Running

One Happy Dog, Almost Time, and Garden Prep

I used to run all the time. Like half marathons, marathon training, that one time I accidentally ran 24 miles, 10k and 5k races; all of that. I don’t run much anymore, maybe once or twice a month if the urge hits (I think I burnt myself out from all the past running 😂).

The urge hit the other day and I took Niva on a run and boy was she one happy dog. Siberian huskies are bred to run and pull and she pulled me right along our neighborhood sidewalks until I was tired out 20 minutes later. I don’t know how I used to run for hours?!

Girl running with Siberian Husky
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Picnic Lunch + Something I Haven’t Done In Years

I think we finally figured out the whole I-don’t-want-to-nap-or-sleep thing with Sadie: the two year sleep regression. Not fun! If any parents out there have tips… or coffee… or sanity they can lend out, let me know 😉

In the meantime, you’ll probably find me in Sadie’s crib trying to get her to sleep or chugging coffee, and I will admit I have done both of those at the same time, lol.

Baby and husky laying together

We had a little picnic outside on Friday afternoon. I packed Sadie a lunch and she ate it on top of her swing set and thought that was the coolest. 

I love those little moments so much ❤

Toddler eating on top of swing set

On Saturday I did something I haven’t done in years: I ran a 5k! Longtime readers of this blog might remember me doing all sorts of running back in the day. I very rarely run nowadays, but my mom wanted to do a 5k together so we signed up. 

We ran the Harvest Moon Race in Pittsburgh and whew was it a tough course! I ran the 10 mile race in 2011 and must have forgot about the hills when I signed up this year, lol. Also, it was cold.

Girl at 5k race during COVID-19

Mom and daughter after 5k race

My mom and I had such a great time and I’m really glad we were able to do that together. She’s already trying to get me to sign up for the 5k we watched her and my dad run in December last year 😉

What’s one thing you haven’t done in years?