One of the most obvious things that makes me feel ready to exercise is stretching. A lot of the time when I feel sore and don’t want to exercise if I stretch it gets rid of that sore feeling and replaces it with this tingly feeling. It is incredibly invigorating and makes me want to … [Read more…]
I got to run with this girl last night: As we were running down the road we studied our shadows. She said, “Mama? You look skinny.” Thinking I misheard her I replied, “Yep, you’re my healthy girl, not too skinny, though! Healthy.” “Oh, I know, Mama. I wasn’t talking about ME though,” she responded, “I … [Read more…]
Add Media For Mother’s Day my family got me gift cards- which is funny because I have never gotten a gift card in my life from them! Usually Bradley would just go out and fill a bag and I get lots of goodies! But this time with my changing sizes I don’t think he knew … [Read more…]
I was selfish this morning and allowed myself the pleasure of a long run. I was trying to hit five miles and just came shy of it with 4.7. 4.7, by the way, is my new record for distance. And taking 54 minutes to run it was the longest I’ve ran without stopping. Kinda makes … [Read more…]
This was me about 20 minutes ago: Yup. It’s not my fault. We went to Ross and Bradley encouraged me to get a bunch of new running pants. They were all so inexpensive and once I got them home I just had to try a pair out. Don’t judge. I also needed to work off … [Read more…]
Yup… This cowgirl is going on day two of not exercising. It’s amazing how good I feel. I’m getting all healed up. Bruises are losing their vibrancy, joints are less hurty. I felt like I could run today, but I forced my hiney back down into the hot tub for more soaking. Rest through tomorrow, … [Read more…]
I take a lot of pictures of myself. It’s not all narcissism, it’s a study. I’m interested in seeing the changes and making comparisons. It’s been interesting, VERY interesting. What is most surprising, though, is that as the weeks and months go by, I’m liking fewer and fewer of my face pictures. I don’t see … [Read more…]
Sunshine. We are getting a real dose of it right now, and usually we don’t have this much. The result? We are staying outside until all hours playing then dropping into bed exhausted and crashing to sleep. It’s a good feeling, but one that doesn’t lend itself to keeping a blog! *** We headed out … [Read more…]
We did it! We headed up the mountain, past the first level, past the midpoint level and all the way to the top to the difficult, high level! We did it! All totaled, we put about 7 miles under our Lj feet, including the hike in from the car. Most importantly, though, we had a … [Read more…]
The heat and I are pretty tight when it comes to laying in the sun, sitting in the hot tub, curling up in bed… But when it comes to exercise, I have not been a fan in the past. Today it was beautiful out. Enjoy my derpy face?! I think I look funny when I … [Read more…]