Goof Ball

I almost ruined my exercise goal by being a goof ball.

I love to dance and sing around my house. You can't be in a bad mood while dancing, it has to make you smile! I guess that's how I get to my happy place...that and running to music. Ha...most of the time I do both...I dance a little sometimes while running to music. I'm sure I look like the biggest dork ever, but I'm married and I really don't care!

So, how did I almost ruin my exercise goal?

On Thursday I ran 4 miles -- 2 fast (750 min mile) and 2 slow (10 min mile). My feet / ankles were a little tired. By the time Chris got home from work, it was raining. Chris doesn't do well with motivation for cardio exercise on his own, I'm sort of his cheerleader most of the time. Amazingly, he came home and went into the exercise room and started riding the exercise bike ALL ON HIS OWN. I was still working, so once I finished up and went into the exercise room, I was so impressed to see him riding the bike!

I picked up the 7 lb dumbbells and started dancing around the room, being Chris's cheerleader singing "Come on Chris, you can do it, put a little power to it...". I was never ever a cheerleader, and I definitely don't have the coordination to dance around with weights. Well, my tired ankle decided that was enough and gave out on me and twisted.

I iced my foot that night with the torture treatment (take a big 5 gallon paint bucket, fill it with ice and water, and put your foot in for 15 minutes, then take it out for 15 minutes, and repeat 3 times), which really does work miracles on injuries. I was not happy at the thought of not being able to play beach volleyball (which I've missed since NOVEMBER) because I was a goof. Good thing the torture treatment worked!

Erin told me I needed to come up with a better story on how I twisted it, but I'm a goof ball, and that's what happened! My ankle lasted through 7 games of doubles on the beach before I decided to call it quits. What's odd though is that I have a bruise up above my ankle towards the back of my shin. I showed Chris it and he said nothing surprises him with me anymore...he wouldn't be surprised if my butt started swelling from twisting my ankle. I'd be quiet peeved if my butt started swelling...I don't need any help back there!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!
<3
Kara

New Year / New Goals

Welcome to 2010!

I've started this blog and deleted it too many times. Hopefully I can leave and add to this for all of 2010. That's one of my goals for this year. I never know what my blog should be about, I always have so much going on in my life. I worry too much about what other people think too, and sometimes I'm too quick to judge or too harsh on people. Having said all of that, I'll list out my goals for 2010.

1. Start and maintain this blog.

2. Focus on being a more positive person. I'm sort of sarcastic at times, which I still think is okay, that's part of who I am, but I need to see the good before the bad...the glass as half full, not half empty.

3. Be happy for me. I tend to do stuff to make everyone else around me happy and forget to take care of me. I get frustrated easily because of this. Within the next few years, Chris (my husband) and I will want to start a family, and I know this only gets to be a harder habit to break when that happens.

4. Find somewhere to volunteer.

5. Stay focused on health...what I eat and exercising daily.

I think 5 is enough for now...we'll see how that works out.

Happy 2010 everyone!!

<3

Kara