3 days in a row

so i set out this week with a new plan on my fitness goals and i must say the hill has been climbed and now i am going downhill.

i am so happy to say i successfully got up my 3 mornings this week before work and ran. my new route is great-its all flat no hills so i am able to keep trucking the whole way. additionally now in the interest of time i walk to the corner and immediately start my run/jog opposed to walking all the way down the street-maybe on the weekends i can incorporate a longer run but for now during the week-i will keep it at 30

it has been annoying dealing with the traffic but i feel better that i have run and started my day off sweaty and with a clear mind and clear lungs!

not that my body is bad but i am loving it even more

this week has been crazy too-i have had to drive myself to work so my mornings have been quiet and given me more time to think and decompress on the way home from work

my thought for today...do we ever have enough money...once we get a certain amount dont we always want more..i guess unless you are donald trump or someone who have an endless amount but for the average joe -is there a magical number before we are content...is there a certain amount that must be maintained before the onset of kids...before we can get "that car"
is there ever really happy or even if we make more will we find new ways to spend it and ultimately then become unhappy again with the amount

or is the key to maintain a low fuss lifestyle and cutback on some of the areas we splurge in and finding new more cost efficient means for things-ie cutting coupons, carpooling, regular cable, not dining out all the time and maybe alternating months to eat out, can we as americans in todays economy stop and think about what we have deemed a necessity and think back to what kinds of things used to be important and what is now important....
just a thought

refreshed and feeling amazing

sooo today was the first day of my new focused working out

after a relaxing 2 weeks off i determined i feel so much better when i am running and i sleep better and all the other wonderful benefits so today i woke up at 5:40 ish and I got ready

the first 10 minutes SUCKED-i ran through some grass and rolled my ankle and almost wiped out but had to keep going because people were looking

then as i got to my halfway point i started psyching myself out like-i'll just walk the rest or i'll walk home

BUT i kept going-my pace was very slow very geriatric BUT despite all things in my heads saying stop and cut it short

i did my whole 30 minute run and i got back home and felt great

i may not be excited during the first 15 minutes of my run but the downward part-the last leg-I am feeling confident and so glad that i went

and as i sit at my desk now i am already excited to go tomorrow-i know sad sad-but i feel better-my lungs feel open now i feel amazing and on top of the world

plus the running first woke me up-so i had the energy to shave my legs this morning and look pretty presentable for work-so wish me luck 2 more days and then a break and then my saturday sunday run

hopefully by the weekend my pace will pick up and sunday the plan is to run and then get back and go to church

also sunday while being a bedside baptist and no im not proud but i watched my favorite joel osteen and the message was losing your critical spirit and i know often i can be critical under the guise of humor BUT i have decided to cut back and try to cut out my unhelpful thoughts and ideas and focus on me and making me a better person, a nicer person, a better daughter, a better friend, a better mate!!

soo wish me luck-in my running and being a better person!!!

friday!!

so i have been falling off with the important things in my life lately-ie my blog and 2 weeks off from running

BUT today is a new day and each day is a new opportunity to climb back in the saddle

first of all i am sitting at my desk and i swear i smell moth balls-WTH!!
can't figure it out!!

sooo this weekend i am going to the Norfolk Jazz festival-it should be a nice weekend getaway for me and R!!! I'm very excited

2nd-I hate to start off this morning making references to food BUT everyone MUST go to Olive Garden and try their Lemon cream cake-i am not big on lemon flavored desserts but I was feeling gutsy and I tried it-I must say it was SO decadent that I was afraid to offer R some for fear that I would have one less forkful-NO i'm not proud of my selfishness but i was in utopia eating it-the cake is like a layer of cake and a layer of a cream that is almost thick like cheesecake but not quite but far thicker than a custard-and the top has a streusel on it and some dusting-PLEASE for the love of me and food GO try it and take a friend!!! *PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT*

3rd-next week I am back to running-I've got to get in my program and really commit to it so next week is that week-total commitment and focus

as the summer winds down i cant help but think all the fun i've had-this has been one of the best summers yet and i cant wait to see what the future holds!!!

so happy friday-get that cake and i'll talk to you later

monday

so it seems like i am a backslider
i have been off for a week due to chronic illness and today I was off and my hair appt was canceled and instead i came home and napped -how productive

so maybe i will just accept the life of roundness-it seems so much easier

today was monday-and hey it was very monday BUT tomorrow is tuesday soooooo it'll get better

hola

hey fans-its me!!!

sooo let's recap today-first and foremost-i have this obnoxious hacking cough-the doctor or nurse said it was allergies based upon the absentee other symptoms-nevertheless i sound like a smoker and that i am not!!!

hmmm my weekend was cool-i got lots of domestic merging done and even though i was a tad overworked-things go done-sunday we had a double date with another couple and that was super cool-its nice to be around other couples and ones with good vibes

*cough cough gag gag*

i lost my train of thought due to the oxygen deprivation from my whooping cough/or is it sars!!! just joking-dont want to wish that upon myself

today was my monday-very nice-not a lot of work-which is a nice transition back in from a weekend

BUT then my coworkers are trying to be funny/concerned about my cough-AS if they are hacking EVERYDAY!!! anywho
sorry today was not interesting but maybe tomorrow!!!

dork alert

because i am so the sap and emotional junkie i have been ummm on my laptop listening to Christmas music and yes i understand that it is only july but i love Christmas and the music and the smells and all the magic and love that is in the air during that time

and yes there are always grinches but i always feel as long as there are people like me who truly believe in the season and all that it can mean it will always be special

i just so look forward to the smell of cinnamon and the holly and the poinsetta's
there is something beautiful about a fresh fallen snow (minus the driving in it)
but the hot cocoa (with vanilla vodka and khalua if you're grown)

peppermints-mmm
the sound of bells, the amazing carols ( O Holy Night, What Child is this, Silent Night, and many more)

its not so much the gifts although the shiny wrapping paper just adds to the pretty decoration-white lights-the calm, the anticipation

i cant wait
and the romance of it all-the chill in the air-the wanting to be close-and if you have it-a nice crackling fire

yes i am as always excited and looking forward to my favorite time of the year

now for my day-hmmm work was long and when i say long i mean watching paint dry long
i finished my work and so for 4.5 hours i trolled the internet and i must say its a sad state of affairs when you run out of internet searches AND i hit that wall again today

i skipped my run-there is something about working out AFTER work that doesnt quite work for me-i am at my most motivated point early in the morning
SO my new plan of action is to workout before work-stay tuned...

long time

so ive decided on a new approach to my blog
recently i have received several remarks about my utter neglect for my blog now that i have FACEBOOK-as a result i have thought long and hard and now have a new method..

i am so flattered that those that love me actually missed my chronicles of my various thoughts idea and exploits

sooo i just got back in from my daily-or more so 4-5 times a week run, and lets just say today my gazelle like pace and form was VERY much absent and in its place today was a very tortoise like gait, make that a lame tortoise!!!!

i am not sure where i went wrong-my gait was all off today and then i added an extra block without realizing , that extra block was very much on a steep hill-(kicking myself) soooo i'm like ok i can do it-ha-i huffed and puffed my way back and then during my last 6min and 32 sec the extra fiber i consumed at lunch-well-lets just say i had to forfeit the extra 5-10 minutes i planned to add to my run and walk home

so sad
but now im back legs are throbbing-hmmm where is my aspercream!!!

my day was cool-i am anticipating my weekend-i have a lunch date with my old childhood friend on friday-couples bowling on saturday, and then couples dinner and dave and busters on sunday

soo my weekend is packed-stay tuned

oh and the change to my blog is-i will NOW blog in the evening and give you the run down of my day and facebook during the day-although i can always make consessions and blog if i have something juicy that cant wait til the evening