Dusted off the Shoes

So, after spending my Friday and Saturday morning in the dust bowl cleaning so I could move back in to my house I dusted off my running shoes today for a 5 mile run. Felt great. I am excited to report that I have 2 friends at work that are becoming motivated to start running. It is nice to have somebodies to help motivate you and hold you accountable.

As you may have picked up in my previous post I was a bit distressed over the state of my house. I literally CANNOT function if the home is not in order. The scary thing is, that in a week and a half the tile workers will return to finish. I am going to remain calm and be better prepared for the next mess.

This is going to be a jammed packed full work week. State testing is coming soon and there is lots to do. If you work in a school system in Mississippi you know, boy oh boy, do you know.

The toddler is learning new words each and every day. She is amazing. She is putting words together and I might have heard her complete a short sentence, something like, "I wanna see!" The older girl was actually home all weekend. Speaking of children the toddler is waking up from her nap. Bye.

Dust Bath

So the tile man showed up at my house today while I was working and set off a dust bomb. My tiles are being replaced in my house and you would not believe the layer of dust that is covering EVERYTING I own. We have evacuated for the night and I am prepared to spend my whole day tomorrow trying to get the dust out and the family back in. I started to take a picture but it is not something that I really want to remember. You may want to purchase stock in the owners of Pledge and Swiffer dusters. I have resorted to my OCD ways and I now feel lost without my house. I tried to pack a bag for our overnight stay at my parents but I could barely do that. I could not seem to remember what one needs to pack for an overnight stay.

Needless to say I won't be running anytime soon. I may run to the nut house. Any house cleaning tips??

Why do I always feel so yucky on Saturdays. I am usually running around like a crazed person trying to straighten my house. I gave up real cleaning months ago. It is amazing how much junk can accumulate in 6 days, especially when we are only at home in the evenings. What's with that?? No running in my future today. The little one is very grouchy. I think she is getting sick. I can just feel it coming... I wish I could just turn my mind off of all the "have to's" of life and just enjoy today. I will work on that. Usually sitting down for 10 minutes and typing it all out helps. I went to my meeting yesterday and on the way witnessed a terrifying wreck. A truck ran a stop sign and was hit by an 18 wheeler. It was SCARY. The man that was hit walked away without a scratch on him. The 18 wheeler driver was fine as well. The two drivers knew each other. What a coincidence.

I am starting better eating week today. Breakfast was scrambled eggs and toast, lunch was a turkey sandwich, a pear, and a piece of cheese. I also snacked on a bag of Sun Chips.

Enjoy your day.

Busy, busy day. Ran 4.2 today at a pretty decent pace. I have a play date on the floor with the little one and some blocks. Dinners have been boring this week. I have a meeting tomorrow so I will be home late. That means no running and take-out food. Have a great Friday. Spend some time with your family and kiddos this weekend. Time for blocks.

Real Photo

So I grabbed the girls and we took a drive to snap this photo. This is some of the scenery that I have grown up with. Also my running route. The bird was an added bonus. I believe a young hawk mouse hunting. I also took a photo of the cows.

Well Done Day

I have had a really enjoyable day off work. Got a 5.2 run done in around 55 mins. The weather has been beautiful today so the girls and I spent a lot of time outside playing. I even took a mile walk with my mom pushing the stroller. My legs are kinda tired, not sore, just tired. I am currently watching Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. Days just don't get any better my friends. If there are any friends reading. The picture I have behind my blog title is so from the pictures that came with my camera. I live in Mississippi and there are not that many hilly locations with views like that. I will try to get a photo that represents my area. Maybe I will photo my running cheerleaders (cows). I just snacked on a cup of cereal but I am still hungry... I believe that dinner is going to be leftover tortilla soup. Tortilla soup and a coconut pie was the answer to my antsy feeling yesterday. Cooking sure does cure boredom. Have a great night.

Ants

I tried the new Domino's pizza today. Pretty good, definitely better than the old one. I am antsy again. Running is not an option today. Must find something productive to do today. Later

Running or Not

My running regimen has fallen apart this week. Having a job and two kiddos is tough stuff. In the grand scheme of things that is no biggie. I am thankful to have all of my family members safe and sound. There are many people today that are suffering. I can't imagine going through such a horrendous natural disaster that occurred this week in Haiti. My prayers go out to all.

I hope to have some pictures to post soon. I also posted some of my favorite blogs to read. Have a safe night.

Frozen

Oddly enough freezing weather is not all that is making its appearance at my house. All I can seem to make to feed the family is frozen food. I love to cook and it really bugs me that I can't get it together. The toddler and I must have a talk. Chicken strips tonight and corn dogs last night. I did manage to add in some carrots tonight, points for trying right??

I ran 3 miles yesterday. I am so slow. I may need to change my goal for the 10k to finishing period. I just don't want everyone else running passed me.

I really can't believe that tomorrow is Thursday. I am still trying to accomplish what I needed to get done on Monday. Have a good night.

Brrrr

Cold. Cloudy. Lazy. That is pretty much it for Saturday. I am starting to get scared that I won't be able to finish the 10k in less than an hour if these lazy habits of mine continue. My goal for a healthy eating day is going well. I am just lacking motivation to exercise or "train" today. I just want to sit and watch movies. My crazy husband went hunting this morning. I guess he enioys sitting for hours in cold weather. I enjoy a little cold weather (I like wearing sweats) but to sit still in the cold is not my thing. Well thats all for now have a good Saturday.

Two Days

Sooo, for two days now I have been eating everything in sight. I believe I am acting like squirrels that store for the winter. The temp. has dropped and my mind says eat. Anyway I am tired of mindless eating. For example, eating from your toddler's plate. Did I really want those cold green beans????

Tomorrow I will do better. No processed foods, just the real stuff. I don't have a lot of time to cook anymore. Well I have the same amount of time I have always had, we all do, I just have a little one at my feet and she is trying to sabotage my healthy eating efforts, Yeah right. But it is hard to prepare food when there is a little one around. So my tomorrow will start with better planning and hopefully I will be able to execute those plans.

One healthy food that I LOVE is almond butter. I should say that they do not sell almond butter in my area. I have looked in every grocery store that I have been in and the closest I can get is 120 miles. I am not kidding 120 miles. I buy several jars at a time. If you have never tried it don't do it unless you can find it at a store near you because you will want to eat it every day.
I read several food blogs and I will try taking some pictures of photogenic foods when the cross my plate and I will post them.

Just Some Thoughts

Wednesday already. I have not really told you a lot about myself yet. I work at a school in Mississippi. I have two children, a 12 year old and a 20 month old. They give me unspeakable joy. I enjoy writing about everyday things and I hope to be able to share them with you.

This has been a fast week so far. We are having really cold weather here. Mississippi has already had snow once this year and we may see some more tomorrow. Of course all of the school kids are asking,"Are we coming tomorrow?", and I always say yes we will be at school. Secretly, who doesn't want a snow day every now and then.

I did manage to get a run in today, somewhere around 4 miles. I am going to run in a 10k soon. I would just like to finish in under an hour. 59.9 would be ok. Exercise really helps with my mood. I am usually happy when I get to run or pop in a DVD. I have some really good fitness DVD's that make you sweat.

I cooked supper tonight with toddler under foot. That is always fun. I am scared I am going to drop something on her.

Hope you had a good Wednesday.

Learning How

Just checking to see if I can put a picture up. Ok that was easy. Last day of Christmas break. Back to work tomorrow. Today I ran 4.4 miles. That is the length of my road going and coming. The cows on my route were not mad at me today. Yesterday, they were upset with me for some reason. Lots of mooing and stampede like behavior. I trusted the fence that separated me from the herd of cattle. I did not cook anything interesting today but I am having a peanut butter banana smoothie. It is tasty. I have put out bird feeders but I have not had any customers yet. I like to see what kind of birds show up. I hope everyone has a good Monday and I wish all a happy New Year.

Grounded at home is going to be my attempt to stay grounded in 2010. This was one of my goals for this year so here I go. I love being at home with my family. I love to exercise and cook good food. My goal is to post once a week for now until I get the hang of this. Stay tuned.