I’m happy to say that both of my doggies are with me once again. My older dog, Charlie (in the back), spent a few months living with my mom but has been returned to me for good.
He and Max are so happy to be together again that they don’t stop playing and wrestling all day. My little Charlie Brown has been with me for 8 years through thick and thin. So happy to have him home. xoxox
Another random pic I took during a cold and windy day over Spring Break… It was a gorgeous day today and I spent most of it indoors wishing I were at the beach even if it were cold and windy again, lol.
Good thing I got a bike ride in before it got dark! Although I don’t want the heat to come on, I’m getting excited about summer time when I can spend most of my days outdoors. I’m just Spring Break (and Summer Vacation) dreaming today…
Translation: The problem with the recipe for happiness is that, you need a lot of “balls” (the word huevos literally means “eggs” in Spanish but it is also a crass way of saying “balls”)
Hmmm, do I have the “huevos” to pursue my happiness? Am I truly committed to my goals and what I want out of life? To be honest, I’m not quite sure if I’m 100% brave enough yet. Certainly makes you think… and giggle, lol.
End of the third quarter means that report cards are coming in soon! I’m ready for the honor roll list to be complete so I can post it on my cute little bulletin board. Have I told you how much I enjoy changing this bulletin board every quarter and for every special occasion.
Although most Guidance Counselors don’t get to do nifty stuff like this too often, I sure am glad I get the opportunity to at my school. Its the small things that make work a little sweeter. 🙂
Today was hectic both during and after work… by the time it was 5pm I was so hungry and tired, all I could think to do was eat dinner. I had nothing prepared so when my mom asked me to join her for some lentil soup at her place, I agreed. After a bowl of that fiber- protein-iron-rich-goodness, I felt like a sluggish bump on a log.
As I sat with mom on the patio after dinner, though, all I could think of was going for a run. I was so restless that my mind was going 100 miles an hour thinking about lacing up and hitting the pavement…. I wouldn’t feel right until I did it.
I gave myself a couple hours to digest and headed out just before it got dark. Fastest run in a few months and well under 9 minute miles which is one of the goals I shared being committed to achieving! I’m well on my way 🙂
To get to the canal on the other side! So cute I had to get out of the car and take this pic. :)(Totally worth the woman in the car behind me thinking I was a nut, lol)
Today, I went to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens to enjoy their Hatsume festival. There were art vendors, drum performances and other exhibits. The weather was perfect, the grounds were amazing and it made for a wonderful end to my Spring Break. Check out the sites!
Afterwards, we got a little crafty and decided to try our hand at painting! I painted the coy above, inspired by the gardens we had just enjoyed. Fun way to spend an afternoon.
Since my epic race-season finale, I have no other scheduled half marathons in the near future. And, to be honest, there aren’t many (if any at all) to register for in my neck of the woods anyway. They probably won’t start up again until September or October.
Although its been cool and overcast lately, in about a month or so, Florida’s summer weather will kick in and it’ll be unbearably hot and humid by 8am every morning. Rather than start running indoors on a treadmill (the equivalent of Chinese water torture for me) I keep doing my thing outdoors but adjust times to avoid the dangerous conditions.
Here are 5 of my humble off-season tips to help you hit the ground running (pun is completely intended, of course) when you’re able to race again:
I’m doing 7 or 8 tomorrow… 🙂
Today i started my morning by making my first-ever batch of blueberry pancakes. While they weren’t the best pancakes I’ve ever eaten, they certainly weren’t the worst. And, they were beautiful if I don’t say so myself… 🙂
After breakfast, I got a SURGE of energy and was on a mission to do gardening and housework before the end of my weekend… Work starts again on Monday! I started in the garden by cleaning up some fallen palm fronds and finding some bulbs in the bushes… One of the bulbs had sprouted some serious roots despite not being in the soil and the other was just beginning to grow. I decided to tie one to a palm and plant the other…. Lets see what they become! LOL
I also managed to salvage the last of my Aunt’s orchid. She sprouted three babies that were beginning to wilt because the mother plant has died and begun to dry out. I cut the babies off the mother plant and tied them to palms in my yard as well. Next year my yard is going to be VERY colorful. Can’t wait!
Little Miss Sunshine State 