Not Much Happening

March flew by and now April is upon us. Chief and I went to Florida a few weeks ago. We had a wonderful time on the Gulf Coast visiting with our Aunt and Uncle. Everyday was fun and relaxing. It is just what we needed. After a few days we drove over to the Atlantic side and stayed with our friends. Unfortunately, I got sick with a nasty cold. Finally, by the end of the trip I felt better and had a fun time with Rhonda in the Keys while Chief and Steve went snorkeling.

I gave up on the running. I know it is better this way. I am so glad that I can still get a decent workout with walking. I probably should get to the Y and do other cardio stuff but I really don't feel like it. I still want to swim and work on weight training. All in time I guess.

I am also happy to say that Chief is in the last week of training for his marathon next weekend. Thank God! He could use some rest. He got my cold on the last day of vacation and it turned into a sinus infection.

The boys are fine. They enjoyed Doggie Depot while we were on vacation.

Not much else to report. We are just waiting for spring to come. I can't wait to get outside and work on my garden.

If It Makes You Happy

I made myself happy! I woke up, put on my running stuff, hooked up JJ and went for a 30 minute walk/run. I haven't been this happy in 3 months. There is nothing that could ruin my wonderful mood.

The plan was to walk the first and last 5 minutes. Anything in between was based on how my knee felt. It was so strange when I began the run. I felt like I had to tell myself how to do it. It didn't matter if it was super slow or that I walked all of the hills. All that matters is that I actually listened to my body.

I promised Dr. E that I would only do short walk/runs on soft surfaces. I know that the sidewalk is not considered soft and because of this I really will listen to my body. Today was a good start. I know I will not be back to where I was in November but at least I can say I am trying again.

Alive

Yes, I am still alive. I just am not living my life to its fullest. I have not jumped into the pool yet. I was trying to convince Chief to go with me these last few weeks but he isn’t interested. I don’t blame him, as I am not interested either. I did hop on the trainer and have some medial pain especially in a higher gear. I will be sure to talk to Dr. E about that tomorrow. I have gained some weight but not so much that I hate myself. I just need to get things in control very soon.

I am glad that the weather is warming up. I did take a really nice and long walk with JJ on Saturday. Chief went running with his friends and took Dusty with him. Dusty was very dirty when they got done and had his first bath in our bathtub. He was not happy with this. On the other hand, JJ was thrilled. He just wagged his tail and was watching the whole time.

Nothing is new with me. I have just been a slug trying to crawl out of this hole that I am in. Things are better with my sadness. I am okay now. It is hard to get back into a fitness routine when so much time was taken off. I just need to get motivated again.

I have been thinking of a new name for my blog. Any suggestions? Blogging is good for me so I will post more often. I know it won’t be about me running. Maybe it will be about me learning to be a “real swimmer”. That’s a thought.