Tommie Copper Discount and Weekly Roundup: January 13-19

This is the post that I tell you all about a Tommie Copper Discount and my awesome week of workouts… Just thought I’d refresh you all since I haven’t posted one since June! haha!!

Monday: (GYM)
Walk .6mi in 10min; 5 Sun Salutations; Run 1.5mi in 16:50; 15 lunges each leg; 20 squats; 10 Pushups; 5 Sun Salutations; Run 1mi in 11:40; 10 lunges each leg; 20 squats; 10pushups; Walk .55mi in 10min; Stretch 15min; Legs up the Wall 10min 
Tuesday: Work/Rest
Wednesday: (GYM)
Walk .59mi in 10min; Stretch 5min; Bike 2.69mi in 30min (lvl 4); Plank 1min; Walk .59mi in 10min; 5 Sun Salutations; Stretch 15min; Legs up the Wall 10min
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Work/Rest
Sunday: Rest

Running
Total for Week = 2.5 miles 
Total for Month = unknown (too lazy to add it up right now) 
Total for Year =  also unknown as I’m too lazy

Walking
Total for Week = 4.83 miles
Total for Month = Unknown… I see a pattern here
Total for Year = I promise next week I’ll have totals ;)

Biking
Total for Week = 2.69mi/30min
Total for Month = 2.69mi/30min
Total for Year = 2.69mi/30min

*** @=outside run (refers to pace) in=treadmill run (refers to minutes)

January 2.5 miles                                                       2011 329.45 miles
                                                                                    2012 178.67 miles

 

Fun Things On The Blog are Finally Updated!!

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Tommie Copper Discount Ends 1/20

Blog Posts From The Week

Forget Goals for 2014... I Have a DREAM!!!
2014 Valentine's Day Card Swap

Registered Races

TBD

Just a Reminder…

AND…

 

ALSO…

AND ALSO…

I promise I have stuff to tell you… I just don’t have time right now!! :)
Have a great week!

Whoopsy Daisy, Sweat Pink Ambassador, and My Big 2-6! :)

Ok… a lot… A LOT has been going on in my life and I feel like I should share!! I think this is going to be done in list format… here we go!!!

NEW ADDITION TO THE BLOG

A couple days ago I got an exciting email!!  If you follow me on Instagram you may have already seen this news… You’re looking at a new SPA sister!!  That’s right… I am now a Sweat Pink Ambassador!!  (Pink Shoelaces are on their way with pics to follow!!) ;) I’m excited to be a part of this awesome community! :)

 

WHOOPS!!  #RRRLINKUP

One of my readers messaged me and told me that that they were trying to add their Race Report and couldn’t because the #linkup was closed!! Whoops!  Sorry about that!  We are now open for business and you can linkup as many Race Recaps/Reports as you want from the month of July!! #nolimits I will also leave up your links for all of August too because I feel bad! ;)  Get to linking up!! :)

WORK WORK WORK…

I went from feeling like a bum with no jobs after graduation in May and like I could blog several times a day if I wanted to because I had nothing else to do… to feeling like I had no time again because I am now employed and have 4 separate different jobs!  I posted about it here in a blog post that you can read if you want.  Currently I am only working 2 jobs but starting mid-August I will be working all 4!! Here are my 4 jobs and my fall schedule:

1. Restaurant Job (Nights and Weekends)
   [I asked for an old job back when I was jobless… read about it HERE]
2. ASL Interpreter (On Call 24/7)
   [I signed up with one agency… hopefully more in the future!!]
3. Preschool Educational Aide (Monday through Thursdays)
   [Job I was doing in May… now full-time tho!]
4. Substitute Teacher (Fridays)
   [I can now sub for any interpreters in the area as well as teachers!!]

We’ll see how long I can keep this schedule up come fall, but I’d rather work as much as possible now while my family consists of two people instead of working and being gone all the time when we start having little additions join our family…
if you know what I mean! ;)

FROGFUEL PROTEIN SHOT GIVEAWAY (11 HRS LEFT)

You have 11 hours left to enter my FrogFuel giveaway!! Entries are really low so you have a really good chance of winning so ENTER NOW!!

DONE WITH REST… BRING ON THE WORKOUTS!

I have been really… I mean REALLY resting it up these days… the only working out I’ve done in July is being on my feet and walking back and forth really fast making food at work! lol… and bicep curls with the ice buckets when I fill the pop machines… does that count?? :-P
Really tho… I feel like I’ve given my knee a fair amount of rest time and it’s time to get legit and start working out again!  I’m not talking straight up running 10 miles tomorrow!! Calm down people… ;)  I want to be smart about this so my knee pain doesn’t come back…
which means I’ll start slow with walking for warmups and cooldowns and working on building up and balancing out the muscles that are heavily relied on while running… among other muscles too… and heavily foam rolling/sticking/ and stretching!  Also… making use of the elliptical and bike!
Hopefully after starting out slow, it won’t be long before I get back to running!! :)  I truly miss it and can’t wait to get back out there and hit the pavement pain free!!

MY 26th BIRTHDAY!

Last but not least… I turned 26 on July 14th!  Crazy how time flies!!  It was a great day filled with fun, laughter, and love! :)  My day started out with presents and then church:

After church… we went to my favorite restaurant… Red Lobster… of course my husband told them it was my birthday when we ordered dessert so they put a candle on top and a group of about 8 employees came out to sing to me… half way through the song, the whole room was singing to me and my face was bright red!! lol… people were paying their tabs and leaving and saying happy birthday when they walked by for the next 15 minutes! I felt like a celebrity!!

Then typically my mom makes me a hoho cake (recipe here) which is chocolate cake with vanilla cream filling and chocolate icing on top!!  Delicious!!  But alas, this year it was just my husband and I on my birthday and he decided to make me a ho ho cake… recipe pending! ;)

Gotta love him!! It was a fantastic birthday!!

 

 

Do you have any “Randoms” to share?

What kind of cake do you usually have on your birthday?

Are you recovering from an injury or still going strong?

Weekly Roundup: May 27 – June 2

Monday: .5mi in 5:43; BBC Day #5; 30 Day Fast Start – Upper & Lower (3); .5mi in 5:44; Foam Roll/Stretch; Basketball with hubby (45min)
Tuesday: .5mi in 5:52; BBC Day #6; 30 Day Fast Start – Upper & Lower (4); .5mi in 5:56; Foam Roll/Stretch/Stick
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Rest
Friday: 1.0mi in 11:21; BBC Day #8;  30 Day Fast Start – Upper & Lower (4); 1.0mi in 11:55; Foam Roll/Stretch/Stick
Saturday(6/1): Rest
Sunday: Rest (Family Graduation & Party)

Total for Week = 4 miles 
Total for Month =  May = 5 miles -- June = 0 miles 
Total for Year =  74.57 miles

*** @=outside run (refers to pace) in=treadmill run (refers to minutes)

January 11.57 miles                                                       2011 329.45 miles
February 16.55 miles                                                      2012 178.67 miles
March 15.52 miles
April  25.93 miles
May  5 miles

Last Week's Roundup

 

Reminders

- You have 4 days left to enter my giveaway for a free 1-month subscription to Bestowed Box (1 box): 

- The Race Recap Roundup #linkup is reset and ready for all your new race recaps! :) (if you posted a recap Friday, Saturday, or Sunday it will stay up for this week too!)

 

Blog Posts From The Week

Bestowed Box Review & Giveaway
Five Randoms For Friday

Registered Races

Unfortunately I have no plans to race at all this year… we shall see towards the second half, but I am just trying to get back into shape and figure out my knee pain!

Five Randoms For Friday

First of all… You may notice that my blog has changed and is in disorder… I’m going through a phase where I want to change my blog… I don’t know how long this phase will last but I’ll let you know when I’m finished and my blog is finite! ;)

Also this blog post is a part of the Running Bloggers Fitness Friday Linkup.  You can find their badge on my left sidebar… Now on with my Five for Friday…
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1. It’s been nice out and now that I don’t have homework keeping me inside I get to play outside in the sun! :)  Which means I get to start  “Plankin’ it up outside”

OMG! Look at that skill!! ;)  Don’t ever listen to anyone who tells you I can’t multi-task! 
I’m planking and taking a picture at the same time!! ;)  #PROOF 

2. I’ve won a couple giveaways in the past couple months:  A Nathan Handheld with Nuun, a Twetebird Headband, a Color Me Rad 5k Entry, and KT Tape… I’m one LUCKY Runner ;) tehe!

3. Speaking of headbands… I got my Boston Strong BicBand headband and it rocks… These were sold to raise money for the One Fund, the official Boston Charity (you can read more HERE) … Guess how much money was raised up til I got mine in the mail … OVER $16,000!!

Runners are a special breed… for more than one reason! ;) This looks like a mug shot…
also, I spy with my little eye.. a bottle of NUUN! ;)

4. Does anyone have any Memorial Day race recaps you’d like to share?  Apparently everyone is super busy this week because no one has joined the Race Recap Roundup #linkup Par-TAY!  Get going and linkup your race reports already!!  jeesh! ;)  (It doesn’t have to be a Memorial Day race… just sayin’)

5. LAST but certainly not least… Don’t forget to enter for the chance to win a 1-month subscription to Bestowed! The box is full of wonderful goodies!  CLICK HERE (or the image)
to enter!! Ends 6/8!

 

When’s the last time you changed your blog?
   - Currently ;)

Have you planked anywhere other than a gym/your house?
   - Outside :)

Did you buy a Boston Strong Bic Band?
   - yeppers!

What are your plans for the weekend?

Weekly Roundup: May 20 – 26

Monday: BBC Day #1; Basketball with hubby (45min)
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: BBC Day #2; 30 Day Fast Start – Upper Body (3)
Thursday: Rest
Friday: BBC Day #3;  30 Day Fast Start – Upper & Lower (3)
Saturday: .5mi in 5:51; BBC Day #4; 30 Day Fast Start – Upper & Lower (3); .5mi in 5:50; Foam Roll/Stretch/Stick
Sunday: Rest

Total for Week = 1 mile 
Total for Month =  1 mile 
Total for Year =  70.57 miles

*** @=outside run (refers to pace) in=treadmill run (refers to minutes)

January 11.57 miles                                                       2011 329.45 miles
February 16.55 miles                                                      2012 178.67 miles
March 15.52 miles
April  25.93 miles
May  1 mile

Last Week's Roundup (I haven’t done one since April)

 

Reminders

- You have 2 hours left to enter my giveaway for a free entry into a Reebok Spartan Obstacle Race:

- The Race Recap Roundup #linkup is reset and ready for all your new race recaps! :)

  

Blog Posts From The Week

What Do You Run For?
Reebok Spartan Race Entry Giveaway
Throwback Thursday - High School Senior Edition
#Anywhere5k and #Runchat Team up...

Registered Races

Unfortunately I have no plans to race at all this year… we shall see towards the second half, but I am just trying to get back into shape and figure out my knee pain!

#Anywhere5k and #Runchat Team Up…

Just last month I stumbled upon a website called #Anywhere5k.  Their philosophy straight from their website:

The #Anywhere5K philosophy is simple. Instead of enduring the hassles of organized road races (registration fees, waking up before the rooster crows, or getting lost on your way to the start line) just roll out of bed and go run a 5K race from wherever you are. (source)

I wanted to tell you all about a virtual race they are hosting.  They are partnering up with #Runchat to host a virtual Run for OKC #anywhere5k!  It will be open for a week (May 29th – June 1st) and it’s free!  It’s highly encouraged to donate to help the victims of the tornado and they list a few ways to do that on the run’s website!

Go sign up! :)

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Sayin’ a Quick Hello and a Reminder…

Hey guys!  I just want to say a quick hello!! :)

I GRADUATED FRIDAY!!! 

Despite popular belief, after you graduate, you are still super busy!!  At least I am!! lol

I will definitely post about it sometime this week!!  I also have some other things to catch you all up on, but I don’t have time as I’m already 1 1/2 hours past my bedtime! ;)

REMINDER:  Race Recap Roundup #linkup is now reset!  If you posted your recap Friday, Saturday, or Sunday… I reposted them for you! :)  Get to linkin up!! :)  Feel free to share the pic or post it on your blog! :)

I hope you all had a very lovely Monday! :)  Chat at y’all soon!  *hugs!*

A Little Trouble In Paradise…

Thank you for letting me know your links weren’t showing up on the Race Recap Roundup #linkup Page!!!

I have found the source of the issue and it is all fixed!! :)

Link Away!!

Oh My Goodness… 2 More Days!!!

AHH!! I have 2 days left til graduation!! 

Which of course is why I have not been keeping up with my blogging the past couple weeks!  So much going on and so much to do!! :)

I had my last class and final project yesterday

Thursday I have dinner with my practicum seminar class

Friday is graduation!!! woohoo!!!  :)

PS – the Race Recap Roundup #linkup page has been refreshed as of Monday and you can post your race reports!! :)  If you posted race reports on Saturday and Sunday please feel free to link that up again as well! :)

Three Things Thursday: RRR, Unexpected Job Offer, and Graduation … Oh My!!

1.  You still have time to linkup your race recaps from this week on the Race Recap Roundup.  Reminder:  the linkup will be reset every Monday! :)

 

2.  Yesterday I got a long-term sub offer for all of May and it was exactly what I needed but wasn’t expecting at all!  It may even turn into a job for all of next school year too, but right now I am taking one day at a time!  With graduation coming up in 8 days, this is one less thing to stress about!! God is so good and knows exactly what we need and when we need it!  I am so blessed! :)

 

3.  Speaking of graduation…  Right now, I am at my last day of my internship and my last day of actual class!  (I wrote this last night before bed!)  ;)  I have one final project next week, but I’m not counting that!  I honestly just can’t believe I am graduating from the American Sign Language Interpreting program already!! Remember when I was all excited because I was starting the program? ;)  *squee!!*  Lots of exciting things going on!!

 

    3b.  I will confess that with all the excitement/stress of graduation being soon, I have not
          been keeping up on my working out or my leg & hip exercises the past week… whoops!

 

 

I hope you all have a great day and find something to be thankful for! :)

Race Recap Roundup #linkup

Welcome to the par-tay!!  Congrats on running a GREAT Race!!  In order to linkup, just fill out the form below!!  If someone stops by your blog and says they found it through the RRR#linkup please try to stop by their blog and leave a comment as well!!  It’s just more of a party that way! :)  Also, please feel free to grab the button below and place it on your side bar or in your blog post!! 

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Guidelines

- The #linkup will be open 6 months (jan-june and july-dec), because if you’re like me, the recap comes later in the week/month and not the day of! ;) 

- Your Race Recap will stay up the entire 6 months

- If you post more than one race recap during the 6 month period you are more than welcome to linkup all of them!  ONE #LINKUP PER RACE RECAP.. no posting the same link twice… be fair! :)

- Visit the other Recaps that people linkup and leave comments!  If someone tells you they found you through the Race Recap Roundup #linkup please be courteous and comment on their race recap as well! .. the more the merrier!

 

Now go have fun and mingle on everyone’s race recaps!! :)