w1d3.

did not happen.
neither did waking up at 5 this morning.

warm cinnamon buns did happen though this morning.

5 junk things i've eaten in the past 24 hours:

• warm cinnamon buns
• ice cream. 2 flavors
• a chocolate chip cookie
• bacon
• pringles

no running, but haven't been idle at all.

i love my job. i absolutely love what i do. i love staying busy and working with kids. i love that i'm really good at what i do, too. but this past month and a half i have done NOTHING BUT WORK. honestly, like 7 days a week most of the time doing upwards of 10 jobs a week. which i won't lie is good extra money. but it's exhausting as well. but i still am addicted to doing it.

so after a full week of running that started of strong this weekend took up most of...strike that ALL of my free time. ha, i was really home just to sleep and sometimes eat. but mainly just sleep. i haven't seen B in almost a week, she's probably full blown preggo now. ha ha ha

so i think imma go tonight at somepoint and do my w1d3. HA! i guess i justify that it's okay to be slacking 'cause i've been waking up at 5 AM to go to the 545 jazzercise class. which has been kicking my butt this week. especially having zumba on monday nights, my legs are really sore. my calves are tight. i need to stretch more afterwards.

and i also really need to purchase some dance-esque shoes. like some split sole nikes or something that won't be so tough on my knees. i feel like i'm starting to really be an avid person who works out having more than one pair of shoes with only a single purpose. RUNNING SHOES ARE ONLY FOR RUNNING AND DANCE SHOES ARE ONLY FOR DANCING. it's a tough lesson that my knees are really paying for at the moment.

so on sunday i stayed up way too late watching the dexter finale knowing that monday was d-day of waking up at 5am to make it to class. abigayle was going to start doing it too, until she realized her commute to work was pretty killer- so that sucks. but anyway, i stayed up till 2 'cause i was so excited/nervous about going in the morning- and i painted my nails red. doing probably the most crappy job i've ever done- getting red paint ALL OVER MY NAILS. so when i woke up in a daze on monday morning i went to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth still 1/2 asleep when i caught a glimpse of red from my hands. i freaked out. it scared me, until i realized that i had just been a dummy and painted my nails. ha.

so, i really started running so that i would have alone time to think about what i wanted to say to everyone w/o getting in trouble for actually saying it. i really enjoyed going to the battlefield and running outside and being around other runners- i remember the first day i went i was really nervous 'cause i looked like a "newbie" but everyone i passed just waved and said hello and was really nice so i felt like i was officially part of the "gang". then i went and bought a pair of real running shoes 150 buck shoes. then i realized that i NEED to use them and I definitely have been. ha ha ha!

and i will be tonight again. i need to get this in order so I don't fall too far behind.

5 surprises over the past week:

• i can wake up at 5 am to workout when i'm really motivated, this week it's come in the from of a single phone call afterwards to a boy.
• crushed ice still exsists at the tony's i used to work at and sarah brought me home a soda with it yesterday- totally made my day!
  
• there are sisters in my zumba class- never knew!
• L put me down as a verified person to pick her son up from daycare
• i finished xmas shopping and feel really good about it.

w1d2.

oh man. my knee is killing me.

i started off strong yesterday, but at all the walk intervals my knee just started throbbing. so i jogged an extra section and then just walked the rest on an incline and slower pace. so i tweaked the program a bit. oh god it's only day 2 and i'm already in pain. this is going to be tough. fml.

i'm going today to go buy a brace that will hopefully help me. i know it's not my shoes, but if my brace doesn't help then i'm going to go into the running store and ask them about it. there may be some sort of insert into my shoe that will help with the pain or they might be able to suggest a brace. it's just gonna cost a million bucks there.

also, i think starting next week i'm going to start going m-f at 545 jazzercise class 'cause i just try to pack too much into after work. And then maybe I can get myself on some sort of regular sleep pattern, seim-regular, okay atleast one say a week going to bed before 11! So, i figure that if i wake up early to work out and get the burst of energy for the day then hopefully by the time it's evening i will certainly be ready for bed. god, waking up at 5 is just so early. ha ha ha

i love yo gabba gabba. the end.

5 things i've bought recently:

• coffee
• lucky jeans
• white button up shirt
• a sweater on clearance
• pbr ((don't' judge))

W1D1.

phew! the first day is done! i realized at 920 that i had jazzercise at 940, so i skipped that obviously- and then i realized mid-day that zumba wasn't happening 'cause it's a break b/t sessions. soooooo...i sucked it up and started today.

i watched elf. wasn't as bad as i was expecting. i didn't get out of breath at all- i did break a sweat and i did a mile and a half. about 1/2 through beckie's dad came downstairs 'cause he was asleep when i started and didn't know that i was down there running. ha ha ha, i was just glad that he didn't turn the lights out!

i need to seriously plan on buying a knee brace, it's killing me- and i feel like it's going to get worse tomorrow. i also need to think about buying a pair of crosstrainers for zumba and jazzercise so i don't kill my knees in my running shoes.

so i need to think of a good reward for myself if i stick to the program. and i'm thinking FINALLY getting my tattoo. that would be wonderful to reward myself with.

okay, time to veg out and watch intervention/hoarders.

5 songs i listened to today

• russian roulette
  
• your lips are red
• whatever you like cover
• poker face
• bad romance
  

uh...so...

okay so i was going to start on monday...

but i think imma start on tuesday- monday's i have jazzercise and zumba- so the last time i ran on a monday too- was just too much.

so i will start tuesday. TUESDAY. TUESDAY. TUESDAY.

if i don't start tuesday, then please kick my ass.

5 kids i watched in the past 3 days-

• maya
• ellie
• maddie
• owen
• ben

((also brandon, catharine, nathan, erin, michael, and lex- it was a hella busy weekend))

so not a runner.

So, last night I went to target and bought supplies to make my couch to 5K progress chart. In doing so, I decided to start a blog so I can start to track my progress and share with other friends doing this adventure with me! My main goal is to just really start to enjoy running, seeing it's been on my resolution list for about 4 years now.

I CAN DO IT! Now I just have to start!

5 random things to think about:

• clean socks
  
• dinosaur tails
  
• why i really hate math
• what would i say if i ever met president obama
• a transgendered badger named edger