running, running, running...

So when i said in the description that you'd find a comment 'every so often' it was definitely not a lie! Guess i just havent felt very chatty lately...or maybe i just havent felt motivated enough to actually write anything...prolly cuz i've been worn out from all the other things i've been accomplishing! :) (yeah right...whatev...) Anywho, sorry it's been so long since i've posted.

About a week n a half ago I started running tuesday and thursday mornings with my friend rachel. She comes to my apartment in the morning at 7:30, drags my butt out of bed & we go run. Yes...it is as painful as it sounds. For goodness' sake, it's not even daylight when i get up!! That is just wrong. Still, it's good for me, I'm growing out of my clothes, and something drastic must be done.

So, of course we're not easing into this, but jumping right back on the wagon, flabbiness, ill-fitting jeans and all. The first run was just murder...i was wheezing (damn smokes), huffing & puffing my way through 2 miles at the pace of a snail, all the while running in the same neighborhood my coworkers have to drive through to get to work. woohoo! talk about keeping up an image...i cringe to think of what i looked like as they drove past me. yikes. Still, determination & positive attitude have prevailed, even if a bit grudgingly. :) Fortunately we've kept at it...all thanks to rachel! We've worked our pace up a bit, now we can run comfortably without that "man...i shouldve brought cab fare with me" thought running through our heads constantly. I know i'm back on the wagon now b/c I actually enjoyed my run this weekend!! (i know...i'm sorry...you dont have to keep reading this lunatic's blog if you dont want to...) Rachel & I, our friend Tobi, and my coworker Danica went up to the Parkville nature sanctuary and did around 4 miles on the trails there. It was an incredibly hard workout, running over hill & dale, dodging branches and mud puddles, but it was a blast. The weather was around 55 degrees, it was clear & sunny, JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! I think the best part about the trail run was that there were times, running through the woods, that it was sooo quiet...you could barely even hear our footfalls on the soft mulch of the trail. We even got to see a waterfall. I think that was the most stress relieving thing i've done in a long time...will have to make a point to do things like that more often.

So yeah, all these things i've accomplished? Getting my butt moving again was definitely one of the big ones. This last weekend i was able to cross a lot of things off my to-do list...did my taxes, filed my FAFSA (one step closer to going back to school...woot!), finished laundry, ran a few errands that have been haunting me for awhile...it was great! I still have a backseat full of crap i need to take different places (film to be developed, clothes to the cleaners, trash to the dumpster) but at least it's in the backseat of my car instead of on the counter in my apartment staring at me, pleading to be taken care of. :)

K..so before I sign off, i just want to mention that this upcoming weekend is going to be a stressful & emotional one for me, both in good and bad ways. I'll explain more in a post after the weekend is over, but in the meantime please keep me & a special intention of mine in your thoughts & prayers.

Hugs to all,
kt