pictures

Here are a few pictures from our work Christmas party two weeks ago.

Dennis was off that day and came up to eat, very unusual.  Love the look on his face

 We had a pass the present game.  This is the look on my face when I realized one more pass and I would have gotten a bottle of Patron Silver.

This was a group picture, I cut myself out since I am not sure everyone would want their picture on my blog.  This sums up my feelings towards my boss perfectly!!

And a 'normal' picture.  Not sure if it is the boots or what but I look TALL

check it out

I just signed up for a virtual run for the Sandy Hook Elementary school victims.  Of course I can't verify that it is legit, but I am going to take the gamble.

http://www.active.com/half-marathon/tampa-fl/sandy-hook-elementary-memorial-half-marathon-and-5k-2013

It is virtual so the miles are done on the honor system from where ever you happen to be.  There is a link to the facebook page on the registration page. 

another addition to my list of running injuries

Went to the chiropractor yesterday to see what he could do to fix my ankle.  Turns out my ankle is fine, so is my knee for that matter.  The issue is my foot.  Seems as if it is collapsing inward. 

This is causing everything else to hurt because of the overcompensation.  He taped the hell out of my foot using regular medical tape instead of K-Tape (which is too flexible) and said that it is better than any brace or splint he could put on it.  Sure enough my inner foot is pretty immobile and the pain is much more tolerable.  I go back in on Friday to have him retape it and see if it is well enough for me to run a few miles on.

I had planned on starting the Barre classes this week but not going to happen just yet since I am suppose to limit the weight I put on my foot.  I guess it will wait until next week, since I am off most of next week it will probably work out better anyway.

On a totally unrelated side note, I never put a lot of faith in chiropractors, they tend to make a lot of claim that I don't think they can deliver on.  This chiropractor is an elite runner and has told me more than once to go to the ortho and have something checked out.  He does a great job with soft tissue and knows his limitations. 

OK, back to my regularly scheduled blog. 

So looking forward to next week.  I have my fingers crossed that they make Monday, Christmas Eve a paid holiday.  Who knows with the state of things, but it has been done in the past when Christmas is on a Tuesday.  I have the rest of that week off to do nothing and enjoy every minute of it.  Dennis is also off but I am sure he is going to be busy working on his new project, a 2006 wrecked Trailblazer that he bought off someone at work...we now have 6 cars for the two of us!  No matter what, it will be better than work!!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

you think I would learn

The half marathon wasn't quite a personal worse but it was probably in the top three (followed closely by trying to run a half marathon with whooping cough and the time the guy collapsed and died on the race course right in front of me).  But I got my bling!!

There was lots of things that I did wrong that I should have done differently and totally knew better going in, but I didn't and thus sucky finish time.  Oh well, it is done and I met some great people and got to hang out with some old running friends.  The worse day running is better then work, always, and it is what this stuff is all about isn't it?

My ankle is still jacked from a few weeks ago.  I ended up walking/limping pretty much the last 6 miles.  It made me appreciate how great I felt during the last half marathon in November that much more.  I NEVER got tired or felt like I needed to slow down at that one.  It makes you realizes that if you train like you are supposed to and listen to your inner voice about starting slow, leaving some energy "in the tank", and not letting people passing you worry you, you may just surprise yourself.

I am going to the chiropractor at 3:15 to have him work on the ankle and tape it up so maybe I can do a short recovery run tonight.

In weight news, it was way up but that is to be expected after a long run.  It totally doesn' count. 

So totally not related to anything band/weight loss/exercise, do any of you watch Dexter and/or Homeland?  I fell asleep pretty early on in Homeland so I can't wait to get home and watch it.  I am taking off early for the Dr. but I want to take off at noon so I can go home and watch it!!  Dexter, holy crap!!!  I didn't see that coming!  Next season is going to be amazing.

TTT

1.  I really feel like I need a fill.  I am able to eat pretty much whatever I want, as much as I want and  believe me, it ain't pretty.  Yesterday, if it wasn't tied down I ate it.  I know my doctor won't give me a fill but I know I would feel better if I had a little more restriction to control my insatiable need for food through the holiday season.

2.  Tomorrow is the Christmas party for the building.  A bunch of people are bringing their kids to work with them.  Have I mentioned on here that I am not much of a kid person?  My friends 1 1/2 year old old little girl is OK because I am around her and she isn't a whine bag but some of the other people I work with have horrible kids that act like they have never been in a public place before.  Between that and the food, I am not looking forward to it.

3.  I haven't ran over 3 miles in 3 weeks and Sunday I am running a half marathon.  This could be interesting.  I know I can do it but it might not be pretty.  At least I know I will get in a long run this week.

4.  I am finally going to get my hair done Saturday.  I am pretty sure I am going to cut it short again.  I am tired of having to flat iron my hair everyday, I want something I can just put some styling product on and go. 

5.  Tonight is going to be super busy.  I have to pick up some prescriptions, pick up my running packet, go to my parents house and get some food they made for me to take to the party at work tomorrow (I don't really cook) and get my B-12 shot.  Of course none of these things are even remotely close to each other.  I hope to be able to make it to the pharmacy at lunch so I will have one thing off my list.

6.  I still don't have a gift or an idea for a gift for Dennis.  He is just so hard to buy for.  Its so not fair because I am so easy to shop for.  I ask him what he wants and he tells me he doesn't need anything.  Well hell neither do I but I would LIKE to have an IPhone 5 or the new Kindle.  I am telling him not to get me anything since my tooth is going to cost over $3,000 when it is over with. 

7.  Ha, all I want for Christmas is my #13 premolar tooth.

8.  Looking forward to a short break from work.  I took off the three days after Christmas.  I really hope the President gives us Christmas Eve off.  Although unlikely with the state of things, it has happened before. 

9. I got into a discussion with Dennis last night about how fat I feel.  He told me I am not allowed to say that anymore.  So lets just say I feel unhealthy today.  I really need to start taking better care of myself.

10.  Side zip pants SUCK.  I found a pair that I bought over the summer at Ann Taylor Loft really cheap but put up because 1) they were a little tight and 2} they are winter weight.  I went to put them on this morning and they are a little big but I still managed to zip a nice little chunk of skin into the zipper!!  I have a little bruise there now.  But the pants are super cute.  Remember, it's not how you feel, it's how you look that really matters ;)

who took my mojo

So I am running a half marathon on Sunday.  Ask me how much I have ran since the last half marathon about 3 weeks ago....about 3 miles.  I am a slacker.  I know I will get through the run but not so sure how I will feel afterward.  I  am not even making a time goal, just going to run and hope for the best.  I doubt my friend runs it, she told me she didn't have the money and would have to bandit the run but I haven't heard from her since.  No big deal.  I see myself more of a solo distance runner anyway.  Yesterday I kept having to remind myself that the run is this week, not next.  oy.

I took off work yesterday to get some stuff done and fell like I got a lot accomplished.  I saw the oral surgeon and he said everything looks good.  I told him that I have a slight metal taste in my mouth and he said that is normal and I will get used to it.  Um, yea?  I thought he would tell me to come back in a couple of weeks and we would start the second step.  Nope, I don't go back until April!!  I won't get a tooth for probably 6 months!!  I have had family members who got implants and they literally pulled the teeth and set the implants that day.  I am not sure why this is different, although it does seem safer this way in my mind.  Oh, and I can eat whatever I want again so my weight should come up a little.

My work mojo has joined my exercise mojo in the beyond.  I have a lot to do but really just don't care.  I had my performance appraisal on Monday and as I expected it wasn't as good as last year.  I told my supervisor that I am perfectly away of how my performance has been lacking and there is nothing she can say that I wasn't already aware of.  She told me that she is aware that I have had family issues but she expects more out of me next year.  It was painless.  Probably no bonus this year but whatever.  I know I haven't been working at the lead level lately.  I went in knowing all of this was going to happen.  I do have to step up though and start doing better.  I don't want to be demoted back to a lower level, even though I have talked about it some this year just to get rid of some of my stress.  I don't want to make less money.

Speaking of family issues, my mom has chemo today and it is my sisters turn to go up there.  Well she is sick, running a fever, so I told her to skip it this time.  I called my mom and talked to her and asked her if she wanted me to come up at lunch and bring her something.  She said it wasn't necessary and that my dad can go get something.  My dad goes with her every time but he can't sit still and ends up pacing in the lobby instead of sitting back with her.  Since I only have like $8 to my name until payday tomorrow food options are greatly limited.  Anyway, it looks like I might be taking more time off work this afternoon to take her something to eat.  The cancer place isn't that far away but it is located on a medical corridor and the traffic is horrible, then there is the construction.  I usually take half a day off because by the time you get there you might as well stay until she is finished because it takes so long to get in and out. 
I got a massage yesterday from a guy who I swear had had softer hands than any woman I have ever been to.  I am the kind of person that like to feel like I have had a good work out when I leave a massage.  This guy, not so much.  He did do some stretches and made my ankle and knee feel better.  But I want my muscles to be sore the day after and I can't even tell that I had a massage.  Oh well, it was a groupon and you get what you pay for.  I went to a girl for years who I loved, actually had me almost jumping off the table with some of her IT band stuff but I felt so much better afterwards.  But she moved and I have yet to find a replacement.  Back to the Groupon and Living Social drawing board.

Alrighty then, I guess I better get on that work stuff....

Let me tell you about my Port

My port sticks out.  It kind of looks like a golf ball under my skin.  It isn't so bad when I am sitting down and the skin kind of covers it, but when I am standing up and especially when I am laying down, there it is. 

The surgeon said that he put a low profile port in but he was going to check and see if there was something else he could replace it with.  I am not sure I want to undergo all that, plus the expense of having to have it done would be totally cosmetic and I am not sure I want to spend the money for it.  I know I don't want to have to go under anesthesia for it.  I am probably strange (ok I know I am strange) because I can of take comfort in looking down and seeing that little buldge.  When I am nervous I kind of rub on it.  It is a good luck charm that has helped me reach a goal that I would have never reached if not for its help. I am just kind of worried that my mother will see it and freak out because she will think I have a tumor (she doesn't know about the surgery).  I try not to wear anything that would show my stomach when I go to my parents pool.  She is really bad about walking into the dressing room with me at stores so I am careful to turn away from her.  But what if I forget?

I understand that a lot of the problem is that I am down to 108, of course things are going to stick out more than normal. 

So, can you see your port?