Thankful Tuesday

Today I am thankful for:

apples

bananas

strawberries

oranges

watermelon

Thankful Tuesday

Today I am thankful for:

my car

my tv

my phone

my iPAD

my computer

(After missing last week, I am back with another edition of Thankful Tuesday).

(And yes, I do realize that I haven't blogged much in the last week, but going to try to fix that this week. Not promising everyday - which can't really happen since it is Tuesday, so I already missed Sunday and Monday. But definitely more than one post like last week. Mmmk). 

I Haven't Gone Anywhere

It's been a couple of days since my last post. 

And I didn't want another day to go by without posting something.

Even if it is just a "I'm still here" post. 

Not letting a few years pass by again. 

So, here I am. 

Rambling. 

Filling up space.

Okay. 

That is all. 

National Pizza Day

Of course, I had to eat pizza on National Pizza Day!

Thankful Tuesday

Today I am thankful for:

my mom

my dad

my sisters

my brothers-in-laws

my nieces and nephews

It's Time

Today as I was running, my body finally let me know it had had enough. 

My whole body hurt. And not in a good way. 

My legs felt like cement blocks were attached to my feet.

My ankle was hurting.

And my knee felt left out so it decided to join the party. 

The last 4 months of 2016, I was traveling a lot. And running a lot. And training a lot. 

It took toll on me. Physically. Mentally. Drained Me. 

After I ran my marathon 3 weeks ago, I didn't take more than 1 extra day off before I was back out on the road running again. 

I felt pretty good, but my body was still trying to recovery and running wasn't helping. 

The lack of rest and not letting my body heal has finally caught up to me. 

My runs are happening, but they just that. Runs. Not a lot of fun. And seem more like a job, then something I get to do. 

So, as I walked the last 1/4 mile this afternoon, I decided that it was finally time to not just take a day or two off. But many days. I don't know how many days. But I do know that it was finally time. Time to rest. Time to recovery. Time to heal. Time to refresh. 

Even though it is hard to not go out and run, I know that taking off a few extra days now will be worth it in the long run. It's not worth the risk of trying to run a few extra miles now if it is going to end with an injury that will put me out for much longer. 

Time. Be back soon. 

It Finally Happened

Well, it was bound to happen. I finally missed a day of blogging. 

I am kind of disappointed that I didn't blog at least some type of post because I had such a good streak going. 

But, at the same time, I feel like it takes a little pressure off to feel like I have to blog so I can keep my consecutive days going. 

Not going to say I'm going to make a habit of not blogging, but if I don't blog a day here and there...it's okay. 

4 More

Already counting down the days until Spring Break. 

Heck, who am I kidding. 

I was counting down the day I went back to work after Christmas vacation. 

4 more Fridays. 

I. Can. Do. It. 

Ready. Set. Go.

My first racecation of 2017 is set. I am going to be hitting the streets of Washington D.C. in March.
I am pretty excited about this, not only because I will be running in a new city, but also getting the opportunity to explore everything that our nation's capital has to offer.

I am hoping to have my travel plans finalized by this weekend, and then can start making a list for must see/must do.

5 weeks to go!

I can't believe that January is over and it is officially February. 

It seems like yesterday it was the first day of a brand new year. 

I have to say that the year has gotten off to a great start. 

I have been slacking a bit on my reading. I started off so well, but falling a little behind. So while I did say I wanted to read 1 book a week, if I can get to that magic number of 52, then theoretically it would be 1 book a week. 

As a new month begins, I am thinking of what I can do to challenge myself to get better at something. Even on busy days, I still find make time to get a run in. But, I don't stretching or strength training a priority. And I think that it can make a big difference in helping my running and staying injury free. 

So, I am challenging myself to do the plank ab exercise, push-ups, and stretching every day. 

All right, let's see how it goes.

Ready for a FABulous February!