The mind is the enemy
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Oaks
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My piggies are gushing from all the love! They're cute little guys, that's for sure. Most guinea pigs squeak loudly but one of ours was pretty much mute... not deaf, he could hear, but he just never made any sounds. A few months ago he just suddenly started trying and now he does the cutest hoarse half-squeak thing and he's REALLY got us wrapped around his finger. He gets treats anytime he tries. He's not a kid anymore, either, he's almost 5 years old and just now doing this.
Polly1
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In the late 1960's I lived in a 6 storey nurses home. Pets of any kind were a no no but one of the male nurses had a G.P. he kept in his room. One day it got out and we were all discretely searching for it. We could track its progress because the cleaners were reporting rat sightings. We eventually found the thing in the laundry room and restored him to his cage just a few hours before they put the rat poison down
In the late 1960's I lived in a 6 storey nurses home. Pets of any kind were a no no but one of the male nurses had a G.P. he kept in his room. One day it got out and we were all discretely searching for it. We could track its progress because the cleaners were reporting rat sightings. We eventually found the thing in the laundry room and restored him to his cage just a few hours before they put the rat poison down
Oaks
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Stacy, butterflies sound like a great way to start (I LOVE butterflies, they represent so much awesomeness). Polly I'm really glad that story had a happy ending, haha. K&D, these little guys get pretty loud at night sometimes but thankfully they are far far away from the bedroom!
Oaks
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It's the end of a long weekend here. Quick-ish recap of the past few days (Friday through Monday).
Friday: Started off with a 4 mile run. Felt absolutely freezing before lunch, then ate way too much barbecue and two mini cobblers at roughly five bites each, and spent the afternoon hot and headachy and crampy. Not sure if it was the food or PMS or a cold, but I felt better once I got fresh air and a good night's sleep. Dinner was PB and banana on toast.
Saturday: Spent the entire day in the kitchen, pretty much. I made cinnamon simple syrup, the smallest batch of homemade applesauce ever, and pasta. G made meatballs and pasta sauce, and we had ourselves a delicious meal and about 75 dishes to wash. I've been cutting back on the alcohol the past few weeks but after the day in the kitchen I allowed myself a small glass of wine with dinner and also a pre-dinner apple martini with my cinnamon simple syrup.
Sunday: Long run, just over 9 miles at just under a 12 minute pace. That's 1 hour and 49 minutes of running, I think. Chili for dinner (homemade of course). Had maybe 700 calories worth of alcohol, in the form of a 750ml bottle of beer throughout the evening and one glass of amaretto as a night cap.
Monday: Big win of the day occurred during pizza night. I opted for 2 pieces + a side salad that I had pre-made in a mason jar. Anyone ever make salads in mason jars? I love it, stays fresh for days. I appreciated every bite of pizza and got some veggies in, too. G will take the leftovers for lunch so I don't have to worry about them. Oh, also did my abs and arms yoga video again, which had me sore for two days last time.
Friday: Started off with a 4 mile run. Felt absolutely freezing before lunch, then ate way too much barbecue and two mini cobblers at roughly five bites each, and spent the afternoon hot and headachy and crampy. Not sure if it was the food or PMS or a cold, but I felt better once I got fresh air and a good night's sleep. Dinner was PB and banana on toast.
Saturday: Spent the entire day in the kitchen, pretty much. I made cinnamon simple syrup, the smallest batch of homemade applesauce ever, and pasta. G made meatballs and pasta sauce, and we had ourselves a delicious meal and about 75 dishes to wash. I've been cutting back on the alcohol the past few weeks but after the day in the kitchen I allowed myself a small glass of wine with dinner and also a pre-dinner apple martini with my cinnamon simple syrup.
Sunday: Long run, just over 9 miles at just under a 12 minute pace. That's 1 hour and 49 minutes of running, I think. Chili for dinner (homemade of course). Had maybe 700 calories worth of alcohol, in the form of a 750ml bottle of beer throughout the evening and one glass of amaretto as a night cap.
Monday: Big win of the day occurred during pizza night. I opted for 2 pieces + a side salad that I had pre-made in a mason jar. Anyone ever make salads in mason jars? I love it, stays fresh for days. I appreciated every bite of pizza and got some veggies in, too. G will take the leftovers for lunch so I don't have to worry about them. Oh, also did my abs and arms yoga video again, which had me sore for two days last time.
Oaks
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Thanks Q, LaMa and Cate!
Well, K&D.... I'm sorta considering a full marathon. It's in May, but I haven't fully committed yet. I've done five or six half marathons, and have been thinking about going for gold for a while now. But it's tough as a slower runner to envision doing three and four hour training runs. Not too mention it's not so great on the body. I'm giving myself another week or two to decide. Training through a Boston winter will be tough, but I think now might be my time. If not now, when I'm thirty and childless and have all the time in the world to train, then when?
Well, K&D.... I'm sorta considering a full marathon. It's in May, but I haven't fully committed yet. I've done five or six half marathons, and have been thinking about going for gold for a while now. But it's tough as a slower runner to envision doing three and four hour training runs. Not too mention it's not so great on the body. I'm giving myself another week or two to decide. Training through a Boston winter will be tough, but I think now might be my time. If not now, when I'm thirty and childless and have all the time in the world to train, then when?
Cate
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with LaMa too. Do you actually want to run a full marathon or do you feel that you should. I don't think you have to prove anything. As far as I can see you have committed yourself to becoming fit & healthy & I think that's awesome! Kudos to you for your determination & perseverance. You have nothing to prove.
Oaks
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Stacy, aren't the salads beautiful to look at?? I am in love with mason jars, and anything layered in them just makes me happy.
LaMa, I worry about waiting to do it while working towards building speed and then life happening. Whatever 'life' might mean a year from now. And training is going to involve three+ hour runs regardless (I have no delusional dreams of becoming an Olympic runner) so it's never going to be easy.
Cate, I definitely want to run a marathon. There's nothing I have to prove but there are things that I have the opportunity to accomplish. As I think about it more, I'm pretty terrible about falling victim to thoughts about what I "should" be doing, but this is not one of those instances. I can picture myself doing one and I told myself I was doing one as I was running up the hills on Sunday and the thought made me happy and proud.
Sounds like I know what answer I'm leaning towards
And hey, no one is going to physically drag me to the start line. If I'm 12 weeks into my training plan and decide that nope, it's not happening, I'll gladly forfeit my registration fee for the sake of my health.
LaMa, I worry about waiting to do it while working towards building speed and then life happening. Whatever 'life' might mean a year from now. And training is going to involve three+ hour runs regardless (I have no delusional dreams of becoming an Olympic runner) so it's never going to be easy.
Cate, I definitely want to run a marathon. There's nothing I have to prove but there are things that I have the opportunity to accomplish. As I think about it more, I'm pretty terrible about falling victim to thoughts about what I "should" be doing, but this is not one of those instances. I can picture myself doing one and I told myself I was doing one as I was running up the hills on Sunday and the thought made me happy and proud.
Sounds like I know what answer I'm leaning towards
And hey, no one is going to physically drag me to the start line. If I'm 12 weeks into my training plan and decide that nope, it's not happening, I'll gladly forfeit my registration fee for the sake of my health.Sounds like I know what answer I'm leaning towards
Hear hear! Sometimes hearing other people´s advice is the best way to get your own opinion straight.
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