Baked: The Amateur Woman: 5K

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Banking Time

Schedules, timelines, to-do lists, blah blah blah….how is a mom supposed to get everything done in the day/week/month/year? I saw another post by my favorite blogger, James at Bleubird talking about how to get everything done without losing your mind. Here are my thoughts.

I find my days extremely exhausting! My days are repetitive but it works for me because I know once I have my chores done, I can relax or do something that has been pushed to the wayside.

Food: I make lunches for the next day and dinner at the same time so I can save dishes and time. While little man takes a nap in the evening I run on the treadmill and shower (sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't).

Fitness: If I shower at night, that saves me 30 minutes of blow-drying my hair. If he doesn't nap then we go for a walk outside. I recently lost 30 pounds, I'm not about to gain it back and I want to teach him to exercise or play daily! I also curl my hair and do my makeup at the same time....trend maybe?

Cleaning: Let’s be honest…this is usually the last thing I get to. I have forgone sweeping for mopping everything into a pile and then picking up the remains…lazy? Maybe. Out-of-time? Definitely! Showers I clean before I get in the shower, it’s already running so I might as well clean it as I clean myself. Each toilet has a bottle of cleaner next to it so I can just put some in, scrub and let sit till the next time it gets flushed. Dusting with a swiffer duster is the only way I have found to make that easier and faster. I live in AZ so everything is dusty…my motto: Get over it. Vacuuming…tough task. I would like to do it when little man is sleeping but he will wake up. So I usually get this done when dad is home on the weekend and can entertain the boy.

Others: I usually get my crafting time on the weekend when daddy gets little time in. Groceries happen on weekends and I try to shop for the month as much as possible so I can limit that errand. I pay bills/budget on breaks at work.

I like to do things in a way that "banks time" … doing 2 things at once saves me the extra time to do them separately. Anyone have any other ideas?

Hope this helps!

XO Sharon

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Running Update

Ok, so I have been running…kind of. Here’s the story.

On Friday (Sept 9) I started to run and got really bad shin splints, I still ran 2 miles though in agony. So Saturday and Sunday I went walking with the kiddo and took a break from the pounding of the treadmill. Monday I thought, I should be good to go, shins still a little sore to the touch but nothing to worry about (I thought). So again I ran 2 miles and that was about all I could take. This week I really took it easy and did nothing. I feel guilty! But I read that you really shouldn’t be doing anything high impact, less put yourself on a path of serious injury. So I’m feeling good again and wondering…should I start running again?

Runners out there…is there anything you can do to prevent this? I stretch before and after, walk about 5 minutes before and after for a warm up/cool down and run in intervals….am I missing something? I know once I switch to training on pavement…this is probably going to get worse and with my 5K looming in a few weeks, I’m worried!

XO, Sharon

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Run, Sharon, Run

I have started to commit more to running…literally running, feet pounding on the pavement (i.e. rubber mat on the treadmill), huffing and puffing while trying to sing the Hot Dog song to my son and throwing Mo-Mo’s (Cheerio’s) into his pack n play so he will give me the extra 10 minutes I need to finish my run.

I signed up with the Hub’s to do the 5K run for the Zoowalk for Autism Research October 1, 2011. This will be my first race, I’m nervous and excited to see how I do. It’s a little nerve wracking too because since AZ is the place runners go to die…it’s almost impossible to run outside between April and November….unless you want to run in the middle of the night, which I highly don’t recommend as an AZ driver is likely to not see you because they are texting. I digress… So needless to say I haven't been able to run outdoors yet. I want to do this a couple times at least to get the feel for running on pavement because I know it is going to be harder.

This cause is also important to us because we know too many kids with Autism or are in the Autism spectrum. Hub’s little brother has Aspergers and Fragile X. He is doing well but there has to be a better answer. Hopefully one day there will be.

(If you would like to donate to the team or me, please go here. Team Name: Gavin’s Cardinal’s or Sharon Price)

Other races I want to sign up for:

Iron Girl 5K or 10K (if I feel I can do it) – December 11, 2011

- Great organization! Empowering women and girls to make healthy and happy choices.

P.F. Change’s Rock N’ Roll Half Marathon – January 15, 2012

- This would be a great accomplishment and I would be able to make this off my bucket list this year! We will see if this girl can do the 10K by then and then we can talk!

Here is a Running Log I have created. This will help me keep accountable for my training. Any thoughts or advice?? I know I need to get new shoes and running shorts but anything else more important?

XO, Sharon