Questionable productivity

Yesterday felt productive. I cleaned my house galore... with LOTS to still clean (another day) and I visited with a dear friend. Dinner was also thrown together and the dog was bathed in the tub by Yours Truly and given a not so professional doggy hair cut. No running was accomplished. But at least we're clean.

Today.... after work and other To-Do items... I guess a run is in order. I had hoped to accomplish it early this morning as to get it out of the way, but I slept in instead.

ATTENTION READERS:

PLEASE DO NOT LET ME SLACK OFF TODAY AND SKIP MY RUN!

I need to keep up the momentum and I can't miss 2 days in a row. Your hassle is welcome in the comments section. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS :)

Entourage Run #4

Yesterday I hit the pavement again! Luckily I was called off work, so I was able to delay my 6am run until 11 am. I had quite the entourage between Layla in the Charriot and Kashi alongside! It took us a while to get bundled up and settled in for the ride. But I took the chilly opportunity to use my N1ke+1P0d again and here's the stats:

Distance: 2.75 miles (I'm very aware that it's a short distance... but c'mon people! I gotta start somewhere:))

Time: 31:46

Pace: 11:31 min/mi (keep in mind I was pushing a heavy jogger stroller!)

It was super hard trying to manage the kids (kashi and Layla) but we did it and it felt GREAT! The REALLY FRUSTRATING PART? My weight is not budging. I have been monitoring my calorie intake very closely and I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'll ask my dietitian this week what her opinion is. It's SO hard to keep running and eating healthy when the results are unseen. BUT... I won't stop. Today will probably by a night run of the DHS stadium stairs with Kashi, and tomorrow will be a rest day because I have an early staff meeting at the hospital. But maybe I could squeeze in a Pilate's DVD.

Happy Tuesday!

Layla says:

"Go clean your bathroom! You know it needs it!"

KIT DAILY Catch up

I know the Holidays have technically been over for almost a month! But we've been VERY busy around here with some exciting adoption related events. So I am afraid to say we're a LOT behind on our KIT daily Do's. I haven't mopped in weeks. Dust bunnies are floating around the house on every horizontal surface available, and the laundry is piling and piling and piling up.

Lucky for me... today and tomorrow are slow at the hospital and I got called off! So I'm spending the next 48 hours catching up and getting back in the groove. The mess has been driving me crazy, but it's all well worth it because this month has been the best month of my life!

Lots of things to post about... but for now it will have to wait because I've got LOTS of folding to do!

NO BAKE COOKIE RUN #3

Kday- getting Kashi all riled up

3.6 miles

43 minutes

11.9 min mile

The 4 no-bake cookies that I ate before the run felt like fire balls in my throat. I had planned to just cheat by hitting the stairs at DHS again, but by the first block I felt really good so I changed the plan. I headed out on Main Street and felt pretty good. I worked on my visualization skills and tried to picture myself running this summer in the physique I really want. It helped boost my speed and self confidence, until I'd see my shadow against the light of the passing cars and I'd return to reality. But I felt good and it was the longest run so far this season. Tomorrow is an off day. Monday I'm back on... You better hold me to it :) My weight hasn't budged which sucks. I've been eating well too, but that's a topic for another post. Good Night!

Sday- trying to act motivated for the run tonight

Sday- actually feeling good after my run

IT'S ON

I am absolutely, 100% forcing myself to go for a run right now because I promised you all i would and I don't want to let you down. Also, KDAY is about to get Kashi all riled up by asking him if he wants to go running. Can't let them down either. This retched, unmotivated state of mind is miserable, but I hope with each venture out, one foot in front of the other, I'll soon be back in the game.

I will return in an hour with a recap. Thank you all for the support. I couldn't do it without you.

IT'S NOT LIKE I TOOK IT TO MATH CLASS

I get a chance once a month to hit the indoor tennis courts at Lagoon and play some sweet doubles with some really good players. Tonight was great, I felt really good and my timing was on and we won 6-4, 6-1. At the end of the night one of the players told me that her co-worker knew me in high school.

She said, "Oh ya, I knew that girl... she always carried her racket around school."

What the heck are you talking about girl?!?! Shaa, maybe I carried my tennis bag from the locker room to the courts... but it's not like I took it with me to math class and used it instead of grid paper or something. What a weird thing to say.

I kinda feel dumb now.

I hate hearing what people thought of me in high school. I was totally oblivious of my social skills and I can't remember a single name of 99% of my classmates. I just went to class (when I wasn't sluffing) and played tennis and tried not to look as stupid as I felt. It's so weird that people remember me.... I don't even remember me 10 years ago.

But maybe that can be my new "thing," to carry my tennis racket everywhere :)

STAIRWAY TO PAIN - RUN #2

Who's idea was this? After 5.5 hours of sleep.... the alarm started to chime. I tried to figure out a way that I could go later today but there are just too many things on the agenda. And besides, 6:40 am wasn't exactly "early to rise."

My legs felt like slush. I REALLY didn't feel like the normal route, so instead I headed to my alma-matter and prayed silently in my head for the gate to the stadium stairs to be open. My prayers were answered and Kashi and I hit the steps in sync. If I thought my legs were mush before the stairs... I was in for a big surprise. I could barely make my way down the stadium and back without feeling about 2 beats short of a heart attack and my legs crumbling below me. I did as many as I could in the short time I had this am. It was hard. It really didn't feel as good as I had hoped. And the thought of running again tomorrow makes me kinda irritated. But it must be done.

Kash had way more fun than I did.