November 28, 2011

Yay me! I have been regularly running again since August. It took forever to recover from our Philippine vacation! I did some neighborhood runs between January and August but they were few and far between. I have run 3 races so far, between October 2nd and November 13th. Not bad at all! And after serving me well for over a year, I have finally allowed myself to replace my trusty Asics Gel Nimbus, with a pair of minimalist shoes that hubby swears by, the Saucony Kinvara. These are so last season’s (there’s now a Kinvara 2), but I don’t really care. I love that it’s lightweight! My feet and legs do feel the road more  now, but they’re adjusting pretty well to my new pair of shoes.

Hubby and I, I dare say, can no longer be trusted in a sporting goods store with a credit card or cash. It is so tempting to buy running gear! I should stay away even from the pop displays! Haha! Oh well.

Cheers, y’all!

August 19, 2011

As my daughter and I bid the summer break good-bye, I bid sweets and the unhealthy pattern of eating I’ve fallen into good-bye as well. That is, starting Monday! Hahaha! Much as I am not quite ready yet to trade sleeping in for crazy school mornings, I am just about ready to get back in tip top shape. I haven’t participated in any 2011 running events yet and I am most definitely planning on participating in the Komen Race for the Cure in November. And if I have any dreams of getting into a camo lingerie (Yeah, right!), I better start working out ASAP!

I’ll be taking the slowly but surely route to fitness just like I did last year. I should be seeing results by Thanksgiving…or by race day, in the first week of November.

Wish me luck!

April 23, 2011

Firm as I was in my resolve to read only “real” books, the pages of which one can actually turn and smell and fold (gasp!), I am now ready to come out and confess that since February, I’ve crossed over to the “dark side” – the e-reader carryin’, e-book readin’ side.

It was love at first sight…and touch…and read.  My reading list continues to get longer.  I can’t wait to do a lot more reading when school’s finally out for the summer.  It’ll be hard to tell where the futon covers end and I start.  Hee hee.  More good times!

I was not able to take advantage of any of the Earth Day freebies.  Why did Earth Day have to fall on Good Friday?  As a matter of principle, I opted to just stay home and leave only to attend the Good Friday service in church.  So yes, I was able to successfully resist the call of the mall and Starbucks. *pats self on the back*

I can survive one freebie-deprived day.  The fact is, I’ve been getting a lot of freebies in the mail lately, mostly because of my food blog.  It’s almost like getting a payday advance. Hee hee.  A lot of them are coupons for free stuff. I hope to post photos after they’ve been redeemed. What can I say?  I love freebies!

January 19, 2011

Charming as these dream catchers are, what I really need right now is a “Texas bedtime catcher”.  It’s been almost a week since we returned from our short but sweet vacation in the homeland, yet our bodies still seem to think they’re in Southeast Asia.  For several days now, I’ve been waking up at 2am and unable to go back to sleep.  Hopefully, this coming weekend will do the trick for us, what with 2 party invitations lined up!  Otherwise, I’ll be needing forehead wrinkles treatment much earlier than I would prefer.   Cheers!

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