And the Naughty Continues...

Oh my gosh! AJ is such a naughty girl! This is exactly why I didn't put breakables on the tree this year. 

  

But then I saw this cartoon and laughed so hard! 

 

Weekly Chase: Week 49

This weekend was busy.  Saturday was spent in the car-running errands all day, doing some Christmas shopping.  We had a nice evening at home.

Sunday, I woke up and ran 6 miles with my friends.  It was a little chilly but nice outside. I made cookies and did laundry while Jeff and L put up the outside Christmas lights.

On to the weekly Chase!  Here's a recap:

1. Run every day.Yes!  I finished day 560

2. Stretch and ice, Yes! I stretched every day.  I did miss one day of icing

3. Log my calories ,  Yes!

4. Work on Beck cognitive therapy, Yes! I have reminder cards I review them every day

5. Journal: Yes. 

6. Read: I read 10 pages every day.

7. Get Christmas decorations out: trying, 

8. Make Christmas gift list out: Yes!

This Week's Goals:

1. Run every day: gotta keep my streak going
2. Stretch and ice
3. Log my calories and follow my macros
4. Review Beck cards
5. Journal every day
6. Read 10 pages every day
7. Make sure L has all her nutcracker stuff together.  She has a performance Saturday
8. Finish up Christmas decorations.

Naughty Kitty

 

While I was enjoying my morning coffee,AJ jumped up on the pool table to check out the tree. And eat on it! Grrr....

Fitness Friday: 12/2/16 Edition

Whew! I made it through another week. 5 days of working is tough when last week was a short week. I got all my runs in! Let's recap:

Friday: L and I went Black Friday shopping and then ran my mile. Gorgeous day out! 

 

Saturday: I tried to get L up but she wasn't interested. So I ran by myself. 

Sunday: this time I got L going. It was so windy outside! Luckily it was warm. We had fun!

 

Monday: bootcamp and a quick mile with Vanessa 

 

Tuesday: bootcamp. I ran my mile with my Bradley Fair friends. It was chilly! 

Wednesday: it was cold so I wimped out and ran my mile on the treadmill 

 

Thursday: 3.5 miles with my Moms a Run This Town friends! It was so nice to get in a longer run. Still cold!

 

WUW: Pilgrim Pacer 1/2 marathon

A couple weeks ago, three friends and I drove to KC Saturday afternoon to get ready to run the Pilgrim Pacer 1/2 marathon on Sunday, November 20. 

 Vanessa, me, Melanie and Mandy

 The day was beautiful! We had a fantastic time running. The course was paved trail and an out and back route. The leaves were gorgeous! Our friend, Deena, was running with us in spirit. 

 My time was 2:46:47. Not my best but since the end was 1 mile uphill and my 3rd 1/2 marathon in less than  2 months. 

And I had my best finish photo!!

 

Weekly Chase: Week 48

Okay folks. I know I've been MIA. Life gets busy, my remote blogger is fussy and so I put blogging to the side. I found a new blog app to use and I think it will work so I'm going to try and be more consistent.

Thanksgiving was busy. We went to see my grandparents. Grandpa is in rehab and doing pretty well 

 Then we headed to Burlington to see Jeff's parents. His dad is in rehab too. It was a long day. 

Friday, L and I got up early and went to the mall for Black Friday shopping. We had a good time and got each other gifts to give each other. 

 I spent Friday and Saturday cleaning, doing laundry and reading. Sunday was prep day. And it's back to work. Three weeks until Jeff and L are off again!

So here are my goals for this week:

1. Run every day. I'm on day 554 

2. Stretch and ice

3. Log my calories 

4. Work on Beck cognitive therapy 

5. Journal 

6. Read

7. Get Christmas decorations out

8. Make Christmas gift list out 

Bean Bagging It

 So we are getting ready to sell our big bean bag chairs. They are stacked on top of each other. AJ says they should stay that way so she can sit on them and be a princess without Oreo hassling her! 

The Bag Lady

So I walked out of the bathroom to find this:

I just about died laughing!  She's so funny. She will jump in a bag anywhere! 

Here's another:

She is patiently waiting for L to get out of the bathroom to go downstairs. I love AJ. She makes me laugh every day! 

 

Fitness Friday: 11/11:16

This week has been eventful! The weather has been all over the place, it's light out when I run in the morning. I got in some good runs. Let's recap:

Friday: one mile (it's my "rest" day) 

Saturday: I headed out by myself for a longer run. I got a later start so I ran 4.25 miles. I ran through Great Plains Nature Center and saw ducks and deer!

 Sunday: still nice outside for a run. 

Monday: back to bootcamp and a mile 

 Tuesday: I ran with my old running group before I voted. I love these ladies! 

Wednesday: the election is over. I didn't stay up to watch it because I needed to go To bootcamp at 5. I dropped Jeff and L off at school and ran my mile in the light!

Thursday: it was a brisk morning for a run! Got my mile in!!

 
 
 
 
 

WUW: Air Capitol 1/2 Marathon

I'm on a mission: I want to run 3 half marathons in 90 days to qualify for Half Fanatics. I blogged about Run for the Rocks in Sept. My second half was Air Capitol 1/2. I ran the day after I returned from Canada. 

Flat me before the race 

The race was okay. It was a double loop. The first loop had lots of people but the second time around it was quiet. 

One of my friends, Stephanie, was manning a water station 

I ran the first mile and then did a 4:1 run/walk. I felt great and had extra gas to finish strong!

It was a great day to run with friends!
 

 
 
 

Weekly Chase: Week 45

This weekend has been a catch up time. I cleaned house, organized my to do lists and we even had time to watch 'The Accountant'. 

Here's a recap:

Run a mile a day-Finished day 532 

Stretch and ice-3/4 of the time

Read daily: no

Journal daily: no

Pray daily: most days 

Make a running plan: doing pretty well. Got the next few weeks done. 

This week's goals:

1. Run daily

2. Stretch, ice and foam

3. Journal daily

4. Read daily

5. Write three blog posts this week 

Climbing on Caturday

 

Weekly Chase: Week 44

What a whirlwind week!!  I went to Vancouver, BC Canada Wednesday through Saturday for CNS conference.  It was a good conference-lots of good information about migraines, Zika virus and more! The weather was a little chilly-in the 50's.  I got home Saturday evening, chilled out and went to bed early.  Sunday, I ran my second 1/2 marathon in a month.  It was the Air Capitol 1/2 marathon.  I'll talk more about it later.  Nap and chili rounded out the day!

Onto the weekly chase!

1. Run a mile a day:Yes!!  I finished Day 525

2. Stretch and ice daily: not while I was gone

3. Pray daily: Yes

4. Read daily: Most days. 

5. Log my calories daily: Most days

6. Finish a book: No

7. Journal every day: No, I was bad about this.

8. Make a running plan for my next two halfs: no

This Week's Goals. I'm keeping them the same

1. Run a mile a day-gotta keep up my streak!
2. Stretch and ice daily-and foam rolling.  These things make me feel better!
3. Pray daily
4. Read  daily
5. Log my calories daily-I am determined to start focusing on using food as fuel and not fat.
6. Journal every day-to help keep me accountable.
7. Make a running plan for my next two 1/2 marathons

Happy Caturday!!

AJ and I wish you a Happy Caturday!!


-Kat

Weekly Chase: Week 41

Another week in the books.  It's been eventful.  On Friday, L slammed her second toe on the left foot in the front door.  She said it hurt really bad (which I thought it would).  We were resting that night any way.  The next morning she woke up when I got up to say she hadn't slept well because of the pain.  I had to take Oreo and Lucy to the vet for their annual appt.  They passed their exams (although Lucy needs a teeth cleaning).  When I got home, I took L to the ER and the nice physician gave her Lortab which made the pain go away (thank the Lord!!).  He felt her toe was broken, buddy taped it and put her in a shoe cast. 

So I cancelled dance for Saturday and she chilled out this weekend.  Sunday, I went and cheered my friend Vanessa on to her first full marathon.  That was a lot of fun!!  It's nice being on the other side!
L was feeling better so we got mani/pedicures (not rubbing on that toe).

I found out today it's not broken.  It probably got jammed.  So we are keeping up with the treatment and hopefully she will be back to dance soon!

Onto the weekly chase!

1. Run a mile a day:Yes!!  I finished Day 505!!

2. Stretch and ice daily: 1/2 the time 

3. Pray daily: Yes

4. Read daily: Most days.  I'm reading two books 'Untethered' and 'Beck's Diet Solution'

5. Log my calories daily: Yes.  And I have been working on my macros (more on that this week)

6. Finish a book: No

7. Journal every day:80% of the time

8. Make a running plan-no but I am close to getting that done

This Week's Goals. I'm keeping them the same

1. Run a mile a day-gotta keep up my streak!
2. Stretch and ice daily-and foam rolling.  These things make me feel better!
3. Pray daily
4. Read  daily
5. Log my calories daily-I am determined to start focusing on using food as fuel and not fat.
6. Journal every day-to help keep me accountable.
7. Make a running plan for my next two 1/2 marathons

A New Toy: Caturday Edition

We found a new toy for AJ. She will play until she's worn out!

-Kat

Fitness Friday 10/7/16 Edition

It's Friday, it's Friday!!  It's been a busy week at work and semi busy at home, but I feel like life stayed in control this week, FTW!!  I hit day 500 in the middle of the week.  We didn't celebrate it.  It's a milestone, but I'm still going strong.

Onto Fitness Friday workouts!
Friday: one mile plus walking after dropping L off on the bus

Saturday: I was at Linda's for the weekend scrapbooking.  I ran around the lake for a nice two mile jaunt.

Sunday: I opted for a mile around Linda's neighborhood.  The weather sure is nice!




Monday: mile plus bootcamp with Mandy

Tuesday:  I ran with my MRTT group.  They are a fun bunch of ladies! Oh and Deena's husband, Brett.  I got a nice pep talk after our run



Wednesday: day 500! We ran our mile in fog and then went to bootcamp


Thursday:  mile plus bootcamp again.  I really like strength training at Go Time!

-Kat

What's Up Wednesday (WUW) -Run for the Rocks

A long time ago, I decided it would be good to do a mid week post. And then I'm not sure what happened. But I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. This week I'm going to talk about my recent 1/2 marathon.
We ran Run for the Rocks in Hutchinson. I hadn't run here before. It was a first for Deena, Brett, Mandy, Vanessa, Mel and I.
It was chilly with a chance of rain to start out with. We rode the bus from the finish line to the start.



And then we found this wonderful shed to stay warm in because we were 45 minutes early!


Start photo: we are cold!


The race was fantastic. The route was a paved trail along a park. It was so beautiful and FLAT!! I ran by myself most of the race which is fine by me. I had tunes to carry me through!
I got to mile 12 and I knew I wasn't going to PR but I thought I could beat my second best time of 1:35. But as I was about to finish, I found Deena, Mandy and Brett. Deena had gotten ill at mile 10 so I walked it in with them.


Beautiful day for a run-63 degrees and cloudy!





Cute metal!


I was proud of my time. Officially it was 2:37:50


-Kat

Weekly Chase: Week 40

This weekend was a blast!  After a super long and stressful week, I headed to my friend Linda's house for the weekend.  Friday night was spent drinking, eating and visiting. 

Saturday was gorgeous outside for a run.  I scrapbooked the day away (except when Lily was sitting on all my stuff).

Sunday: I scrapbooked for a little while, then headed home.  I unpacked, took L to Ballet Nutcracker, bought some mums, headed home to clean and get my fall décor out.  It looks really nice!


Onto the weekly chase!

1. Run a mile a day:Yes!!  I finished Day 497!!

2. Stretch and ice daily: No.  Most days.  My gel pack in my feet icers broke. 

3. Say Grace: Most days 

4. Read daily: 1/2 the time 

5. Log my calories daily: 80% of the time (there's a theme of slacking going on)

6. Finish a book: No

7. Journal every day:40% of the time

8. Get my goals together: Nope

This Week's Goals:

Okay, for real...I am going to follow through with this!!!

1. Run a mile a day-gotta keep up my streak!
2. Stretch and ice daily-and foam rolling.  These things make me feel better!
3. Pray daily
4. Read  daily
5. Log my calories daily-I am determined to start focusing on using food as fuel and not fat.
6. Journal every day-to help keep me accountable.
7. Make a running plan for my next two 1/2 marathons

Guest Caturday!

So I'm at Linda's and the residents there wanted to be featured!
Here's Cagney waiting for his food. He's always hungry and you can see they don't feed him much! Ha ha!!


And then there is Lily. Resident troublemaker. She's trying to help me while I plan my week.


And play with my phone cord


So then I decided to distract her with ribbons. She totally bought it!!





I was crafting a box. I went to lunch and when I came back down, someone thought it was for them. Silly girl.


-Kat