Today feels/felt like it was such a busy day!! I’m not sure why, other than, I feel like I’ve gotten a lot accomplished… though to be fair, I still have a ton more to do.

First up… Foodies!

Cookies for a cause…
Meghann at graduatemeghann.com had her blogger bake sale (day 1) today! She is collecting donations, and in this case, auctioning off delicious baked goods from a ton of her wonderful foodie friends! I’m excited to have bid, and as of right now, I’m the top bidder for the one I want! Here’s hoping I stay in the top spot by midnight!

Daily eats…
Today, I had some WEIRD food stuff happen… Lunch, I almost BARFED while eating the chicken in my pita sandwich… I dunno why, but it was revolting. And for dinner, my babe made us some baked tofu, with a salsa/ricotta sauce, and some beans!? Weird, right?? Just a random food day, I guess…

Anyway, here is the breakdown:
Breakfast and AM snack: Multigrain cheerios, skim milk, carrots, and almonds.

Lunch and a special desert: Whole wheat pita, kale, and 2 left over crusty chicken breast tenders that we baked up last night. (that made me gag like a muther.) And 1/2 of a cupcake to celebrate a friend’s birthday.

Afternoon snack: grapes and string cheese

Dinner: Baked tofu, pinto beans, and pineapple chunks

On to the Fitness!!!

Self Challenge
I think I may sign up for the self challenge… I love structure, and these challenge programs that pop up now and again almost always have a new tip or two that I’ll use.

FFFk!
The Freakishly Flexible Five (5)K!


Non-Runner Nancy was recently injured, and as a symbol of support, JogAmerica assisted by ChicRunner are holding a virtual 5k this weekend! I’ve signed up, and will run 3.1 around my neighborhood, record my time, and submit it. I’m really stoked to run this distance again, and note the difference in how it feels.

and FINALLY…
I’ve been interviewed!! the super cool Chia @ ChiaRunner chose to interview me today! I’m excited that such a cool person decided to play along! She’s moving to Austin soon, so here’s to a safe and painless move!

1. What is a quick way to describe you and the theme of your site?
Wow. Well, currently, my blog is a mix of me journaling my health and fitness progress, including healthy eating, and running. I’m currently in the home stretch of the couch to 5k program, and will begin training for my first half marathon in late March. My blog also contains random thoughts, snippets about education and my passion for teaching students with emotional/behavioral disorders. I frequently post random reviews of random goods and services, and VERY occasionally (like every few years, lol) I’ll post something about music (I used to be an active singer and songwriter)

2. How long have you been running? I’ve been running since December 28, 2008. Those first few strides, and 60 second bursts changed my life.

3. What are your 2009 goals both running and otherwise?
Well, I have a few Anti-Resolutions, which pretty much sum up what I hope to accomplish.
Specifically, and even more recently than January, I’ve decided that I want to run my first half marathon before the year is up, and that I’ll definitely be taking a year off of grad school before returning to work on my doctorate… (actually, I think just as I was typing this, I OFFICIALLY decided that.)

4. What was your most defining moment as a person?
Well, one day, I walked into a Starbucks, and met my husband… that was pretty cool.

And, well, it could just be because I’m thinking about health so much right now, but when I took that health assessment at work, and saw in numbers just how gelatinous I’d let myself become, it rocked me pretty good. I bought the 30 day shred that night, worked out for 30 days straight, and 2ish weeks later, took off running, and training for my first 5k.

Another defining moment of my life, which hasn’t happened yet will be my meeting lola this summer… words cannot express how excited I am about that… (I need to blog about lola, don’t I? none of you know why I’ve not met her… hmm, anyway.)

5. If you could workout with anyone on Earth, who would it be and why?

Honestly, the people I most want to workout with are people from the blogosphere, and not famous athletes. The people who’s blogs I’ve been reading have been my encouragement, support, and trainers! I’d love to hit the pavement with Angie @ AngieEatsPeace, and Frayed Laces (though part of that might be about hawaii. ), ummmm, and I’d love to get my BUTT whipped by Jillian Michaels, just once though… I’m no masochist.

Well, there it is, my interview! If you want to be interviewed, here it is, Just comment here, and I’ll choose 2 (or more) to interview. (Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you)

here is the official taggy goodness.
To play along:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. (I get to pick the questions).
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Last but not least…
I really need to update my BLOGROLL! So, be patient with me, and maybe this weekend, I’ll get that updated with all my new reads. Goodnight!!