Written on December 29, 2009
I know that this is the 2nd blog post of the day… but I didn’t blog this weekend, so I’m hoping that you all will forgive me and let me make it up to you. 
I have a confession: I don’t start new “Labels” for my blog very often. In fact, recently I have been known to get re-”label” some of my posts as they don’t fit the categories as I would like them to. (And may still be doing this for the “life” and “weight loss” posts to define them a bit more & better.)
But I am starting a new category today. And to be perfectly honest, I am terrified to do it.
Let me back up a little…
A couple of weeks ago, a friend from the gym asked if I wanted to run the
25k Riverbank Run . My gut reaction was “HELL NO!!!” and laughter. (At least that’s what happened in my head… I think my
actual reaction might have been more like “No way, Are you crazy?!?!” along with laughter on my part.) Well, after talking to a few people, I am further into this point. Further into saying (and almost committing)…
I am thinking about running a 25k.
Yeah, you read that right.
A 25k.
(That’s 15.53 miles for those who wonder… my co-worker was nice enough to point that out to me.)
So here I am 2 weeks later… ACTUALLY still considering this yet. And I just realized (after looking training program) that I am a month behind with it too.)
Twenty-five kilometers.
This bring me to the point that I am starting a “running” category/label. Meaning there might actually be posts about me running a zillion miles this spring all for this one {crazy} goal.
I am going to say publicly that *IF* I do this, I want…
1) …to have my immediate family’s full support… meaning they ALL BETTER BE THERE when I cross the finish line. (A bonus would be if some aunts/uncles/cousins would be there too!)
2) …to train with people… so that means that I’m actually going to commit to running with the training team at Gazelle Sports.
3) …to be guaranteed that I won’t die.
I really can’t believe this. All I wanted to do this year was “tone up” and look great for my brother’s wedding. Well, I guess this might just be a way to do it.
I never thought that I’d even consider this…….
Now I might have just talked myself into it.
Thanks for visiting… before you leave, leave a comment, subscribe to my RSS feed or maybe even sign-up to receive e-mail updates!
Hey... and while you're at it, DUTCHbeingME is on Facebook too! :)
And if you’re looking for something else fun – be sure to check out this week's #PinterestChallenge Link-up!
Written on December 29, 2009
As a continuation from my post yesterday about my confessions, I thought I would follow up and let you all know that I had quite the productive evening… and SO happy about it. Here’s what I did. (And I took pictures, aren’t you proud?!?! Ha!)
Here is a picture of the bed in the “guest room” all made up. Even though I don’t have anyone staying with me right now… I feel better knowing that someone can.
After making up the “guest room”… I got the laundry done/folded/put away and the dishes put away (dishwasher & sink) and then moved on to the mess called my living room. While it’s not done yet… I have 3 bags of trash ready to go out, plus a box of clothes to give away to a local resale shop.
Here is a before/after packing pictures. I am all set for Albuquerque at the end of the week! YAY! Everything fits in my carry-on with a little room to spare at the moment (and yes, I have enough WARM clothes along… it’s supposed to be about 35-45 degrees while I am there. BALMY compared to Michigan!) Only 48 hours til I arrive… yay!!! SO EXCITED!
Finally… I am VERY VERY excited about tonight… I get to see my former roomie for the first time in almost a year — since she moved her {lucky} self to Texas (I’m so jealous of the warmer temperatures!) I can’t wait to see her and talk to her about everything. We do chat and text often, but it will be nice to see her and give her a hug!
Sorry for the {somewhat} mundane life post… I promise in the future to blog about more interesting things!
