Monday Motivation

Last post of 2012....wow!  Well 2012 has been full of blessings in the Fancy Nancy house but one major blessing has left me with major weight to lose.  Now I can choose to let this weight define me and hold me back like it has these past few months or I can choose to move on from where I am today and never see that number on the scale again!  I moving on folks...I'm leaving it behind!! 

What are you going to leave in 2012?

2012 in Pictures

My resolution this year was to enjoy every blessing....little did I know just how many blessings there would be this year!!!  Looking back over these pictures was motivating for me...proof that I was skinny once and will get this baby weight will be gone!! 

I started the year with a bang running with my BRF Jill in tutus!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!

Love, Team Fancy Nancy

We wish you a very happy holiday and a healthy 2013 full of goals achieved and prs set surrounded by the ones you love!!

Monday Motivation

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First thank you all so much for your encouragement and support!!!  It feels great to have so many cheerleaders in my corner!!  I think it is a result of being so busy this week, but laziness is taunting me lately when I wake up!  Not this week!  This week I'm punching that laziness in the face!!! 

How about you?  When laziness sneaks up what do you do?

Fitness Friday...The Long Road Back

So the long road back to 13.1 began this week and wow is it humbling!!  I have my eyes on a half in March and this week made me question if I'll ever get it back let alone run double that distance!!!  Yes my friends....I'm doubting....I'm frustrated...I'm discouraged.  There is nothing like running to both lift your spirits higher than you thought and take them lower than you thought...sometimes all in the same run!  I know I will one day get it back just like I did the last time....but for today I'm putting my pouty pants on! 
Here are some thoughts on my road back thus far...no I won't make them all whiny!

• Running with a double jogger is no joke...those kids are heavy!!  Then again I have forgotten to fill the tires all the way so that could help me out a bit!!
• My neighborhood must think I'm nuts!  I have been listening to the Another Mother Runner podcasts and my goodness they crack me up!!!  It feels like I'm just talking to my BRF and they are hilarious!!
• My whole body hurts....even my hair!  I have been running for weeks now but for some reason this week my body is fighting back.  I look like an old lady getting off the couch and going!
• Momma needs some shoes!  I think with the pounding in my shoes with the extra weight of the pregnancy, my shoes are left needing some help!  
• I will get there...and it will be great!  I know I will get there and I will look back on this time and laugh...yeah I probably won't laugh...I will remember the climb!  
• At the end of the day I am thankful...thankful to be in a place where I can challenge my body...to push it to new levels...to mold it...to strengthen it...and then come home and hug my family!  

Birthday Girl

Today my daughter...my mini me...my big girl is turning 4!

It is hard to think that when you looked like this...

you would become the big girl you are today!

You are a confident, independent, creative, smart young lady (even though you tell me you aren't a lady)!  It is hard to put into words just what being your mom means to me...the baby who made me a mom.  Each year I am in awe watching you develop into the person God has intended you to be.  I love you and LOVE being your mom and I'm going to hug and cuddle you each and every day even if you tell me to stop!

What About BOB? #Joggermom

As soon as I found out I was pregnant with #2, I began looking for a double jogger.  I actually told my sister we were pregnant that way!  Something along the lines of, "I need your help finding a good deal on a double jogger." "Oh yeah sure thing......wait do you NEED a double jogger?" Insert me smiling ear to ear!!  While we had a BOB already (it was handed down to us)

We LOVE our BOB!

I was uncertain what kind of jogger to get that would be best for the miles I run and the things I wanted to use it for.  That was when I read the Facebook post from Joggermom looking for running moms!  I have known about Joggermom for several years since I have run Kelly's Joggermom Marathon the past two Mays but I had never ordered anything from the site.

I contacted Kelly and told her what I was looking for.  After a few clarifying questions, she sent me several recommendations.  The website was so easy to navigate and I was able to find what I was looking for very quickly.

I was also happily surprised to get a great price AND free shipping on the jogger...amazing savings considering how much the UPS man had to struggle to drag the box up our driveway.  Kelly, the mastermind behind Joggermom.com, even emailed me to let me know about a delay in shipping.  It's those attention to details and customer service that I really appreciated!  She even put a note in one of my boxes to apologize again!!  Em and I tracked the package all day and were waiting at the door!

I immediately ripped the box open and took out our Bob Ironman Duallie!!  it was wicked easy to put together and it was ready to go in minutes!!  We waited until the next day to test out the new ride...bundled up and snacked up we headed out for a run around the neighborhood.

I admit that I have run for many years with a single jogger but this double is no joke!!  I will have to get used to the extra weight.  Em said she loved it and it was super comfy...two toddler thumbs up!

Aubrey on the other hand was completely unimpressed...or just so comfy she couldn't resist sleeping!

I honestly am in love and can't wait to use it more!!!   If you are on the market for a new stroller or baby gear, the website also has car seats, carriers, diaper bags, and other baby gear, check out Joggermom.com.  Kelly is amazingly helpful and the site is so easy to use!!  You can even start a registry! 
*I was given a discount on a stroller but the opinions are all me!*