Color Me Excited

I don't know why, but everyone here has had cabin fever all day long. Eleanor was going insane all day chewing on things and being a little too rough with the baby. Lily just crawls everywhere and has been kind of weepy. We went for a walk to try and cure it and man, am I out of shape. I walked a mile with Lily strapped to my chest in the Infantino and the pup pulling us along. My legs already hurt and it's only been two hours since we got back. I keep telling myself I'm going to work out and then find every possible excuse to avoid doing it. While I was walking though, I came to a realization. I need to start running again for 1. my sanity. 2. my body 3. my kid.

 

I'm a stresser. I worry about everything and at one time, running was my go-to mood booster. Now I realize that with a thousand more things to worry about (like my kid swallowing a marble) I need it more than I ever did. It probably wouldn't hurt any to lose a little weight either. I've lost all the baby weight but even before I got pregnant I was a few pounds over what I would have liked to be (plus, new clothes! Nobody says no to that). And with losing weight comes a healthier lifestyle. I have a daughter now who needs me to set a good example and eat right and excercise instead of crash dieting and bingeing.

 

After missing it this year, I heard about the The Color Run (which will be in town in June of 2013) and was automatically intrigued. Could I handle a 5k by next June? Totally. Couch to 5k gets people running them in 10 weeks. I can handle it in 8 months. I just need the motivation.

 



Doesn't that just look like fun?



I hereby declare that on June 1, 2013. I will be participating in The Color Run.

 

Now, you all will have to hold me to that. All two of you that have seen my blog. Man, I need to start networking.

Mud, Gloirous Mud!

 First, a little update. The past weekend we went down to the Ozarks for the Tough Mudder, a crazy eleven mile obstacle course that takes some guts to do. Chris ran the whole thing (cue crazy proud fiance) and didn't even break anything. I was impressed. And by the end, he looked something like this:

 

Lily had tons of fun people watching and wandering the sponsor's tents while we waited for dad to finish. She even got a Wounded Warriors tattoo.

When we got home I was inspired by all the mud there and decided it was time for a little "Dude, Get On That Already" Challenge, Young House Love Style. (More on that here.)

 

I grabbed the spackle (which is a hilariously fun word) and went to town all over the house. I even got the bathroom holes that I've been staring at for a year.

 

 

I was on a roll, so I finally found a place for this guy, who has been hanging in a poorly lit corner of my dining room since I got him nearly a year ago.

 

 

I seriously stressed out about this for a good ten minutes, then took a deep breath and hung him up in the kitchen. Instant relief. He looks much happier there, don't you think?

 

Please forgive my awful pictures, they were taken with a 7 year old point and shoot.

 

Then I threw some cookbooks on top of my cabinet. I think once get some more it will look less sparse up there. Plus, I love my seahorse bookend.

 

What have you guys been up to lately? Made any tiny changes around the house that make you smile?