Fast Friday!

Sooooo I know, I didn't post anything for yesterday.

I just didn't feel like it. Also, I didn't realize it was Thursday.

I also didn't feel like working out, so I made brownies instead. Willow is getting smart, she stole my brownie right off my napkin then balled up the napkin so even if I stole it back, I'd have no where to set it.

Tonight is going to be really hectic. I have to pick Willow up after work, go home and empty out the car, pack it with yard sale stuff, then we are heading over to her Aunt and Uncle's house (AKA Josh's brother and sis in law). Its about 45 minutes to an hour away, so driving out there tonight will be better than getting up super early in the AM. I better make a list of everything now before I forget it...


I woke up early enough this morning to do 100 crunches, 20 lunges and squats, and 25 knee push ups. That would be my version of a lazy work out, just FYI. I'm fighting a headache and wanting a nap already and its only 9:30 am!

I downloaded some new picture editing apps onto my Iphone....

hoola hoop!

 

trying to sneak away to see her friends

switching it up from salads

my gym

everyone else takes these pictures, so why not?

 I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Get some sun and enjoy the run!

Getting Started for The Day

So, a random fact to start off your humpday..

The high today where I live is 91 degrees. Guess what I forgot to put on this morning? Deodorant.  I have a feeling I'll have less friends than usual today. (I  also forgot to put on mascara, but I remembered eyeshadow? WTH?)

Anyway, last night I tried out the Jillian Michael's 6 week 6-pack for the second time. Its an awesome work out, but I am so not coordinated. I am still having a hard time sucking it in while doing ab exercises, its like retraining I guess.

Tonight I'm going to run on the treadmill after Willow goes to sleep. She has been sleeping longer lately. Either she is finally appreciating the ability to sleep past 5:30 or she is having a growth spurt. I had to wake her up this morning because if I didn't we would have been running late. Usually she is my alarm clock. 

Josh has to get up around 4:15 am with the job they started this week, and I'm using this to my advantage to get up earlier too. I was going to run this morning but I did dishes instead (sad part is the dish washer may be full but so is the sink still). I also made lunch for Mom and I to eat at the park on my lunch break. I brought left over bbq and pasta salad and made a spinach salad with walnuts, blueberries, strawberries and raisins. I am pretty excited about our picnic.


Summer Party Tips - I'm posting this so I won't forget the link. Also, check it out it has some cute ideas for summer parties. If I ever get brave enough to have another one I'll try some of these tips.


HappyHumpDay!

Meeting Goals and More Weekend Pictures

So, I met my distance goal!! 



I need to calibrate my Nike+ app, its says 7 miles, but its was actually 6. I was worried I wouldn't be able to meet this goal by the end of May but while Willow took her nap yesterday I but a movie in and hopped on the treadmill. No side stitches either! I did walk most of the last mile as a cool down but I'm still proud of myself for these 2 things: I ran and didn't stop for a mile at a time (one of my goals) and I got the distance of 6 miles (another goal). So. There. :)


Saturday morning, bright and early at 7:30, Mandy, Willow, and I met up at a park and went for a run. It is a super hilly park and the stroller has a low tire but we managed a slow 3.5 miles. Willow was great and didn't wine at all and it was good to get some girl time in. 



After that we met up with my mom for a bit and Willow gave out some lovin':

 

I noticed that in my last post some of the pictures were blurry (I uploaded the post from my phone)

So here are some more from the weekend:

Holding a snake!!

making sure daddy has his phone, and teddy bear while sleeping

Josh loves making her Flower tiaras

Fruit Pizza for our cook out on Sunday

Diva

 

I hope everyone had a great, long weekend! We had a cook out Sunday with some friends/family which was really fun. After cleaning, prepping, and running around all weekend I was dead after that long run yesterday. I took a nap and woke up to Willow crawling on me trying to wake me up. Then the rest of the day included eating left overs.

A weekend in pictures

First off, Happy late Memorial Day! And thank you to all those who fought for all us to enjoy our freedoms! :)

A weekend in pictures:

Side Stitches are Annoying

My original title was going to be "Side Stitches are Bitches" but I didn't want to offend anyone in the first sentence.

I got on the treadmill last night shortly after Willow went to bed and everything seemed to be going smoothly....as smooth as it can go in that mess of a garage anyway.

So I'm warming up, and for a short run I usually walk at a fast pace for a .24 mile to .50 a mile. (I did some warm ups in the house before hand as well). So once I finished that, I started an easy jog which went fine for a few minutes.

Then the side stitch came to the party.

I tried. I slowed down to a walk until it went away, then I started to run again. It came back. And I repeated this cycle until I had gone 1.5 miles and I was so frustrated. At that point it wasn't going away so I just stopped completely. Funny thing is, I can do a work out video just fine. Why is this? Its really, REALLY frustrating. (Side Stitches )

So I did this instead:


Tonight will consist of something...not sure what yet. I woke up with a hangover type headache without the drinking. And I've almost lost my voice. Lets just say I'm not 100% :(


At least its Friday, and there is a long weekend ahead. I hope you all enjoy it!

Pictures taken with new phone:

love her so!

I don't know how much I like this by itself. Maybe in a smoothie?

Breakfast- plain greek yogurt, fruit, granola, all drizzled with honey

this cracks me up.

I'm a Chain-Chewer.

Is it really Her'sday again already??

I don't want to wish my time away or anything, but can we just skip the next 36 or so hours and go straight to 5 pm Friday? Well, we can skip the work hours today, go straight to my Willow time and then skip tomorrow again until 5 pm. Does that make sense?

Okay. So. Weird habits anyone? Anyone have some particular pre or post-run ritual or any habit during the day that may be odd? I'll tell you mine first.

I'm a chain-chewer. I recently realized this. I guess it stems back to my smoking days. If I were stuck in traffic I would get mad and smoke a cigarette. Now I chew about 3 pieces of gum before I make it home. I only noticed this because my jaw hurts from it. I have one of those big packs of gum that fits in your cup holder. Willow thinks its magic when I blow a bubble and pop it, I swear. I need to invest in the whitening gum, might as well put a habit to use right?


So that's my weird habit. I have other habits too, of course. Like copious amounts of coffee in the morning. And running, Duh. Which Will be held on the treadmill tonight. At least I can watch Cinderella 3 while running, since my neighbors were kind enough to loan it to me Willow. (what could get better than a disney movie and running??)


Also, in the past week this happened:


....and so I bought a shiny new Iphone....yay :) The quality of the picture is SO MUCH BETTER. Just so you know. I can't wait to take awesome pictures of the family when we go on vacation with Josh's brother and his wife and their kids! (also, Josh would always rub it in that his iphone takes better pictures than my phone...now he can't haha)


What is your habit? 

Iphone or Droid? 

Humidity is Thick in These Parts

Well, I had started a post earlier today but obviously I never saved it. 

So lets try again. Because that's how my day is going today. 


Yesterday I met up with Mandy and we went for a run at The Park. She hadn't been there before so I'm glad she came with me, it was really sunny out so everything was particularly sparkly. 

And humid. 
 
Seasoned runners, please, explain to me how you don't just keel over when its 80+ degrees and I believe it was somewhere in the 80 to 90% humidity. How do you do that? I'm pretty sure that the public would not appreciate seeing me flap around naked through the park, so how else do you keep cool? I must research this more! Tips? Advice? 

Today is not a run day but it's been an "ehh" day so I think I'll go for one once Willow goes to sleep tonight. But only if that giant hornet has been kind enough to evacuate from the garage. 


 We are having a small cook out this weekend, and I am  trying to think up some easy dishes. Josh pretty much does all the meat-related food, so I handle the sides. Most of the time I end up with a lot of left overs, so I am going to keep it simple, and probably about 4 sides and 1 or 2 deserts. Also, my time is limited. I have to work and clean the house and various other tasks with Willow by (or on) my side. So I'm thinking these:

-pasta salad
-chips and salsa
-buffalo chicken sliders
-baked beans


and for deserts:
-fruit pizza
-cupcakes or brownies


Now, Don't you go and get overly excited about my menu items. I know they seem totally exciting and everything (sarcasm is as thick as the humidity today, know?) . But hey, when the most likely things to be consumed include bbq and beer (basing this on past experience) I'm not going to kill myself over it. Also, limited budgets. I may figure out something a lot tastier than the pasta salad and baked beans, give me a few days on pinterest first, and I'll report back.