Summer Blues

well i'm housesitting this week. and it's the closest thing i've had to a vacation this year. i love coming out to the country and just relaxing. reading books, watching movies, actually making time to cook good food.

grad school is finally almost over. i just submitted my paper today, a week early ( can you tell i'm ready to be done?). All I have left is a beast of a final exam that makes me nauseous just thinking about it. it's on of those where every question is multiple choice, but the answer choices look like this:

A. I and III only

B. II and III only

C. III and IV only

D. I, III, and IV

So yes. I want that to be over too.

My half class starts this week. I'm missing Sun and Tues because I'm housesitting. I'm okay with that. I am doing the building phase first, which starts out with 5 ish miles per run. It's just too hot and horrible to start at 7 and keep going. We'll meet up with the other group eventually, and we'll still all finish at 13.1. I am going to be in Martha's group again, and that makes me happy. She's a great person and fun to run with. Here is a pic of our group during our last running class:

I am the sweaty mess in blue, and Martha is in the red.

That's all I got. Nothing exciting, just trying to update since I haven't in a very long time.

4th week down

Yesterday I finished my 4th week of running. I am really enjoying it. Not in the "running is so fun and awesome that i really love it" way, but in the "i know i am getting healthier and getting outside more and trying something new" way. I am getting nervous about the upcoming weeks. This week was really hard for me. It was the first week I had to run for 3 minutes without stopping. I know, most of you are laughing right now, but 3 minutes is a lot for me- an out of shape lazy girl. Next week, I'm supposed to do run 3, walk 90 sec, run 5, walk 2.5 min. Twice. Nerve. I am also feeling like I am plateau-ing a little bit this week. It has been a month, and I've lost 7 lbs. I'm not sure what to do next. I am eating a healthy breakfast every morning (except this morning when I got Sonic), eating a reasonable lunch, and a reasonable dinner. It is harder when I don't make the food myself, but I still try when eating out to control my portions (thanks, Amanda for the suggestion/order). So I'm trying to figure out what else will help me get into shape. If you have any suggestions, please, let me have it!


Classes are going good. It is more manageable than I expected to take 2 classes at the same time. Granted, I'm still busy each night with an activity or with studying, but it's been much easier to handle than I was anticipating. Once my half semester class is over, it will really be smooth sailing. the TAKS test is in 4 weeks. I am getting the anxiety again. I know my students are going to do what they do, pass or fail, whether I stress or not. But I have dreams about the test. It's ridiculous.