Despite my best intentions, I still haven't been able to get back into the exercise mode. This is not entirely my fault, even with my complete lack of willpower lately. I've been sick and I'm sick to death of it and whining about it. I really really really hate being sick. I'm much better at faking it when I need a day off. But really being ill? That totally blows. And I'm headed into my third week of illness, frack it all!
Right after my lovely 5k, which I was really excited about, btw, I had an asthma attack, which turned into a deep chest infection, making it hard to breathe and impossible to run. Then, while that cleared up, I got a sinus infection which has now moved to my chest and become a lovely, painful cough. I'm on my second round of antibiotics, which I really hope clears me up.
Because Spring Break is a week away and I want to be healthy! My to do list for the week is ridiculous! And I want to get it all done. What I'm really excited about is my upcoming IKEA trip. I haven't been to an IKEA since I moved down here from Chicago eight years ago. The one in Charlotte just opened this year and I have a big list of things I want/need and, damnit, I've been saving up for it.
Can't wait for Spring Break. The kiddies and I just need to bear with each other just ONE MORE WEEK. Gird your loins, put on your big girl pants and get to it.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Yard Work!
To Do:
1) Clean up dog crap from entire winter
2) Blow out flower beds filled with leaves
3) Transport leaves out of yard & across the street for pickup
4) Clean off patio
5) Shower
6) Collapse on couch
Today was the perfect day for yard clean-up. It was sunny, not windy and not too hot. I think it got up to about 60, maybe. I didn't break too much of a sweat, although I was covered in yard dirt and yellow pollen by the time I was done about five hours later. A good time was had by all and my yard's clean & ready for planting and mulching!
Finn loved it. He could finally be out in his yard for an extended amount of time without having to worry that his pack (me) was hiding inside and eating things without him. He topped today off with a dive into his empty kibble bag, cleaning out every single crumb he could get his tongue on, before finally ripping the bag to shreds. He is now curled up, snoring on his bed, snoring.
1) Clean up dog crap from entire winter
2) Blow out flower beds filled with leaves
3) Transport leaves out of yard & across the street for pickup
4) Clean off patio
5) Shower
6) Collapse on couch
Today was the perfect day for yard clean-up. It was sunny, not windy and not too hot. I think it got up to about 60, maybe. I didn't break too much of a sweat, although I was covered in yard dirt and yellow pollen by the time I was done about five hours later. A good time was had by all and my yard's clean & ready for planting and mulching!
Finn loved it. He could finally be out in his yard for an extended amount of time without having to worry that his pack (me) was hiding inside and eating things without him. He topped today off with a dive into his empty kibble bag, cleaning out every single crumb he could get his tongue on, before finally ripping the bag to shreds. He is now curled up, snoring on his bed, snoring.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
And so it goes...
To Do List:
1) Pick up prescriptions
2) Mentally prepare self for bus ride and field trip with students
3) Recycle
So, Saturday's race was great. I actually ran the entire time without stopping. That was my mantra. Okay, so 3.1 miles doesn't seem to be that long of a race but, for me, it was a great achievement. I also shaved off 6 minutes from last year's time. I came in at 32:50 (although the "official" time was 32:56--where the hell they got those other six minutes is beyond me). Yahoo.
Now, I need to start preparing for May's race. I want to come in under 30 minutes. That would be fantastic. It's a little harder right now, however. Because of the crappy "Weather of Ireland" (yeah, 40 and rain/mist is not my idea of a good time--and I believe it's part of the reason that my people left that cursed island!), I had quite a lovely little asthma attack right after the race. Then, because I hadn't suffered enough, I got a fabulous bronchial infection. Yeah, whine, whine, I know. Lucky for me, I have a fabulous asthma/allergy doc and she gave me many lovely drugs, including those fantastic Z-Pacs. So gotta love those things. Five days and you're cured. Yahoo.
So, I'm gonna get better then get on track (again). The weather's great and the Riverwalk is calling to me. It's back on the road again and racking up the miles. It's my goal to become a "runner". Maybe not the most serious runner in the world--I so don't see myself doing any ultras but I would like to run a marathon at some point in my life (let's say two years from now. a worthy goal) and I really want to be comfortable lacing up my running shoes and putting in a good three to five miles day without collapsing into a wheezing heap.
Maybe Dr. Hutto will sponsor me--she seemed pretty jazzed that I went from no exercize to running a 5k within a year!
1) Pick up prescriptions
2) Mentally prepare self for bus ride and field trip with students
3) Recycle
So, Saturday's race was great. I actually ran the entire time without stopping. That was my mantra. Okay, so 3.1 miles doesn't seem to be that long of a race but, for me, it was a great achievement. I also shaved off 6 minutes from last year's time. I came in at 32:50 (although the "official" time was 32:56--where the hell they got those other six minutes is beyond me). Yahoo.
Now, I need to start preparing for May's race. I want to come in under 30 minutes. That would be fantastic. It's a little harder right now, however. Because of the crappy "Weather of Ireland" (yeah, 40 and rain/mist is not my idea of a good time--and I believe it's part of the reason that my people left that cursed island!), I had quite a lovely little asthma attack right after the race. Then, because I hadn't suffered enough, I got a fabulous bronchial infection. Yeah, whine, whine, I know. Lucky for me, I have a fabulous asthma/allergy doc and she gave me many lovely drugs, including those fantastic Z-Pacs. So gotta love those things. Five days and you're cured. Yahoo.
So, I'm gonna get better then get on track (again). The weather's great and the Riverwalk is calling to me. It's back on the road again and racking up the miles. It's my goal to become a "runner". Maybe not the most serious runner in the world--I so don't see myself doing any ultras but I would like to run a marathon at some point in my life (let's say two years from now. a worthy goal) and I really want to be comfortable lacing up my running shoes and putting in a good three to five miles day without collapsing into a wheezing heap.
Maybe Dr. Hutto will sponsor me--she seemed pretty jazzed that I went from no exercize to running a 5k within a year!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Tomorrow
So, tomorrow's the Get to the Green 5k, just a little run around Shandon. It's really pretty, albeit a bit too hilly for me (I run the Riverwalk, which is pretty damn flat). For some reason, I'm acting like this is a full-blown marathon. WTF? How did I go from excitement and happiness to the dread that I currently have. I've even thought about skipping it tomorrow and just faking that I ran. Dude, it's only 3.1 miles! Get over it and get your big ole butt out there!
The phone just rang and Leslie's running tomorrow. Which means that there's no way out for me. That's probably good because I really need to get a fix on my time so I can better it in the beginning of May for the district's race. I really don't want to look like an old codger limping through the Summit while my bouncy little 7th graders race circles around me. Boy, doesn't that sound like fun. At least, if they do kick my booty and tromple my race time, I only have to bear their ridicule for another month. Whew. That's a load off my mind!
Okay, so tomorrow. Suck it up and run. Run, run, run.
The phone just rang and Leslie's running tomorrow. Which means that there's no way out for me. That's probably good because I really need to get a fix on my time so I can better it in the beginning of May for the district's race. I really don't want to look like an old codger limping through the Summit while my bouncy little 7th graders race circles around me. Boy, doesn't that sound like fun. At least, if they do kick my booty and tromple my race time, I only have to bear their ridicule for another month. Whew. That's a load off my mind!
Okay, so tomorrow. Suck it up and run. Run, run, run.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Is it Friday yet?
It was most definitely a full-moon, testing out the ying-yang, spring-fever kinda week. The kiddies were nutso. Tuesday and Wednesday were PASS testing (please remove the "P", just to make me giggle--that's how bored I was while the kiddies were taking the test!). After they were done, we still had to attempt to teach them, despite the utter lack of focus from the. Yeah, it worked out well.
The weather, however, was fabulous. Sat on the porch (covered in pollen) and enjoyed a nice Sweetwater Blue, my new fave. Finny really enjoyed it, too. Too bad the weather's going to totally suck this weekend and St. Pat's will be rained on. Of course, that gives me the perfect excuse to not run in the St. Pat's 5k. But I really need to. I want to get a basic time so that I can work towards a PR in the May 5k.
The weather, however, was fabulous. Sat on the porch (covered in pollen) and enjoyed a nice Sweetwater Blue, my new fave. Finny really enjoyed it, too. Too bad the weather's going to totally suck this weekend and St. Pat's will be rained on. Of course, that gives me the perfect excuse to not run in the St. Pat's 5k. But I really need to. I want to get a basic time so that I can work towards a PR in the May 5k.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Struggle!
Why am I stressing about this? How hard is it to lace up some shoes & get my butt out the door? Obviously, very hard. Saturday was a super-busy day and became my "rest" day. Sunday was too beautiful for doing anything other than floating on the lake and drinking a good beer. So there was the weekend...shot all to hell.
Today, however, I had zero excuse. It was sunny. It was 85. But I took a nap. Okay, I'm not going to beat myself up. Tomorrow's another day (okay, Scarlett!). Hopefully, I'll have had a good night's sleep, no drama at school, and will be back on track. I don't want to do too much, though, because I'm doing a 5k this Saturday.
So, tomorrow, Finn and I will head down to the Riverwalk and have us a nice little run. Sounds like a plan to me.
Today, however, I had zero excuse. It was sunny. It was 85. But I took a nap. Okay, I'm not going to beat myself up. Tomorrow's another day (okay, Scarlett!). Hopefully, I'll have had a good night's sleep, no drama at school, and will be back on track. I don't want to do too much, though, because I'm doing a 5k this Saturday.
So, tomorrow, Finn and I will head down to the Riverwalk and have us a nice little run. Sounds like a plan to me.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Run Mary Run
I dream of being a runner. Right now, I'm a half-assed jogger. But I really want to run. To feel the stride, arms pumping, breath firm and steady, the shock of landing on the pavement traveling up through my body and actually feeling good. I just can't seem to get past the dream and make it a reality.
Some weeks, I'll do great-run 3-4 times a week, running 2-4 miles and I'll feel like I can realize my dream. And then there are the weeks like this past one. Where I sit on my ass and just think about it and read about it.
It's not like I want to be an ultramarathoner. I don't think that's my cup of tea-running 50k or 100k, losing up to 12 pounds in one day. That is a little beyond my ken. I don't even think that I want to be a marathoner. Running 26.2 (?) miles in four to six hours...wow. That's so far beyond my perview that I can't even picture it.
I am, however, signed up for the St. Patrick's day run through Shandon and Five Points next week. It's slightly worrying because I haven't run this week (see a couple of paragraphs back where I just sat on my ass this week) but I have a plan. This week, I'll run a couple of days on the Riverwalk and use this run as my starting point. In May, our district is having a run and I hope to work on my March time, running the 5k in under 30 minutes. That, at least, is my goal. It's a large step in working towards me running because I love it.
Some weeks, I'll do great-run 3-4 times a week, running 2-4 miles and I'll feel like I can realize my dream. And then there are the weeks like this past one. Where I sit on my ass and just think about it and read about it.
It's not like I want to be an ultramarathoner. I don't think that's my cup of tea-running 50k or 100k, losing up to 12 pounds in one day. That is a little beyond my ken. I don't even think that I want to be a marathoner. Running 26.2 (?) miles in four to six hours...wow. That's so far beyond my perview that I can't even picture it.
I am, however, signed up for the St. Patrick's day run through Shandon and Five Points next week. It's slightly worrying because I haven't run this week (see a couple of paragraphs back where I just sat on my ass this week) but I have a plan. This week, I'll run a couple of days on the Riverwalk and use this run as my starting point. In May, our district is having a run and I hope to work on my March time, running the 5k in under 30 minutes. That, at least, is my goal. It's a large step in working towards me running because I love it.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Almost forgot...
My To Do List:
1) Blow nose endlessly, despite being cranked to the gills on allergy pills. Love spring!
2) Vet appointment for Finn-another ear infection
3) Library-I'm on a mission to find a book (or several) that I can get lost in. None have intrigued me lately and my authors aren't publishing at the moment (though I'm waiting--all books I'm waiting for are on my amazon.com wish list!)
1) Blow nose endlessly, despite being cranked to the gills on allergy pills. Love spring!
2) Vet appointment for Finn-another ear infection
3) Library-I'm on a mission to find a book (or several) that I can get lost in. None have intrigued me lately and my authors aren't publishing at the moment (though I'm waiting--all books I'm waiting for are on my amazon.com wish list!)
Who's a-Twitter?
Okay, so I signed up with Twitter because one of my fave authors, Jen Lancaster (who wrote such hilarious books as Such a Pretty Fat and Bright Lights, Big Ass), isn't posting to her blog as often because she's been tweeting. What the...? Tweeting? Yeah, that's right. She's joined the ka-zillions who are supposedly tweeting and twittering all over the 'Net.
Well, come to find out, not one even one of my actual friends is on Twitter. Of course, I shouldn't really be surprised by this. Some of my friends don't even own a computer or have internet access at home. They are really very tech. challenged.
Unlike me. I totally geek out when it comes to technology. I'm the first with a blog, the first on Twitter, the first with a Mac (all the others are PC-ers). And because I don't have any friends that I know of on Twitter, I'm reduced to following hollywood, writers, and news folks. No one I know.
Yesterday, I had a follower (that's someone who reads your tweets, fyi) and today, she's gone. So there's no one following me. I feel like such a loser. Of course, I can't really expect Ashton Kutcher or Jen Lancaster to follow my mundane tweets, can I? But they should-I'm just so interesting and exciting. Yeah, buddy.
Tweet on, fellow Twitters!
Well, come to find out, not one even one of my actual friends is on Twitter. Of course, I shouldn't really be surprised by this. Some of my friends don't even own a computer or have internet access at home. They are really very tech. challenged.
Unlike me. I totally geek out when it comes to technology. I'm the first with a blog, the first on Twitter, the first with a Mac (all the others are PC-ers). And because I don't have any friends that I know of on Twitter, I'm reduced to following hollywood, writers, and news folks. No one I know.
Yesterday, I had a follower (that's someone who reads your tweets, fyi) and today, she's gone. So there's no one following me. I feel like such a loser. Of course, I can't really expect Ashton Kutcher or Jen Lancaster to follow my mundane tweets, can I? But they should-I'm just so interesting and exciting. Yeah, buddy.
Tweet on, fellow Twitters!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Get Down On It
To Do:
1. Spring Cleaning-baseboards and fans, anyone?
2. Wash stinky dog
3. Average grades for student projects
4. Finish lesson planning for March
Has anyone been watching this Rhianna-Chris Brown debacle? I can't believe that she is getting back together with him! Does she really have such low self esteem that she has to go back to someone who very publicly and physically abused her? And what kind of example does this set for my girls--they were so upset by the Chris Brown news that they hated him, he was so terrible, they'll never listen to him again...and now the girl's getting back together with him! Tweens are so easily influenced anyway, how terrible is it that they see someone they look up to getting back together with the man who abused her?!?! It's just not a good situation. And my students are watching every move those two make.
On the brighter side, seems that the weather's headed for warm--finally! I can't stand the cold anymore. I've turned into such a wimp. Now, even though we had a snow day (without snow) and it was super-cold (for me as a new Southerner), it should be in the 70s soon. I can't wait. It just perks me up and makes me want to dig in the garden. Not that I'm a great gardener but I really like to think that maybe, someday, I will have one of those beautiful gardens like you see in the magazines.
And, finally, what the hell was that octuplet mom thinking--she's obviously disturbed and I really can't stand seeing her on TV anymore with those fake lips and nutso behavior. Her poor parents. And those poor kids. Fourteen children under the age of, what, seven? Holy crap, that woman is so out of her mind, someone really needs to step in and take over primary care of those kids.
1. Spring Cleaning-baseboards and fans, anyone?
2. Wash stinky dog
3. Average grades for student projects
4. Finish lesson planning for March
Has anyone been watching this Rhianna-Chris Brown debacle? I can't believe that she is getting back together with him! Does she really have such low self esteem that she has to go back to someone who very publicly and physically abused her? And what kind of example does this set for my girls--they were so upset by the Chris Brown news that they hated him, he was so terrible, they'll never listen to him again...and now the girl's getting back together with him! Tweens are so easily influenced anyway, how terrible is it that they see someone they look up to getting back together with the man who abused her?!?! It's just not a good situation. And my students are watching every move those two make.
On the brighter side, seems that the weather's headed for warm--finally! I can't stand the cold anymore. I've turned into such a wimp. Now, even though we had a snow day (without snow) and it was super-cold (for me as a new Southerner), it should be in the 70s soon. I can't wait. It just perks me up and makes me want to dig in the garden. Not that I'm a great gardener but I really like to think that maybe, someday, I will have one of those beautiful gardens like you see in the magazines.
And, finally, what the hell was that octuplet mom thinking--she's obviously disturbed and I really can't stand seeing her on TV anymore with those fake lips and nutso behavior. Her poor parents. And those poor kids. Fourteen children under the age of, what, seven? Holy crap, that woman is so out of her mind, someone really needs to step in and take over primary care of those kids.
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