tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51061560848836511412024-02-18T20:21:28.921-08:00Running My LifeShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-10301751752153469632010-04-28T12:57:00.000-07:002010-04-28T13:01:05.536-07:00New DigsI know I have been a very bad blogger the past year or so, and not very interesting.I'm trying to revamp myself and as part of my transformation I have move here: Mrs. Busy Girl. Hope you come see me!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-37928499552961050102010-02-02T20:09:00.000-08:002010-02-02T20:14:17.238-08:00OK, I'm a little irritated with Biggest Loser right now...if someone has surgery IT IS NOT Healthy for them to be walking 13 miles one day post op!...I actually have no clue how she does at weigh in yet and she is not my fav, but COME ON! Give her a fricking BYE week - she had 8 friggin pounds of salt water pumped into her. Disappointed.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-53090631425668971272010-01-26T10:53:00.000-08:002010-01-26T11:48:59.049-08:00BodyBuggBecause you can never have too many gadgets to keep you on task with your fitness, my husband kindly purchased me a BodyBugg for my birthday (as seen on Biggest Loser). The armband itself is pretty cool and it can be a total boost to keep you on track for getting in your activity for the day...or a total downer if you have been sitting on your ass all day. It is suppose to track your calories Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-57152374868760895392010-01-25T13:57:00.000-08:002010-01-25T14:36:03.325-08:00One Hot MessI haven't been here in forever, other than I have been keeping up on reading my favs, just not commenting. My life has been a whirlwind the past few months and I just have nothing left in me at the end of the day to write about it. Long story short I am now working full-time (well more like full-time plus) in addition to maintaining the side business my husband and I have...and yes and raising 3 Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-11007846254710481472009-09-14T22:54:00.000-07:002009-09-14T22:55:14.935-07:00InsanityComing Soon.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-87140272275126811352009-08-05T10:41:00.000-07:002009-08-05T11:15:52.648-07:00One down, Fifty-Two to GoBeen doing a lot of this lately...I did managed to squeeze in a race (or rather a cattle call). My Dad and I did the Wharf to Wharf 6 mile run (if you can, the crowds were crazy) on July 26 - from Santa Cruz to Capitola. Yesterday I did my first training run - 12x400's with 90 second resting intervals. Felt good, I even pushed out a 6min mile pace on my last 400...really hard!Only 52 more Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-56905076206266440482009-05-21T12:23:00.000-07:002009-05-21T12:32:14.874-07:00GirlCrushI love Jillian...bona fide girl crush. I heart Bob too, and my husband, and my kids...but currently Jillian is kicking my ass and helping me get my head in the right spot so I can be a healthier me...so she is my fave. I've been listen to her Sunday podcast, reading her book Master Your Metabolism, and have incorporated her 30 Day Shred into my workouts. So she should love me too cuz I'm helping Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-81831310811473126492009-05-19T10:47:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:11:41.719-07:00Must Have Air ConditioningIt is freaking hot here. It was over 100 degrees on Sunday - it is MAY for heaven's sakes...ugh.This is why I have a gym membership, it is the only way I can work out in the summer on these hot days. Unless of course I'm swimming in our pool (which I'm more of a floating with a glass of wine kind of girl, so it isn't really working out) or kayaking on the lake.I haven't worked out since last Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-76511544921729187892009-05-12T14:17:00.000-07:002009-05-12T14:48:07.805-07:00Frog TaleThis little frogman recently took up residence in our pool. He's quite the friendly little fellow and will swim up to the girls when they are in the pool. They love him and will play with him for hours. He will swim away for a while, but he always comes back and plays with the girls...kind of weird.The girls wanted "froggy" to spend the night, so I told them they could let him stay overnight Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-69147555073656759652009-05-10T17:55:00.000-07:002009-05-10T18:06:55.392-07:00Yo MammaDay in review:6:30 am – Woke up when I heard Delaney pop out of bed (who was up past 11 last night watching a movie)…she is such a morning person and always wakes up happy, it can be really annoying when you want to sleep in.Charlotte woke up a little while later, at this point I stayed in bed listening to a Jillian Michael’s podcast while Chuck and the girls made me breakfast. 8 am - I was Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-35467706721858953762009-05-05T08:53:00.000-07:002009-05-05T09:28:09.291-07:00I Don't Like 'EmI signed up for the Komen Race for the Cure 5k this weekend - and I'm just not feeling it. Its not that it isn't a great cause - it is. It's not that I'm not capable of running the distance - I am.I just hate crowds, and running in crowds is not fun for me...I feel like a bit of a hypocrite, because I will encourage anyone who wants to try running to sign up for a 5k...but I personally hate 5k's.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-46052522329091897242009-05-03T20:43:00.001-07:002009-05-03T21:01:30.840-07:00Hotel for SnailsWhat do you do when the rain has subsided...and there is nothing else to do?Build a Hotel for Snails of course! Designed by the young Architect Delaney... But then there was a tragic incident, where one of the snails just didn't want to live anymore" and climbed to the top of Hotel for Snails, causing it to topple. He heroically threw himself under the rock to saves the others.So the Hotel was Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-23790511287912194932009-04-30T11:45:00.000-07:002009-04-30T15:36:13.683-07:00Time for A Little Spring CleaningNow that some of the dust has settled from my annual chaotic March and April (you would think I would be used to this by now, I've been a tax accountant for over 15 years, but every year I get overwhelmed and feel like I am drowning)...It is time for some spring cleaning.In my house...mostly it is all the mail piles...I have piles everywhere cuz I just haven't had time to go through everything. Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-64020713132248231472009-03-26T11:41:00.000-07:002009-03-26T13:33:33.225-07:00Just a Little BumpyI feel grumpy - or "Bumpy" which is what Delaney called it when she 2 or 3 and it has just sort of stuck. Bumpy really sort of captures the mood don't you think? I feel like I'm in a constant state of PMS right now - everything and everyone is bugging me.Sometimes it is all just a little too much - the kids whining or being mouthy, dogs barking, bird screeching, unlimited work commitments, Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-60597555846540871782009-03-17T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:05:29.174-07:00Kidlet TalesTwo posts in two days...blow me down! I just wanted to talk about my kids a little, so for those of you who are bored with people who talk about their kids all the time...go away.Delaney woke up today and immediately pinched her sister Charlotte who was still half asleep - you know, cuz her jammies weren't green. I think Delaney has been looking forward to pinching others ever since I mentionedShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-12346738628047740152009-03-16T17:43:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:18:16.121-07:00Shamrock'N Half Marathon Race ReportDoes anyone have a good recipe for egg salad? Cuz I made hard boiled eggs today and Charlotte decided to peel three of them, slice them with an egg slicer, and not eat a single one. Kidlets!So yesterday was the Shamrock'N Half Marathon that I participated in. I guess I'm getting a little lackadaisical in my racing endeavors because even though the direction said to be there at 6:30 I told my Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-43018239617238111432009-03-05T13:02:00.000-08:002009-03-05T13:22:45.751-08:00Evidently, I'm Just Not Into Blogging LatelyHumph! Everyone has been sick at my house at least once in the past month - most of us multiple times and for weeks on end.I have been pretty busy with work and taxes...that just happens to me this time of year.But enough with the excuses. I have been keeping up with the exercise, training plan...even though there has been drama there too. The "owner" of the Bootcamp company, let go my trainer Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-88290117456761848302009-02-16T12:58:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:34:31.147-08:00FFFK Race ReportFirst, everyone needs to go check out Nikemom's GEARED for WOMEN Giveaway.I hope everyone is feeling all loved up after your Valentine's weekend...nothing fun here, just an old married couple so we babysat for friends.It is blustery (I love this word, but hate the weather) here in Northern California...enough wind to blow our fence down around our pool. I hate wind more than any other weather Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-74833866023417399562009-02-11T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-11T10:11:38.204-08:00Bootie UpdateI've actually been sick with a bad chest cold the last 1 1/2 weeks or so, sick enough that I haven't been able to really do any exercise cuz my lungs are full of other stuff besides air......but I wanted to share my successes in my bootcamp so far...I am down 14 pounds! Half way to my goal! I am so excited! I really think the water and weights have made the biggest difference for me. In my Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-60889101556923501552009-02-09T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:29:50.396-08:00Freakishly Flexible 5K In honor of Non-Runner Nancy, whose creative mind united many-a-blogger's in her virtual races, full of virtual schwag and fun...I will be running the Freakishly Flexible 5K on (or around) February 14th hosted by US Jogger. Read Nancy's story here...and join me in this race by just posting a comment in US Jogger's hood, where you can get all the official race info...it's that easy. You can run,Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-48404447349350292472009-02-05T11:08:00.000-08:002009-02-05T15:44:11.949-08:00My Kids Are Killing Me!Elli called at 9:30 today and said she needed $10 by 11:15 so she could by her ticket to the dance this Saturday - after I'm already at work AND after we asked her yesterday if she needed money for this.Delaney is 6 and I spend 10 minutes every morning blow drying her hair "so it doesn't have any bumps" - thank goodness she didn't get Elli's crazy curly hair and only has slightly wavey hair. SheShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-87120946004276216582009-01-31T10:59:00.001-08:002009-01-31T11:09:27.026-08:00Birthday BlingYesterday was my birthday and one of my gifts was an abs ball...yes I actually asked for it. This is the "Setup" directions that came with it:1. Remove the Abs Ball and workout DVD from box and check for shipping damage.2. Your Abs Ball is now ready for use.Good thing they gave directions, I don't know what I would have done without them!I also got some cute new boots!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-39037977483586333292009-01-27T10:53:00.000-08:002009-01-27T14:57:18.219-08:00Jimmy wants to say "Hi"Hello and good day, this is your child's principal calling...No not really, I just lapsed into the weekly recorded message that we get from Delaney's principal to update us on the happenings...nothin' bad.Guess what...I found an old pair of jeans that fit and they are two sizes smaller than the old baggy pants, whoopidy doo! Don't think I'm not strutting around my house making my kids and hubby Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-79539806049319128292009-01-22T09:51:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:10:49.162-08:00Baggy Pants and BadAss BlistersHello everyone! It has been a while since I posted...too busy working out :) I am definately back to my old smelly self. This is officially my 100th post, but I'm afraid it will be sort of anticlimactic - I don't feel creative today.4 weeks into my Bootcamp regime and my pants are super baggy - I've lost 10 out of the 30 pounds I want to lose, plus I've gained a lot of muscle.So my question is -Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106156084883651141.post-57476994506408578742009-01-07T10:07:00.000-08:002009-01-07T10:45:31.044-08:00Bootcamp BootieI've lost 7 pounds in two weeks with my bootcamp coach! Woohoo! This was done with Christmas, New Years, family visits and road trips - so really, since people usually gain weight with these events, it is more like 14 pounds. I AM EMPOWERED!I don't feel like I'm on a diet, it has been more a changing of habits. 1) Smaller, more frequent meals. I can pretty much eat what I want, I just make Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17003901809816038543noreply@blogger.com7