tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post795064871029422748..comments2023-10-09T07:06:42.428-05:00Comments on Don't Stop Believing: Life Lately 8/28Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542500140821303783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-34328962508832560922012-08-29T08:44:06.393-05:002012-08-29T08:44:06.393-05:00Well, my dryer should be set for another decade no...Well, my dryer should be set for another decade now! It has a new belt and new drum wheels and my dad said everything else looks great.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing about BodyRock. That sounds like it would be perfect for me. I'm a total slacker about any sort of weights/cross training, but I can handle 12 minutes! I'm going to check it out!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542500140821303783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-37389665885863886222012-08-29T08:42:22.732-05:002012-08-29T08:42:22.732-05:00Someday when I get an iPhone, I plan on trying Cou...Someday when I get an iPhone, I plan on trying Couch to 5K! It would be helpful to have something telling me when to run and when to walk. :)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542500140821303783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-33844418716515326692012-08-29T08:41:37.804-05:002012-08-29T08:41:37.804-05:00Thanks for the prayers!Thanks for the prayers!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542500140821303783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-61507069724922472442012-08-29T06:15:48.081-05:002012-08-29T06:15:48.081-05:00Still sending those get well wishes into the unive...Still sending those get well wishes into the universe for your grandmother and brother. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear your dryer can be fixed! If one ever breaks...don't feel forced to buy a washer AND dryer just so they match. Just get what you need. I'm always amazed at how much laundry I have to do, I think my laundry propagates in the hamper. And then I think, I don't even have kids...holy moly...I can't imagine my laundry + kiddo laundry...that would literally be a mountain of laundry. Where does it come from? LOL.<br /><br />Girl, my progress always feels "slow and steady" compared to others too. But it just "feels" that way. Go back to your post about different people having different talents. You have areas in your life that you are naturally talented at...in those areas...any progress you make will appear at "warp speed" to others not so naturally gifted in that area. I don't know if it's really human nature to focus on the things we have to work so hard for, or if that is a byproduct of working in a corporate culture and how performance evals are typically done.<br /><br />You are right though...intervals are better for you. And my running improved drastically when I stopped running so much and added some cross training. That's right, my running got better when I started running LESS. If you care about speed, see if you can find some hills for those interval runs...hills are speed work in disguise. (I know, locating hills might be hard in the Memphis area.) But you know what? It's perfectly okay to NOT CARE about speed too. If you are interested in cross training at all, check out BodyRock. (Their You Tube channel is easier to follow than the website.) Lots of awesome full body workouts that can be fully modified depending on fitness level, don't require any equipment (they use it, but you can substitute or modify to just do body weight...and body weight is enough!), the workouts are only 12 minutes long and that is all you need (or if you are feeling super motivated, you can stack workouts together for a longer workout) and it's all FREE! I heart BodyRock. Just a warning though...some of the camera angles are risque (they are getting better with this) and some of the workouts are done in workout gear that resembles underwear (I don't totally understand this but it doesn't negate the exercise routines.)Milissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986484484324086968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-63140519398944403822012-08-28T12:50:37.384-05:002012-08-28T12:50:37.384-05:00Slow and steady is a good way to go. :) I am runni...Slow and steady is a good way to go. :) I am running my first 5k at the end of September, and even though I don't think I'll be able to actually run the entire thing, I'm going through one of those couch-to-5k programs and just being able to run at all feels great!<br /><br />And thank goodness for handy parents! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385523154268826980.post-61759712397997070762012-08-28T11:55:41.678-05:002012-08-28T11:55:41.678-05:00Prayers for your grandmother! Wonderful news abou...Prayers for your grandmother! Wonderful news about your brother's healing and your progress. Praise God!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617661053715127363noreply@blogger.com