August 2012
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Tumblr Tuesday
http://tridad.tumblr.com/ - clearly, I crave too much sarcasm if tridad is at the top of my list ;) But, seriously he is an inspirational father, husband, athlete. (and I just saw that I made his list. Thanks for the love, tridad!)
http://pondera.tumblr.com/ - I am having fun reading his progress and finding things I can relate to.
http://kristysfoodandfitness.tumblr.com/ - kristy posts a...
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30 Day Running Challenge →
Day 1. When did you start running and why?
I have always ran off and on through my life. In high school I ran track and was a sprinter and a hurdler. And over the years I would sporadically exercise; running was always my go-to.
But, after my third baby was born, I got back on the running wagon to lose some baby weight. I ended up with a running partner. It was one of those “oh, I...
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Fit/health/strengthblr survey
This one looked like fun
Current Weight: 135
Highest Weight: not sure, I have been up and down with pregnancies
Lowest Weight: 125
Goal Weight: I don’t have one, I am happy where I am at. Plus, I have been at 135 so long, I am not even sure I could go lower.
Favourite Binge Food? Binge? Well, sushi is probably the food that I have the toughest time eating in moderation. I...
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Playing catch up
I feel pretty caught up right now (in part of my life).
I have my GL Scrip order ready to place tomorrow. I have all monies related organized.
Everyone that needed a call back regarding the Bazaar has been dealt with. All that info is up to date, monies handled, and receipts sent out.
I don’t have anything pending for the church. Newsletter went out. Upcoming Youth events are...
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Marathon Training Day 40
4 miles 9 minute pace
I took it a bit easy on this one. I really wasn’t even that winded by the time I was done. And the run was pretty uneventful.
Sunday is supposed to be a cross training day. I have yet to actually do any type of exercise on a Sunday since I started this training program. Who knows, maybe tomorrow will be different. A girl can try.
I really do need to get my...
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No excuses work out
Let’s do the “quick” recap
Kids got me up at 6am Went to the church to work from there at 8am (Nate came with to do school work) Work went until almost 6pm Went home and scarfed my leftover dinner (the rest of the family had already ate) Relaxed with the kiddos until I put them to bed at 8pm Mark had to leave to go help a friend Work call - urgent, had to call the programmer and...
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Run Tumblr Run
I gotta say, all this tumblr chatter about the Chicago Marathon has me a bit jealous!
That is ok though, I will be running the Grand Rapids, MI Marathon a couple weeks later. I am sure it will be fun reading everyone’s updates!
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Thursday Thoughts
I really thought that when I woke up today, it would be Friday. I mean, I knew that yesterday was Wednesday, I really did. But, for some reason my brain was not accepting the fact that there is a Thursday this week. Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed and confused. You know…in that, “what in the heck was I thinking?” type of confused.
I didn’t run yesterday. I...
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Thunderstorms in the morning. I love it:)
The air was on a bit high in the house, so I am freezing. So, I get to put on a sweatshirt, cover up with a blanket and listen to the rain. It is dark and dreary and I couldn’t be more happy about it.
Now, if someone would just bring me a latte or mocha….
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I feel like I could start every blog post lately with, “I’m tired”. Tonight would be no different.
I have created a very full life and with that comes exhaustion. I am a-ok with that, so when I say I am tired, it isn’t a complaint at all. I guess I just feel the need to state the fact or something.
Today was a good day. A fulfilling day.
Sunday School Church Lunch...
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Running ramblings
It is late, but I want to write up a run recap real quick.
I will start out by saying, it took A LOT of gumption to get my rear out there tonight. I didn’t have to work today, but we did some running around and by the time we put the kids in bed, I was ready to fall over. I even laid my head down and passed out for ten minutes or so.
My “training” has been pretty sad lately,...
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Charly
Charly likes to put a spin on things sometimes. I mean, she will ask for something, I will say no, and then she will figure out another way to ask the question. Does she think I can’t tell it is the same question? I don’t know, but I respect the effort (I guess)
A couple weeks ago, she went to see Brave with some friends of ours. Afterward, we were talking about it and Jill...
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I just remembered
that yesterday I decided to start meal planning again. So, I need to get on that. I will probably do grocery shopping tomorrow.
I used to do that and I do like doing that. It takes a little planning and extra work ahead of time, but it pays off in the end.
Lately, I have just been making stuff up as I go along. When I shop, I buy stuff that looks good at the time and I make up meals as I...
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Flashback Friday
I haven’t “played” in a while, so I will give you two.
Here is me, I believe this was 5th grade. Yeah…the hair :) And I absolutely hated the space between my teeth. Still pretty cute though, lol
And this is me shortly after Charly was born (2006). We were visiting my mom that day. (@grandmadeb) I have that new mom glow, right? lol But boy, babies are cute :) ...
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And then she ran...
1 whole mile. Yes folks, a whole mile! Hey, I am proud of that considering my life lately.
Work was yet again, another crazy day. Lately I feel like my head is going to explode. Yes, that is a bit melodramatic, but I am going with it. Just a lot of things all going on at once and sometimes it is a bit hard to keep it straight. I am an excellent multi-tasker, but even with that, it gets...
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So we had a bit of a scare this evening. Mark and I were talking in the kitchen, getting dinner around. The kids were running around as usual. And then we noticed….where is Peyten? Charly had just been in the bedroom and said she wasn’t in there. Mark checked all the bedrooms. I checked the bathrooms. Mark went downstairs. We were looking all over. Mark went outside and I re...
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Is it bad that I am looking forward to August already? I mean, I am enjoying July and all, but there is so much planned in August. In July, I was excited for our trip to go get Nate. Now we have him, so I am excited for the next things.
AUGUST:
Coloma 10k (first 10k ever!)
My cousin’s baby shower (I don’t get to see this family as often as I would like)
My birthday Aug 7 (33!)
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nowforthefunpart replied to your post: Well that was rough
I completely understand about migraines. I don’t get them often, but when I have them they are debilitating. I’m amazed you can do any activity at all with them. All I do is shut myself in the dark, make my room cold to the point of shivering and hopefully fall asleep….
I have different levels of them. There are times when I have...
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Well that was rough
This wouldn’t be a proper blog if there wasn’t a little complaining going on, right? Yeah, right, sure.
Yesterday started off so promising and full of hope.
I woke up in the morning feeling pretty good. I was going to grab a bite, check on work, and then lace up my shoes. I really wanted to get that run in.
Well, checking on work turned in to one thing after another. Next...
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Tuesday, right?
Well, I had hoped to run yesterday, but it just didn’t work out. It was entirely my fault, but I am ok with that. It was a conscious decision.
I am almost feeling normal again after the road trip. Yesterday was truly one of those “what day is it? what am I supposed to be doing?” type of days. It was Monday, but felt like Friday, but I was supposed to have the day off, but I...
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Back at it
We got back home about 4am earlier today. We unloaded a minimum amount of stuff and we all crashed in our beds. And then I got my first work call about 8am. I originally took today off from work, but well…that just didn’t seem to be in the cards. That is ok, I just roll with it. At least the little kids are gone, so it is a quiet house and I can focus on catching up.
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Oh Noah, you and your Whale just really get me sometimes.
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Breakfast
3/4 piece of toast 1/2 blueberry yogurt
Oh, the life of a mom whose kids never eat all their food.
I think I will be hungry soon…
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