Thursday, February 9, 2012

Three Things Thursday

Why yes it is Thursday again....sit tight for another edition of complete randomness!!!

Low expectations....This week I have been made aware of two things medically wrong with my body.  One much less serious than the other could be...and had me on the ultrasound table last night (and not to look at a cute baby profile).  I have been having random symptoms for about a year and last week finally went to the doctor.  She seems to think that I have a fibroid and sent me to have more tests.  I had one of those in the past that I had to have removed (I called it my C-section without the beautiful baby).  This got me thinking and almost laughing to myself...do I really have that low of an expectation of how my body should feel normally?  As a runner and almost life-long athlete, I have ignored many an injury and have pushed through when I was feeling off.  Have I just assumed that I will always feel off?  How about you?  Have you been diagnosed with something that was a surprise to you?  I guess I have to raise the bar just slightly!

Race fears....I have a race coming up next Saturday.  Yeah I haven't really talked about it much at all...ok not at all!  My reason is simple....It scares the ever mother-loving crap out of me!  Next Saturday I will take the ferry out of Wood's Hole and head over to Martha's Vineyard to run the Martha's Vineyard 20 miler. 

I have been training but there have been weeks that because of life I have had to miss long runs.  My longest has been 17 miles so physically I'm ready but mentally I'm shaking in my Sauconys!  My friend Jill always ropes me into these things and before I know it I'm mid race thinking, "Why did I sign up for this?".  But it's good for me....good to push through my comfort zone....good to erase the "bad" marathon memories that are holding me back.  You never know, I may just keep going an extra 6.2  (probably not though!).

Martha Stewart time....Call it the guilty working mom in me but I always try to be as creative as possible when it comes to gifts for Em's friends at daycare.  I've made hair clips for that past few holidays so this Valentine's Day I wanted something new.  This year I decided to make crayon heart.

My sister had done this before and then I saw it on I heart naptime, which by the way is an amazing blog to bring out all things crafty in you in addition to Jamielyn being so extremely sweet.  Yesterday we collected our broken crayons.  As a teacher in an urban school I save everything since a supply budget is unheard of!  We put them in heart molds and stuck them in the oven.  It was super easy and they came out really cute!  Check out the complete post here with 15 kid Valentine ideas!

13 comments:

  1. I haven't even diagnosed with anything yet -- but I do feel "off" / not normal most of the time. Sometimes I don't notice it I guess bc I have just alwas felt this way, but sometimes I think about it and wonder if something IS wrong and I shouldn't always feel so off. Hmm

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  2. i diagnose myself with 90 different diseases every time i get sick. the internet can be dangerous! lol hope you are feeling better though.

    you're going to do great at the 20 miler. don't stress! you got a great long run or two in the bank. trust your training.

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  3. i love that valentine idea...it's recycling and reusing!! :-)

    scary what we push aside and assume it's nothing. i know i do it, but we shouldn't take anything too lightly.

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  4. Love those crayon hearts, great idea! I like the new white background, too! Sorry about the diagnosis, although it's great to find out something is going on... and good luck on the 20 miler, I'd be nervous too, but I know you'll do great!

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  5. I love the crayon heart, so cute and sweet. You will do great on the 20-miler. I so agree about getting roped into things and then asking..why the heck am I doing this. Hey life is an adventure...

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  6. I'm glad you got checked out. A few years ago, I waited until I passed out in the shower to go to the doctor, diagnosis? Blood clots on my lungs. I agree with you about the low expectations of my body thing. Thanks for the reminder to pay attention.

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  7. Glad to hear you got checked out...I think most of us have been there-ignoring symptoms hoping they would "heal themselves" or that we could self heal...
    The crayon heart is adorable...God speed on the 20 miler!

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  8. Wow, good luck on the 20 miler! Are you doing this one in addition to the 12 half marathons? I love that crayon heart!

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  9. wow, what an awesome race that you have coming up!! you'll do great, no worries!

    love the crayon idea...i slacked this year and did lollipops and valentine's that my son picked out!

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  10. No one likes to hear bad news, so I think we ignore symptoms hoping they'll just go away. Good thing you didn't do that this time. The 20 miler sounds challenging, but fun. I bet you'll do awesome if you've already run 17. What's another 3? =)

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  11. I tried the crayons once and they all turned out gross colors! I wonder what I did wrong! They are so cute, I have to try it again. I'm sorry about your body, I hope that everything is ok. The 20 mile sounds awesome!!

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  12. This is so funny because my daughter came home from preschool with a crayon heart just like that. I thought it was so cute. Good luck on that 20 miler!!

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  13. You're going to ROCK the 20 miler. I'm so impressed. I cannot wait to hear all about it.

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