Randomness and a Spring Fling!!

Where have I been?? Well, NOT cleaning, NOT packing for our trip, NOT getting our vehicle ready for the long haul......so I guess that leaves WORK!!

Yup that's where I have been:) Putting in the extra hours so I can enjoy our approaching vacation. I work up until the day before we leave, GREAT! So you will most likely find me packing the morning we are scheduled to depart! What happened to be being so organized with these types of things??? Oh yeah, kids and a husband!

In other news. I ran outside again today with Sara. I did MUCH better than last time, I think maybe the full night of sleep before hand helped:) I have not been able to stick to my couch to 5K running program this week. I am supposed to do 3 seperate 28 minute runs this week and I just can't do it. Physically I think my body can handle it, but mentally I have struggled with pushing myself this week. Oh well, not the end of the world. I am also trying to increase how often I am running outside which is very important since my race is NOT on a treadmill, shocking I know!

Anyways, sorry to bore you with the not so fun inner workings of my mind:)

I am way looking forward to the spring fling this Saturday.....I can't wait to make my post heheheheh. It's gonna be good!!!! If you want to know what the spring fling is, check out my friend Sara, she has ALL the details (including an accurate email!! j/k sara!).

Me complaining...a lot...

arrrgggg. So I have been nothing but a big baby today. So much so that my husband freaked out and called me a big sally!!!

So I did my run on Friday, right, it was good, it was hard, yada yada yada...I worked Friday night and then had breakfast with my aunt on Sat morning, which was great fun-we had lots of catching up to do.

Then I got home at noonish and was going to lay down and sleep since I had to work again Sat night. Well then I decided to take my friend Sara up on her offer to run outside......BAD IDEA!!!

She came over and we headed out for a run, my first outdoor run of the season. It was cold, I was tired ( like awake for more than 24hours tired), and I had just run the day before (I always take a day off between running since I am just a beginner runner).

It totally sucked! The whole time. We only did 1.75 miles, pathetic I know, and I was miserable.

When I got home and was able to go to bed I could NOT sleep. I had a terrible headache and felt nauseated. I ended up getting put on call for work (thank goodness), but I slept like crap all night, up every hour at least.

So today I feel like I was hit by a bus, a really big one!

So I am complaining about running, not feeling well, having extremely painful muscles, and this stupid headache that has still not departed. Yuck!

Days like yesterday and today make me want to give up running. But I know that I have to stick with it! I can do it. I will do it......just NOT two days in a row after being up for 24+ hours and outside when it's cold!

Monday I will be running on my treadmill:)

Week 6.....DONE!

My week 6 couch to 5K break down:

Day 1: Walk 5min, run 5 min, walk 3 min, run 8 min, walk 3 min, run 5 min, walk 5 min
This day was really easy, since day 3 of week 5 was running 20 min, this seemed like a breeze! I did an 11 min/mile while running.

Day 2: Walk 5, run 10, walk 3, run 10, walk 5. This was a little more challenging, but I did it and it felt great when I was done. I also did an 11 min/mile while running this week.

Day 3: Which I did TODAY:) Walk 5, run 25, walk 5!!! Yikes. I ran a 11:30 min/mile until the last 2 minutes when I bumped it up to a 11 min/mile. I never slowed down though:) This was a hard run, for me. I did a total of 2.75 miles with the walking time included.

I always feel so good when I am done running, but I have yet to actually REALLY enjoy myself while running. I hope that comes at some point! I can't believe what a mind battle running is. It is WAY more mental than physical, in my opinion! It has helped this week having some great music to run with.

Last week when I ran my first 20 minutes solid, I bought my self an ipod for a job well done:) Turns out that was a great idea and has really helped me to stay focused this week.

I am looking forward to Week 7, as all 3 runs will be for 25 minutes.

3 Miles here I come!!

God Is Awesome

I was just in the mood to say that I think God is Awesome. I love him and think he is swell. He is one heck of a guy. A great Father. A wonderful friend. A perfect definition of love. He IS love. He is many things. My Savior. My freedom. I get goose bumps just thinking about Him! Thanks God for being you.

Watch KSTP Channel 5 News tonight at 10pm!!

KSTP is doing a story on MckMama for the 10pm news tonight!

Everybody watch it!!!!

My Favorite Song By Far...............

Not Me! Monday~ Stellan Style

I totally did not contribute about 8,000 of the hits on MckMamas blog per DAY. Not Me!!



I did not check MckMamas blog and twitter once per hour while working the night shift, just to make sure that I didn't miss anything, or to make sure there wasn't something else to be praying for. Nope Not Me!



I did not sit and talk to one of my co-workers(who also reads mckmamas blog) about Stellan as if he was part of our close circle of friends and family or something. That would make me some kind of stalker for sure, Not Me!



I did not tell random people about this little boy "I knew" who needed prayers and encouraged them to pray for him and his family. They did not ask how "I knew" this boys family and my answer was not, "oh they are blogging friends". That got a few interesting looks!!! As if I am actually mckmamas friend...I WISH!!!



I have not been thinking about Stellan all of the time!! I have not been trying to come up with something really awesome to send Mckmama and Stellan in the hospital, something useful and thoughtful, and original............I still can't think of anything!!!



I have not been researching ALL of the medications and medical conditions associated with Stellans hospital stay hoping to understand more about what Mckmama is dealing with. Well, OK actually I did do these things...........I am a nurse after all. I LOVE learning about anything medical!!!!



And I especially did not pray for Stellan, nope no praying here:)



Not Me!!!!!!!!