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Well tomorrow is back to work and I am not ready. The freezing temps are arriving tomorrow. I have spent the past couple of days fighting a cold. Starting to feel better and luckily I have managed to keep moving through not as intense as normal. My goals for 2016 will be broken down into 9 week segments First 9 weeks is…

Happy New Year. Wishing you the best in 2016. My motto in 2015 was consistency and determination. This has served me well even when I wanted to stop but I kept going. I will most likely continue with this in 2016 along with just 15 min. As I have learned, if I can get moving for 15 then I am more likely to keep going and…

Well, I did make it to the gym today but I just walked. I was not feeling 100% and did not want to overdo it. I think I am getting a cold so need to beat it before it gets the best of me. Tomorrow, I will try for a better workout. I will be climbing tomorrow night but I want to workout a little harder than that before…

Kelley so glad that you came through the storms with no damage. That must have been a scary night. Karen are you getting battered by the storms as well? I had a good workout today and it mostly agility. So a different type of workout. I am getting rain again but it should stop at some point in the morning.

Karen- I did get my bike ride in yesterday. I rode around my neighborhood instead of heading up to the trail but it was a good ride. I am using it as a way to get use to riding on the street versus a trail. I hope you are able to get to the gym today. I must say it felt good to exercise this weekend, my body really missed…

Hi all, I can say I made it back to the gym and the workout felt really good. Tomorrow, I hope the weather will cooperate for a bike ride. It is suppose to reach 70 degrees and partially sunny. It will be a nice change after all the rain and clouds. Lori- congratulations on your accomplishments. Kaye enjoy the family…

Merry Christmas. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I am looking forward to getting back to exercising again and restarting a strong cardio workout. The weather here is rainy but warm. I wish the rain would go away so I can get outside for a workout. Tomorrow I will go to the gym at least once and maybe twice if I…

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Tom, I am giving cookies tomorrow as gifts so I will be participating in the cookie exchange. One more work day this week and I am very excited. Ended up baking longer than expected tonight but now I can give away even more cookies. No exercise today but not slacking either. Baked all evening: cake, mint chocolate chip…

Happy Monday, everyone. It was another busy day for me. Between school, gym and coming home to bake more cookies. I will most likely make another batch of cookies tomorrow along with a cake to say good bye to a co-worker who is resigning. Wednesday is her last day. Then after school Wednesday, I will be dropping them off…

Karen- I have also been lazy in the exercise department for the last month. I need to get back on track with a normal routine. This weekend I have been extremely busy and of course exercise got left behind. This week I plan to change that and get back to the gym for a couple of days. I still have 3 more days of school ugh.…

A busy day today with finishing up Christmas shopping. At this point I think I am done, yippee. Tomorrow I will be baking some cookies to use as gifts this holiday season. Tonight I should grade some papers and wrap a few more gifts. So I guess it's time to get busy. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Today was better than yesterday so that is good news. My list of things to accomplish this week is decreasing. I still have papers to grade and some shopping to finish so that is on my list for tomorrow. Wish- that I am able to accomplish everything that needs to be done in the next few days. Grade labs- wrap gifts finish…

Just a quick check in. Today has been very busy an non-stop again. I did not have a chance to go to the gym tonight, which is fine since there are a few muscles in my legs that need a rest. I am planning on hitting the gym tomorrow along with a few other stops before heading home. I did finish writing my Christmas Cards…

This has been a busy couple of days but I managed to get several things decorated around the house today. The Annapolis Yacht Club caught fire today and luckily no one was hurt. If you want to see some great pictures of it, google- Annapolis Yacht Club fire. This is only a couple blocks from my house. The building is a…

Drivendiva- The Shamrock Shuffle in on April 5 in Chicago. We will welcome cheerleaders. It is an 8k run, which is about 5 miles. Karen has reserved a couple of hotel rooms and Susan also has a line a on place to stay. zcb- I can tell you that many organizations would love to have a volunteer who can help with things like…

zcb- if you are still on campus invite people over and play games, talk, discussions etc. There are always ways that you can get involved in the community, just bring the community to you. wmader- teaching is December is difficult, what do you teach. Karen- my Christmas breaks starts December 24. It is a very late start…

Thursday truth- After a long day and a terrible 4th period, I stopped at the Amish Market and ended up with a milkshake and a pretzel. The upside is I did climb at my gym tonight with my trainer, who is ready to come back to climbing. I did get some exercise and my muscles are sore from yesterday's workout. I don't regret…

Robin- Good to see you back and to hear that the computer problems are over and hope they stay away. Faith- Don't think of it as a fail, use it as a beginning and start from their. These are a challenge so if you don't reach the entire number expected on the first day, it's okay. The next step is to increase today total…

Karen-Congrats on getting the grading done. I have also been experiencing the uptick in weight gain. It is driving JT- Great job on the hike. This has been a busy weekend with multiple celebrations luckily most did not involve food. I am posting a couple of pictures of my parents on their wedding day and now today. Then…

Karen- Sorry you had the rainy weather for your run. The rain is scheduled to hit us tomorrow and Sunday with temperatures dropping. Today, I was able to enjoy a nice bike ride since the weather was beautiful. You are right that not to many months ago I detested running and saw it as a necessity for a Triathlon. Now, I am…

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Toots- Glad you are back. I can't imagine being home alone with 5 kids. Hope the DH is back. AnneMarie- Have a great camping trip. Karen- Hope your 5K went well today. Kelley- Hope the recovery is going well and you will be back up an running soon. Mel- Congrats on the halfway…

Karen, great news about the run. Good luck with the 5k on Thursday. I am also doing an informal run Thursday morning around Annapolis. It should be warmer than the run I did on Saturday. Sorry about the snow hope it doesn't stick around to long. Anne Marie congrats on being down two pounds. Enjoy the vacation sounds…

A long day of parent conferences at least tomorrow is a short day. I hope to get some Christmas shopping done. My parents will be celebrating their 50th Wedding anniversary. Not sure how we are going to celebrate this special occasion, since my dad is still in a nursing home. We may just have a simple family celebration at…

A great 10K run this morning even through it was cold and about 41 degrees. I did well, ran it in about 1:19:08 based on my watch the chip time was 1:21. it was a nice course but a little hilly at the end. The first four and half miles were great. The last mile and a half were more challenging. My 5K time was the fastest…

Not much to report tonight. It was a good day overall. Tomorrow it is suppose to be cold in the morning for the run. I am hoping that the temps are not freezing. I do have better cold weather running gear for tomorrow. The worst part is this run starts t 7am, the sun will barely be up. Need to go and reread the email about…

The meeting last night was long and it did start to take a negative turn. I threatened to walk out because it was becoming a blame game with nothing productive getting done. While the conversation had to occur, it did open the door for changes that will be positive. It left me feeling very frustrated last night and today.…

JT- you are experiencing the runners high which is great. I hope you keep up the running and hard work. I hope you get the job you want. Care givers are very special people and I have so happy that you found a field you will enjoy. Tom- I love your dedication to the day that it is. You keep me current on the latest…

The date was nice and the guy was pleasant. I can't say there is the instant chemistry i was wishing for but you never know. I am curious to see if he will call me again. Craft- welcome to the thread, come join us often and get to know us. Some of us are more active on this friend than we are with friends on the newsfeed.…

Hello again, It seems like these breaks I keep taking are getting longer but life does get in the way. I hope my schedule will finally calm down and the number of meetings will be reduced. The long days are taking their toll but I am still working out. Kaye, you do belong here. We are a support system for you and you are…