I have not dropped off the face of the Earth. I did not fall into a black hole I am still around and just too darn busy to get on here. (That may be a bit of a lie) The truth is I have been doing nothing lately that I feel is blog worthy. I read blog after blog in my spare time learning how to cook vegan, do-it-yourself (DIY), top summer reads, and everybodies families and what they are accomplishing in these precious summer months. (Note: the families I read about, no connection at all, I simply hit the Next Blog button and see who I can learn about next.) At first this felt a little weird, but then I realized if you have blog, it's because you don't mind if people read it therefore...I read on!
The recent biggest things to happen lately are the quest to read, read, read this summer as well as run, run, run and a little bit of whatever floats my boat.
Read, Read, Read. Some of those things are: The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch and Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Both which have been very good so far, who knows maybe a book report when summer's done? No, I won't put you through that agony.
Run, Run, Run. Yes, several people in this little town have mentioned how they see me all the time! Usually running, Do you ever stop? has been the question most asked. The answer, yes. This week the Crazy Iowa weather statement has never been more accurate. Sheets of misting rain early in the week, followed by unseasonably low temps towards the end, following with mild temperatures and a chance of rain for the weekend. Are you kidding me?!? Therefore I have taken my workouts indoors. Not my favorite thing to do. You try running more than five miles on a treadmill and see if you still have your sanity! Therefore I decided to spice it up. I had read a blog on Treadmill Dancing. You may have seen this on several Ok Go! music videos. Well the mother of a blog has taken the time and guts to put together a few dancing treadmill routines.
Inspriation for my latest workout techniques. Please enjoy!
When attempting this is it crucial that you do it with very few people around and at a very slow speed, very slow. I attempted this at my local gym. Where there were two elderly men working out as well. One on a bike, one on a treadmill. These two men and I had a pretty good laugh at my attempt to tackle this new workout. They were so cute with how concerned they were for my safety. They were constantly making statements about how impressive it was but
immediately followed with a "you be careful". It was fun, we had a good laugh and the best part...I can feel it today. After my usual run I can feel it in my hips or calves but never in my thighs. Oh, today I feel it in my thighs. Something about doing grapevines on a treadmill screams...you're going to feel this in the morning. :)
I would like to report that the whatever floats my boat portion of my life has been devoted to getting set-up for next year at school. However, don't be confused I am very excited for next year and also very scared. I recently turned in my middle school keys to upgrade (I suppose) to high school all access passes, aka...master keys! I have gone there once. The emotions to let out a squeal of excitement mixed with the holy **** I want to cry I cannot do this! Is a bit too much to handle while still trying to enjoy my summer off. So instead my whatever floats my boat is usually sitting by a pool with co-workers, laying out, doing crafty things, hitting up some farmer's markets and chilling with friends. Along with more vacations to come!
Pupusas from the Farmer's Market. Who cares that it was 9:30am when I attempted this bad boy. It was so delicious. The day I figure out how to make this at home is the day my cooking quest will be complete!
Stay tuned for an end of the summer what I learned list. It might really be impressive to see all the things I have learned to cook with, DIY and the realizations that might come with completing a 1/2 marathon. Well off to
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