My week 9

This week we're supposed to push ourselves. Last week I had zero energy, but this week is better. Robin and I did "30 day Shred" yesterday morning, and "Killer Buns and Thighs" this morning. I'm supposed to do 4 miles tonight, so that should be pretty cut and dry. I also have an eye apt. this afternoon. I haven't been to one since '09. ooops. My long run this week will be 13, and I'll probably have to do it on Sunday again, which was fine last Sunday. I'll probably have to get up even earlier, though, since Robin has to be at church around 7:30am.

Week 9 via Ben

Week nine is here and it's the end of another month. One more remains in the New Year Challenge.

New month means new assessments.

This week's theme: Pushing farther.

Challenges

• Go back to Day One: New Year, and pull out your assessments. Where were you and where did you want to be?
• Go back to the end of January are do the same thing.
• Where are you today? Assess yourself in whatever ways that means. Weigh yourself, do your pushups, do your planks. What else did you want to improve? Be completely honest with how far you've come and write about it in your journal. How are you doing?
• This week we're pushing hard. We're going farther and harder than we have all year. Focus this week on every single workout. If you can kick up the intensity, do it. If you can add a mile, do that too. Give it everything you've got every single time. Don't slack on any. Not this week.
• Encourage your partner to do the same. Plot some workouts for each other. If you don't have a partner, plot some tough ones for yourself. Get outside your comfort zone.
• Stick with focusing on food, too. Now's not the time to slack.
• Pick one of the following and do it every night.
  -- 50 pushups
  -- 100 situps
  -- 150 jumping jacks
  -- 40 burpees
  -- 3 minutes of planks (doesn't have to be all at once)
  -- bonus points for anyone that does all of them every night
• PUSH THIS WEEK.

Good weekend

We had a pretty good weekend, all-in-all. On Saturday, Cael and I went to Arapahoe to see Allen's sister and the kids, since they'll be moving to Minnesota as soon as their house sells. Then we met my mom in Kearney after her tax appointment. Unfortunately, my sister was sick and we didn't get to see her. I had been trying to get in my 10 miles since Thursday afternoon. My head just wasn't in the game. I tried Thursday after school and Saturday morning, but it just wasn't happening. Sunday morning, my alarm went off at 4:30, and at 5:10, I was at the gym starting my run. I was the only one in the gym - go figure. A guy did come in around 5:30 and lifted some weights, but he left way before I was done. I got home in time for Robin to be at church at 7:15. Megan, Robin's sister, was with us for the weekend. Cael loves playing with Megan, so he was very excited to have her there.

Sunday afternoon, Cael and I made some naan (Indian bread). He kneaded the dough and even helped roll it out. I used some to make a breakfast burrito this morning. Yummy!

Happy Monday!

New week

I think I'm to the point where I'm so tired I'm not feeling well. The alarm went off at 4am, and I've been off and running since then. We got back to GI just in time for Cael to get to school and I walked in right before the tardy bell. Not sure I'm going to run tonight. I need to go to bed early, but first I HAVE to do laundry. Cael got to sleep all the way back from Omaha, so I'm hoping he's ok at school. He didn't cry at the airport, but he was upset last night when we had to go to bed, and this morning when we woke him up. He knew why we had to go to sleep and get up so early. Right now we're praying for a permanent profile to be issued. Allen would be able to pass a pt test and get orders that much faster. At this point, yes please! He's having a procedure done on Thursday that may or may not help his hip. A steroid/pain killer injection. He's talked to several others who have had this done, and it hasn't helped. Hopefully he can get a 'fit for duty' meeting, and start on a permanent profile soon.

We had a good, but short, weekend as a family. Did some stuff around Omaha on Saturday, then stayed in the room most of Sunday (we did go to Dixie Quick's for brunch). We got some people to "awwwwwww" at the airport on Friday. It helped that Cael had on his ACU's (camo uniform) and ran into his daddy's arms. I kind of got some video, but I'm not sure how well it turned out. I'll have to try to edit it and maybe post it.

Weekend plans

My long run is in the books for this week. I did 11 last night. One of my students did it with me, and it was her longest run ever. Proud of her! This was my first 20mile week in this round of training, and they tend to take their toll. I just have to get used to them. I want it to be nice out soon, though, so I can do my long runs outside. I can only run so far in a gym on a treadmill. I think the longest I've gone on one is 14. That was at home in WR. My stomach was ok for the most part, I think. I didn't seem to have any issues. Until I got home, that is. I had some Silk Fruit and Protein that I'm pretty sure was outdated. I couldn't tell by the taste, but what it did to my gut tells the story. So I didn't feel well last night to get packed, therefore, this morning was craziness as I worked to get packed for this weekend. We were a few minutes late getting out the door, but we managed. Allen's plane comes in this afternoon in Omaha, and Cael and I will be there to meet him. So excited! We get a relaxing weekend as a family. I don't know that we'll leave the hotel that much. His plane takes off Monday morning at 5:15, or something like that. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Valentines

Cael's valentines turned out pretty well, I think! He's really excited that they're 3D! :)

This weekend

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday I got my 9 miles in. I have to do 11 on Thursday, because Allen's coming in this weekend, and I don't think he'll let me out of his sight long enough to do 11 on the hotel treadmill. We get to spend the weekend in Omaha as a family, and I'm really excited. :)

This week's challenge from Ben is all about food. I'm doing better on which foods I can eat and which one to stay away from. I can actually eat a cupcake and things now, but they still give me headaches. They just don't end up as fire in my stomach. I'm taking my meds regularly, so that has helped me a lot. I have an alarm set on my phone, so I know I'll remember.

The speech meet in Minden went pretty well. 30 teams! 30! It really needs to be capped at around 20. 30 is crazy. Even Bellevue West was there. A couple of my novice teams earned medals, and a my varsity kids earned superior ribbons. Next Saturday is at Northwest here in GI, but I won't be there. Obviously. Our AD is going to be there for me. We also got to Skype with Allen Saturday evening, so that made us happy. Sunday was a usual Sunday for us. Church, Wasabi Bistro, home, laundry, nappage. It was a good day.

It's slick out there, y'all! Be careful!