Surviving on a Treadmill

This morning I was supposed to be at Gails by 6am, 

But the Biggest Little NY Giants Fan was still sleeping, 

So I snuck downstairs to run on my treadmill instead…

my view:

Treadmill running is the worst. 

Its very boring, and so ‘mental’ for me.

I use a towel or magazine to cover the time & distance, 

which really is just annoying since I have to move them when I watch how far or how long Ive run for…

But its super convenient. Its in my house, 

and I can use it when the baby is still sleeping…

I dont. But I could.

Its also very good for keeping a steady pace, 

unlike running outside.

el diablo.

I ran/walked on a 4.0 – 6.0 incline for 2 miles.

NOT FUN!

I hung outside for a few minutes to let the dog out, and

NBD my sweaty head is steaming. Also, maybe its the same hoodie that I wore all day yesterday then passed out in last night. But maybe its not. but we all know it is.

What helps me ‘cope’ with treadmill running is:

variety. sometimes, I dont feel like running the same distance / same speed for 45 minutes.

So, Ill do what I did today. Walk a few minutes at a really hard incline. Then lower the incline and run a few minutes. Repeat a million times, or until 30 minutes pass, and be done. #slacker.

Sometimes I prefer to try to zone out and watch TV, and other times I focus and ROCK OUT with an asskicking playlist:

So, I have a treadmill in my own house, but most days I prefer to drive to Gails and run when she is running. (she has 2 treadmills) For some reason, it makes it go a lot quicker…

For real advice thats not so dumb go here or here or talk to a wall. They would all know better…

CHECK!

For a girl whose profession is a STAY AT HOME momma,

I rarely do any staying at home….

For a day whose purpose is to rest, 

I barely did any resting…

Sunday basically went like this:

Run. 

@ 7:00 am.

( OUTSIDE, in the sunshine, remember that stuff? and the fresh air, so cold and crisp!)

With Gail.

6 miles.

Check.

Get Dunkin Donuts ASAP.

Check.

Go home.

Shower in record time.

Check. 

Pick up Gm & Gail

Check.

Go to Target, conjure up a way to spend money on things  i  we “need”

Check.

Go here Because its half price on Sundays!

Check.

Hang out with my Poppa K.

Check.

Speed over to Troll Bead style Jewelry Party.

Check.

Be a good little American, and INDULGE. 

then eat more. 

*what is it about Spinach Artichoke Dip that is so delicious? 

Check.

Ask Host to ‘TRY’ Sangria. 

Have a Huge SOLO Cup  <- link is for you GM. filled to brim.

Drink to bottom. Eat alcohol laden fruit.

Check.

Repeat.

Check.

Remember how I break and ruin all things sparkly so buy a bracelet for a friend…

Check.

this is yellow and blue, not made out of mini light bulbs.

Leave party.

Order 36 inches of Sub from local deli.

Pick up.

Check.

Eat. my. face. off.

Check.

This was the BEST veggie Sub I’ve ever had!

Swiss cheese, lettuce, spinach, pickles, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeños,  & tomatoes

Eat it all up.

Check.

FINALLY. Day of Rest. 

Start Resting.

With my family… 

I’m sort of OBSESSED with them.

CHECK. CHECK. CHECK.

Thats right.

We LOVE us some NY GIANTS. aka XLVI WINNERS!!!!

#TEAM_ELITE!

PASS THE HECK OUT.

Check.

keeping up with the KOLBashians

Every morning I am grateful that 

I dont have to get dressed for an important meeting…

I am grateful that 

I can wear my snuggie all day long if I want (I want.)

I am grateful to do as I please

I am grateful to

 not drop the baby off at daycare for 40 hours a week

I am grateful to wake up at THREE AM with Ryan and make him breakfast, 

THEN go back to sleep

I am grateful to be so lucky, so blessed…

The PRINCESS is grateful that I can keep up with her social life…

This girl has some FRIENDS… let me tell you…

Lila the unicorn, Tomi, Carter, Cira, Madelynn, PRINCESS, Rae Not pictured: Shyloh, Ella, Angelina, Remy & Micah.

Today was no different, 

She demanded some park time with her friend Madelynn…

little red wagon time.

Designated Driver

Madelynn & (expecting) Momma I mean, if I had a ‘real’ job I would have to quit… Who would drive her to her daily play dates? In little Ryanns world… Last thursday we went to a Pirate birthday party The following day we celebrated a 1 year old and 3 year old birthday and Saturday she spent all day with her closest friends for her own birthday… Party Hardy just like mom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sHm

BURNING!

The theme of my day today is BURNING!

But first… 

This is what pretty much every day looks like for Ryan after work…

fortunately, tonight was not one of those nights…. 

I mean, who doesn’t come straight home for Taco night !?!

I made myself a Taco Salad… 

Lettuce, HOT Salsa, Black Beans, Corn, Jalapeños, Tomatoes, 1/2 green bell pepper, HOT sauce,  Cheese and a few tortilla chips on the side…hence the BURN. definitely felt tasted the burn.

More burning ensued with this workout.

I seriously struggled the entire time. The good thing about this workout is you don’t need any equipment and it doesn’t take long…

*high intensity interval training*

WOWZA. My glutes and hamstrings are sore already! 

Well, thats it. 

my MOUTH and Legs are burning.

weird. Sounds like a fun night in Vegas.

Have a good night my friends.

sHm

one is fun

We had a little last minute birthday get together for the Princess yesterday at Grandmas & Grandpas…

Ryann Lynn is obsessed with Toy Story, so that the was theme.  She calls all the characters ‘BUUUZ’

alien chocolate covered oreos

To all of our friends who came out the celebrate, Thank You so much!

What a great time!!!

had the cake and ate it too

Please refer back to HERE first!


Sooo if 6 months ago RyannLynn was 6 months
then that means (yesterday) she is ONE!!!
yes i seriously did that. im bad at math


I cannot believe I have a ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!?! 

So Tuesday night we celebrated her birthday with Ryans parents, sister, and our friends…

Then last night we RE-celebrated her real birthday, with an awesome homemade meal and family time. She even baked her own cupcakes! 

To be honest, too honest, yesterday was hard for me.

It was one of those overly sensitive days. A remotely sad song played on the radio, tears. 

Ryan didnt answer the phone right away, waterworks… I take care of days like that with-

and a few glasses of Birthday Wine!

This has been the craziest, fastest, stressful, most important year of my life…

I mean, Ive been a mom now for THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX DAYS!

I SURVIVED! but barely

My goal for this next year is to just enjoy every moment…

I often find myself thinking of the first few weeks of her life, I was so scared to give her bathes…

and I used to say to myself: I cant wait til she can sit up by herself, then I wont be nervous. 

And numerous other milestones I always looked forward to… now that she has reached them, in the blink of an eye, I need to try to stay HERE. This is what she is doing today, this is what we are doing in this exact moment… For instance, she is currently banging the dog food bowls against the kitchen cabinets. and the dog is barking, and I have a headache.    🙂

in.  this.  very.  moment…

…im going to join the crazy.

positive!

Confessions of a  beyond  slow runner:

I woke up this morning to make Ryan breakfast and pack him lunch. Then I sat in front of the computer like a zombie until it was time to run. 

I ran 1 mile at my house then headed over to Gails and ran 3 more…

 it could be cheating. 4 miles is still 4 miles though… right?

Mile 1 @ home = 10:00min/mi

Mile 2:

Mile 3:

Mile 4: too stupid and sweaty to take a picture

10:15 min/mi 

Nothing like some good ol’ POSITIVE splits…

and an unnecessarily close – obsessively sweaty shot of me.

Would your monday be the same without it?

 Have a great day!

– sHm –

yes broccoli no mushroom PLEASE!

I love the weekends!

Everyday is a weekend for me, but I love the weekends because everyone else is off!

This morning:

I put my 4WD on, and ventured out…

We only received about 5″ of snow…

really no amount would be enough to keep this stir-crazy hot mess at home…

I worked on a few things to prepare for the babies FIRST BIRTHDAY this week!

Time  F L E W by, or was it just us?

For Sunday Dinner we had an early bird special at this restaurant

It was a nice change, but the baby didn’t love a three foot high fire volcano.

TOO BAD

It was hibachi style and I got the vegetarian, obvs.

ya’ KNOW I cleaned my plate!

After dinner Ryan, the Princess & I stopped by a friends to watch the first half of the GIANTS game!

We are in bed now- rooting for my GMEN!  Have a good night!!

 – sHm –

where in the world…

sHm runs on DD

(cinnamon swirl)

This week Ive been ‘working’ 

Basically, doing what I do anyway,

nothing, because  e v e r y o n e is sick!

The PRINCESS is practicing her lack there of walking…

But really, all she did was master opening my iPhone and taking awesome pictures of herself: 

belly shot:

A crappy recap of last weekend…

Ryan & I went to a surprise 25th birthday party for a friend of ours!

Happy Birthday Welch!

Im an adult, i swear.

 Sunday we watched the GIANTS kill it in the playoffs!

I have another birthday bash to attend tonight, 

Happy Birthday Lisa Marie!

And a HALF MARATHON TO RUN SATURDAY! YIKES!

See ya!

i love me some DMB

I am so blessed and have so many things to be grateful for;

I just don’t always remember. 

Tonight Ryan & I celebrated.

We celebrated each other: 

we’ve been each others family since 2005.

 and our new family addition we ‘established’ in January of 2011.

We celebrated for the great group of friends that we’ve had since elementary school, and we celebrated some news we were given tonight; which I will be doing a post on shortly.

*so stay tuned!*

Really, I will find anything and everything to celebrate.

and thats the best way I know how:

a chilled bottle of Asti Spumante.

“Celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain” -dmb

What better meal then homemade pizza and champagne? 

I can’t think of a one.

Also, I secretly celebrated that the baby still thinks Im hilarious. Pretending to smell her feet = 10 seconds of pure baby laughter. Every.Single.Time.

Good night.

Celebrate Something or Someone!