Turkey Lurkey

Hey everyone!

It's almost Thanksgiving!  Yay! I thought I'd write something today instead of tomorrow because tomorrow should be spend with family and friends.  So here it is- a list of things I am thankful for.

1. Mike
2. My family (all of them)
3.  My friends (because they are amazing)
4. The events of my past
5. What's coming in my future
6. My health
7. What my body can do
8. That I have jobs

Sometimes I feel like it gets hard to remember why life is good when we are bombarded with all of the bad that is going on in the world.  And no matter how big or how small that bad may be...it sucks and it can get us into a really dark place.  And we need to remember that things do get better, that life moves on, that we are steering our own boat even if we're not in charge of the current.

This is what I know to be true: The people who matter don't leave when things get tough and that there is a silver lining in every situation.  Is this a bit optimistic? Perhaps.  Does it help me get through the day to day crap? Always.

On a race note- I have booked my ticket and room! It's official! February is going to be here before I know it...so I'm just going to try to enjoy every single day. I hope you do the same.

Donate to my charity please? This is your pin-spiration calling :)

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone-please don't forget about my charity if you feel like spreading the good this holiday season :) 

Until next time, keep running strong!
Actress on the Run

Donate here:  http://connect.uwhealth.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=5700&fr_id=1072&pg=fund
Days until Princess 1/2 Marathon: 84 days

Practice makes perfect

Hey everyone!

So...today I realized why everyone says you need to run in your costume.

Here's the story: I was prepared to run in the cold today. Two sweaters, two pairs of socks, two pairs of leggings, and head gear.  Got my phone working, started my run prepared to knock out another three miles during my lunch break.  

What I didn't realize though was that the leggings I wore under my thick leggings made all of the leggings fall down...which meant that every two minutes or so I had to stop and pull up my leggings.  You know the gifs of strange dancing men? That was me, jumping up and down trying to keep my pants on as they slowly tried to show off my butt.  For my mental sake-I quit my run early.

While it's a funny story, it just goes to show that practice really does make perfect.

 

Your pin-spiration!

Funny story-hope you all have a great day!

Until next time, keep running strong!

Actress on the Run

Days until the Princess 1/2 marathon- 92 days
Donate to my charity here!-  http://connect.uwhealth.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=5700&fr_id=1072&pg=fund

Getting my groove back

Hey everyone!

It was a balmy 30 degrees today in Chicagoland and I actually went running!  But more on that in a moment...I need to ask you all something.

Can you help me say thank you?

Let me explain: I have decided that I am indeed running this race for a reason and I've decided that I am going to raise money for American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.  Why? Let me give you a brief explanation:

 3 years ago my dad and brother were in an accident; my brother was taken to this particular hospital and during our extended stay the staff was so kind, caring, knowledgeable, and made us feel like that my brother was the most important person there.  When he moved from ICU to another floor the great staffing continued through the whole floor.  They helped not only my brother but all of us and I want to say thank you-hence my raising money for them.  I'm aiming to raise $500 dollars, I'm hoping for more but honestly any amount of money raised will be amazing. You can check out and donate on my page at http://connect.uwhealth.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=5700&fr_id=1072&pg=fund If you want to know more about my reason-feel free to contact me. Also all donations are tax-deductible!

This is my brother...looks good right?

As for my run today- it was freezing and AWESOME!  I ran three miles in 34 minutes! That was my 5k pace!  And now I have no excuse for not running during lunch.  Also, Champion Power Core leggings are amazing.  They are so warm!  I'll go into more detail about winter gear when it becomes more of a thing.

Brisk and lovely :)

Shorter post but meaningful-please, please, PLEASE donate to my cause!  You're all amazing :)

Until next time, keep running strong!

Actress on the Run

Let me take a minute to yell at myself

Hey everyone,

Woof. It's been a LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG time since I have written. I wish I could say that I'm running into double digits and that my wedding is planned and that I'm in a new show and that life is just peachy so I didn't feel like writing.

...but let's be real...that isn't the truth....



Truth is I'm lacking something.  It's been such a weird feeling, knowing I need to be working out etc but just being meh about it.  I need to get wedding stuff done but I'm just letting things slide.  Auditions are happening but even prepping for that could be better.  I feel like I'm a bit stuck everyone and I'm not sure when it happened.

I have a training program for my race but it doesn't start until December (which is increasingly closer each day) but I should be running 5 miles a week so I don't die when it starts....but I'm lucky if I clock in 3 miles.  


WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

I know I can do it, I'm paying for it so I have too...I'm just unsettled about how uninspired I feel right now.  Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the season. Maybe it's me. 

Whatever it is...I hope it changes soon.


Sorry for the depressing post-just needed to vent.

Until next time, keep running strong!

Actress on the Run