Hello, Hello!
I mentioned recently that I save everything - including the corsage my Grand March partner gave me at my 2005 high-school prom.
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| The eye makeup , the necklace, the flowers in the hair = no, no & no. |
We were great friends in high school but have since only been sporadically in touch. Since 2005, we've lived on opposite ends of Canada, or I've been in the U.K. for school. He got in touch yesterday and said he'll be flying through Toronto and will be at the airport for about 3 hours next Thursday.
Ahhhh, my working schedule is TERRIBLE, but I'm gonna try everything I can to get myself to the airport.
It's been 7 years and I would absolutely LOVE to catch up with him.
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I'm feeling better from the head-up due to the cold, but feeling veeeeeeery weak physically. Oh, fatigue. Grrr.
Do you ever ask someone to take a picture and say "can you make it nice please??" ha. Guilty. How is it possible that the photographer makes YOU look nice? I'm not sure. Worth a try though.
I went out and basically followed my mom around the mall and helped her with grocery shopping and all that fun house stuff.
What did we buy??
Bounty (the quicker picker uuuupper - don't lie, you thought of that song too!). Lots of Bounty..and some Charmin toilet paper.
Feel free to a couple of rolls. We actually went back to buy some more.
There was a big sale on and it was basically Christmas all over again for my mom.
To make us seem less crazy, I'll explain that mom likes to buy for the house, my apartment and the clinic.
Aaand, it's been snowing off and on for a couple of days.
It's pretty and I don't mind it right now - probably because it's not me doing the shovelling.
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Without a second thought, I have 2 fitness goals for 2013: Marathon & BE CONSISTENT with working out.
Boy, I suck at consistency. I can get into a GREAT streak, or I can hit a huge slump. I'm at my best mentally when I'm working out. I'm not sure why I ever stop for an extended time in the first place.
Anyway, my marathon training will start as soon as I kick this cold - hopefully by Jan. 1st! {My right thigh/quad area feels MUCH better after this unscheduled time-out from running}
Today, I dug out my rope:
I jump-roped for about 30 minutes and did some ab/plank work.
It was NICE to sweat it out!
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Lastly, to every single one of you - Have a safe, happy, loving & successful NEW YEAR!
2013 - May the best of your today's be the absolute worst of your tomorrows! <3




Hi! :) Thats so funny your mom bought so much toilet paper and bounty. Sounds like my mom! I hear you on the being consistent thing. Sometimes is hard but something that has worked for me is to include workouts on my daily schedule (ie: like a doctors appointment) OR just make working out "convenient" for example-- walking 3 miles from work to the farthest train station possible. Im sure it sounds crazy but building in a workout in to your day sometimes works best. Happy holidays!!
ReplyDeleteWhere is this Bounty and Charmin sale?????? Hope you're feeling tip-top soon. Bring on the marathon training:)
ReplyDeleteooh you're in Ontario :D - we got ours at Zehrs!!
DeleteSoooo excited for your marathon training! You and your mom are so cute ;) I hope you get to see your friend! Happy New Year to you and your family!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't believe all that loo paper - it should see you through the year! Sounds like you and your mom are having a good time. Glad you are feeling a bit better!
ReplyDeleteOnly you would make shopping for paper products interesting enough to read! I will be here for you every step of the way in terms of marathon training.
ReplyDeletehappy new year! love that slogan at the end of your post, there.
ReplyDeletetoo funny re all the paper towels...but, yes, i stock up on tp if there is a great sale, so i will not laugh at your mom!
i do hope you get to meet up with your friend - let us know!
continue to feel better! it will be fun to follow along with your marathon training!
I hope you get to meet up with your friend! Marathon...awesome! Which one?? And yes, I always ask Frank to make me look good in photos :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a Toronto one in May, but I thiiink I'd be putting too much pressure on myself to get into marathon shape by then. But, hopefully come October time for a Niagara falls one!
DeleteMy word for 2013 is CONSISTENT!! I gotta get my jump rope out! lol
ReplyDeleteI like your goal- Consistency. Honestly that's what makes someone good in just about anything in life, consistency.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for your marathon training and will be there to support you :) Do you know which marathon you're going to run yet?
The Goodlife marathon around May would be great to do, but I'm not sure I'll be ready by then and I don't want to put tooo much pressure on myself for it! If not May, then around October!
DeleteI like your consistency goal too- I need to work on that as well! =)
ReplyDeletehahahahah oh my god. I LOVE that picture. Prom pictures never fail to crack me up!
ReplyDeleteConsistency is most likely going to be one of my goals for 2013!
ReplyDeleteI hope you make it to see your friend! 7 years is a longgg time!! Working out while sick is sooo hard for me, but I went to spin class twice in the week I was sick and SWEAT like crazy! Way to keep moving, and EXCITING marathon goal!!
ReplyDeleteAh the throwback prom pics... Classic :-) Have a wonderful new year and I look forward to hearing about marathon training!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are starting to feel better! Your training goals sound great. The consistency will help a lot with marathon training. Can't wait to hear all about it and talk to you more about your experiences as you go through it. Hope you have a happy new year!
ReplyDeleteWaiiiit a sec, you studied in the UK?? Details please! You are going to rock marathon training...almost as much as the actual marathoner! Have a wonderful new years and "see" you next year :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!!!
ReplyDeleteI am excited for your marathon training. It's a runner curse - I have to live through all of my favourite marathon bloggers.
Feel better, and rest up!
great!!! hope it's a great new year for you!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! :)
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks for the comment on my blog. Those are two great goals you've got for the year! Do you know what marathon you're going to do? I did my first this year and still remember the feeling of crossing the finish line. I have trouble with consistency as well so that's part of my goal for the year as well. Getting ready to type my last blog of the year now!!
ReplyDeleteoh i hope u get to meet up with ur friend! i'm the SAME about holding onto things forever and a day...i moved and it kills me because i can't decide wat needs to be tossed and wat i have to keep!
ReplyDeletekeep working on the consistency, it's an ongoing thing for most everyone...so just keep all those motivation tips up ur sleeve. :)
Glad to hear you are feeling better!! I love the old prom photo. You look so good!! Good luck with your marathon training and Happy New Year's to you as well!
ReplyDeleteThose are the best 2 things to stock up on!! Good luck on catching up with your friend. It's always nice to visit with someone from the past. Happy 2013!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2013 to you!!! My goal is to also run a marathon!! :)
ReplyDeleteA marathon is an awesome goal!! For me, it's a half :)
ReplyDeleteyay!! happy to hear your leg is feeling better!! i hope you kick this cold in the butt!! happy new years to you!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the training and hope you feel better!!
ReplyDeletei hope you have a great 2013. love, elle sees
ReplyDeleteMust have been a really good sale on paper products! ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's snowing here again. I'm so over it.
Those goals sound totally awesome and fun to work for! You can do it!
ReplyDeleteGlad your leg is feeling better!
HURRAY Marathon training! Fell better soon
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI hope you do get to run into your old friend! I love catching up, even if it's been years. And I don't know if a photographer can make subjects look good, but they can certainly make 'em look bad (just ask my mom who loves to take pictures from below face-level. Nothing like a from-below angle to make you look awful, haha)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!!!
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