Found this on pintrest and it really caught my attention!
http://www.joannamontgomery.com/138095/Pillow-Talk
Go to this website. It's about pillows that light up when your long-distance lover is asleep.
I wonder if it'd work all the way around the world...Although, Bernie and I sleep at opposite times.
Anyway, enjoy.
xoxx
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Secret's out...
Secret is out; I've gained weight...
No more deneying, no more excuses, it's just fact. But the best part is, I'm doing something about it.
I've been a runner since 8th grade...track for 3 years, cross country for 4. The best time in my running career was my freshmen and sophomore years of high school. I had an AMAZING coach, Coach MacElravy from Fairfield, IL. He's the reason I made it to state. After we moved to Nebraska, my love for running faded. Running used to be fun for me, I loved practice and the competition, but most of all I loved being in shape and being confident at pool parties. That all changed after high school. I'd swim a lot and joined the University of Nebraska Swim Club, but it became so time consuming and eventually I stopped going to practices and stopped swimming.
Well...I hardly worked out and let myself go.
Ladies, don't let yourself go. It's just gross. Those love handles have their own orbit around your core and the stretch marks aren't pretty either. So if there is anything you take from this post; take care of yourself.
So what is it exactly that I'm doing about this, you say?
Glad you asked. I'm running the Lincoln Half Marathon 2012!
I'm really excited and really motivated right now. I'm training through the Nike+ Half Marathon Training. I have a pair of the Nike+ shoes with the microchip sensor thingy in it that connects to my iPod and records my distance and times and pace and everything you can imagine which basically means no cheating.
I started the program yesterday and I had to do cross training for 30 minutes...nice and easy. It suggested swimming or swim running, but I could also bike or jump rope or any kind of cardio workout. I decided to swim. It was nice to get back in the water and be reminded of my love for swimming.
It's a 12 week program and 12 weeks from yesterday is CHRISTMAS EVE!!!
Today I had to run 4 miles (6.45k) which I JUST finished! ...seriously, like I just now finished...I'm still sweating and my face is really red.
I wanted to blog this now because later when I feel like I don't have much motivation, I'll be able to look back and see that even after a 4 mile run I was feeling pretty good.
Motivation?
Yes, I'm finding most of my motivation through Bernie. I keep thinking, Bernie is in a war zone having the worst time of his life, let's reward him with a hot wife to come home to! So I'm trying my best to get all sexy-fied.
My other motivation is my best friend, Travis. He has played the role of my punishing trainer. I came up with this idea of a Workout Jar (WJ). What the WJ is used for is when I don't comeplete a workout I have to put $5 in the jar. Every week the price goes up. Next week, Week 2's price will go up by $1, meaning I'll have to put $6 in the jar if I don't complete a workout. Third week, $7. Fourth Weed, $8 and so on.
Also, if I eat something not heathing for me, I owe $1. Yesterday, at work there were (the most amazing) cookies sitting out and I kind of sort of accidently ate one. It wasn't until after I throughly enjoyed that cookie that I realized, I have to pay the WJ $1. Because Travis has been my trainer, he gets all the money everyweek. He gets to decide where the money goes...keep it himself, give it to charity, pay for my marathon entry fee, or give it to me for completing the marathon (hint hint) but he gets to decide what happens to the mulah...but there won't be much because I'm going to complete ALL my workouts!
So...bottom line....May 6, 2012! 7am! Memorial Stadium. 50 yard line is the finish line. Be there!
This is me. 5 years ago. I miss me...and my runner's body. (Please ignore the crazy game face)
xoxx
No more deneying, no more excuses, it's just fact. But the best part is, I'm doing something about it.
I've been a runner since 8th grade...track for 3 years, cross country for 4. The best time in my running career was my freshmen and sophomore years of high school. I had an AMAZING coach, Coach MacElravy from Fairfield, IL. He's the reason I made it to state. After we moved to Nebraska, my love for running faded. Running used to be fun for me, I loved practice and the competition, but most of all I loved being in shape and being confident at pool parties. That all changed after high school. I'd swim a lot and joined the University of Nebraska Swim Club, but it became so time consuming and eventually I stopped going to practices and stopped swimming.
Well...I hardly worked out and let myself go.
Ladies, don't let yourself go. It's just gross. Those love handles have their own orbit around your core and the stretch marks aren't pretty either. So if there is anything you take from this post; take care of yourself.
So what is it exactly that I'm doing about this, you say?
Glad you asked. I'm running the Lincoln Half Marathon 2012!
I'm really excited and really motivated right now. I'm training through the Nike+ Half Marathon Training. I have a pair of the Nike+ shoes with the microchip sensor thingy in it that connects to my iPod and records my distance and times and pace and everything you can imagine which basically means no cheating.
I started the program yesterday and I had to do cross training for 30 minutes...nice and easy. It suggested swimming or swim running, but I could also bike or jump rope or any kind of cardio workout. I decided to swim. It was nice to get back in the water and be reminded of my love for swimming.
It's a 12 week program and 12 weeks from yesterday is CHRISTMAS EVE!!!
Today I had to run 4 miles (6.45k) which I JUST finished! ...seriously, like I just now finished...I'm still sweating and my face is really red.
I wanted to blog this now because later when I feel like I don't have much motivation, I'll be able to look back and see that even after a 4 mile run I was feeling pretty good.
Motivation?
Yes, I'm finding most of my motivation through Bernie. I keep thinking, Bernie is in a war zone having the worst time of his life, let's reward him with a hot wife to come home to! So I'm trying my best to get all sexy-fied.
My other motivation is my best friend, Travis. He has played the role of my punishing trainer. I came up with this idea of a Workout Jar (WJ). What the WJ is used for is when I don't comeplete a workout I have to put $5 in the jar. Every week the price goes up. Next week, Week 2's price will go up by $1, meaning I'll have to put $6 in the jar if I don't complete a workout. Third week, $7. Fourth Weed, $8 and so on.
Also, if I eat something not heathing for me, I owe $1. Yesterday, at work there were (the most amazing) cookies sitting out and I kind of sort of accidently ate one. It wasn't until after I throughly enjoyed that cookie that I realized, I have to pay the WJ $1. Because Travis has been my trainer, he gets all the money everyweek. He gets to decide where the money goes...keep it himself, give it to charity, pay for my marathon entry fee, or give it to me for completing the marathon (hint hint) but he gets to decide what happens to the mulah...but there won't be much because I'm going to complete ALL my workouts!
So...bottom line....May 6, 2012! 7am! Memorial Stadium. 50 yard line is the finish line. Be there!
This is me. 5 years ago. I miss me...and my runner's body. (Please ignore the crazy game face)xoxx
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