Finish what I started ...yesterday!

So yesterday morning I have this plan, a plan that Murphy and I will walk to the mailboxes for the mail (which is about 1km). I knew it was cold but I bundled up, drop the kids off at the bus and continue to the mailboxes. Ya not so much, we got to the corner and Murphy started lifting his feet and whining ..HE'S COLD!! Ok I was cold too but I was like Murphy needs a walk I will suck it up!LOL!! Well if it's too cold for him then I guess it was too cold for me! So we waited until the afternoon when it warmed up and we walked around the acreage. This way the yorkies can walk with us because I'm not ready to walk all 3 dogs at once on leashes..lol!! So we did about 2km yesterday. So this morning I have the same plan. Drop the kids off at the bus and walk to the mailboxes. So off we go! It's a beautiful morning and not too cold, only about -8. So we get to the mailboxes and I decide that we will walk past the mailboxes for a bit and get the mail on the way back. YAY for us ... we walked 5.6km this morning. :-) It took alittle longer than I would have liked but Murphy is still learning to walk on a leash! My left arm is getting a good workout at the same time cause I'm constantly pulling him back to walk beside me ..lol! So it was a good morning. My feet are alittle sore, apparently I need to build the skin back up on them ... no more pedicures..lol!!! It's time to start the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred AGAIN!! Remember how well that went for me last time I tried it..lol!! I hope this time is better. :-) I'm posting a fundraising event on the Arth-Kickers fundraising page. Check it out! Enjoy the rest of the day !!

Snowy Walk

It's January so I shouldn't be surprised to wake up and see snow on the ground but it was soooo nice to be walking on the bare pavement in the sunshine. But it is what it is and IT IS January. So this morning I walked the kids to the bus and then Murphy and I did a 3km walk. I can honestly say that if I didn't have him I would avoided the snowy walk in my snow boats and opted for runners on the treadmill. I live on an acreage so we actually walked around the fence line 3 times(which is just over a KM for each lap). The first 2 times around it was just him and I and for the last one the 2 little yorkies joined us. It was fun. My legs are a bit tired from walking in the snow boats but more resistance?? right??? :-)

With all the snow that meant some shovelling was in order so that's how we spent the rest of our time outdoors do that. I'm pretty sure Murphy sitting on the shovel was a whole lot of resistance training for my arms as well..lol !!!

Yesterday was a great day too, we still had the sunshine and bare pavement so we did 3km yesterday as well. My daughter insisted Murphy was her show and tell so we walked over to the school to do that and then continued on with our "training walk". Before heading out on the walk, I was able to do 30 minutes on the treadclimber. That was a bit challenging and I can definietly feel my legs from that today.:-S It's been a great start to the week with the kids going back to school, getting back to old routines and starting my new routines.

Officially a Team of 5! :-)

Her registration is in and Toccoa Charles has joined the arthkickers. I will be adding her bio to the arthkickers.com website soon so you can read all about her. Toccoa and I were neighbors for 3 years in Calgary and their family was one of the reasons we were sad to leave the cul da sac. But it's all good, we still get to see them and now she's going to be a part of the team. She has gotten to know me and my health issues and it means alot that she wants to be a support and raise money for an amazing cause. Not only is she doing this to support me but she also has family members that have been diagnosed with arthritis. So welcome to the team Toccoa and it's going to be an adventure you won't forget. So the arthkickers is asking for your support as our team fundraising goal is $34,000. We definietly can't pull this off without your support and donations so please help us make a difference. :-)

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome 2012!! I can't believe I am saying that!!! I can't believe it's 10 months until the marathon. Christmas really makes you lose a couple of months that's for sure!!! But here we are ready to go!!! I am super excited about this journey and what lies ahead for this year. As I'm typing this I'm still in a bit of shock that's it's 2012..lol !!! Lots in store for 2012. Christmas was great, we had lots of company and lots of good food. (that part was bitter sweet..lol) We have a new addition to our family that joined us just before Christmas. His name is Murphy and he's bordercollie/aussie pup. He is officially my daily walking buddy. :-) He's high energy and needs like 2-3 walks a day, so that's awesome for me!! I have 2 little yorkies as well but they are only good for about 5km ..lol !!! So it will be Murphy and me for the big walks. I'm figuring him and I should be building our stamina at about the same pace..lol He's still a pup so he's tired after about 5k too ..lol !! But together we will gradually work up to the 42k :-) This is what he looks like after our 4km walk this morning..lol I'm not THAT bad..lol And trust me in a couple of hours HE will be ready for another 4km..lol (me? I guess we will see..lol)

We are going to be organizing some fundraising events in the next couple of months so stay tuned for those. We also have our bracelets we are selling, so we'd love to see you sporting one of those. :-) Don't forget you can also just make a donation to my fundraising page all donations big and small are greatly appreciated. I'm also in the process of getting our 5th team mate up and organized. Her fundraising page will be added soon as well. We are still looking for businesses that would like to donate and be featured on our team jerseys and have their links posted on our website, so if you or someone you know would like to be a part of our team that would be awesome !! Cheers to 2012 and thank you in advance for your support! :-)

Recovering

It's been a few days of recovering from some minor surgery. Hopefully with this surgery it will make getting meds/IV's and having blood collected easier. No more being poked a dozen times or having blood drawn from my leg. So I have another week before I am able to resume cardio workouts. Thankfully I am still able to walk the kids to and from the bus, alittle bit of exercise while I heal. I can't believe how fast Christmas is approaching up us. My kids counting down the days is stressing me out..lol !! I am no where near done my shopping and I'm dreading if I have to go to a mall this weekend!!! Our fundraising bracelets were shipped yesterday so I'm expecting them before Christmas...wooohooo!!! I am so excited about their arrival!!! So for those of you that pre-ordered I will contact you as soon as they arrive. They will make a great stocking stuffer and support a great cause! :-) They will be available from all the team members and a few supporters helping us out in the Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek, Calgary/Okotoks, Red Deer and Ft.McMurray! It looks like we have another team member and her registration is just being processed by the office. So we will have her bio and fundraising page up on the website before too long. It's a busy time of year and she has 4 kids so I will have to keep you in suspense for a bit longer. :-) So we have a team of 5 and $34,000 to fundraise. It would be really cool to have an even number and have a team of 6...anybody??? Tammy my fave cuz are you in..lol!!! :-P

YAY!!! She's on the team!!

Well it's official, Heather Skupinska is registered and ready to go. I am super excited that she has joined the arth-kickers. Heather and I did Athens last year and were room mates. Lots of memories from that trip. You can read Heather's bio on our website. www.arthkickers.com Our team is growing that is exciting. Our coordinator emailed me to today and said the arth-kickers are popular that means people are looking at our website. :-) I can't believe its really only 10 months away ... eeekkk! Our team has $30,000 to raise and we need your help. Even if it's just $5.00 or $10.00 it is all appreciated! :-)

Visit the Website

Please visit our website www.arthkickers.com to read my post from today. Some exciting news. I am going to keep this blog for now but most of my posting will be on the website blog, so please check us out over there where you can see what everyone on the team is upto. We just announced a fundraiser on the website and we have a new team member that we will be announcing shortly. I am so excited about the website and I hope you continue to follow my journey over there!! :-)