Getting in shape

So after more than a month of letting my foot heal, I finally was able to start running again which I am totally thrilled about . I have been trying to focus on eating really healthy and pushing myself to really stay serious with running, so I was brainstorming ways to stay motivated. I am considering being one of those people who posts daily miles, weight, and maybe even a picture every so often so I have something to judge my progress with. Also, I am trying to pick some races so that I have more concrete running goals. I am thinking about doing a 5k at the end of the month and hopefully a few more through the summer and fall. I will post which ones once I decide and then I will hopefully feel more of a commitment and will be able to stay more motivated. My only other hope now is that my broken old body stays healthy.

okay so day one...

I ran 3.25 miles in 37 minutes
I weighed 158 (yikes that is the worst EVER)
and I will take a picture later when I have more time. I have lesson plans that need to be written tonight :o(

Things I dislike...

Mushrooms
Fat
going to the movie theater
boys my own age
gas guzzling vehicles
Stargazer lilies (they smell awful)
scary movies
being cold
fake tans
strangers on the bus who try to talk to me
reality t.v.
waiting for anything
pudding

Things I like...

Peanut butter
Really really dark chocolate
Pushing Daisies
Fashion magazines
Expensive sheets
Historical Fiction
Workout magazines
Sunny days
Dying other peoples hair
Asparagus
Hot sauce
Running
YouTube
Ninja Video
being able to watch tv shows on the internet
How I Met Your Mother
Comfortable shoes
DogFish Head beer
Blogs
Snowboarding
Running tights
toddlers
Lip gloss
Lee Pace when he smiles
They Might Be Giants
all music really
Museums
dancing
gymnastics
The Olympics
Sex and the City

The Perfect Man

John Krasinski

Jonny Lee Miller

Chris Noth

Lee Pace

George Clooney

old ramblings I found...

yet another cross country flight in search for what? a job? a home? a life? I travel with books, music players, laptops, movies... any effort to make the time pass, but in the rest of life aren't we always wishing we had more time? How can we constantly crave more time, time to do what?, yet when there is time to kill, time when it is perfectly acceptable to stop and think or doodle or daydream, these are the times we wish that their was some way to speed through. Instead of half a dozen methods to alleviate boredom, arms full, bags weighted, with tools for keeping the mind occupied, I should be traveling with my ticket, ID, and a lip gloss and if others joined me in this radical method of travel maybe just maybe there would be the possibility of meeting a new friend. What if we unplug the headphones from our overly stimulated ears, put down the books, turn off the computers, what if we smile at the person sharing our armrest, what if we all decided that having a conversation with a perfect stranger isn't such a scary idea after all?

P.S. This was something I wrote on a cross country trip while deliriously tired, but even though it rambles and doesn't make complete sense, I still think that there is some truth in it.

Latex allergies

So I was fortunate enough to learn the hard way that I am allergic to latex... hooray! (please note the sarcasm). Now I suppose there are some worse ways to learn this lesson, but I still think having your entire ankle break out into an angry, deep red, itchy, blistering rash, is pretty bad. I tried to take a picture of it, but it doesn't look like much in the photo. Perhaps I will post it later, but don't feel like bothering with it right now. Let's just say I wont be using regular band aids or condoms ever again.

Oh GUL...

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