the air that is usually on and freezing me out but no. No a/c, add in the sun shining through my window and yes, it literally took me an hour to cool down. Let me share my facebook post from after our walk yesterday as well as said picture referenced.
I really dislike sweating. Naturally its warm & humid outside so these heffas decided to add an extra half mile to our morning walk. :-/ I saw something that said sweat is your fat crying. Well if that's the case my fat must be ready to slit its wrists.
Now as you know from reading my previous post (Journey to 5k - Day 2), just nod and agree if you jerks haven't read it yet, that my Journey to 5k actually should be on day 9 (if you count from the day I began running - ok, ok trying to run. Well Day 3 by this point of the day had been going great. Then came lunch time. Around 1pm I began to get the urge to take a break and head outside. Since the first two days went so well I have no idea what I was thinking that it was going to be the same for the rest of the days. So I clock out for lunch. Yes, substitute with food. Don't judge me. Anyway, later in the afternoon I began to get a craving again so I tried to distract myself by talking about working out. Being that it was July 3rd and we are off work July 4th but work again July 5th we decided to have a barbeque at a friends house and do some fireworks for the kids. I knew this was going to be a tough night but we'll get to that later. So I knew that it was my long pilates video night because it was Tuesday and I wouldn't get around to doing it because I was going to a barbeque, duh, we just went over that. So I message my still unfunnamed friend asking if she wanted to go for a quick run after work. Who was I kidding? But I was motivated at the time, you see where this is going right? Needless to say I didn't end up doing my video or running. I did, however, drink wine and eat.
Random thought - I have noticed that I get motivated when I talk about the upcoming 5k runs that I'm registered for. Weird, but I strangely get it.
I knew in advance that this evening was going to be a true challenge for me. When you add in the factors, I was basically setting myself up for failure. Food, Friends (that smoke), Fireworks, Alcohol. I did great for about the first hour. Then as the conversations went on, the food was on the grill, the wine was poured my cravings began. I stayed strong at this point. We talked about my sudden unplanned quitting, how I had a carton on top of my fridge waiting for me, the running being my motivation. We also talked about in younger days how a couple of the guys would play football while smoking on the sideline and still running touchdowns on others and so on. After we ate dinner and had another glass of wine my cravings began to get stronger. While doing the fireworks is when it really hit me. I tried to keep myself busy lighting sparklers for the littles, helping the 2 year old with her sparkler and keeping her on my hip while watching the fountains. When the wind became stronger and we all headed back inside I wanted a cigarette so bad I could taste it. While heading to the backyard again so the others could smoke I was literally salivating. I could also feel it in my throat. As strange as it sounds, imagine craving your favorite food/drink/dessert so much that you could taste it. Sitting there fighting the temptation to grab my friends pack from the table and light up I grabbed my phone and sent a couple texts. Thank you to those that were texting me non-stop keeping my hands busy so I wouldn't give in and light up. Y'all are the best for that! Yes, even the one that challenged me when I tried to convince us both that only having one wasn't bad. BRAT! But like she said, I'm stubborn. I can't believe I even mentioned that maybe I should quit drinking also. YIKES! I would probably end up on America's Most Wanted. As the texts slowed, my mouth rambled. If I could make it through the night, the temptation and the conversation we had at the end of the night without lighting up then I think I can seriously accomplish this. I seriously struggled numerous times but I stayed strong even when I didn't think I could. The funniest quote of the night was when a friend was talking about a time she previoulsy had quit and was so unhappy. "How can people who don't smoke ever be happy?" I was laughing so hard when she said this but I totally "got" it.
So all in all, no workout (aside from wellness walk across the Saraha), no cigarette, great friends, food, fireworks and wine. I think it evens out pretty well and I can say that overall it was a great day. Now let me get off my rump roast and get some sort of workout done.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Journey to 5k....Day 2
Now you may be thinking right off the bat "how can this be day 2?" I will get to that in just a moment. If you haven't read my long, boring introduction to this then go read it please. No but's....GO READ IT!
Ok now Day 2. I will save that for a little later. Today, being a Monday, is a run day. So naturally I went on the mile long wellness walk at work and was quite disappointed with our time. We were slower than usual. I mean seriously, 17:24 for a mile? I know we can do better than that. So I decided it was my Monday Motivation that made my say out loud "Let's make a goad of walking it in 15 minutes". I mean who am I kidding?
Later on in the day I got a text from Crazy Coach, as I shall refer to her from here on out, asking if I was going running with them tonight. Of course I knew if I said anything but yes I would receive a phone call taking me on a guilt trip. So I responded yes. Gotta love her staying on my butt to keep me running and motivated though. Along with all my other friends that will never let me live it down if I quit. Thanks girls...and guys.
I decided to pace my mile again, using my new runtastic application on my phone that my wonderful, still nameless, friend told me about. If you are going to run or already do, I suggest this application. I love it so much I even bought it and I rarely buy stuff like that. It will help me keep track of my progress and will even cheer me on if I allow it too.
Yes, I ran in 90 degree weather. Might I add that I believe my time would've been slightly better but the wind was working against me for half of the track as well. Naturally it decided to rain as we were driving away. Crazy mother nature.
Now are you still wondering what Day 2 is all about? Clearly this should be labeled Day 7. Well Saturday night I went and hung out at my girls house for her daughter's birthday. Being a smoker, gasp yes I am a smoker, I think that I smoked way too much the night before because Sunday I woke up feeling like poop and that later turned into a sore throat and the onset of an ear infection. So After sleeping in and taking my daughter to cheernastics I didn't really think about going outside for a smoke like I normally do. Then I came home, ate dinner, worked out, went to bed. Now there is today, Day 2. Today was my 2nd day without a cigarette at all. Yes you may now pick your body up off of the floor as I'm sure many of those that know me will be there laid out after reading my previous statement. I stayed fairly busy at work (accepting compliments and working) so I went on the wellness walk and straight back to work. Even after having my late lunch I wasn't craving one enough to break my 24 hour success. I ate dinner then did my short workout this evening and didn't have a craving still. I'm quite shocked myself. I did have a slight craving for one shortly thereafter but I went outside and enjoyed the rain instead. Now let's just see how long this will last. I have been a smoker since my late teens and have only truly quit when I was pregnant with my children, except for when I lived overseas in Turkey. It made me sick to smoke then but out of spite, after moving to Italy I started up again. Here I am 9 years later and quitting? All because I had a sore throat. Now let's remember that I didn't care even when I had strep throat last year. I still smoked away. Wish me luck on this 2nd part of my journey.
*pats self on back*
Ok now Day 2. I will save that for a little later. Today, being a Monday, is a run day. So naturally I went on the mile long wellness walk at work and was quite disappointed with our time. We were slower than usual. I mean seriously, 17:24 for a mile? I know we can do better than that. So I decided it was my Monday Motivation that made my say out loud "Let's make a goad of walking it in 15 minutes". I mean who am I kidding?
Later on in the day I got a text from Crazy Coach, as I shall refer to her from here on out, asking if I was going running with them tonight. Of course I knew if I said anything but yes I would receive a phone call taking me on a guilt trip. So I responded yes. Gotta love her staying on my butt to keep me running and motivated though. Along with all my other friends that will never let me live it down if I quit. Thanks girls...and guys.
I decided to pace my mile again, using my new runtastic application on my phone that my wonderful, still nameless, friend told me about. If you are going to run or already do, I suggest this application. I love it so much I even bought it and I rarely buy stuff like that. It will help me keep track of my progress and will even cheer me on if I allow it too.
Yes, I ran in 90 degree weather. Might I add that I believe my time would've been slightly better but the wind was working against me for half of the track as well. Naturally it decided to rain as we were driving away. Crazy mother nature.
Now are you still wondering what Day 2 is all about? Clearly this should be labeled Day 7. Well Saturday night I went and hung out at my girls house for her daughter's birthday. Being a smoker, gasp yes I am a smoker, I think that I smoked way too much the night before because Sunday I woke up feeling like poop and that later turned into a sore throat and the onset of an ear infection. So After sleeping in and taking my daughter to cheernastics I didn't really think about going outside for a smoke like I normally do. Then I came home, ate dinner, worked out, went to bed. Now there is today, Day 2. Today was my 2nd day without a cigarette at all. Yes you may now pick your body up off of the floor as I'm sure many of those that know me will be there laid out after reading my previous statement. I stayed fairly busy at work (accepting compliments and working) so I went on the wellness walk and straight back to work. Even after having my late lunch I wasn't craving one enough to break my 24 hour success. I ate dinner then did my short workout this evening and didn't have a craving still. I'm quite shocked myself. I did have a slight craving for one shortly thereafter but I went outside and enjoyed the rain instead. Now let's just see how long this will last. I have been a smoker since my late teens and have only truly quit when I was pregnant with my children, except for when I lived overseas in Turkey. It made me sick to smoke then but out of spite, after moving to Italy I started up again. Here I am 9 years later and quitting? All because I had a sore throat. Now let's remember that I didn't care even when I had strep throat last year. I still smoked away. Wish me luck on this 2nd part of my journey.
*pats self on back*
Running with scissors....last two words not necessary
So after sitting here debating about blogging and going over a title I have finally decided to write about what shall be called from here on out Journey to 5k. Yes who would have ever thought I would want to and be willing to run a 5k? Anyone who knows me knows that I despise running. Sure every now and again I will get a wild hair up my butt and run but that usually ends the same day. So let me tell you how it all began. (let me add that we have a mile long wellness walk that we try to go on daily at work monday-friday)
My daughter is about to begin her All-Star cheer practices. Now before you question what does cheer have to do with this, be patient as if you have read my stories before you know that I like to go around in circles before getting to my point. Anyway...During one of her cheernastics classes her All-Star cheer coaches were telling me how they were going to incorporate running with the summer conditioning practices. I immediately informed them that they are on their own with that one. (I used to condition with the team every now and again last summer) After thinking about it for a couple days I decided I would give it a try, especially since a few of the girls on the team will be on the school cheer team that I coach.
So let's fast foward to last Monday. I am at work, staying busy of course, when I get a phone call from my daughter's coach. She is calling me to ask me if I am going running with them that night. Yes, she very successfully guilt tripped me into running with them. Sure I was planning on going but I was still unsure on if I was actually going to run/walk or just watch them. So I went and after going a few laps around the track, I believe it was 5 to be exact, I realized that I felt good. So naturally I had so much motivation and energy after the run/walk (now mind you I still can't run a full lap non-stop) that I came home and popped in my dust covered old winsor pilates video and did the 20 minute workout.
The next day, Tuesday June 26th, I was still super motivated and started telling my friends and coworkers how I had completed 1 1/4 miles the night before. I was so proud of myself and felt they should be proud of me too. The talk of an upcoming 5k came about. It is called Hot Chocolate Run (15k/5k) and is held in numerous cities throughout the nation. Now you tell me who in their right mind would not be willing to run for chocolate? I rest my case. So I got excited and was ready to register right then and there but I need to have my pace per mile first to register. Then my lovely friend who shall remain nameless for now, added The Color Run into the conversation. After looking this up I was a slightly up in the air about it. Now once the talk of this went onto Facebook a few more decided they would try to run and go along on this journey for their own wants/needs. The Color Run offers a team registration so the obvious thing to do is create a team and pay less for registration...DUH! This evening I did the longer pilates workout. Yes, this video is almost 10 years old...don't judge me.
Wednesday, June 27th was the 2nd run day. By this point I was already starting to lose motivation. I knew if I didn't register then and there I would lose all and any motivation that I had and would just blow off any sort of workout or upcoming 5k, fun or not. So I registered for and set up the team for The Color Run 5k. Look it up if you're like me and had never heard of it. (www.thecolorrun.com) It is a run that benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities and is held again in numerous cities throughout the nation. Who wouldn't want to run and finish colored like you were the main target in a paintball field? Yes, I even coaxed my kids into running this one with me. Anyway it was the 2nd run day and the day that I would pace my mile for the chocolate run registration and set my goals on what to improve. I timed it at 12:31 which I was quite shocked that I could even run/walk one mile in that time. I was thinking it would be more along the lines of 20 minutes. Nice surprise right? Of course I came home and did my 20 minute pilates workout. I had decided at this point that my run nights would be paired with the short video workout and the off nights I would do the longer workout.
Then came Thursday. And Friday. And Saturday. Needless to say I lost motivation and didn't do anything on these days aside from the Wellness Walk at work Thursday and Friday. But come Sunday I remembered that I needed to register for the Chocolate Run (I just missed the early bird registration too dang it). So I turn on my laptop, go bakc and forth with myself on it and said screw it, I got this! and registered. I knew I had to do something so very late I did my longer workout and called it a night. Next entry will be starting from today.
I think I may just update weekly instead of daily. Now if you want to read a funny running blog check out my girl Ms. Parker's blog. WWW.MsParker411.blogspot.com I can't compete with her stories but I love reading them and you should too!
My daughter is about to begin her All-Star cheer practices. Now before you question what does cheer have to do with this, be patient as if you have read my stories before you know that I like to go around in circles before getting to my point. Anyway...During one of her cheernastics classes her All-Star cheer coaches were telling me how they were going to incorporate running with the summer conditioning practices. I immediately informed them that they are on their own with that one. (I used to condition with the team every now and again last summer) After thinking about it for a couple days I decided I would give it a try, especially since a few of the girls on the team will be on the school cheer team that I coach.
So let's fast foward to last Monday. I am at work, staying busy of course, when I get a phone call from my daughter's coach. She is calling me to ask me if I am going running with them that night. Yes, she very successfully guilt tripped me into running with them. Sure I was planning on going but I was still unsure on if I was actually going to run/walk or just watch them. So I went and after going a few laps around the track, I believe it was 5 to be exact, I realized that I felt good. So naturally I had so much motivation and energy after the run/walk (now mind you I still can't run a full lap non-stop) that I came home and popped in my dust covered old winsor pilates video and did the 20 minute workout.
The next day, Tuesday June 26th, I was still super motivated and started telling my friends and coworkers how I had completed 1 1/4 miles the night before. I was so proud of myself and felt they should be proud of me too. The talk of an upcoming 5k came about. It is called Hot Chocolate Run (15k/5k) and is held in numerous cities throughout the nation. Now you tell me who in their right mind would not be willing to run for chocolate? I rest my case. So I got excited and was ready to register right then and there but I need to have my pace per mile first to register. Then my lovely friend who shall remain nameless for now, added The Color Run into the conversation. After looking this up I was a slightly up in the air about it. Now once the talk of this went onto Facebook a few more decided they would try to run and go along on this journey for their own wants/needs. The Color Run offers a team registration so the obvious thing to do is create a team and pay less for registration...DUH! This evening I did the longer pilates workout. Yes, this video is almost 10 years old...don't judge me.
Wednesday, June 27th was the 2nd run day. By this point I was already starting to lose motivation. I knew if I didn't register then and there I would lose all and any motivation that I had and would just blow off any sort of workout or upcoming 5k, fun or not. So I registered for and set up the team for The Color Run 5k. Look it up if you're like me and had never heard of it. (www.thecolorrun.com) It is a run that benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities and is held again in numerous cities throughout the nation. Who wouldn't want to run and finish colored like you were the main target in a paintball field? Yes, I even coaxed my kids into running this one with me. Anyway it was the 2nd run day and the day that I would pace my mile for the chocolate run registration and set my goals on what to improve. I timed it at 12:31 which I was quite shocked that I could even run/walk one mile in that time. I was thinking it would be more along the lines of 20 minutes. Nice surprise right? Of course I came home and did my 20 minute pilates workout. I had decided at this point that my run nights would be paired with the short video workout and the off nights I would do the longer workout.
Then came Thursday. And Friday. And Saturday. Needless to say I lost motivation and didn't do anything on these days aside from the Wellness Walk at work Thursday and Friday. But come Sunday I remembered that I needed to register for the Chocolate Run (I just missed the early bird registration too dang it). So I turn on my laptop, go bakc and forth with myself on it and said screw it, I got this! and registered. I knew I had to do something so very late I did my longer workout and called it a night. Next entry will be starting from today.
I think I may just update weekly instead of daily. Now if you want to read a funny running blog check out my girl Ms. Parker's blog. WWW.MsParker411.blogspot.com I can't compete with her stories but I love reading them and you should too!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
21 Days into Lent
So here I sit on a day that marks 3 weeks without Social Networking. Remembering how obsessed I was last year with the countdown to be able to use social networking again. Comparing last year to this year. I thought I was able to keep myself busy last year and consistently having moments where I know I would update on social networking, whether it be Facebook or Twitter. Of course this year there is Pinterest to add into the mix. Thank goodness I never really finished setting that one up. I know there are lots of people that love that website but I haven't gotten into it as much. As a matter of fact I never did anything with my account since I set it up a couple months ago. While I still have moments that I would want to update I am not missing it as much. I guess the thing I miss the most is reading through my timelines and seeing what other people have to say. Yesterday at work we had some seriously funny moments but at the same time I wasn't thinking to myself how I wish I could update my statuses. I have way to much going on in my real life to worry about the social networking side of me. The stresses of everyday life. I have become more accustomed to just dealing with it the old fashioned way vs. the social networking way. From work to cheer to family life I definitely have my hands full. I'm not sure that I would be updating a lot on my social networking accounts anyway. It's funny how life evolves and you can look back and think "WOW!"
Just my thoughts for the morning.
Just my thoughts for the morning.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tough Times without Social Networking
As you can see, I decided against the daily journal of my day from social networking. I have been wanting to sit down and write but my life has said otherwise.
This time has been very tough for me this year. Not because I can't check my Facebook account 100 times a day or because I can't read through my Twitter timeline every 15 minutes, but because life has truly thrown some obstacles in my direction and those are my easiest outlets. Instead I am having to remember what life was like before the internet, smart phones, etc. Whether it be a disturbing call from Afghanistan, child problems or just a rough day, I have to learn to deal with this like a real human being and either keep it to myself or actually talk to someone using my voice.
This morning I was told how I have missed out on so much because I haven't logged into Facebook. What a great reminder of how much we let people into our lives through the internet. Another friend mentioned to me a few weeks ago how much easier it is to just update a status on Facebook to let people know things than to actually make phone calls because she felt she didn't have the time to sit down and actually talk to people.
I will update more at a later time, perhaps when this gut wrenching feeling in my stomach goes away.
This time has been very tough for me this year. Not because I can't check my Facebook account 100 times a day or because I can't read through my Twitter timeline every 15 minutes, but because life has truly thrown some obstacles in my direction and those are my easiest outlets. Instead I am having to remember what life was like before the internet, smart phones, etc. Whether it be a disturbing call from Afghanistan, child problems or just a rough day, I have to learn to deal with this like a real human being and either keep it to myself or actually talk to someone using my voice.
This morning I was told how I have missed out on so much because I haven't logged into Facebook. What a great reminder of how much we let people into our lives through the internet. Another friend mentioned to me a few weeks ago how much easier it is to just update a status on Facebook to let people know things than to actually make phone calls because she felt she didn't have the time to sit down and actually talk to people.
I will update more at a later time, perhaps when this gut wrenching feeling in my stomach goes away.
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