Where have I been?

Busy busy busy. Lets see, since Jan 1, I've run a 5K in almost 0 temps, worked 48-55 hrs/week, planned and attended a convention for 220 some women from around the state, had a further excision of a suspicious mole -- which gave me the 1 and only week I didn't make it outside for a run.

 I've been adjusting to the new job. They really like me and feel I'm catching on quickly. In fact, I'm picking up more hours here and there which is awesome! Extra hours there = a lot more money than I made at the coffeeshop!

Oh yeah, I'm still working there. In fact, the next 3 weeks of my life involve working every single day at one or both jobs. As of February 13th, My next day off is March 12! I'm kind of nervous about working that many days in a row. The only thing that's saving me is that most days I don't work til afternoon and because he's got me on full weekends, I'm working less 5am shifts during the week at the shop.

 The other things in my life are still hapening so during that time I'll be ramping up the wedding planning, continuing to train for the Get Lucky 7K and the MDRA 7 miler on March 19 and March 26th respectively. Oh yeah and my women's group stuff. So when I say I'm busy, I'm not kidding!

Everyone has their own form of busy though. Everyone has their stuff so I'm not complaining, I'm just explaining. When I start getting down about things or when I start feeling like I need to whine and be all "woe is me" I'm trying to remind myself that everyone has their own drama going on. Mine is by no means any more or less important than anyone elses.

The coolest thing with running is that my pace is holding at between 10 and 11 minute miles. This is pretty amazing to me. I may not be running 5 miles, but I'm doing 2.5-3 at a pretty good clip. I'm looking forward to taking that speed with me and increasing the mileage for those longer races and picking out my half marathon for sometimes between August and October.

Wedding planning: well.... it needs to happen. I'm  hitting the 100 days mark. Yikes. So much to do, so little time! My ring is being resized so my finger is naked! I had to put on my class ring in order to not feel off.