Running in Circles

Workouts for January 20th-26th

Monday: 12 miles and insanity class

Tuesday: 8 miles in 58:00 plus 3 miles in the evening and insanity class

Wednesday: 8 easy miles and taught Pilates class

Thursday: 11 miles and ab workout

Friday: 8 miles (intervals at 6:58 min and 7:50 min miles) plus 2 miles outside with a friend

Saturday: 10 miles at average 7:25 pace

Miles this week: 62

Miles this year: 198

Sunday: rest day!

Monday: 10 miles and insanity

Tuesday: 5 easy miles (outside) and insanity

Wednesday: 10 miles and insanity 

Thursday: 7 miles at (1/4 mile intervals)

Friday: 10 miles in 1:15

Saturday: 7 miles in 55 minutes and insanity

Miles this week: 49 

Miles in 2014: 136

As part of my new years resolutions I decided that in the year 2014 I'd find the best home-made cinnamon roll. I started January off with THIS recipe- a copycat of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls.

I'm actually not a huge fan of cinnamon rolls so I just had one bite and it was good-gooey and yummy, but I wasn't a big fan of the frosting. It had a little too much lemon flavor! Another con- this recipe was so time consuming... hours rising, and hour mixing everything and making frosting, another hour to rise.....too long!

Brice thought it was delish- and was quick to devour it after waiting hours to try it! Four bites and a glass of milk and it was gone :)

1 down... 11 more to go!

Does anyone ever have money to pay for car repairs? 

January is up there as my favorite month to start fresh, set new goals, get a new planner...but its also tied up there for the worst month! 

Car registration, insurance, safety & emissions, check engine lights and paying for it all at once- 

$$ OUCH! $$

In an effort to be positive and looking on the bright side:
Someday one of these cars would be really great :)

 Monday: 13 miles in 1:40 and insanity 

Tuesday: 10 miles in 1:19 and insanity class

Wednesday: 6 easy miles and P90x abs

Thursday: 10 miles and insanity class

Friday: 7 miles and ab workout

Saturday: 6 miles done at 1/4 mile intervals

Sunday: rest day! I was so so sore this week from the insanity workouts!

Miles this week: 52

Miles in 2014: 87

Goals for this next week: keep up insanity workouts and make it outside for two runs!

- Weight: 19.71 pounds (27 %)

- Height: 30 inches (30%)

-Head Circumference: 17.5 inches ( 18%)

-wears mostly 6-12 month clothes and some 12-18 month

- loves being busy...climbing, bouncing, stomping her feet, reading, pulling things down, etc...

-knows where the garbage and laundry basket are and if asked to put something in either one she can

-wears size 3 diapers

- favorite movies are Despicable Me & Fox and the Hound (figures there's a dog and a fox in it-her favorite!)

- Took her 4th flight for Christmas break and did great

- has been to nursery at church FOUR times!!!

- Her hair is finally starting to come in and its a good thing because she pulls those cute headbands off pretty quickly!

- Sleeps from 7:00 pm to 6:30-7:30 am

- Sometimes one nap but mostly two naps a day still

- knows how to swim in the bath :)

- We just moved her into a forward facing car-seat last weekend.

- is soo happy when daddy comes home at night but prefers to cling to moms legs when she is needy or just bored.

- Started giving stinker faces and rolling her eyes ( so cute and funny and bad!)

- loves reading books and helping mom do just about anything/everything

- stands at the pantry doors pointing when she is hungry

- new words she says: bath, woof, quack, bubbles, tickle-tickle, moo, and baby

- can give high fives and pounds knuckles 

- Acts like Tarzan and hits her fists against her chest

- still signs "more", "all-done", and "please"

- throws her food on the ground when she's done eating..were figuring out how to stop this now!

- Loves dogs...Youtube videos of dogs, being licked by dogs, petting dogs, seeing dogs on t.v, and in books.
-LOVES to tickle people 

-Favorite foods include: sweet potatoes, vanilla yogurt, bananas, quesidillas, grilled ham & cheese sandwiches, ritz crackers, cookies (what?!?), 

- still wont take any milk or juice- only water for this chick!

-Nicknames: hazel-bug, hazy, Missy, chick, bug

- It is amazing to us to see how much she is learning and growing. I feel like she is a happy and smart baby that impresses us and makes us laugh everyday! She is friendly to strangers, loves following older kids around and loves playing at the local rec center indoor play gym.

1. Take more pictures- not just of Hazel but of our everyday life...things that make me happy, sad, proud, and the routine.

2. Run another half-marathon/marathon. 2nd half of this goal: PR in the race unless I'm with child :)

3. Be more loving and outgoing in order to welcome new friends and couples into our church ward.

4. Learn the best cinnamon roll recipe....this means I'll actually have to bake and probably a lot more than my usual three times a year.

5. Stop the "fat talk"

6. Stay in our grocery budget- I'm shopping tomorrow for the first time this year- using cash in an envelope :)

7. Learn more about things. I know this is vague but I feel like I run, I mother Hazel, I cook and clean..but what else do I do? for me? for fun? I do not want to look back on the next year feeling like a total bore that can run a lot!

8. Run at least 2014 miles

9. Serve Brice and Hazel with more patience

10. Get over my fear of another baby, finances, finding Brice a job, health insurance woes, etc... and grow our family.

and just because I love her and this photo:

Miles run this year....

   drum roll please....

........

     2346 miles

Current "happy" pace : 7:20-7:30 minute/miles

Longest run of December: 16 miles

Number of sports bras I wear to run in: Nursing means two /NOT nursing a baby ONE single bra :)

More runs inside than outside lately

Coldest temperature I ran in outside: low 20s

Pairs of shoes I went through : 6

Love running in the morning rather than evening

Favorite workout other than running: Pilates & Insanity

I hope everyone makes a goal to be more active this year- not to loose weight but to enjoy life and enjoy the sweat of a good ol' feel good self-esteem boost!