Has anyone seen the movie "finding Nemo"? Dori's motto is "just keep swimming", mine is going to be "just keep training". LOL
Went to the gym last night to make up for Tuesday night. It was almost 8 PM before I made it, had to wait on my husband who got called back to work (he is a maintenance supervisor for the schools). I was very tempted not to go, but I knew I'll do better Sat. if I get all my training during the week. So I drove to the gym. It was empty, so I watched Deal or no Deal while I walked. I got 25 min on the treadmill, another 5 on the elliptical. I like going backwards on the elliptical (instead of walking backwards); so far it has worked in getting all my muscles properly stretched.
One of the boys slept all night, the other woke up around 3 AM, and went right back to sleep when I tucked him back in. Patience. We'll get there.
Trying to do better with my eating but I really need to take a trip to the grocery store and buy good stuff. I haven't been grocery shopping in ages. I like granola, and have a recipe for homemade granola, so I may just have to make my own.
I have a few business trips coming up in the next few months. I'll be in Orlando for the first week of March, then Cincinnati the first week in April. Bringing my running shoes in my carry on bag (in case my lugagge gets misplaced) and I made sure the hotels have an exercise room I can use to train. Funny how your priorities change so quickly, this training is definitely a life changing experience. So much so, that I'm thinking of going to Panama this summer with all 3 of the kids, by myself.
Yes, my husband thought I was crazy when I told him of my plans but heck, I'm training for a marathon, I can travel to Panama with the kids, right?
Thursday, February 22
Wednesday, February 21
Wednesday!!!
Hump day. Ended up going to bed early, aside from being physically tired, I am also in a bit of a "funk" (for a lack of a better word). I think it has to do with my grandfather's death and not being able to be there.
As luck would have it, my boys decided to keep me up from 3 AM to 4:30 AM this morning. I finally gave up with Braden, and gave him a bottle. He would go back to sleep, and just as I was drifting back into sleep, he would wake up again. This went on for over 1 hr. Needless to say, I'm a bit of a zombie today.
Oh, and Chuck, sorry, no maroon for our kids. We are die hard Rebels! (I got both of my degrees from Ole Miss). However, some of my closest friends "bleed" maroon, and most of my inlaws are also Bulldog fans. So it's all good.
As luck would have it, my boys decided to keep me up from 3 AM to 4:30 AM this morning. I finally gave up with Braden, and gave him a bottle. He would go back to sleep, and just as I was drifting back into sleep, he would wake up again. This went on for over 1 hr. Needless to say, I'm a bit of a zombie today.
Oh, and Chuck, sorry, no maroon for our kids. We are die hard Rebels! (I got both of my degrees from Ole Miss). However, some of my closest friends "bleed" maroon, and most of my inlaws are also Bulldog fans. So it's all good.
Tuesday, February 20
Life moves on
Life seems to be moving at a very fast pace these days. I just got in from being in Meridian all day. Amazing how tired my legs feel after walking around all day in steel toe boots. I think I'm going to XT today and walk tomorrow.
Yesterday, I walked for 40 min around the neighborhood. Definitely need to get an iPod so I can have some music and also, so I'll stop looking at my watch! Bad habit.
My twins "graduated" to the next class today at daycare. They are now with all the other babies who are mobile. Whatever happen to the tiny preemies I brought home 9.5 months ago? These kids aren't them for sure! I have 2 crawlers, climbers, and soon to be walkers in my hands. Now we just need to get those teeths, so they can eat real food.
Speaking of foods, if there is one food I cannot give up, it is jasmine rice. I love rice, grew up eating rice all the time, and I just love it. Specially jasmine rice. I've tried brown rice but it's not the same. So I figured that'll be my one "forbidden" food, since I don't eat it every day. I did good today, had carrots and green beans for lunch (instead of my usual hashbrown casserole) at Cracker Barrell.
After talking to Mark and Robin on Saturday about getting my twins to sleep thru the night, I put in practice their advice. I finally got the "night owl" Braden to sleep thru the night. But as things go with twins, his brother Cade decided that he wanted to wake up instead. Thankfully, it was just once, and we got it taken care of fairly quickly.
Consistency is the key to training for this marathon, and it's also the key to train my kids to sleep all night. It is hard (who wants to hear a child scream at 2 AM) but after a few minutes, they both realize that maybe it's not time to get up yet, and settle back down to sleep. I'll have to get earplugs for my husband though, because he cannot stand to hear the kids cry and wants to go and get them. I had to stop him a few times, and remind him this is for their own benefit.
Yesterday, I walked for 40 min around the neighborhood. Definitely need to get an iPod so I can have some music and also, so I'll stop looking at my watch! Bad habit.
My twins "graduated" to the next class today at daycare. They are now with all the other babies who are mobile. Whatever happen to the tiny preemies I brought home 9.5 months ago? These kids aren't them for sure! I have 2 crawlers, climbers, and soon to be walkers in my hands. Now we just need to get those teeths, so they can eat real food.
Speaking of foods, if there is one food I cannot give up, it is jasmine rice. I love rice, grew up eating rice all the time, and I just love it. Specially jasmine rice. I've tried brown rice but it's not the same. So I figured that'll be my one "forbidden" food, since I don't eat it every day. I did good today, had carrots and green beans for lunch (instead of my usual hashbrown casserole) at Cracker Barrell.
After talking to Mark and Robin on Saturday about getting my twins to sleep thru the night, I put in practice their advice. I finally got the "night owl" Braden to sleep thru the night. But as things go with twins, his brother Cade decided that he wanted to wake up instead. Thankfully, it was just once, and we got it taken care of fairly quickly.
Consistency is the key to training for this marathon, and it's also the key to train my kids to sleep all night. It is hard (who wants to hear a child scream at 2 AM) but after a few minutes, they both realize that maybe it's not time to get up yet, and settle back down to sleep. I'll have to get earplugs for my husband though, because he cannot stand to hear the kids cry and wants to go and get them. I had to stop him a few times, and remind him this is for their own benefit.
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