Tinni the Queen and other short stories.

Good morning, lovelies!

 

I’m in a good mood this morning, which rules. I am often in good moods, but sometimes they take me by surprise… like this morning. :) So, that’s great. haha.

 

Today I wanted to take a second and respond to some interesting questions I’ve had on formspring. 

 

Do you have any recurring dreams? If so, what do you think it says about your personality? How about your unconscious hopes, fears, and desires?

I do not currently have any recurring dreams. Honestly I don’t dream all that often. I probably have a dream that I remember wisps of once every 2 to 3 weeks.

I did, however, have a recurring dream almost every night beginning the day after I lost my grandpa in 2002 for almost 3 months. That recurring dream changed my heart, and was the inspiration for the symbol that I have tattooed on my left wrist

 

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

I like where I live. I love our house, I love our little Dallas suburb. But I can also see myself living somewhere else.

We’ve talked about living in the southwest, either rocky mountainy or red rocky.
I’d of course love to live on/near a beach, but since the world might end and all of california might fall into the ocean, we’ll probably stay further inland. haha.

I do like the city and can imagine living there, but not for a long time… and I also like very rural settings, and can see living in a place with no people around for miles. I guess I just like living… no matter the location. As long as I’m with the one I love.
:)

 

 

If your pet were arranging a dinner party, who do you think they would invite and what would they serve?

If Tinni and Dala were hosting a dinner party, I think it would be a great event!!
I think Tinni is a fierce Queen of the most outlandish and glamorous type. Gay, yes, I think my cat is straight up gay. (and of course I support his right to be whoever he chooses to be, and to identify as a homeowsexual if he chooses. Yes. I just typed hoMEOWsexual) bwahahaaa.

 

Tinni's favorite mag

Tinni posing for a Real Simple spread (above) and Tinni saying, “Le Sigh” (below)

*le sigh*

Actually, Tinni might be in drag for the big event. Who knows?

Sweet Dala is kinda butch, and no nonsense… she’d be the one actually holding it all together. Tinni would be crying over his salmon pate’, flailing his arms and screaming about how, "its all going to be simply RUINED, and everyone is going to HATE it, and I look totally FAT in this BALLGOWN! I knew I shouldn’t have picked red with this WRETCHED orange hair of mine. WAIILLLLLLL", so, Dala would have to make sure things went off without a hitch.
Which they would. :)

12/365: don't think tinni is having a good day

Tinni battling a tantrum when the cleaner ruined his favorite Jimmy Choos (above) and The elusive Dala trying to find a moment of solace in the face of constant adversity (below).

101/365: Dala thinks it is just too damn bright.

They’d serve salmon and a coq au vin, with vanilla ice cream for desert. Running water would be available for their guests, of course.

I imagine they’d invite Daron and I… cause, you know, they love us. (we’d decline, cause we know how cray cray Tinni is when he’s event planning) I think they’d also invite my mom’s new puppies Dooley and Bella, cause they’re cute.

The pope and Jesus would also be in attendance.

 

 

**If you have a question for me, you can use the form on my blog page, or to to my formspring and ask there. It is a lot of fun. :)

 

I’ll leave you with a VLOG wherein I discuss my experience 2 weeks into New Rules of Lifting for Women! Also a shout out to RUBY of Completely Delicious Life, and a response to her question from my previous post! **hi Ruby!!**

 

 

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June 19, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Summer is HERE!

Hello friends!

 

As you know, I’m not into “apologizing” for not blogging… so I won’t.

 

But… that being said, I’ve MISSED you. I’ve missed my healthy living friends and bloggy buddies.

 

Isn’t it true that the first blog back from “hiatus” is always the hardest? Cause you don’t know what to say, or if you should address your absence. And sometimes I have too MUCH to say upon returning! Like, there are about 5 blogs I could write today… but I won’t. I’ll just start here, where I am, and go from there. :)

 

So, last I left off, I was doing Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, my weight dipped into the 130s for the first time, and I was overwhelmed with all of my amazing new friends.

 

Since then, the show has wrapped, and is, for all intents and purposes, dead and gone. It is so sad. Sad to not go be with those people every night. Sad to not wear those dresses, sad, sad, sad… But, I’ll do another show, as soon as time, and my ever patient husband will allow… bwahahahaaaa. <3

 

I’ve also started a weight training program called New Rules of Lifting for Women (NROLFW from here on out) :D

 

 

I read the book in the spring, but couldn’t commit to the program until summer, due to rehearsal schedules. So, I wasted no time, and joined a gym in my town that had a decent promotion and no contract, and I’ve been doing pretty well!

 

There are 2 workouts, A day and B day, and you do 3 workouts a week for 6 weeks (plus 2 bonus workouts) so, I’ve been going to the gym Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This is my 2nd week! I already feel stronger… our bodies are so cool.

 

This program is about lifting and getting stronger, doing exercises with free weights mostly, and not on machines (which can cause incorrect form, because they’re not personalized and every body’s “right form” is slightly different) which makes ya feel like a badass. :)

 

I’m supplementing wither other things like walking, jogging, swimming, and WEEDING OUR EVER LOVING FLOWER BEDS on the Tuesdays and Thursdays in between, but the book warns about doing too much, and not letting muscles rebuild between weeks. :)

 

Anyway, I really miss you, and should be around more in the coming weeks.

 

Hope that’s ok. :D

 

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June 16, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , | 5 Comments »

back in the (bike) saddle

Hey friends,

So, if I’m being honest… (and I am) I’ve been allowing my foot injury to keep me from doing any major calorie burning for about 2 months. Here is the timeline, as I figure it.

 

December 13th, I went for a 4 mile run. On the 14th, I woke up and could barely walk.

 

On January 1, I started practicing yoga at an amazing studio in my town, and I could NOT be more happy with the progress I’ve experienced in my yoga practice.

 

On January 21st, I went to the podiatrist for the first time, and learned that I have a textbook case of plantar fasciitis. I was prescribed NO weight bearing activity, but was told I could swim, use the recumbent bike, and do some yoga (careful with poses that cause me to be on my toes or apply great pressure to my feet (plank on toes, some lunging)

 

So… while I’ve done some walking, one jazzercise class (before I saw the doc), and yoga a couple times most weeks… I’ve not had a good hard sweat in a while.

 

Sad, isn’t it? I’ve wanted to run so bad, that I’ve let it sour my opinion of other activities and foster feelings of laziness!

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So, today, I went to the school weight/equipment room, and went to town on the recumbent bike. It was pretty okay, made my knees feel a little weird… but it made me sweat, and I REALLY missed that! :D

 

As far as today’s eats, I started with yogurtoats, my favorite breakfast… I made it with the new yoplait greek (I’m testing the new yoplait and dannon varieties) topped with some fresh raspberries. As always, this always looks awful, but tastes YUM

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Yogurtoats included-

-Strawberry Yoplait Greek yogurt

-bottom of the Bob’s Red Mill thick rolled oats, probably 1/2 cup

-8 or 9 raspberries

 

For lunch, we had a local dinner company bring some eats, I had about a 1/2 to 3/4 c serving of a mexican casserole, 2 slices of honeydew, and a few bites of a chicken tortilla soup broth, that was tomato based, (and totally chock full of cilantro, AKA DEVIL HERB so I hated it and didn’t eat more than a couple slurps)Untitled

In the afternoon, there was a giant bowl of banana pudding, and I had one teaspoon full. When I went back later to grab a pic… it was licked clean. haha. It was good. :D Untitled

I also had most of an apple later in the afternoon, and about 5 bites of a mushroom risotto that was going to be lunch, before I found it was catered.

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Dinner, we decided fast food was on the agenda, as we’ve not stocked up on dinners at the store, so I had 5 nuggets from wendy’s most of a plain baked potato (with some newman’s ranch) and grapes.  (I may have had a few bites of Daron’s frosty too. :) )

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I’m sleepy, so I’m going to go to bed early tonight! I’ve got to get ready for my trip, 2 coworkers and I are going to Austin for a conference and we leave on wednesday! :D woot!

 

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February 8, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , | 11 Comments »

Just feeling average…

Well, after the big “REVEAL” last week, wherein I told all of you, my closest bloggie friends that I wouldn’t be running in the half marathon, I’ve been feeling pretty okay.

You have been nothing if not super supportive, which I really appreciate.

I am fighting a bit with body image for the past few weeks, because I know that I’m the same weight… (I’ve weighed like, 144 for four months) but I’m absolutely, and undeniably losing muscle, which I hate.

I’m combating those softening feelings by going to yoga 2-4 times a week, as my doctor forbid me to do any weight bearing activities including walking, running, strength training, and pretty much all calisthenics. I can ride my bike though, so I had daron air up my tires yesterday. (THANKS, love!)

Anyway, I’m just feeling sluggish and less than my best. I’m not surprised to learn that I’m craving cardio… actually, yea. I am. :)

Anyway, I guess that’s all I have to report tonight…

Don’t forget I’m giving away yummy snacks from buffalo nickel wingers…

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I leave you now with pictures of my FAVORITE cows. The cutest cows, I mean, the MOST completely cute cows in the whole world.

My Spanish bovine buddies. :D

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January 25, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , , | 9 Comments »

keeping it real (no, really.)

Okay… here’s the deal.

This is hard. Blogging is DIFFICULT for me sometimes… not because I don’t like writing, not because I don’t enjoy expressing myself, but because I get scared.

I get scared of being honest.

I get scared of putting my feelings out for the world to see.

I get scared of being thought foolish, or lazy, or false.

I get scared of what you’ll think of me…

I get scared that you’ll have no opinion at all.

One of my goals for 2010 is to care a whole lot less about what everyone thinks of me. To not measure myself against anyone else… to not measure my value in blog comments or @replies, or emails.

But I find myself sensoring myself, and leaving out details and information… experiences I’m going through, for fear of your reaction (or lack of reaction).

So, I’m going to take a page from heather and mish,  (two girls who are so refreshingly candid that it makes me write posts like this) and work on being more honest with you, because, let’s face it. You’re my friends… my family… my accountability. If I can’t be honest with you, then I’m almost certainly not being honest with myself.

That being said, I need to come clean about something (probably several somethings, but one day at a time! :) )

I’ve been pretty quiet about my participation in the Dallas Rock n Roll half marathon.

In December, I went for an amazing 4 mile run. I felt strong and steady… like I could run for days. The following morning, I could barely walk. I brushed it off, rested for a few weeks, got on our dtreadmill and blundered through about half a mile before quitting due to pain. Two mondays ago, I got on again, and managed to run 30 seconds before literally falling off in tears.

I vistited the podiatrist, who confirmed that I have a case of plantar fasciitis and peroneal tendonitis. She’s told me that I won’t be running for a couple of weeks for sure, until my follow up appointment next week where we’ll “see where things are”. I still experience pain daily (hourly?) and I’ve got to keep it real. Even if she decides that the PF is better by March, I will CERTAINLY not be running 13 miles comfortably, not to mention that as someone recovering from PF, the idea of running/walking for 3 hours is, at this point, NOT recommended by my doctor.

I’ve cried, trust me.

But can you believe that my tears were because I would have to tell YOU? Cause I don’t want you, (many of you, strangers) to think that I’m weak, or quitting, or making excuses.

Girls like caitlin, for example, just seem to LAUGH in the face of injury… (Is she tougher than me? Is she made of stronger stuff than I?)

So, with a heavy heart, I have to be honest with you, and with myself. The 2010 Rock n Roll half is just NOT a healthy endeavor for me.

UGGHHHHHHHHHH.

I just have to be smart, and I have to stay healthy, and I have to get well so that I can run until I’m 90 years old, and part of that is making good decisions. There are a bajillion of other halfs, and when I’m well, I know that I’ll take one on. I know that it will happen, but I have to listen to my body and my doctor.

I’ve worried that I’m letting you all down. I’ve worried that you’ll feel like I haven’t earned your respect… that I’m not hardcore enough.

(I’m sure you won’t  believe this, but there are girls, more than I ever expected, who have told me that I have inspired them. That I’ve encouraged them to be better, reach higher, work harder. And I’ve worried that I don’t deserve that admiration. That I don’t deserve to be in a position of influence, of guidance, of leadership.)

But, this  is a passing of a torch. A closing of a chapter.

I just can’t care so much what you think, and I can’t wait on baited breath for your approval, and I can’t cry over your disappointment.

I’ve got to stop being so hard on myself, and start loving and nurturing my efforts and progress instead…

So, there it is. Time to click “publish”

xo

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