2014 Valentine’s Day Card Swap Groups

I know you all have been hitting f5… refreshing the page to see this update pop up on your screen!!  Am I right?! ;)  Tell me I’m right!! lol…

Ok, you may have even forgotten you signed up… but I like to think I’m a popular kid on the block! ;)  Without further ado, here are your Valentine’s Day Card Swap Groups as picked by random.org!! Look for an email tonight with your group’s info!!

Group #1:

Hannah from Cupcake Mumma
Lori from Weights and Feats
Elizabeth from Instagram
Sandra from Facebook
Ruby from I’m a Runner’s Mom

Group #2:

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Jess from Run With Jess
Bobbie from Journey in Running
Jessica from Instagram

 

Lazy Blogger Super Bowl Sunday and I’m getting a Doberhuahua!

I feel like being a really lazy blogger because well… It’s the last couple hours of my weekend and I’m watching the super bowl… GO BRONCOS! ;)  Ok… I really don’t have a strong feeling for either team and there are things that I really like about both so I don’t really care who wins.  Who are you cheering for?

OK, even bigger than the Super Bowl itself … the Super Bowl COMMERCIALS!!!  My husband just informed me he wants to get a Doberhuahua? I already hate dogs and this one is super scary so … prolly not! ;)

You’re welcome for making you waste a minute of your life that you’ll never get back! ;)  A minute in which you could’ve done 20 burpees, chugged a liter of NUUN, or apparently Crush 49 eggs with just your toes? haha!  Came across these Guinness Book World Records while googling “things you can do in under a minute”

Source

I bet Monica could eat 23 grains of rice individually with her new chopsticks! ;) Another minute of your Sunday night wasted… maybe you should just stop reading this post so you don’t waste anymore time! ;) haha! (Sidenote: I actually learned how to use chopsticks 2 years ago while going to school for my Sign Language Interpreting degree… while eating sushi for the first time)

Another sidenote:  The Broncos finally just scored a touchdown!! I was so scared they were going to be shutout… Saw this on twitter and had to retweet it!! hilarious!

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Since I’m being a lazy blogger tonight, I’m just going to remind you all of some things!

1. The Valentine’s Day Card Swap signups are closing in 3 days on Wednesday, 2/5/14!!  So hurry up and SIGN UP!!  By the way, if you’ve signed up … YES i got it… I’m just being lazy and haven’t updated the list yet! I’ll get right on that… tomorrow! ;)

2. If you raced this past weekend… CONGRATS!!!  Want to share it with everyone?!  (I know you do because you’re a runner and that means we like to talk about our running accomplishments!)  Nothing to be ashamed of! ;)  You can link up your Race Recap in the Race Recap Roundup #Linkup!!   If you post, please visit and comment on other’s race recaps too! :)

3.  I’m trying to raise money to go to California this summer for the IDEA World Fitness Blogfest with Sweat Pink and one way I am raising money is by selling some Skinny Yoga Mat Straps that I’ve crocheted myself!! If you are one of the next 9 people to place an order you get a pair of FREE sweat pink shoelaces with your purchase!! They make great gifts!!! You know you want to buy one!!  $8 includes shipping and handling! :)

Whew!! That’s a lot of reminders!! Welp, this lazy blogger is out!  Time to finish watching the Super Bowl curled up on our couch under a blanket!  The weather guy AND Groundhog Phil are calling for more snow and a longer winter!  Not exactly what I was wanting to hear… thanks a lot… what do groundhogs know anyways?! :-P

Are you watching the Super Bowl? Who are you cheering for?

What’s your favorite Super Bowl Commercial so far?

Were you happy with Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction?

If you could have a world record for doing something in under a minute, what would it be?

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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#RunChat tonight at 10pm EST!

Don’t miss out on the most happening partay in twitterland!!! It starts in about 15 minutes!! Be there or be square!!! ;)

Tommie Copper Discount Ends 1/20

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2014 Valentine's Day Card Swap

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2014 Valentine’s Day Card Swap

WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE?!

Welcome to the 3rdd Annual Valentine’s Day Card Swap!! :)  This will be setup like the Christmas Card Swap so, Depending on how many people sign up, I will divide you all into groups of about 5 or more people.  You will send a Valentine’s card to all the people in your group, and will be receiving cards from the people in your group.  Let’s say you are put in a group with X,Y,Z…  You will send cards to X, Y, and Z and will receive a card from X, Y, and Z.  Make sense?!

Your cards can be store bought or handmade and you can feel free to add a little something to the card like your favorite running quote, running advice, candy, a sticker, a note of encouragement, recipe, or a funny note, or you can just send the card… Whatever you want to do is PERFECT!  Just don’t be sending pairs of running shoes, an Ipad, or a free entry to Boston (unless you’re sending it to me)  ;)  We want to keep this cheap so everyone can join and doesn’t feel bad for just sending a card!   :)

After everyone is put into their groups I will be sending out an email including your group members ONLY with their blog links (so you can get to know them if you don’t already) and addresses so that there’s still a bit of privacy and everyone’s addresses aren’t out there floating around on the internet somewhere!  Safety people!!  :D   The groups will be picked by Random.org so we keep things mixed up!

I will be adding people to a list at the bottom of this page as they sign up…  So, if you sign up and for some reason, do not see your name on the list after a couple days… just shoot me an email and we’ll get it taken care of!

Let’s get this PARTY STARTED!!!  You are welcome to invite your friends!  All are welcome! :)  Feel free to put the logo on your blog and link it back to this page as an invite to other bloggers! AND YES, international bloggers are welcome to join as well as those without blogs… Dailymilers, Facebookers, Instagramers, or Twitterers can join too!!! ;)

How to sign up:

Send an email to runners.luck@hotmail.com with the subject “2014 Valentine’s Card Swap”.  Copy and paste the below form into the email and answer the questions before you hit ‘send’:

Name:
Mailing Address:
Email Address: (This makes it easier for me to contact you if I have a question :)
Blog Title and URL: (or link to your Instagram, twitter, dailymile, or facebook if you dont have a blog)
Introduce yourself in a couple sentences:  (so that others in your group can get to know you.. maybe what you do to stay active, a deep dark secret, or how you started your fitness journey.. whatever you want))
Additional Information:  (if you feel you can only send to 1, 2, or 3 people instead of 5 or let me know if you’re willing to send to more, its totally cool!! OR if you are willing to send a card internationally or not!  Just let me know!)

**Come back to this page and just post a quick comment stating that you’re in so that I can cross reference and double check entrants. That’s it…  So easy a caveman could do it!   ;)

SIGN UPS WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 5TH @ 11:59PM 
(Basically if you sign up before I wake up February 6th , you’re golden!)

 

Sign ups OPEN January 18th – February 5th
Sign ups Close  February 5th @ 11:59 pm
Partners Emailed  February 5th – February 8th
Cards need to be sent by February 10th

 

People who are IN LIKE FLYNN!

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Hannah from Cupcake Mumma
Jess from Run With Jess
Bobbie from Journey in Running
Lori from Weights and Feats
Elizabeth from Instagram
Jessica from Instagram
Sandra from Facebook
Ruby from I’m a Runner’s Mom

2013 Valentine’s Day Card Swap (closed) – Group!

Hey guys!  So, due to my computer not being able to connect to the internet whenever I want to, I wasn’t able to advertise the swap this year… which means we had less people sign up!  We had enough for one group so let’s get this party started!! :)  I will send out an email with the addresses tomorrow so keep an eye out! :)  Thanks for joining in in the fun!! :)

Group: Party Like a Rock Star!!

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Whitney from Running With Whit
Kim from Barking Mad About Running
Ruby from My World in Pictures
Julie from ROJ Running

Woopsie Daisy…

Well… Didn’t quite work out this weekend, I was too exhausted and after doing all my house chores and homework on Saturday I just felt like coming home after church and being lazy, laying in bed watching TV on Sunday!

I did make up for it with a treadmill run that started out at a speed of 5.7 (remember getting BACK into shape so starting out slow, bleh!) and ending my 2 miles out at a speed of 7.2 for a very SHORT amount of time lol)… Some days I just can’t stand running inside and today was one of those days… it was in the 50’s! After a whole week of starting the day out with negative temps due to wind chill, that’s just heavenly! ;)  BUT, I needed to make it a quick run after work so I could finish some reading and homework for tomorrow’s class, so treadmill it was! 

I just wanted to write a quick post to keep you all up to date on my lame and seldom workouts ;)  I do have to say though, that I am doing a much better job of fitting in at least 1-2 runs every week even though I’m still just as busy with work, school, homework, and an internship… whew!  *here’s to running at least 1 mile every month!* ;)  I should probably raise my standards and make my goal “at least 2 miles every week*

Just an FYI:  My computer’s network card has died… so I haven’t been on the internet as often as I’d like as it’s way to inconvenient now.  Plus, I have no idea how to fix the problem without spending money for the part and money for someone to fix it for me, so fixing the problem is going to have to wait and that means once again, I am not as involved in the blogosphere as I’d like to be :(

Found on Google

I’m off to bed, I have a 13 hour long day tomorrow with my internship,
class, and driving time…  DON’T FORGET to sign up for the 
2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Card Swap!! :)

2013 Valentine’s Day Card Swap

WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE?!

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Card Swap!! :)  This will be setup like the Christmas Card Swap so, Depending on how many people sign up, I will divide you all into groups of about 5 or more people.  You will send a Valentine’s card to all the people in your group, and will be receiving cards from the people in your group.  Let’s say you are put in a group with X,Y,Z…  You will send cards to X, Y, and Z and will receive a card from X, Y, and Z.  Make sense?!

Your cards can be store bought or handmade and you can feel free to add a little something to the card like your favorite running quote, running advice, candy, a sticker, a note of encouragement, recipe, or a funny note, or you can just send the card… Whatever you want to do is PERFECT!  Just don’t be sending pairs of running shoes, an Ipod, or a free entry to Boston (unless you’re sending it to me)  ;)  We want to keep this cheap so everyone can join and doesn’t feel bad for just sending a card!   :)

After everyone is put into their groups I will be sending out an email including your group members ONLY with their blog links (so you can get to know them if you don’t already) and addresses so that there’s still a bit of privacy and everyone’s addresses aren’t out there floating around on the internet somewhere!  Safety people!!  :D   The groups will be picked by Random.org so we keep things mixed up!

I will be adding people to a list at the bottom of this page as they sign up…  So, if you sign up and for some reason, do not see your name on the list after a couple days… just shoot me an email and we’ll get it taken care of!

If you can think of anything that I may have left out, let me know!  Let’s get this PARTY STARTED!!!  You are welcome to invite your friends!  All are welcome! :)  Feel free to put the logo on your blog and link it back to this page as an invite to other bloggers! AND YES, international bloggers are welcome to join as well as those without blogs… Dailymilers, Facebookers, or Twitterers can join too!!! ;)

How to sign up:

Send an email to runners.luck@hotmail.com with the subject “2013 Valentine’s Card Swap”.  Copy and paste the below form into the email and answer the questions before you hit ‘send’:

Name:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Blog Title and URL: (or link to your twitter, dailymile, or facebook if you dont have a blog)
Introduce yourself in a couple sentences:  (so that others in your group can get to know you)
Additional Information:  (if you feel you can only send to 1, 2, or 3 people instead of 5 or more, its totally cool!! OR if you are willing to send a card internationally or not!  Just let me know!)

**Come back to this page and just post a quick comment stating that you’re in so that I can cross reference and double check entrants. That’s it…  So easy a caveman could do it!   ;)

SIGN UPS WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 3RD @ 11:59PM 
(Basically if you sign up before I wake up February 4th , you’re golden!)

 

Sign ups OPEN January 20th – February 3rd
Sign ups Close  February 3rd @ 11:59 pm
Partners Emailed  February 3rd – February 5th
Cards need to be sent by February 9th

 

People who are IN LIKE FLYNN!

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Whitney from Running With Whit
Kim from Barking Mad About Running
Ruby from My World in Pictures
Julie from ROJ Running

Really?! On the first day?!

This traffic sign should have been posted yesterday!  Yesterday was the first day of Spring Semester which means new classes and a new internship…  while I was getting ready for my first day of my new internship, I saw that the route I take to get there is closed due to a 4-car wreck.  My poor hubby on his day off was woken up early to see if he knew an alternate route I could take… even though he was more asleep than awake, he was very helpful!  I only ended up being about 5 minutes late … ON MY FIRST DAY!  Thankfully the people I’m working with are super sweet and understanding and when I text my supervising interpreter the situation she replied with a kind “don’t rush! Take your time and be safe! :)” 

Other than the traffic to start off the day, the rest of the day went well!  I think I’m really going to enjoy this interpreting internship!  Class also went well… but I think I’ve been hit with the “almost-done bug”! haha!  I just want to be done!  2 classes and my internship for 4 months is all that stands between me and my 2nd college degree!  I’m super excited and can’t wait to finally have the job of my dreams and get on with the rest of my life!!

In running news, I got to run for the first time this year this past Saturday!  The weather was a beautiful 57* when I started and 64* when I ended!  It was the first time I’ve run outside in a while and it felt so good to get outside and sweat it out! :)  I only went about 2.6 miles… but baby steps people! ;)  Getting BACK into shape after being there for a while kinda sucks like a vacuum cleaner… I know some of you said you were in the same boat either because you got injured or because life got in the way  (like me) so how are all of you progressing in the “back into shape” venture?

I hope you all are having a great week so far!! I’m hoping to have the Valentine’s Card Swap up and running by the weekend!!  So stay tuned! ;)

VLOG: 2012 Valentine’s Day Card Swap Groups

Well, I’m at school waiting on my last class to start (7-9:30pm) and decided to do a vlog of my random draw for the 2012 Valentine’s Day Card Swap to keep from being bored….

You are not allowed to make fun of my goofiness or sweaty demeanor as I just got done running… also… I pretty much look like a zombie since I’ve been here for 12 hours already lol… I’m SO ready to go home!! ;)

Enjoy…

 

 

Here are the groups in case you don’t feel like watching… I’ll email you your group’s addresses after I get home from school tonight… around 11ish lol… Thanks for joining in on the fun!! :)

 

Group #1:

Kristin from Sassphalt Runner
Christina from Lazy Bones Running
Paulette from Just Keep Running
Courtney from Third Time’s a Charm Runner

Group #2:

Erica from I Run Because… I Can
Julie from ROJ Running
Whitney from Running with Whit
Zaneta (me) from Runner’s Luck

Group #3:

Hannah from HANNAHVIOLIN
Ruby from My World in Pictures
Jennifer from Mom’s Running It
Amanda from Fat Wuz Here
Suzanne from Cows and Lazers and Everything in Between

People Who Signed Up Are…

 

Ok, I just wanted to make sure I have everyone who signed up for the card swap… if your name isn’t on the list, but you signed up, please let me know ASAP!! I will be emailing/posting your groups sometime tomorrow in between classes!! Keep a lookout in your inbox! Please send your cards no later than February 7th!! Thanks for joining in on the fun! :)

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Julie from ROJ Running
Courtney from Third Time’s a Charm Runner
Christina from Lazy Bones Running
Amanda from Fat Wuz Here
Paulette from Just Keep Running
Erica from I Run Because… I Can
Jennifer from Mom’s Running It
Suzanne from Cows and Lazers and Everything in Between
Whitney from Running With Whit
Hannah from HANNAHVIOLIN
Kristin from Sassphalt Runner
Ruby from My World in Pictures

I LOVE Brook’s New Pure Project Colors!!

I got an email from Brook’s today about their new spring colors for their pure project line and got so excited!!  I love the originals, but the new colors are fun too!!  They have a whole new men’s line for Spring 2012 and a new women’s line as well!  Check it out:

Just wanted to share that with you in case you all are in love with the Brook’s pure project line as I am… I have the Pure Flow and am saving up for the Pure Cadence!  Maybe in one of their new colors… ;)  If I had a money tree in my back yard I would get one of each pair in each of the colors! ;)

ALSO.. Don’t forget to sign up for the 2012 Inaugural Valentine’s Day Card Swap!! :)  Click the Picture below or go to the Valentine’s Card Swap tab up top for signup instructions!  So far we have 5 partiers ;)

ROJ Running is also having a valentines swap of sorts so head on over to her blog to see what that’s all about! :)  The more the merrier, right?! ;) 

 

What do you all think about Brook’s Pure Project Line and their new colors?  Do you own a pair?  What do you think?

2012 Valentine’s Day Card Swap

WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE?!

The Christmas Card Swap went so well and I had a few people email me that they were sorry they had missed it, so I decided “why not do a Valentines swap?”  This will be the inaugural Valentine’s Card Swap!!  This will be setup like the Christmas Card Swap so, Depending on how many people sign up, I will divide you all into groups of about 5 or more people.  You will send a Valentine’s card to all the people in your group, and will be receiving cards from the people in your group.  Let’s say you are put in a group with X,Y,Z…  You will send cards to X, Y, and Z and will receive a card from X, Y, and Z.  Make sense?!

Your cards can be store bought or handmade and you can feel free to add a little something to the card like your favorite running quote, running advice, candy, a sticker, a note of encouragement or a funny note, or you can just send the card… Whatever you want to do is PERFECT!  Just don’t be sending pairs of running shoes, an Ipod, or a free entry to Boston (unless you’re sending it to me)  We want to keep this cheap so everyone can join and doesn’t feel bad for just sending a card!   :)

After everyone is put into their groups I will be sending out an email including your group members ONLY with their blog links (so you can get to know them if you don’t already) and addresses so that there’s still a bit of privacy and everyone’s addresses aren’t out there floating around on the internet somewhere!  Safety people!!  :D   The groups will be picked by Random.org so we keep things mixed up!

I will be adding people to a list at the bottom of this page as they sign up…  So, if you sign up and for some reason, do not see your name on the list after a couple days… just shoot me an email and we’ll get it taken care of!

If you can think of anything that I may have left out, let me know!  Let’s get this PARTY STARTED!!!  You are welcome to invite your friends!  All are welcome! :)  Feel free to put the logo on your blog and link it back to this page as an invite to other bloggers! AND YES, international bloggers are welcome to join as well as those without blogs… Dailymilers or Twitterers can join too!!! ;)

How to sign up:

Send an email to runners.luck@hotmail.com with the subject “2011 Valentine’s Card Swap”.  Copy and paste the below form into the email and answer the questions before you hit ‘send’:

Name:
Mailing Address:
Blog Title and URL: (or link to your twitter, dailymile, or facebook if you dont have a blog)
Introduce yourself in a couple sentences:  (so that others in your group can get to know you)
Additional Information:  (if you feel you can only send to 1, 2, or 3 people instead of 5 or more, its totally cool!! OR if you are willing to send a card internationally or not!  Just let me know!)

**Come back to this page and just post a quick comment stating that you’re in so that I can cross reference and double check entrants. That’s it…  So easy a caveman could do it!   ;)

SIGN UPS WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 30TH @ 11:59PM
(Basically if you sign up before I wake up January 31st , you’re golden!)

 

Sign ups OPEN January 15-30th
Sign ups Close January 30th @ 11:59 pm
Partners Emailed January 31st – February 2nd
Cards need to be sent by February 7th

 

People who are IN LIKE FLYNN!

Zaneta from Runner’s Luck
Julie from ROJ Running
Courtney from Third Time’s a Charm Runner
Christina from Lazy Bones Running
Amanda from Fat Wuz Here
Paulette from Just Keep Running
Erica from I Run Because… I Can
Jennifer from Mom’s Running It
Suzanne from Cows and Lazers and Everything in Between
Whitney from Running With Whit
Hannah from HANNAHVIOLIN
Kristin from Sassphalt Runner
Ruby from My World in Pictures