Weekend Preview

Nothing exciting planned for this weekend...I aim to prime the living room, kitchen and dining room so once I decide what color goes where, the walls are ready to go. Saturday, I will officially start my new exercise regime. I'm excited. I'm sure I'll be sore come Monday, but it'll be worth it. I do need to decide if I am going to train for the half marathon in December..there is a cap of 3500 runners and if I register by August 31st, the fee is only $50. Hmm, guess we'll see how this weekend goes??

Next weekend will be more exciting. On Friday, I am working 1/2 a day and getting off at noon. :) I have a hair appointment at 1pm, to get my color done. It's been 4 months since my last appointment and the color has grown out and I'm back to being light brown/blonde. I think I'm going to go back to brown with red/blonde highlights. I'm doing it now so I can get it done again before Paige's wedding. :) Friday afternoon, my mom & Paige are coming to Charlotte to shop for Mom's MOB dress/suit and hopefully find shoes for the bridesmaids..So, I'll be cleaning again to get the place ready for their arrival. :)

Hope everyone has a fabulous rest of their Friday...I need to get some comments sent to CESI before the end of business today as well. Ack! Where does the day go?!

See you Monday! Maybe I'll even take pictures of my primed walls to post?! :)

New Chapter

New heart, new chapter...

So, in order to motivate me to get back into shape - not just for the wedding, but just so I'll feel better about myself - I am going to register for a couple 5k's that are coming up in September and October. I love to run and I love having a goal, a finish line. The first one I'd be able to do is September 19 but I'm not quite sure I'd be quite ready, but the Brixx race is the following weekend, September 26.

I bought a little notebook this weekend, to keep track of my progress. I'm going to start on the treadmill..I HATE treadmills but they're the best way to get back into the swing of things, and since it's so dang hot here..Once I'm able to keep a good pace, I'll take it outdoors.

And don't worry, I'm not going to push it too hard, too fast. At this point, my goal would be a 35 min. 5k which would be SLOW for me. ..In college, I was running pretty close to a 7 min. mile. But, I'll start slow and work my way down. And, if I stick with it like I'm planning on (it helps that my complex has a gym), there's a 15k (9.1mi) in Cornelius in October and a half-marathon (13.1 mi)/marathon in December. Obviously, I'm working towards the half-marathon.

Wish me luck!