Day 244: A great read. Thanks, Ju, for the recommendation!

Day 244: A great read. Thanks, Ju, for the recommendation!, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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Rarely do I let books make me cry on the subway...I couldn't help it with this one.

For anyone who has felt like a coke among rootbeers....who struggles with a part or parts of what they've been taught...read it. You are not alone! And you are wonderful just the way you are.

(I am not alone! I am wonderful just the way I am!)

Success yesterday.

But I'm still SO SLOW. 1.73 miles in 21:20. That's an average of 12:19/mile. Gross.

Granted it's not like I was trying to run like someone was chasing me....but still...I'm pretty sure I can also walk a mile that quickly.

Tomorrow will be 1.85 miles and Sunday is 2 miles. If on April 10, I'm almost 2/3 of the way there...I'm SO game for 3.1 miles on April 30th!! Still gonna try to get to 4 miles before the race so I'm like "3.1? Psh! Easy!"

And I'm hoping that once I've got the distance thing alright, the pace will get better. Right now I think I'm too scared to push myself to go faster for fear I'll tire out. Remember...LAUREN DOES NOT RUN. LAUREN HAS NEVER REALLY RAN. Lauren likes couches. Lauren likes sleeping. Lauren maybe dances for an hour but that's about the most cardio she'll do.

Ok, back to first person. There's this part of me that's literally ashamed to write my pace and stuff on this blog. But then I remember, hey, it's private, and if you guys make fun of me, I'll just not let you read anymore! (...actually, I'd probably still let you read...I'd just be like "hey, you jerk" or something to myself...)

But in reality, I mean, this is progress and I shouldn't be ashamed of progress, right?

RIGHT?!!

Thank you.

Tomorrow I'm babysitting for the first time in like 8 months. For 9 month old twins. This is something I do NOT have experience with. And they are crawling. And I'm slightly petrified. But I want that money, so I'm gonna suck it up and hope I love these kiddos. I do miss spending time with children. And it's only 4 hours, so hopefully I can handle it. But I am a little nervous. (It's also a first time mommy...and I feel like first time mommies - yes, I know like 3 of you reading this are first time mommies - can be a little overprotective. But, it also means they're detailed, which I like. The more direction you give me, the more comfortable I am. And the more comfortable the kiddos are cause it's the routine they're used to! But yeah, I'm nervous. Or I wouldn't be writing so much about it.

Anywho...unless it's an absolute disaster, I'll probably write about it. Otherwise I'll pretend it never happened.

Things I'm Currently Excited About:

Yoga

Puppies After the Groomer

Boston in 3 Days!

Mocha Light Frappuccinos

Diet Pepsi

Mail in my Mailbox (real mail, not email...psh)

Austin in less than 2 weeks

Pittsburgh in less than 3 weeks

The Beach in 1 month

Singing

Taking Pictures

A Haircut

Church

Clean Laundry

Packing a suitcase

Cafe Lalo

Writing

Netflix Instant Movies on Wii

Pancakes

The Possibility of Possibilities