You win some, you lose some

Run 120 was rotten.  The only good thing about it was the 2 episodes of Scrubs that I watched.  There are runs that feel great and there are runs that feel like you have blocks of cement molded around your feet.  Today was the latter.  


The good news is that I can be 99.99999% sure that tomorrow's run will be better!


Onwards!!

Birthday Girl

Every year I am reminded how loved I am on my birthday.  M, G and A tell me every single day how much they love me but it's on my birthday that the whole world seems to join in.  From the 50+ messages on Facebook to my favourite store having a cute dress/top in my size to a coworker singing Happy Birthday to me and another taking me out for lunch.  From a friend "singing" Happy Birthday in the key of G over messenger to flowers being delivered to multiple text messages and just having things turn out right all day.  It was an amazing day!  36 is going to be a good year, at the very least it has started out fabulous! 


G was very concerned that he give me more gifts than Daddy did, so he built me a tower, picked out flowers at the grocery store and gave me multiple renditions of jumping out from somewhere and shouting "surprise, Happy Birthday".  Le sigh, it just doesn't get any better than this!  


Cheers to a fabulous life!

Daisy, Daisy

Twas the tail of two Daisys this week-end.  Both young and spry.  Both black and tan.  Such friendly, sassy girls, the time went by in a whirl.

(Thank goodness I didn't decide on a life as a poet!)

Fast or slow?  (shutter speed that is)

 You love me right?

 Strike a pose!

Big jumps!

The water is fine!

Can't hide anymore

I've been introduced as someone's "in-house photographer" so I guess I can't hide from it anymore.  I am what I am and all I can do is work to get better at it.  


It was a very awesome feeling.  When there are links to the press release that I was a part of I will post them here.  


In other news, I have hit 500km's of streaking!


In other other news, G has started dropping more and more French words in his daily vocabulary.  He no longer says cheese, he says fromage.  It's fantastic.  Since we so often sing the ABC's in French, little A has picked up on it and sings along.  Guess we'll have to teach her the ABC's in English one day!


In other other other news...kidding I'm done!

No wonder I'm tired

6:30am: wake up with the girl
6:45am: tuck girl back into bed
6:45-7:00 check e-mails/read news
7:00 wake up boy
7:10 feed boy breakfast
7:20 wake up girl if she has gone back to sleep :)
7:30 get boots/coats on to catch the bus/feed girl in car
7:45 catch bus
7:49 back home
8:00 breakfast for Mom and girl (again)
8:20 Girl goes to dayhome
8:30 Digest, check more e-mails, work
9:15 Run
10:30 shower/get dressed
11:00 back to the bus stop to pick up boy
11:15 drop boy off at dayhome
11:30 catch c-train
12:00 arrive in office
12:30 lunch
5:00-5:30 pack up to go home
6:00 arrive home, eat dinner
6:15 playtime!
7:00 bathe children
7:30 stories/bedtime
8:00 study/edit pictures/post a stupid blog post
10:00 bedtime!


Rinse, repeat.  

Faking It

I have run every day for 105 days but don't call myself a runner.

I have done several photoshoots and have business cards but do not call myself a photographer.

In my blog description I am a friend, mother, wife, student, employee but neither of the above.  (okay so I call myself a part-time runner, what is up with that?)

Wonder what is holding me back from calling myself a runner or a photographer?

I do love a good mystery :)

Why I Love My Job

Yesterday I had a photoshoot for the most amazing woman and her family.  They were goofy and silly and all around fun.  They also have a big event coming up that was the incentive to get pictures done before it happens.  There were moments were the energy shifted to worry and concern and in a blink they were back being silly.  We all love you C and wish you the best!


Nothing like having Mom there to hold your hand through it all.

100!!!!!

100 runs in 100 days!!!!!  I made it!  So many people have supported me in this nutty little adventure and I just want to thank you all!  Actually I want to give you all a great big hug and a sloppy kiss but that is hard to do over the computer.  So consider yourself cyber-hugged and kissed!


100!




And for the number geeks:
Total: 451km
Shortest run: 1mile (once)
Longest run: 9k 
December: 129k
January: 140k
February: 142k
March 1-9: 40k

99!!!!!

Watch for fireworks and general craziness tomorrow!

98

Soooooo close now!!!

Jinxed it!

So after I wrote my healthy vibes post I was struck by one of the WORST colds I have had in ages!  I woke up early (1am) on Sunday feeling like I was swallowing razor blades.  Things have gotten much better since then (thank-you Advil) and now mostly my nose and I are bitter enemies.  I have still been getting the runs in and have just cut back to much shorter runs than I had planned for this week.  The nice thing is that while I'm running and for about an hour afterwards I can actually breathe really clearly.  Then the wall hits and I want to curl up in a ball and nap.  3 more runs and if this is still hanging around it will be a rest day for this girl.  If I'm feeling better who knows what might happen!

One week to go!

One week left to make it to 100 runs in 100 days.  Send me lots of good running/no injury vibes!  I don't want to ruin the streak at this point!


Today was a Tabata workout with my trainer and while it is a tough workout, it is fun!  It is good for those of us with short attention spans too.