Runner | Day One

One and a half miles for me, one giant leap towards Run or Dye!

I've always heard that if you want to achieve something, you must first have a goal. So not only am I committing to running every day this week, but I've also signed up for the Run or Dye 5k. It's quickly approaching the Northern California date in early March and I'm really excited for it. Again, who thought running could be so fun; that when you finish a 5k, your covered in different colored chalk paint!

To get ready for it and keep my word, today began day one. Unfortunately my 6am jog today consisted of my sorry butt staying in bed until I went to work this morning. I forgot that at 6am it's still dark, and everything including my car, the Raley's parking lot, and the sidewalks are dangerously frozen. Work didn't seem too long, and despite my coworker's comments of disbelief that I would really stick to it when I got home, I did. The hardest part I might add was moving and unfolding the treadmill. I never knew those guys could be so heavy! Anywho, after about a mile and half and 25minutes of Grey's Anatomy my Lasagna Timer went off so I called it a night. Even though it's only a drop of water in comparison to where I'd like to be, I'm pretty sure I'll feel it tomorrow. Baby steps right?

 

I found this on Pinterest, and I really like the ideas, and tips it gave. In my case I don't hate running, but I do hate running outside when its below 40* outside, so I'm learning to love the treadmill! What works for you?

A Successful Girls Night IN - "You SNEAKY Mom!"

Instead of a girls night out, we did a girls night IN! There were 7 of us; Myself, Kayla, Brie, Jamey, Stephanie, Emily, and Mariah. We had a blast!

Here's what we did!

We ate food:

Spaghetti - different sauces: Pesto, Alfredo, Marinara
Chips
Popcorn
Cherry Dr Pepper
Waffles (in the morning)

We baked:
GF Chocolate Cake - Made by Stephanie!

We danced to Just Dance 2
     It's really fun and easy. I don't have the wii system, but there's a lot of videos for the Just Dance songs on Youtube and you can just danced in front of your laptop - you don't get the competition, but it's a great workout and a ton of fun if you video it from the computer and then watch it!

We did facials:
One part plain yogurt & one part honey
My face felt GREAT after this! I left it on until it was almost dry - great!


We played QUESTIONS
It was great because half of the girls went to one high school and the others when to another. So we still had some getting-to-know-eachother to do.
What you do is give everyone a piece of paper and have the write one or two questions down. Then put them in a box, hat, or pile. Go around the circle and each person will draw one, read the question, then we all take turns giving our answer. It was perfect for this night!


We watched hilarious Youtube Videos - then made one... or four
We looked up videos, watched them, and laughed until we almost cried. We have continued to quote them all weekend - talk about bonding!