90 Days of Activity

A while back a friend of mine started posting her daily activities on Facebook with the goal of doing something "active" every day for 90 days straight (Bel, if you're reading this please correct me if I'm wrong). At the time I think I was sick or on vacation or probably moving, so I didn't jump on the chance to join in on a fitness challenge like I usually do. Well, we're moved now and have been here for almost 2 months so I decided it was time to jump back on the exercising bandwagon. So yesterday I drug myself out of bed at 5:30 (AM) and went for a jog. Not just any jog though, the week 5 day 1 of my 10k training program jog. That's 68 minutes of heart-pounding sweatiness. Mind you, I haven't run since mid-June, and before that I'm thinking the last consistent running I did was back in March on a treadmill (because we were still in Wisconsin and the snow doesn't melt until June).

Let me tell you, coming back into wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We have been leading a fairly active life out here in California. We've been to the beach a dozen times, walked around Disneyland for hours on end, gone fishing, and cleaning or moving on down time. Plus, I've been cooking more since our new kitchen is so conducive to cooking (pictures to follow eventually). Cooking takes a lot of energy. Who knew?

At any rate, day one is done. Today is day two. I'll try to post weekly updates on my progress, but if I forget please do forgive me. :)

The stat's so far:

• Day 1: Couch to 10k day 1 of week 5
• Day 2: Physique 57 DVD

June Update

Well, things are finally starting to get settled down around here. Most of the boxes are unpacked and all that's left is mostly books or office supplies. We both started working which is providing structure to an otherwise structureless life. We spent most of June splitting our time between trekking back and forth from the beach or Disneyland and our house. Rough life, I know. :) But hey, soon residency will get really busy and I'll never see Spencer again (well, at least that often). I'll get busy with work and we'll have less and less time to run around doing fun things. So even though we've neglected the unpacking/organizing/cleaning in favor of running around and having fun for the past few months, I don't feel too bad about things. There will be time to clean and unpack later. Those things are nice, but not essential.

Speaking of updates, my new job is at Loma Linda University as the research coordinator for the Cardiothoracic Surgery department. I know I swore I'd never work for surgeons again, but the job is great for what I need right now and the people are great as well. The whole feel of the department is much more positive than the other surgery department I worked for and I'm really liking it so far. It's part time, about 15 minutes down the road, and it's nice to be working at the same place that Spencer is again. We can commute together! And have lunch! And...well, you get the picture.

Stay tuned for more to come!