Health and Fitness Friday : July goals and another 5k done!

It Friday!!

Which means one thing.

Fitness

It's nearly the end of June. WHAT!! Where did that month go. I thought I had more time to try complete my goals for this month. I didn't run 30 miles. Not even close. I did get about half ways though. I managed to work out most days and my sugar intake was way down than it has been in the past. I not only signed up for another race but I completed it. And it kind of acted like a practice 10k too.
 I'm keeping the same goals for next month and I should get closer to the 30 mile mark now that school is out. My plan is to run in the mornings while everyone is in bed. Lets hope I have to will power to pull myself out of the bed. I love my bed!!!

July Goals

1. Run at least 30 miles

2. Workout 5 days a week.

3. Keep my sugar intake down

4. Sign up for another race.

5. Run a practice 10k

The 5k that I ran last Sunday went great. It turned out to be a 6k race. My sister and brother did it with me. They both rocked it.  It was their first race ever. My brother ran it like it was a piece of cake. He did the 6k in about 42 minutes. My sister and I did it a little slower. She did amazing. She ran the most of it but we walked when we had to. We did it in 47.52. I was happy with myself too. It felt easy. It felt natural. I was going at a slower pace but it was one of my favourite races yet.

I'm so proud of them for finishing. My brother has even sighed up to run the 10k with me in July.

Crappy picture but this is me and my sister crossing the finish line.

Health

My meals have been pretty good again this week. I'm trying to cut down on anything with gluten and it's harder that I thought. It's in everything. I'm going to do a bit more research this coming week and see if I can come up with some nice recipes.

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Last Day of School!!

This is the smiling face of the a little girl who is finished Junior Infants. No school for a whole 2 months. She is now officially a Senior Infants student. She was so excited for today. 

She has grown so much since last september. She is able to read and write and knows how to add numbers. She got on well this year and I really hope that it's this easy for many years to come.

The other thing that she was excited about was giving her Teacher her end of year gift. She had a amazing Teacher this year. It makes such a huge difference if they like their Teacher. 

I got this cute printable off The Polka Dot Posie. This woman has a world of printables for every occasion.

The found the print online. I just searched for teacher gifts and this popped up.

Turned out good. Don't ya think?

What did you get your child's Teacher? Do you do gifts or just say thanks with a card?

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10 Things I Live For : 52 weeks of Blogging with a Purpose

I'm linking up with Becky over at From Mrs to Mama for 52 weeks of blogging with a purpose.

What do I live for??

I have been thinking about this for the last week. What do I live for. It took awhile to figure what the answers were. I mean I live for so much.. My Family, Husband, chocolate (ha!) But seriously it a tough one when you have to think about it.

Anyway, this is what I live for.

Mr.E (Hubs)

I love this man more than he knows. I would not be the wife I am today or the mother I am today with out him. He is my everything. Even if I want to strangle him on occasion. 

My Kids

These two little monster are the reason I get up in the morning. The reason I stay up past midnight making a birthday cakes. The reason I have grey hairs at 28. They are the reason I keep going. they are my reason for living.

Family

The older I get the more I realize that I don't know what I'd do with out them. The help more than they know. They make me laugh. And even though we fight and argue over an egg roll (long story) we always forgive and forget. They will always be in my life. Just don't go and tell them. Ha!

Running

This is the newest thing that I just could not live without. I never liked distance running when I was younger. I was a sprinter. But the I've come to love it. It's my thinking time, my forgetting time, my Me time. It's helping me get to where I need to be health wise. 

Making Memories

I live for making memories. Going to new places with my little family. Seeing things for the first time. Seeing their faces when we do something new. Being told I'm the best Mom just because we went to the park. It's these memories that I will cherish when I'm older.

Laughter

 There is an old Irish proverb that says " There is nothing a good laugh and a long sleep won't fix". I truly believe laughter is often the best medicine. That feeling I get when my side are sore from laughing and I have tear in my eyes. That really is the best feeling.

Horses

These amazing animals are my first love and always will be. My horse is my best friend. I trust him completely. I put my life in his hands when we go riding. Horse riding is my was of escaping. Galloping across a beach is the most amazing and freeing thing I have ever done.

Taking Pictures

I am that person that always has a camera. That one person that will take a picture of everything. And I mean everything. From taking pictures of horses, which is my favourite thing to do, right down to my daughters first time peeing on the potty. Such a proud moment for her and I have that captured. I wish I could capture every moment my eyes see and put them on my laptop forever. So I will never forget.

Writing/Blogging

I never thought I would be saying this. the girl that did do well in English at school. The girl who hated reading books. But I would be lost with out my little blog. I know it's not huge and I don't have 100's of readers but it's mine. I can say what I want. Write what I want. It's for me. Just me.

Cooking/Food

I love food. All kinds of food. I love cooking food. I love preparing a big feast at Christmas and seeing everyone tucking in. I love the feeling of accomplishment. I made that. I made those people happy, full, content. It's not just about cooking. It's about being creative. I'd be lost without food.

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Health and Fitness Friday : I'm Injured and Clean Eating

It's Friday peeps!! Wooo!

Fitness

Don't let the title fool you. I'm not injured in any bad way. I did something to my wrist last Friday. I'm not sure how I hurt it but I couldn't even lift a carton of milk. I tried to do my workout on Saturday but I couldn't do any push-ups or even lift the weights. So no 30 day shred all weekend for me. Boo! I heading to the doctor today to make sure I've not done ant major damage.

I did get a 5k walk in with my little girl on Sunday so I don't feel like a total fatty. We didn't break any records but it was a fun day out. I did my 30 day abs Sunday too.

I have a 5k run this Sunday. It's a charity one and it's on the railway track that I trained on for my first 5k. I'm doing this with my brother and sister. They have caught the running bug from me. That makes me so happy. Someone who I can go running with. This will be their first 5k run. I'm not doing this 5k for time. I'm doing it for them. With them. I have promised I'll stay with them and not leave them in my dust {like I ever could, I don't go fast enough to make dust} but It should be fun.

Workouts this week

Saturday : Rest

Sunday : 5k walk + abs

Monday : Rest

Tuesday : 30 day shred

Wednesday : Rest

Thursday : 30 day abs

Friday (today) : ???

There is way to many rest days on that list and It bugs me that I got no runs in. I need to get a system going. I need to find a way to work it around my kids. And I think the only way to get a run in is to get up early and hit the road when everyone else is in bed.

Health

Didn't do too good this week. Dinners were good. But my snacking. OH MY GOD!! Everything and anything I could get my hands on, I ate. Not good!! I'm putting it down to not have worked out much. When I work out every day. I don't seem to want to snack as much and when I do snack,  I snack healthier. It's all connected.

 The other thing I've been looking into is clean eating/ Paleo diet. It seem to be very cut back clean eating which would be good for me. But I'm not sure if I could go all in. I found a great site Paleo Cupboard and the recipes on her Pinterest boards all look amazing. I might try a few this week and see how they go.

Happy Friday !

Have a great weekend.

Blog Makeover and some Freebie Finds

Have you had a look around her lately??

Looks good, right?

Well let me tell you all about it. 

One of my 30 things before 30 was to update the blog and give it a makeover. Now, I was meant to do it by myself but I'm just not that talented. I'm good, just not that good. Ha!

Any way, the blog template came from two very talented sisters over at Loving Life Designs. The template was a freebie from there website and I just love it. It was so easy to download and install. Everything was done for me but I was able to adjust the design to suit me. I made the about me word-art and photo thing. See how I know all the technical terms. Ha! I think it has turned out just fab. 

These ladies also have a lot more freebies like Christmas card , invitation, and poster printable and lots of more blog templates.

How adorable are these!?

Isn't their stuff amazing?

The other freebie I stumbled across is fontsquirrel.com. This site is also amazing. It has a tonne of free font downloads. They are easy to download and install and the fonts are so pretty. I used Dancing script on my blog header. 

I hope you enjoy my freebie finds and enjoy the blogs new look.

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