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Ready.Set.Go

A few posts ago, matter of fact right here, I explained how finding out that I have high cholesterol sparked an interest in me to pick up running again.

I was wondering how I would fit running into my lifestyle. After putting off starting for nearly two weeks, yesterday I laced up my shoes, put on my head scarf, slipped in my ear buds and hit the pavement. I actually did alot better than I thought, considering it has been a while. I brisk walked, then ran and I alternated between the two for about 30 minutes

I was adventurous my first day out. I ran on the main street, not sure if that was a good idea seeing that I was about a mile from my house when I thought my scrawny legs wouldn’t get me back home.Oh but they did, thanks to the Trick Daddy blaring in my head phones #dontjudgeme. My heart was thumping, my throat was burning, but that “hood music” banging in my ear got me up that hill and back to the house.

Before heading out I started dinner and stressed to the Mr. the importance of not letting our dinner burn while I was out. Glad to know he can follow directions. I returned home to a nearly finished meal. I plan on trying out a few scenarios regarding the best time for me to run. More than likely it will be a combination of sorts dependent on all of the 1,476,893 factors that go into my daily routine..

So for now the plan is three times a week. I am following a 5K training plan. It is a total of 8 weeks and at the end I should be able to run 2 miles without stopping. I’m excited, and will keep you posted on my progress

Have I motivated you?! Will anybody else be joining me on this 8 week challenge?

Weekend

New Week..New Direction

*Blogged over at Mami 2 Mommy today. Make sure to stop by. Thanks to all of you who have been visiting  both places *

It’s Monday! How was your weekend?

Our weekend was busy, busy busy.

Friday night was a much needed date night. The Mr. and I headed over to the arena to watch the Hawks and the Heat play. The Mr. is an avid Miami Heat fan and the moment Lebron was moved to the Heat was the day he got the tickets. Game was great, not a basketball fan but seeing LeBron and Dwayne Wade made the night worthwhile. The Hawks got beat down, I was hoping they would as much as those tickets cost.

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After the game we headed over to Silk for dinner and sushi with one of our favorite couples who also joined us at the game. Food was delish and then off to pick up the babies.

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Saturday morning, Lil Man and I got an early start and headed out to see a pre-screening of the new movie Hop (I’ll review it later). Got a chance to see the lovely Shellie and the cutie pie stars of her blog H2 Whoa!, snacked on popcorn and drank soda (although I gave it up for lent). I enjoyed spending time alone with my son, I need to make that a priority now that Lil Mama is getting older.
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Sunday, we headed out to a birthday party. There was a bounce house present. Enough said. Jumped himself silly. Love those parties where all of the besties are present in one place. Shot the breeze, caught up on everybody’s business and headed home after dragging him, kicking and screaming out of the bounce house.

*In other news*

In case you hadn’t noticed the expanded menu bar at the top. Its purpose stands to renovate my tiny “mommy” blog into a “mommy/lifestyle” blog. Don’t go unsubscribing. This will NEVER become a giveaway/review type blog. In an effort to branch out into the freelance writing world, I am looking to expand the type of writing that I do. You’ll see recipes, book reviews etc. Just something to expand the scope of this place a bit. It probably won’t be consistent knowing me…

What’s good in your world?!

Life Soapbox

Oxymoron?

Lately my mind space has been occupied with a dilemma I’ve been having regarding my relationship with another individual. In the past, said person has spewed some pretty hurtful words and even more shady actions.  After receiving what I felt was a heartfelt apology about their uncouth behavior and lack of civility, I was under the impression that we could indeed move on as friends and not look back at the past.

Wrong.

Lately, this person has been trying to reach out to me and I am feeling myself becoming enraged about the whole situation all over again. I hate reliving the past. I truly believe in the whole let bygones be bygones thing. I mean how can you ever move forward if you keep looking in the rearview mirror.

So here’s the deal. I am thinking that I am still upset because I never got to say my piece. I listened to their side of the story, and let it be. Although the relationship was never like it once was, it has been functional. Phone calls, emails, texts, social media, you know the story. I never felt like I needed to justify my feelings, so I didn’t. I didn’t solicit an apology it was brought to me. So now, some time later I am finding myself upset again. I mean so upset that I can’t answer the phone or have any contact with the person. It is not going to be too much longer that I can continue on this way based on the level of our association.

Here’s where you come in.

Do I reach out to the person and let them know why I was initially upset?

Do I totally get over myself, and force myself to move on. After all I had the opportunity to say my piece and I didn’t?

Do I throw the deuces, whip my hair back and forth and give them the *side eye* if they continue to try reaching out?

I am really thinking I should pray about it and ask God to allow me to fully forgive them and move on as normal without opening my mouth…easier said than done.

Is it really possible to forgive AND forget?                                      

Whatchu say?!