I'm finally back to the Friday Five linkup. I've missed a couple of weeks. Things got a little busy with #2 on the list below, so I think it was acceptable. I'm jumping back in this week on a Free Friday, where you can write about anything you want to. I thought I'd use this one to provide an update on a previous Friday Five, when I wrote about "This Summer I Will...". This week's topic is
This Summer I Will ... UPDATED
1... see my daughter earn her first "ornament"
On 4th of July, my daughter ran her first race. She also earned her first bling. I'm so proud of her. She did a great job. I just now realized I never wrote a proper write up on it, so I may have to rectify that at some point. For now, you can check out my Five Fitness Snapshots to see her in her cute tutu and bib.
2... have a 4th member added to our family
On July 18th, our family grew by one. Our wonderful son Timothy was born. He's an amazing little man. While we had some up and down moments the first week and a half, everyone is doing well now. I'm slowly remembering all the things I learned the first time around. You can see the cute little man on My Newest Reason to Run.3... run on much less sleep
On August 14th (yesterday) I finally got back out on the pavement. I've been functioning pretty well on the broken, small amounts of sleep. It's nothing a #bowlofcoffee can't fix. I hadn't gotten out and run at all the first 3 weeks, but broke that streak yesterday with a run after work. I need to keep getting out more, but it's a start.4... buy a jogger stroller
On June 25th (I'm liking this pattern of putting dates to things) our Graco jogging stroller arrived. We purchased the Graco FastAction Fold Jogger Click Connect Stroller
. You can take a look at it before our first run on twitter. And with breaking the streak on #3, I did so running with my daughter in our jogging stroller. After a couple more runs, I plan to post a full review of it. Initial opinions are very positive. And when I say "very positive" I mean "I love it." This may be evident in my tweets with @restlessrunner on the subject.
. You can take a look at it before our first run on twitter. And with breaking the streak on #3, I did so running with my daughter in our jogging stroller. After a couple more runs, I plan to post a full review of it. Initial opinions are very positive. And when I say "very positive" I mean "I love it." This may be evident in my tweets with @restlessrunner on the subject.5... lose 20 pounds
On August 6th I joined a Dietbet to get my weight loss going. I had be doing alright, but then reverted just before Tim was born and thereafter put on pounds. I figured throwing down some money on a set goal of 4% in 4 weeks would help give me the kick in the pants I need. Hard deadlines often do help us procrastinators. My goal weight will get me down 10 lbs from where I started but still leave me about 14 to my first goal weight I have in mind. I will still have work to do, but I hope this will get the ball rolling back on the healthy track.
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RTGWS - 5 Ways to Reclaim Your Mojo
Sounds like you've had a great, busy summer - hard to believe it's winding down, isn't it? Congrats on your new family member and to your daughter on her "hardware" :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. It sure has flown by. Even just the past couple weeks. I feel like we just brought him home and yet he's already almost 1 month old.
DeleteWhat an incredibly busy summer you've had! Congrats on being a daddy (again!).
ReplyDeleteThanks. It has been pretty busy. I'm ready for whatever holiday will come up next to have a day to breathe, haha.
DeleteCongrats again on #2. It does take some getting used to for sure. Great that you are back out there again. Enjoy this time it goes by so fast
ReplyDeleteThanks. We've gotten adjusted pretty well. Starting to get in a groove, though still not quite juggling it all perfectly (as the sink of dishes will tell you at my house).
DeleteCongrats on the addition! Little ones are so exhausting and so wonderful all at the same time. Great job getting back out on the pavement!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a good exhausted. Much like it was a good tired after getting out on a run again.
DeleteSo many exciting things in your summer! Congrats on the new addition to your family :) And way to go on getting out there with a run and your daughter. I'm sure she must love the extra time with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks. She did really enjoy it. About a quarter mile from home she started asking to get out, so not too shabby.
DeleteThanks for sharing the giveaway, John, and great Friday Five post! Congrats on little Timothy, and in getting rid of that "baby" weight - ha! :) Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteYeah, just about anything I can tack "sympathy" onto, so it was "sympathy baby weight".
Deletecongrats on baby #2 - how exciting! and some great goals -- welcome back to the linkup and back to running :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Glad to be back on the Friday Five linkup. I enjoy it.
DeleteCongrats on your second child! I can't imagine how hard it is to squeeze in runs while having a new baby, plus work and other obligations. Good for you for getting back out there, and good luck with your goals! Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's not always easy, but working on it. Getting up for my normal early runs hasn't worked, so the run with my daughter after work was good.
DeleteCongrats on your new addition! That is so exciting. Yeah, running on much less sleep is different but your body gets you through. Good luck with the DietBet - the first one I did was great motivation, so was the second but it was harder the second time!
ReplyDeleteThanks. That's my hope. I need to be on it a little more I think for the motivation from the people there, more than just the money motivation, haha.
DeleteHow exciting! A new addition to the family. Congrats to your daughter for earning her first bling!
ReplyDeleteThanks. She still puts it on and wears it around on occasion.
DeleteYou are doing much better on your summer list than I am! Congrats to your daughter, and congrats on the new edition!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've made some progress, but some did have hard deadlines that were easy to meet. But I'll still take it.
DeleteWelcome back to bloggy world - looking forward to more funny posts! You've had a BUSY summer!
ReplyDeleteGlad to be back. I have a good number of posts in partial state. Time to start putting the finishing touches on something.
Deleteoh wow - congratulations!!! I'd say that's a good reason to be away for awhile :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yeah, he's kept me busy. Trying to balance all the pieces out. Getting better at it.
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