...and the next day you really need to get out in the fresh air to clear the cobwebs, so you head to Tryon Creek State Park and hope it clears your pores of so much hot whiskey stench.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sometimes...
...when you watch The Ducks kick so much bootay...you celebrate by letting your in-laws talk you into a couple of shots of this...
...and the next day you really need to get out in the fresh air to clear the cobwebs, so you head to Tryon Creek State Park and hope it clears your pores of so much hot whiskey stench.
The girl and dog were on fire...I lagged quite behind.
...and the next day you really need to get out in the fresh air to clear the cobwebs, so you head to Tryon Creek State Park and hope it clears your pores of so much hot whiskey stench.
Why Don't They Cheer?
Steve and the kids and I went out to cheer on Steve's sister in her first 50 mile race yesterday at The Autumn Leaves at Champoeg Park.
As we were holding up our signs in anticipation of seeing her come around the corner...
...we got lots of smiles and thanks from the other runners and it made my wonder why there weren't more fans out cheering for their people?? It's 50 freaking miles!
I've run across this kind of apathy from people before...maybe more of a non-knowledge of what it takes to get out there and do something so physical - not just the physical part of what it takes but the mental part, too.
It's a huge feat to get out off your butt and do events like this 50 miler or to do a 5k or a full Ironman or a sprint triathlon.
Next time you hear about a friend or family member planning a sporting event - Get out there and support them. You'll feel awesome being around so many healthy and strong willed people and you'll have a special place in the heart of your athlete, who may not even be able to give you much more than a painful grimace, but will TOTALLY appreciate your effort!
As we were holding up our signs in anticipation of seeing her come around the corner...
...we got lots of smiles and thanks from the other runners and it made my wonder why there weren't more fans out cheering for their people?? It's 50 freaking miles!
I've run across this kind of apathy from people before...maybe more of a non-knowledge of what it takes to get out there and do something so physical - not just the physical part of what it takes but the mental part, too.
It's a huge feat to get out off your butt and do events like this 50 miler or to do a 5k or a full Ironman or a sprint triathlon.
Next time you hear about a friend or family member planning a sporting event - Get out there and support them. You'll feel awesome being around so many healthy and strong willed people and you'll have a special place in the heart of your athlete, who may not even be able to give you much more than a painful grimace, but will TOTALLY appreciate your effort!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
TGIW - Thank God It's The Weekend
I've been absent. Unusually busy with work this week and a bothersome cold, but we managed to fit in a visit from Grammy - you remember, THIS cool chick...
a play date at the bowling alley
Mai's last soccer game and a pizza party (Melissa - Can you spot the trouble with this trophy?)
Parent/Teacher conferences (I AM SO PROUD OF MY KIDS!)...
...and we had fun yesterday making cheering posters for my SIL's 50 mile race today...but all 42 rechargeable batteries seem to be out of juice...so no pics :-(
Anyone using a great rechargeable that holds a good charge????
...And a sneak peak at tomorrow...
a play date at the bowling alley
Mai's last soccer game and a pizza party (Melissa - Can you spot the trouble with this trophy?)
Parent/Teacher conferences (I AM SO PROUD OF MY KIDS!)...
...and we had fun yesterday making cheering posters for my SIL's 50 mile race today...but all 42 rechargeable batteries seem to be out of juice...so no pics :-(
Anyone using a great rechargeable that holds a good charge????
...And a sneak peak at tomorrow...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
New Kicks
So...Dr. Jennifer said that she wants me to go on a couple of short runs this week and if my legs feel good, then she's going to discharge my chart. I'm sure gonna miss those leg massages :-(
She thought I might try something different this time around and go more the "barefoot" route in shoe wear - either Vibrams...
...and I really really wanted these pink and orange ones... but I'm still too nervous that they won't be what I'm looking for...
Or Evos...but at $160, I was way scared to make such a commitment...
so I went with the Nike Frees...
After trying on every single brand of shoe in the store, it became apparent that they are ALL too high in the achilles support for me. My ankles were aching just trying on shoes. The Nike Frees don't come up nearly as high and the backs are super flexible, so they don't hurt. Check out how flexible they are...
I went for my first run in them today - only a mile, but hey! no pain!...at least in my ankles. I did have some left shin pain towards the end and really had to stretch out both shins good when I was done, but I expected that...as they've still been super tight at every visit. I just need to keep s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-gggggggggg........
She thought I might try something different this time around and go more the "barefoot" route in shoe wear - either Vibrams...
Or Evos...but at $160, I was way scared to make such a commitment...
so I went with the Nike Frees...
After trying on every single brand of shoe in the store, it became apparent that they are ALL too high in the achilles support for me. My ankles were aching just trying on shoes. The Nike Frees don't come up nearly as high and the backs are super flexible, so they don't hurt. Check out how flexible they are...
I went for my first run in them today - only a mile, but hey! no pain!...at least in my ankles. I did have some left shin pain towards the end and really had to stretch out both shins good when I was done, but I expected that...as they've still been super tight at every visit. I just need to keep s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-gggggggggg........
Sunday, October 24, 2010
THAT was a long week!
I'm not sure what it was about this last week, but it seemed way too stressful. I had a mini nervous breakdown on Wednesday and skipped bible study after finally getting to the part of the study that is REALLY talking to me. I mean...REALLY talking to me.
I also had one of those Brian Tracy work frogs that you're supposed to eat first and get out of the way.
It was just as it usually is...weeks and weeks of stressing about it, putting it off, dreading it and then finally having to complete it, you realize it was the ugliest frog that you should have eaten right away. It took me less than an hour to complete and was not nearly as horrible as my imagination had made it out to be.
Although this next part was fantastic and fun, I was still dreading it a bit because it was two FULL days (Fri and Sat 7am to 5pm) and I wasn't feeling so great - I finally got around to taking the NASM workshop that I've had to reschedule several times. It was the basic Essentials of Personal Training workshop and it was very informative and the instructor was great! There were several exercises that for years I have totally not been doing to their full potential. Tony Ambler-Wright was the instructor and I really liked him - SO much knowledge. He's the kind of trainer you want!...and want to be like! I came away with a whole new outlook on things like ROM and regressions and progressions, but mostly it made me feel like I have so much more to learn to really be a great PT...which is really the only kind to be if you're truly out there to help your people!
I was hoping for a long night's sleep but the rain here is pouring down. I even worked it into my dreams and had nightmares about my house leaking and leaking and leaking and crumbling around me...so I'm up early yet again. That's ok, because I plan on cuddling up in my favorite blanket and reading most of the day away or watching movies with the kids...and a nap is not out of the question :-)
I leave you with a great video of Molly Barker, founder of Girls On The Run - watch until the very end for a good cry.
I also had one of those Brian Tracy work frogs that you're supposed to eat first and get out of the way.
It was just as it usually is...weeks and weeks of stressing about it, putting it off, dreading it and then finally having to complete it, you realize it was the ugliest frog that you should have eaten right away. It took me less than an hour to complete and was not nearly as horrible as my imagination had made it out to be.
Although this next part was fantastic and fun, I was still dreading it a bit because it was two FULL days (Fri and Sat 7am to 5pm) and I wasn't feeling so great - I finally got around to taking the NASM workshop that I've had to reschedule several times. It was the basic Essentials of Personal Training workshop and it was very informative and the instructor was great! There were several exercises that for years I have totally not been doing to their full potential. Tony Ambler-Wright was the instructor and I really liked him - SO much knowledge. He's the kind of trainer you want!...and want to be like! I came away with a whole new outlook on things like ROM and regressions and progressions, but mostly it made me feel like I have so much more to learn to really be a great PT...which is really the only kind to be if you're truly out there to help your people!
I was hoping for a long night's sleep but the rain here is pouring down. I even worked it into my dreams and had nightmares about my house leaking and leaking and leaking and crumbling around me...so I'm up early yet again. That's ok, because I plan on cuddling up in my favorite blanket and reading most of the day away or watching movies with the kids...and a nap is not out of the question :-)
I leave you with a great video of Molly Barker, founder of Girls On The Run - watch until the very end for a good cry.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Shirley Temple
After watching Julie at Peanut Butter Fingers demonstrate how to curl your hair with a flat iron http://www.pbfingers.com/2010/10/16/how-to-curl-your-hair-with-a-straightener-video/ I had the grand idea that I would look lovely with curls.
I ended up as...
but when I brushed it out, it wasn't too bad...
...but which is my true color?
I'm excited to try it out on Mai tomorrow for school. I can't believe you can curl with a flat iron>>>
I went from flat ironed smooth to curly in about 5 minutes.
Once at the mall, a salesgirl did curl Mai's hair but she tried to convince me I needed a special flat iron to do it??? Thanks Julie at PBF for the tutorial!
I'll hopefully have some good pictures to put up of Mai tomorrow.
I ended up as...
but when I brushed it out, it wasn't too bad...
...but which is my true color?
I'm excited to try it out on Mai tomorrow for school. I can't believe you can curl with a flat iron>>>
I went from flat ironed smooth to curly in about 5 minutes.
Once at the mall, a salesgirl did curl Mai's hair but she tried to convince me I needed a special flat iron to do it??? Thanks Julie at PBF for the tutorial!
I'll hopefully have some good pictures to put up of Mai tomorrow.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
It's Close To Midnight ...
...and something evil's lurking in the dark.
Oh People - I am tired! After spending several hours with six of the giggliest, loudest, laughiest group of 10 year old girls plus one cute 6 year old at a birthday party Friday night, we resumed the festivities again Saturday morning at CeramiCafe (http://www.ceramicafenw.com/) which has become my new favorite place. Next time, I'm going without any kids and I'm going to treat myself to some alone time with just me and some paint and a brush and some peace and quiet. Now that's some therapy!
I spent most of yesterday afternoon in a fog or napping and thinking I should call the gym to say I couldn't keep my volunteer commitment at The Girlfriends Half Marathon today, but I held off and sure enough, I felt better this morning. As I was driving up to Vancouver in the wee of this a.m., my snowflake light bleeped on and I realized that my hiking skirt might have been a poor choice for the day. I was right. FIVE hours of handing out water and power drinks in the shade and cold. I was shaking so bad that my body was trembling uncontrollably. BUT it was so worth it to give assistance to 2300 women raising money for cancer research - they were awesome!
I drove home, warmed up good by my butt warmers and the heater set up to the hottest high it's got and remembered MIL wanted to head over to her neighbor's spooky house. It even has it's own website if you're local and in a ghoulish mood ~ http://www.davisgraveyard.com/Welcome.htm
I gathered the kids up and off we went...
Now I think it's down I go...
to bed.
I feel like I ran the race instead of just watched it. All that shivering made for a good workout...
I spent most of yesterday afternoon in a fog or napping and thinking I should call the gym to say I couldn't keep my volunteer commitment at The Girlfriends Half Marathon today, but I held off and sure enough, I felt better this morning. As I was driving up to Vancouver in the wee of this a.m., my snowflake light bleeped on and I realized that my hiking skirt might have been a poor choice for the day. I was right. FIVE hours of handing out water and power drinks in the shade and cold. I was shaking so bad that my body was trembling uncontrollably. BUT it was so worth it to give assistance to 2300 women raising money for cancer research - they were awesome!
I drove home, warmed up good by my butt warmers and the heater set up to the hottest high it's got and remembered MIL wanted to head over to her neighbor's spooky house. It even has it's own website if you're local and in a ghoulish mood ~ http://www.davisgraveyard.com/Welcome.htm
I gathered the kids up and off we went...
Now I think it's down I go...
to bed.
I feel like I ran the race instead of just watched it. All that shivering made for a good workout...
Thursday, October 14, 2010
It's a God Thing
You know how things often seem to happen in mulitples? For instance, you feel convicted about something when watching a tv show, then the next day at church your pastor addresses that very issue and when you get home from church you check your e-mail and at the end of someone's e-mail their signature contains the exact same bible verse your pastor was talking about. It's a God thing. To me it means "PAY ATTENTION, JULIE!!!"
This totally happened to me this week. Do you know the Women of Faith theme this year is Imagine? It is. The bible verse that they base their whole weekend on is Ephesians 3:20 ~
"God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!" (MSG)
It was a great weekend, as you can imagine!
Yesterday I gathered up myself rather slowly to get to bible study. It's a 6 week study that we've dragged out into 12 weeks. I say dragged because I've had a really hard time getting into this study. The first speaker that we spent 4 weeks with was not my cup of tea. As I've told anyone and everyone who will listen to me, I don't like her mannerisms, I don't like her style of "preaching" and I have had a hard time even getting into the study - what she was trying to teach us just wasn't getting through to me. I would finish reading my homework and have no idea what I had just read. It wasn't sinking in. So I wasn't looking forward to the first hour of bible study (discussion) yesterday. I finally showed up a bit late, just hoping the video would be rolling with the next speaker, who I was praying would snap me out of this fog and get me back into some type of involvement in this study.
Guess what her topic is for the next 4 weeks? Ephesians 3:20-21!
It's a God thing. I'm paying attention.
I'm also still paying attention to what I learned during my 30 Day Out of the Box Challenge - you can have a lot of fun while getting some really good exercise. I think it also stuck with Steve because when we had an extra hour before needing to pick up the kids from school yesterday, he said "Let's go play some tennis". So we did. The kids and I had bought rackets during the challenge and messed around with them a bit, but Steve and I actually got the sweat on yesterday. What fun!
I leave you with this to ponder today ~
God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams. Ephesians 3:20
This totally happened to me this week. Do you know the Women of Faith theme this year is Imagine? It is. The bible verse that they base their whole weekend on is Ephesians 3:20 ~
"God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!" (MSG)
It was a great weekend, as you can imagine!
Yesterday I gathered up myself rather slowly to get to bible study. It's a 6 week study that we've dragged out into 12 weeks. I say dragged because I've had a really hard time getting into this study. The first speaker that we spent 4 weeks with was not my cup of tea. As I've told anyone and everyone who will listen to me, I don't like her mannerisms, I don't like her style of "preaching" and I have had a hard time even getting into the study - what she was trying to teach us just wasn't getting through to me. I would finish reading my homework and have no idea what I had just read. It wasn't sinking in. So I wasn't looking forward to the first hour of bible study (discussion) yesterday. I finally showed up a bit late, just hoping the video would be rolling with the next speaker, who I was praying would snap me out of this fog and get me back into some type of involvement in this study.
Guess what her topic is for the next 4 weeks? Ephesians 3:20-21!
It's a God thing. I'm paying attention.
I'm also still paying attention to what I learned during my 30 Day Out of the Box Challenge - you can have a lot of fun while getting some really good exercise. I think it also stuck with Steve because when we had an extra hour before needing to pick up the kids from school yesterday, he said "Let's go play some tennis". So we did. The kids and I had bought rackets during the challenge and messed around with them a bit, but Steve and I actually got the sweat on yesterday. What fun!
I leave you with this to ponder today ~
God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams. Ephesians 3:20
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Ivan Said...
...that I'm supposed to poop three times per day. I don't know how massage therapy on my legs brought us around to this particular conversation but he was adamant about it. I'm thankful for once a day and dread those occasional odd days out, don't you? Who poops three times per day? And why am I talking about poop on my blog for the second time this week? Content is going...
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P90X was fun yesterday. Plyometrics was on the schedule, but the DVD also had a lot of yoga warmup exercises (that I suck at) and some Kenpo...
...which I really liked, and which is what I'm feeling most today - from all those kicks. The only exercise I had trouble with was the Drea Roll. Steve almost put his skull through the wall trying it out.
I was surprised at how sore my back was yesterday. I had thought all the pushups on Monday would kill my chest but I didn't think the band worked my back that much. The opposite was true.
Several people have asked me if I'm following the eating plan of P90X. No, I'm not. It looks to be a great program, but I don't do eating programs any more. Intuitive eating is teaching me so much about what works for me, so I thought I would let you in a couple of things that have happened.
1) It has taken me over half a year of just eating what I want and getting rid of any diet mentality. No weight loss, some weight gain, but I'm SO SO close to freeing myself of any rules such as eating every 2 - 3 hours, needing protein at each meal, eating certain things after working out, etc.
Now, I don't want to say that all these "rules" aren't wise, and I am glad to know why programs like Body for Life or P90X work and I appreciate that knowledge, but I'm no longer inclined to be ruled by it. It has really taken quite some time to just work through that part, though.
2) I never turn down something I want anymore and in addition, there are really only maybe 7 or 8 things that I LOVE to eat on a daily basis, care to take the time to make, and when I eat them, I always feel satisfied afterwards. One is my favorite breakfast of Hawaiian Veggie Egg White Scramble on Toast. I could eat this every day - and usually do. Another is Red Pepper/Tomato soup with lots of saltines. I still love my Stirfrys. I love Subway Turkey Sandwiches. Now for the most part, you probably noticed that these are healthy meals and something that would fit into the diet "rules". Lots of veggies and protein - I know I'm eating healthy "enough". I'm good with it. It's taken me a long time to get here.
3) I'm now working on just eating until I'm full. When I love a food, it's hard for me to stop at full. I want to stop at stuffed. BUT...it is getting so much easier now that I'm allowing myself to eat what I crave and know that I can eat it again in a little bit if I so desire. I'm learning to really dislike a too full feeling. I'm learning that I can keep almond butter in the cupboard and I'm not constantly digging into it, because once I allowed myself to enjoy the foods I really want, I no longer feel the urge to constantly dip into the only yummy "healthy" stuff I have on hand to feed my emotions.
4) To be honest, the best advice I could take right now would be a little snippet of biblical instruction I ran across in Ephesians 5:18 the other day: "Don't drink too much wine. That cheapens your life." Aha! Yes, I love my wine, but I think I need to appreciate it a little more and use it less like water and more like dessert :-)
Well, I better get upstairs and wake those kiddos up for school. Mai dropped a 15 pound dumbbell on her big toe last night, and I'm not sure if it's broken or not, so we may be at the doctor today :-(
I'm not worrying though, because as Joyce Meyer said this morning on her show, "Worry is making a down payment on a problem you may never have".
Just goin' with the flow...
Peace Out!
Julie
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P90X was fun yesterday. Plyometrics was on the schedule, but the DVD also had a lot of yoga warmup exercises (that I suck at) and some Kenpo...
...which I really liked, and which is what I'm feeling most today - from all those kicks. The only exercise I had trouble with was the Drea Roll. Steve almost put his skull through the wall trying it out.
I was surprised at how sore my back was yesterday. I had thought all the pushups on Monday would kill my chest but I didn't think the band worked my back that much. The opposite was true.
Several people have asked me if I'm following the eating plan of P90X. No, I'm not. It looks to be a great program, but I don't do eating programs any more. Intuitive eating is teaching me so much about what works for me, so I thought I would let you in a couple of things that have happened.
1) It has taken me over half a year of just eating what I want and getting rid of any diet mentality. No weight loss, some weight gain, but I'm SO SO close to freeing myself of any rules such as eating every 2 - 3 hours, needing protein at each meal, eating certain things after working out, etc.
Now, I don't want to say that all these "rules" aren't wise, and I am glad to know why programs like Body for Life or P90X work and I appreciate that knowledge, but I'm no longer inclined to be ruled by it. It has really taken quite some time to just work through that part, though.
2) I never turn down something I want anymore and in addition, there are really only maybe 7 or 8 things that I LOVE to eat on a daily basis, care to take the time to make, and when I eat them, I always feel satisfied afterwards. One is my favorite breakfast of Hawaiian Veggie Egg White Scramble on Toast. I could eat this every day - and usually do. Another is Red Pepper/Tomato soup with lots of saltines. I still love my Stirfrys. I love Subway Turkey Sandwiches. Now for the most part, you probably noticed that these are healthy meals and something that would fit into the diet "rules". Lots of veggies and protein - I know I'm eating healthy "enough". I'm good with it. It's taken me a long time to get here.
3) I'm now working on just eating until I'm full. When I love a food, it's hard for me to stop at full. I want to stop at stuffed. BUT...it is getting so much easier now that I'm allowing myself to eat what I crave and know that I can eat it again in a little bit if I so desire. I'm learning to really dislike a too full feeling. I'm learning that I can keep almond butter in the cupboard and I'm not constantly digging into it, because once I allowed myself to enjoy the foods I really want, I no longer feel the urge to constantly dip into the only yummy "healthy" stuff I have on hand to feed my emotions.
4) To be honest, the best advice I could take right now would be a little snippet of biblical instruction I ran across in Ephesians 5:18 the other day: "Don't drink too much wine. That cheapens your life." Aha! Yes, I love my wine, but I think I need to appreciate it a little more and use it less like water and more like dessert :-)
Well, I better get upstairs and wake those kiddos up for school. Mai dropped a 15 pound dumbbell on her big toe last night, and I'm not sure if it's broken or not, so we may be at the doctor today :-(
I'm not worrying though, because as Joyce Meyer said this morning on her show, "Worry is making a down payment on a problem you may never have".
Just goin' with the flow...
Peace Out!
Julie
Monday, October 11, 2010
Shackles
For Mom and Jenny <3
We had such a great weekend at Women of Faith. Attending it with Mom and SIL made it that much more special! We made a staycation out of it and stayed at a hotel Friday night.
If you've never attended Women of Faith, you MUST! It is such a special event. http://womenoffaith.com/dates-and-locations/10dates_Imagine.asp
I adored most of the speakers, but my favorite will probably always be Luci Swindoll. I want to be her when I grow up.
P90X Day 1 accomplished. It was back and chest and ab ripper. I'll get back to Ab Ripper X in a moment.
I really enjoyed the first workout. I decided to use bands for the back exercises that were replicating pull ups. I'll save assisted pullups and start with the pull up bar next week. I fiddled with the closet door and some material to try to get my band hooked up high and it worked good until the second set when the material tore in two and it all came snapping back at me. I managed to get out with only minor boobage bruising. I then tried to hook it up to my treadmill and almost pulled the monster over on me. I eventually put up the pullup bar and used that to loop the band through and it worked like a charm. There must be some easier way to do this that I don't know about.
Ok...Ab Ripper X (from Hell).
I have several things that I'm not good at and that I don't like to do: stretching, yoga, choreography cardio, and AB WORK! We were supposed to have done something like 336 ab/core exercise reps by the end of the 15 minutes. I probably got about 100 done. With each exercise they would be on rep 25 before I could even get into the teens.
I had Mai do it when she got home from school and when she finished she said it was the best 15 minutes of her life. Oh bother!
We had such a great weekend at Women of Faith. Attending it with Mom and SIL made it that much more special! We made a staycation out of it and stayed at a hotel Friday night.
If you've never attended Women of Faith, you MUST! It is such a special event. http://womenoffaith.com/dates-and-locations/10dates_Imagine.asp
I adored most of the speakers, but my favorite will probably always be Luci Swindoll. I want to be her when I grow up.
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| Luci Swindoll |
I really enjoyed the first workout. I decided to use bands for the back exercises that were replicating pull ups. I'll save assisted pullups and start with the pull up bar next week. I fiddled with the closet door and some material to try to get my band hooked up high and it worked good until the second set when the material tore in two and it all came snapping back at me. I managed to get out with only minor boobage bruising. I then tried to hook it up to my treadmill and almost pulled the monster over on me. I eventually put up the pullup bar and used that to loop the band through and it worked like a charm. There must be some easier way to do this that I don't know about.
Ok...Ab Ripper X (from Hell).
I have several things that I'm not good at and that I don't like to do: stretching, yoga, choreography cardio, and AB WORK! We were supposed to have done something like 336 ab/core exercise reps by the end of the 15 minutes. I probably got about 100 done. With each exercise they would be on rep 25 before I could even get into the teens.
I had Mai do it when she got home from school and when she finished she said it was the best 15 minutes of her life. Oh bother!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Kiara Tackles The Trails #21 Larch Mountain
One dark and stormy day
'Twas just right for a cleanse of the soul.
The pup and I found deliverance...
upon the mountain...
named Larch.
My camera died so no pictures to be had by me, but I found this one...
On the drive up, I started reminiscing about the last time I had been there: 2008 - my first year training with TNT for my first half ironman. The only one on the team without a road bike, I well remember just getting past this spot right before we started heading up Larch...
I cried before I made it to my turnaround (we stopped due to snow and the roads not being plowed all the way to the top) and then made the scary and crazily fast descent down mile after mile. I remember how cold I was - the uncontrollable shivering while trying to stay upright on the bike and not sliding out on the slick roads. I'm so looking forward to getting back to this craziness again in 2011.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Went for a run!
Chiropractor/massage therapist still helping. Shoes with backs cut off REALLY helping! It may not seem like much, but two dog walks on Tuesday with ZERO pain was the highlight of October so far! Mai has been begging me to run with her and I was feeling so good about the walks that I said OK. She kept up the pace!! That girl loves to run. When we got home, she jumped on the treadmill...
We only ran for about 20 minutes and I really had no ankle pain, but my shins were TIGHT!! and this was after a 15 minute rubdown at the doctors office.
My surprise for Steve arrived yesterday
~ No not the guy...the program! P90X!!
Steve opened up the box and said "no thanks".
Wuss :-)
He'll come around.
In the meantime, I'm excited! I did a portion of one of the bonus workouts this morning and it was fun - really got me sweating. The gym is under construction and driving Steve nuts, so maybe he'll join me. I'm hoping to start on Sunday.
Today I'm heading to the gym to stuff goodie bags for 4 hours for The Girlfriends Half Marathon coming up next weekend. I was supposed to run it, but if I can't run, I might as well volunteer. Getting my hair cut this afternoon ~ Hallelujah!!!!! It's a big puffy mess right now.
Mom and Jenny arrive tomorrow for Women of Faith and I'm so excited this weekend is finally here!
We only ran for about 20 minutes and I really had no ankle pain, but my shins were TIGHT!! and this was after a 15 minute rubdown at the doctors office.
My surprise for Steve arrived yesterday
~ No not the guy...the program! P90X!!
Steve opened up the box and said "no thanks".
Wuss :-)
He'll come around.
In the meantime, I'm excited! I did a portion of one of the bonus workouts this morning and it was fun - really got me sweating. The gym is under construction and driving Steve nuts, so maybe he'll join me. I'm hoping to start on Sunday.
Today I'm heading to the gym to stuff goodie bags for 4 hours for The Girlfriends Half Marathon coming up next weekend. I was supposed to run it, but if I can't run, I might as well volunteer. Getting my hair cut this afternoon ~ Hallelujah!!!!! It's a big puffy mess right now.
Mom and Jenny arrive tomorrow for Women of Faith and I'm so excited this weekend is finally here!
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Good And The Bad
The Good: Dropped two kids off at school with visions of 6 kidless hours in which to work, work-out, and read.
The Bad: Arrived home from the gym to find one of the goobers sitting on the couch.
The Good: Saved my $$ by getting inventive with my perfectly good running shoes that have sat unwearable because they come up too high on my achilles.
The Bad: Possibly ruined a $130 pair of shoes. Time will tell...
The Good: The kids stayed busy for an hour building their new "reading fort".
The Bad: Who's going to clean up this mess?
The Good: I think I finally tracked down my tickets to the Women of Faith Conference.
The Bad: The process left me feeling very un-Christ like :-(
The Good: Blockbuster e-mailed me a promo code for a free movie.
The quote on the front of the movie ad said "it exceeds The Blind Side".
The Bad: I just discovered the Tomatometer only gave it a 17%.
Guess I better go see what the Juliemeter gives it (I'm often in complete disagreement with Rotten Tomatoes... so there IS hope :-)
The Bad: Arrived home from the gym to find one of the goobers sitting on the couch.
The Good: Saved my $$ by getting inventive with my perfectly good running shoes that have sat unwearable because they come up too high on my achilles.
The Bad: Possibly ruined a $130 pair of shoes. Time will tell...
The Good: The kids stayed busy for an hour building their new "reading fort".
The Bad: Who's going to clean up this mess?
The Good: I think I finally tracked down my tickets to the Women of Faith Conference.
The Bad: The process left me feeling very un-Christ like :-(
The Good: Blockbuster e-mailed me a promo code for a free movie.
The quote on the front of the movie ad said "it exceeds The Blind Side".
The Bad: I just discovered the Tomatometer only gave it a 17%.
Guess I better go see what the Juliemeter gives it (I'm often in complete disagreement with Rotten Tomatoes... so there IS hope :-)
Sunday, October 3, 2010
The Weekend
Friday's schedule included returning to the school twice for the biggest fund-raiser of the year. The kids were so surprised when Grammy showed up to support them!
Mai ran...
Jack got tired quickly...
Mama is a slug at fund raising, so we actually raised ZIP.
BUT...still had fun.
Prepped for the big game...
Jack had his first archery class. Can't believe I forgot the camera. He was awesome! I'll definitely get pics next week.
Drove down to Eugene and watched the Ducks kick some serious Stanford butt to a beautiful sunset...
Wrote a poem in my head to the woman next to me:
"I love spirit!
Yes, I do!
But lady in seat 28,
I SO DO NOT LIKE YOU!"
Talk about a crazy fan! I almost killed her.
Arrived home to find the kids wound up on brownies and Oreos and stinkin' up MY bed...
Woke up to more talk of how we kicked some serious Stanford butt...
Arrived back home with plenty of weekend time left for reading my new addiction...
FREEDOM.
...which I thoroughly hated at first and now have been dragged in to so much debauchery that I can't manage to get back out.
Must. Finish. It.
Mai ran...
Jack got tired quickly...
Mama is a slug at fund raising, so we actually raised ZIP.
BUT...still had fun.
Prepped for the big game...
Jack had his first archery class. Can't believe I forgot the camera. He was awesome! I'll definitely get pics next week.
Drove down to Eugene and watched the Ducks kick some serious Stanford butt to a beautiful sunset...
Wrote a poem in my head to the woman next to me:
"I love spirit!
Yes, I do!
But lady in seat 28,
I SO DO NOT LIKE YOU!"
Talk about a crazy fan! I almost killed her.
Arrived home to find the kids wound up on brownies and Oreos and stinkin' up MY bed...
Woke up to more talk of how we kicked some serious Stanford butt...
Arrived back home with plenty of weekend time left for reading my new addiction...
FREEDOM.
...which I thoroughly hated at first and now have been dragged in to so much debauchery that I can't manage to get back out.
Must. Finish. It.
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