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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
I took too much time to get out of bed this morning, then once I was up, I took too much time to get ready. I didn't have time to walk to work, so I had to drive to be on time. I was OK with it. Well, I was until I saw someone out walking on the route I take, then I got jealous. "I wish I was walking," I thought. 
Later in the day, I was outside for a short stint and realized I wouldn't be able to walk home either. Since the car was at work, I would have to drive it home. I regretted being so slow in the morning.
I came home and did a four-mile walk DVD that kicked my butt.  I looked at lots and lots of motivational pictures on tumblr. I'm going to be up a couple hours late. Morning will come early, I'm sure. But the difference will be that I will wake up remembering that JEALOUSY and REGRET I felt today. I will remember the STRONG  I felt when I finished my workout. I will remember that I am only 1.56 miles away from my goal, and my walk to work is 1.64 miles. I will remember. And I will get up!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I am definitely making progress toward my 2012 Resolution of 1000 miles. I was two miles ahead at the end of January and am only 10.96 miles away from my February goal. There are some gaps in efforts: in one seven-day period, I only covered 2.34 miles! This past week has been a little slow too with me not logging any mileage for three of the last seven days. The only reason I'm still on target is because of those days I managed to eek in just a mile or two. It can be tempting to beat myself up for not meeting a daily mileage goal, but looking back over my month, I see that those "little" days have a big impact on my overall mileage. If it weren't for those days when I covered less than two miles, I would have still have 20 miles to cover in the next three days! I wouldn't be able to do it and would be prone to discouragement. But I can definitely do 11 miles (I really only need to do nine to be on track for the year), so I am grateful for the days I moved even if it wasn't as much as I felt I "should" have.
Now, if I had logged just one mile on each of the days I did nothing, I would only have one mile left to go! This is what consistency can do. My focus for March will be CONSISTENCY. No more than two days without at least a mile done. Less than seven days total in the month without covering at least a mile. Just keep moving forward, even if I feel I should be doing more. Remembering the tortoise and the hare, "slow and steady wins the race." I can meet my February goals without ever covering three miles in one day and taking one day off a week, as long as I stay consistent.
 I CAN DO IT!!! 
Saturday, February 25, 2012
It's been so nice here lately. The other day, I was going to drive to work because I was tired and running late, but when I stepped outside, I had to walk. It was too nice to drive! What a new mindset I have developed over these past few weeks. Anyway, the sun has been shining, the breezes have been warm, and it's been absolutely beautiful.
But all that is about to change. It's already getting quite cold out, and windy too. So what? It's February in Indiana. What do I expect? Well, it's not that it's unexpected, but why did it have to get cold just in time for tomorrow's five-mile race? And, to top it off, it's supposed to get warm again in the afternoon! It's like the weather is taunting us, "You call it a Polar Bear Run? Well then! Cold I will make it for you! {evil laugh}"
Seriously though, I am excited because it will be my longest race yet. I wish I would have been more diligent in my training and that my ankle and knee weren't hurting, but I'm still planning to rock it out in the morning.
What I'm even more excited about is that after the race, we are going to grow our family again. We're getting a new cat! She's about four or five years old, and a Maine Coon. Very pretty. My husband has already told the dog that she's coming, but I know we'll be in for an adjustement period. Still, I'm so excited!
 
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Saturday morning edit: I overslept and missed my race. I am so disappointed!!!! 
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Today I had the great honor of attending the promotion ceremony of my best work friend's boss. He was promoted to Brigadier General in the National Guard. This is such a rare honor! I was so fortunate to have been able to be able to attend so a distinguished event for such an honorable man and his equally amazing wife.
When I returned home, I was excited beyond belief to see that Leslie Sansone herself responded to one of my posts on her Facebook page. She said I made her giggle! How awesome is that?! 
She started a 21-day challenge today. Today's goal is three miles. I did her 5K With A Twist DVD. We walked about half mile to the promotion ceremony and half mile home. Tomorrow is two miles. I can do it!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
I have been MIA from SparkPeople lately. You are all so supportive of me, and I fell off the planet for the past few days, completely ignoring all of you, my wonderful friends. Please know you are still in my  and I love you all. I have been reading and listening to audiobooks, doing some serious soul searching about the next phase of my life. (That, and playing video games.  )
I do want to report that my 10 day no-coffee streak is going well. For all intents and purposes, I have succeeded. To make it official, I have to go Saturday and Sunday, but that's never a problem. Starting today (Saturday), I am also going sweets-free for 10 days. I have decided to continue the no-coffee streak, as it is pretty easy to do. And I can't drink coffee without loads of sugar and other stuff in it anyway.
Have a great weekend friends! 
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