long day?

It's possible that I've gone insane.  Someone named Erica just called me at work and I answered the phone by saying, "This is Erica, how can I help you?" ..... After a fairly smooth recovery from that awkward beginning, I ended the conversation by saying "Well, goodnight!" ....It's 3pm. 

Considering grabbing an afternoon coffee...

love and "that 2:30 feeling,"
AB

it's almost friday...

I heard this song on the promo for TLC's new show "Breaking Amish" (obviously have the season set to record), and I LOVE IT!  Hope it helps you carry on until Friday.

love and fun,
AB

photographic evidence

I owe you an apology.  Because I do some really cool things in my free time, and then as soon as they're over I'm like "BLOODY HELL!  I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE (THAT MOVES!)!!"  Oh I didn't tell you guys that I'm a British teenage wizard?  I'll update my about me. 

I just get caught up in what I'm actually doing and forget to take a picture (wait, is this really a problem?).  Sorry for being too in the moment?  I just want to provide myself and my blog some nice picture reminders of my mini-adventures!

For now, I'll leave you with some close ups of some art projects I'm working on.  Maybe later there will be evidence that I have friends that are not shirts or canvases.

love and instagrams,
AB

10k training

The only way that I can motivate myself to stay in shape is to register myself for races so far in advance that they don't seem intimidating.  It's like this horrible prank that I keep playing on myself, but it's really effective.  Once I'm registered I know that I have to train, and I don't mind working out (as much) because I'm preparing for a goal.  Normally I just register for 5k races, but after finishing my last 5k in July, I realized I had more in the tank.  So before I could think too much about it, I registered myself for a 10k in September.  And now it's September.  I wanted to blog about my training a little bit!  If you are an avid runner you should probably avert your eyes.  Honestly I wouldn't blame anyone for skipping these posts because they're more for accountability, and how entertaining can I really make exercise? Like I said before, I basically have to trick myself into working out.

I've been running 6 miles when I feel motivated enough, but normally I hover around 3 or 4 a few times a week.  When I don't run, I use the elliptical for about an hour, and I try to mix things up with fitness classes like kickboxing (thank you Groupon). 

I have about 3 weeks left until my 10k so I'm trying to get a little more serious about my training schedule. Here's a general idea of what it's going to look like until race day:

Mondays: cross training for 45 minutes
Tuesdays: 5-7 mile runs
Wednesdays: cross training and weights
Thursdays: 3-5 mile runs
Fridays: cross training for 45-60 minutes
Saturdays: 5-7 mile runs
Sundays: rest

Sometimes things might get switched up depending on my schedule, but I think any kind of post about this will keep me a little more accountable to my training.  My goal is to run the 10k in less than an hour, so I definitely have some work to do!  If you don't hear from me again it's because I slipped off a treadmill and was flung into that awkward open/close leg weight machine.

love and shin splints (just kidding...hopefully)
AB