I registered for a 10K yesterday. Unironically. Although I'm not sure why I just wrote that since I've never known a single person to register for a race ironically.
Or, come to think of it, to spend any money whatsoever ironically.
Registering for a 10K is just something I've never done before or ever thought I'd be ready to do before this year. After I hit "register," I thought: huh, maybe I didn't think this through because I'm ... pretty terrified. Excited, sure, but mostly terrified.
I started training last night. I have four months to finish an 8-week program, which -- if I'm applying my first-grade math correctly -- is plenty of time. That doesn't stop me from wondering how in the hell I'm going to run SIX STRAIGHT MILES (plus a little more). My goal isn't to finish. My goal is to run the entire time, even if my pace is more molasses-like jogging than running. At least it won't be walking. I don't need to pay to prove I'm capable of walking six miles.
I'm also seriously considering signing up for a bootcamp class through our local rec this summer. It's on my to-do list for the year, and I think I'm ready. I wanted to get some of the weight off first, so I wouldn't be too discouraged in class. But. Well. The class is at 5 a.m. You're probably puzzled by that time. Let me clarify: that a.m. means morning and that 5 means just a handful of hours after midnight, when I usually go to sleep. I'll be working out when it's practically still night.
Working out in the middle of the night by choice sounds like the worst idea I've ever had. (And just this past weekend I had the idea to get up in front of a bar full of people and sing karaoke.)
I can't help but think, though, that finishing something so seemingly challenging might feel fantastic.
We'll see.
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I've also had this nagging thought lately about starting a food blog. That's insane, I know it is, as I don't think the universe is going to give me a few extra hours to cram into my day. And without those extra hours, I'm pretty tapped out of free time.
It's just, I really enjoy finding new recipes, new ingredients and new techniques and products. I enjoy my time in the kitchen and would love to have a place where I track everything I'm making/baking/ruining. I'd also love to have one place where I keep record of all the fun restaurants I'm trying and what I've tried there.
It's doing what so many projects and ideas and grand plans do to me: whisper in my ear until I totally forget about them or turn them into reality.
Again, we'll see.
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Did you know I run a style website? You probably did because I very rarely shut up about it (I'm proud of it, and I think being proud of something is totally okay). Well, if you're interested, we've launched a Facebook page for Style Lush. Go check it out (it's actually really awesome, with links to fantastic things all across the internet, not just from our site).
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Finally, it terms of my Real Marriages series, is there a question you have or a topic you'd like to see explored? I'm reaching out to a few people for guest posts, and I think knowing your thoughts on this will help me schedule well.