Day 90 of my 365 Blog (4th 'G' word 'Goth')

March 31st,

Happy EASTER!!!!  Hope you had a fantastic day!

I don't have the Goth picture that I wanted to do this week.  Gina would not model for me!  Oh well,  here is another dark picture I thought of.  This is my cat all bundled up.  I really think it is a really cool picture, and may do want my mom suggested me to do.  I may have to enlarge this one!  

I can't believe she is going to be 14 years old this month.

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35 days

Did my half Marathon today

1:59:50

Not as good as I wanted, NO PR!

:(

Day 89 of my 365 blog (3rd G word "glass")

March 30th,

Had a great day!  Did a Boudoir photo session this afternoon, and it was so beautiful!  Love those kind of photo sessions.  I would post pictures but have not started them yet, and I have to get permission from my client.  She is a beautiful girl!

Glasses filled with easter egg dye!

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36 days

REST day!  

Doing a 13.1 time trial tomorrow morning!

Happy Easter Eve everyone.

Day 88 of my 365 blog

March 29th,

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37 days

Raw WOD

13.4 open wod of 

7min AMRAP

3,6,9,12,15,18.......

Clean and jerk  95#  (75#)

toes to bar

I finished up

12 clean and jerks

~then~

Rowed and also did KB wod

Day 87 of my 365 blog (2nd G word "Geometric")

March 28th,

Ummmm, Can you say DUSTY!  This is part of a candle holder that I have, and just noticed how gross it is.  I really need to clean!  LOL!  

Could this be GEOMETRIC?

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38 days!

Crossfit day

5x5 Deadlift

Maxed out at 205#

OUCH!

~then~

Then we did a partner WOD of:

100 deadlifts 105#

100 burpees

100 KB Swings 35#

100 Goblet squats  35#

100 jumping pull-ups

4000 meter row

WOW!  Thank God it was a partner WOD!

~then~

Practiced toes-to-bars

Day 86 of my 365 blog

March 27th,

Gina made some awesome chocolate peanut butter cupcakes tonight from scratch.  They were so yummy and pretty!

YUMMY,  Thank you Gina girl!!

....and she had to have Zebra print!!

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39 days,

OMG, getting so excited!

Ran with the bro today and it kicked my bum!

Day 85 of my 365 blog (1st G word "Gentle")

March 26th,

GENTLE:

I just love my Zoe,  she really can be so gentle and cuddly, just like this!  

She LOVES her blanket and my feet!

PGH Marathon

40 days!  REALLY!!

2-a-DAY

R.A.W.  was great and I felt really good!

Combinations of:

Hang Squat Cleans 

KB Swings

Back Squats

& 

ROW-ing

~then~

150 Abmat sit-ups for time

4:48

I love these kinds of WODS

~THEN~

4-  1k repeats:

(rest time is getting heart rate back down to 120)

1) 5:13

2) 4:55

3) 4:59

4) 4:57

I think that was good for me.  That was so hard for me!

Day 84 of my 365 blog

March 25th,

B-A-N-A-N-A's

I have been eating so many banana's lately!  

PGH Marathon

41 days!!! 

Monday

After the run yesterday,  I decided to take a break!

Ahhhhh!  

Day 83 of my 365 Blog (4th 'F' word 'Flower)

March 24th,

FLOWER

I had a great day!  Went for a run in the city with the bro, and it felt really good,  it's about freakin time.  Then I had a really fun time at the mall with Derek and Gina.  While Derek went to get his manicure and pedicure Gina and I had a fun time shopping.  Today was a little different, it was my turn to shop.  This NEVER happens, it is always about the kids.  Gina picked out some awesome clothes for me,  and not so awesome clothes but don't tell her that!  LOL!  

She did pick out this necklace with a 

FLOWER  

I start my job for the 2nd time, but this time I will be full time at the office.  Derek has a dress code of NO jeans  (I only have jeans and workout clothes).  So that means I needed to get some new clothes, NO jeans!  This was so difficult for me, casual no jeans wardrobe!

Here are some of the outfit I got today with help from Gina. 

I had to get at least one pair of Rock Revival's
Love these cropped


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42 days
WHAT!!!
YIKES!

Great run with the bro,  went 12.5 miles.
Feeling really good not even a bit sore.

Day 82 of my 365 blog

March 23rd.

This is the typical Saturday morning after breakfast.  I make breakfast, clean up and get kicked in the butt!  This is how they treat me!

Dont judge, this is the morning look!

LOL!

I think I deserve some flowers after that one!

  

Day 81 of my 365 blog

March 22nd,

LAUNDRY and I have a love hate relationship!

I always ask my dear kids to bring down all of their laundry, and their response is "I don't have any to bring you!'  WELL!!!  They LIE!!  

I went into their closet and found.....

ALL OF THIS!!
6 FULL LAUNDRY BASKETS!

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44 Days!

Loved RAW WOD today,

50,40,30,20,10 

of

Row (cal)

Ball slams 20#

AbMat situps

~then~

Tabata mash up

~then~

5- 800 meter runs

Feeling great today!

I also had a great evening working with my SIL Vanessa on her strength building.

She is doing GREAT!!!

Day 80 of my 365 blog.

March 21st

When we went to Florida, we told Gina that we did not have anytime to go to the pool to lay out.  But we told a little white lie, and she busted us with this cell phone picture.  We only went to the pool once for about 30 min,  just to take a little nap before dinner.
She should really be a detective!  LOL!!

She zoomed in on his sunglasses and saw me in my bathing suit!  

She was so mad at me,  but I think it's hysterical!!! 

Bahahahah! 

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44 days!

Raw WOD!  

then

6mile run!  

2- 5ks TT

1st:  26:00

2nd: 26:10

Day 79 of my 365 Blog (3rd 'F' word 'Fire')

March 20th,

FIRE

No explanation!  I have to say,  I really liked Kris's 'Fire'  picture!!  Way o think outside the box and way to get those double unders.

I love my gas stove.

Never had one until a few years ago!

Pgh Marathon

45 days!

1 mile time trial,

8:02

2 miles in 15:45

Day 78 of my 365 blog (my 2nd 'F' word 'FLY')

March 19,

FLY

This was a picture on our way back home. 

Pgh Marathon

46 days

Raw day, and treadmil run.

Day 77 of my 365 blog (1st 'F' word Fabulous)

March 18th,

FABULOUS

Derek and I has such a great time looking at houses during our Florida trip!  
This is my dream pool,  it was FABULOUS!!

Pgh Marathon

47 days!

Raw work out was great.

Day 76 of my 365 blog

March 17th,

This picture is for the Ragnar Miami girls and proof that bridges can be hilly in Florida!!

Very pretty, but WOW thats a steep bridge!

This would have been the perfect day for a run,  60* and breezy!

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48 Days

Day 75 of my 365 blog (4th 'E' word Entrance)

March 16th,

ENTRANCE

Derek and I went on a last min get-a-way to Florida.  Only spent the day there, but we really needed some alone time.  

Here is an Entrance that we went thru while we were looking for a place to stay.  Not a good idea to go during spring break, with no hotel reservation.  This was a bed in breakfast, and they were booked.  

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49 days

Day 74 of my 365 blog

March 15th,

Hello again,  Hope all is well with the 2 of you that read my blog.  Oh, how I have missed my blog-ers!

Well another food blog for you,  I use these all the time, for a few different things.

-Taco salad or any salad
-Chili
-Oatmeal 
-Fruit bowl 
-Ice cream bowl,  Shhhh!  
(If you use some spray butter and sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on it before you cook them,  it is really tasty!) 

I saw these on an infomercial, and ordered them,  I usually do not order thing like this, but I had to try them.  I have also seen them in Walgreens too.  They are great,  come in a 4 pack.  

Start with...

Place in tins...

Oven 305* for 6-8 min

Here it is!!!!

DELICIOUS!!!

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50 Days!

Day 73 of my 365 blog (3rd 'E' word Excitment)

March 14,

-Excitment

-Exercise

-Eyes

-Entrance

-Electric

I love to try new foods, and try to make new foods.  They don't always taste very good,  BUT today I tried something new and I got so excited that it turned out good and it is a great healthy snack for me too!!!!

So EXCITED, you all have to try this!  YUMMY!!

You start with some carrots

slice them very thin (mine were a little to thick)

Add about 2tsp of Coconut oil

Add some Sea Salt

Put in oven at 350 for 30 min, and then broil them for about 5-7 min.

to get crispy

A great sweat and tad bit salty

Carrot fries.  YummY!

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51 day

Raw training was great!

Lots of backsquats,

~then~

 30-20-10 

Wall balls

KB swings

Ball slams

Ab mat sit ups

Row for calories

finished in

17:?? min

Day 72 of my 365 blog (2nd 'E' word exercise)

March 13th.
'E' words of the week

-Excitment

-Exercise

-Eyes

-Entrance

-Electric

My 'E' word today is exercise!  Something I enjoy doing,  I wish I had a new picture of me doing some exercise but I don't!  Here are some quotes I just love and reflect on.

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52 days

DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY DAY!!!!!

bahahahah!!

Day 71 of my 365 Blog (1st letter 'E' word Eye)

March 12th,

'E' words of the week

-Excitment

-Exercise

-Eyes

-Entrance

-Electric

I know a few of you probably do not know this,  but I just love horses,  I have always wanted a horse of my own but have never had the opportunity to own one.  Maybe some time in the near future I will.  
I do get to ride horses a few times a year.  I go to Rolling Hills Ranch in Bridgeville Pa.  about 2x a month in the from April thru Oct.  I just love it there and sometimes I take my camera and get some pictures of the horses. 

Here is an eye of one of my favorite horses named JD.  He is a very stubborn horse, but I just love him!

If you stare at the first picture, it will play tricks with your eyes.  Is this his left eye, or right eye?

He was playing in the hey!

Can you tell?

Pgh Marathon

53 days

5k TT on treadmil

wish I could have ran it out side, but G was sick today

26:02

UGH!

Day 70 of my 365 blog

March 11th,

I love weddings, and wedding season is coming up really fast.  Today I am putting the finishing touch ups on a beautiful wedding album,  only have 2 pages left to design.  I LOVE designing albums,  it just takes so much time for me to complete them.   I guess it's my detail oriented personality I have!  I would love to show you some of the layouts I have done, but I need to wait for the Bride to see it first!  I will be sure to take pictures of the album when it comes in, in a month or so!

Tonight,  I spent some time helping out my sister in law Vanessa, and loved every moment of it.  She asked me to help her start working out.  I have always wanted to be a Personal Trainer, and now I think it is time to say that I am in training for my personal training certificate!  I can't wait to be able to start training clients.  I don't want to be working in a gym, I just want to have this to help out my family and friends.  I can't wait to help people get healthy.

My photo of the day is my healthy snack that I eat all the time!  I just love this, and I hope you all try it sometime.  

Blueberries and almond milk!
Yummy!!


Pgh Marathon
54 days

RAW was tough
~2-a-days~
5 min AMRAP
3- C2B
6 - pistal squats
9 - HRPU

~then~

5 rounds of
5- Deadlifts
5- hang clean
5- front squats
5- push press

~then~
2000 meter row
8:06.8
~~~~~~~~

Run was
40s on- 20s off @ 10% incline
10 times

Day 69 of my 365 blog (5th 'D'd word Distant)

March 10th,

The 'D' words this week are:

-double

-delicate

-distant

-dangle

-disorder

I have 2 different distant pictures for ya!

Our beautiful city off in the distance!

Poor quality again, taken from cell phone this am before our run!

These are my long distant running shoes,  

they now have 187 miles on them.

I do keep track of all the miles on my shoes, and only wear them for 200 miles at a time.

13 more miles left in them,  going shoe shopping this week!  

Pgh Marathon

55 days

Great run with the bro today,

Day 68 of my 365 blog (4th 'D' word Dangle)

March 9th,

The 'D' words this week are:

-double

-delicate

-distant

-dangle

-disorder

We had some funny kids in the hood TP us!  We just laugh it off tho, and it gave me a great picture for the word dangle.

They also left us a surprise at our front door.

Very poor quality, 

Dangling  TP from our front tree!!

They put a christmas tree at our front door,

I guess they didn't want to pay the extra fee to have it picked up on garbage day.

I also want to know who keeps a christmas tree up until MARCH!! 

Hmmmm!

Pgh Marathon

56 Days

3x12 min runs

1)1.4m

2)1.3m

3)1.4m