I'm alive!!!

I have been wanting to run outside for the entire 7 weeks that I have been resting my foot.  I was a little nervous about the cold but the run was AWESOME!!

33 degrees and even sunny!

Beautiful day!

I wore my warm NIKE tights, a running tshirt, long sleeve half zip and my new warm yellow Lululemon shirt.  I topped it off with my Saucony Hurricane's to match!  I was plenty warm but not hot.  I had gloves and a hat too.

I ran 5 miles in 55:45 and then ran/jogged back to my car.  

I was able to wear my new crocheted hat too!  Just an all around wonderful run.  I don't know what it is about running at a park, but seeing people out walking their dogs and taking their kids to play in the snow just makes me feel happy and positive.  I smiled at everyone I was so thrilled to be outside and running.  I took it slow and kept one earbud out so that I could pay attention to my feet and how they were landing.  By the end of the run I was a little tired and my foot ached a bit, but not more then it does all the time.  

My foot actually feels great right now.  I iced and elevated like usually but I feel no pain right now.  I don't think it's going to get better then it is now as long as I run, but I'm sure I'll get through the Key West Ragnar.  After that I meet with my Orthopedic Surgeon to discuss what is next.  There will be no surgery but I'm hoping that there is some PT available for me.  

What is your "cold" cut off for running?  

Mine is usually around 32.  I don't want to freeze! 

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Yep, it's a random day of pics with a little TMI.

Running today.  Five miles on the treadmill, 3 miles at half marathon pace.  The workout was good.

Went to run at the gym.  I grabbed a bottle of water from the freezer and since I hate the all the condensation I threw on one of my hand crocheted cozy's. 

Was able to get my favorite locker at the gym....tee hee.

Showing off my new purple Lululemon shorts.  I really really like them.  Even though I'm a little bloated from yesterdays Hot Mess, they are really comfortable.  I am surprised how nice the back is, seems just a bit longer for coverage.  Good thing, since the price is a tear jerker.  They are the Turbo Shorts.

They are for running.  I had to go home and change so I could go to yoga.  Again, this exercise thing is confusing.  But we all know we can't wear running clothes to Yoga.  These shorts have a zipper on the back and that is PAINFUL during Yoga or Pilates.  

Dinner with two of my munchkins.  A delicious sushi dinner.  It was nice to spend some time with them before I leave for work tomorrow.

Word.

Here comes the TMI.

I have some bills I really want to get paid off.  I've been chipping away at them for the last 3 years and have made minimal progress.  I have decided to really set my mind to getting them out of my life. Working overtime is helping but i've had to make some additional sacrifices.  One of them is the ...umm....waxing sacrifice.  So I bought my own sugar wax and did it myself.  I'm feeling pretty successful!  The strips are washable and this is where they were this morning, drying.   I've also looked into dying my own hair.  I can't quite commit to that yet, so I'm sporting the grey look.  Keeping up this old body is exhausting!!  

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Who am I and what have I done with me??

Somehow, some way my inner crafter has popped up and I wonder how long she will stay.  Today, I used a glue gun!  Quite exciting I might add.

 In some ways I think I'm avoiding studying for my CCRN and ATCN.  There is those things and then I am probably avoiding the basement and all the organizing I still have to do.  I have put in 2 days out of 60.  Being put on call for my second job doesn't even give me the working excuse.  I do have the "training for a 10K" excuse though.  The great news is that most people will get handmade gifts this year and I will not be killing the earth by buying new things.  Recycle or reuse.  If you don't believe that there isn't enough crap around, just come look in my basement.  Not so much hoarder style, but definitely a sign of "enough"!

My dollar store wreath that I made with a dollar frame, some dollar store leaves and my glue gun.  I even used one of the vintage buttons I bought from Etsy.  I love buttons.  

On another note:

Sami had her Senior pictures taken today and I have a feeling they are going to be wicked awesome!!  We had a great photographer and with Sami's beauty it was a match!  This picture was taken with my cell phone in the Crown Burger parking lot while we waited for our order.  She still looks super cute!

Reminder to myself:  Only get the fries with fry sauce.  They are my favorite and I'm usually too full to eat the burger. Oh my!

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Crochet

I'm on another crochet extravaganza.

My Christmas challenge this year is to make all if not most gifts a recycled, reused or handmade gift. I am using mostly the things I already have and other things I am buying at Thrift Town. If you haven't been there, it is freaking fantastic!!! It's cleaner and safer then the DI and I have found treasures abundant! I already have ton's of yarn and buckets of craft stuff. I gathered quite a bit when the kids were little and they were always doing things for school, etc. I found some awesome patterns for things I haven't really made before and I could crochet up a STORM!!

So if you are on my Christmas list, don't be surprised by your gift, it will probably be some kind of crocheted cozy that you never knew you needed!! It will be made with love and with supplies that are used, reused, recycled or existing.

Check this out:

This is our Swiffer mop and a crocheted cover for it. It has some netting crocheted into it and Matt tried it out and gave it a two thumbs up!! I need to tweak the pattern a bit, but think about it, I used the yarn and netting I already had and now we just throw it in the washer instead of buying replacements over and over again and throwing them away. I am going to make a couple more to have on hand.

But lets keep this on the down low. Yeah, I have shadows of tree hugger in me but don't forget that awesome princess crown I wear!!!

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