I was hit!
I have known Cupcake Cowgrrl for a few years now, we have met on occasion but mostly we have connected through blogging. Through our love of being crafty, baking and photography. I have to say that Cupcake Cowgrrl surpasses me on all levels, but if we had met when I had no kids and lots of free time, I would like to think that we would have been fast friends. Hanging out at a pub, enjoying a beer and talking about our next crafty project.
I have watched Cupcake Cowgrrl bake for a few years now, admired all the cupcakes she has displayed on her blog and even tried a few icing recipes. But, I had never tasted one of her cupcakes, just admired from afar and hoped that one day I would get the chance to taste one.
Then on Monday Cupcake Cowgrrl was tweeting about having the fixings for some lavender infused blackberry cupcakes. Or something to that effect. I told her she was free to drop some off for me, totally joking of course. Well she decided that I should be hit with her Random Act of Cupcakes and delivered a sweet box of deliciousness right to my door.
The Random Act of Cupcakes started at the beginning of the summer, I think and she has been spreading her love of cupcakes and baking around for others to enjoy. I was so thankful to be a recipient. Believe me when I say, they are so much tastier than they look. These are just photos, but honestly they are like little bites of Heaven and I am so thankful that I was hit
Thank you Cupcake Cowgrrl!
The people is what made New York Fabulous. Thank you.
More photos from NYC can be found here.
Ok, so I never really stopped working out, I just stopped doing anything more than running. And well, that can get boring to write about after a while. Add to that the fact that I have had a hard time understanding why my body just doesn’t want to let go of the last ten pounds I am at a stand still.
I have been to the Doctor and run test after test after test. I have tried different things and still I remain the same. My Doctor tells me I should just get used to I am almost 40. I was getting pretty discouraged and felt bad to come here and whine about it. But, after talking to a couple of people that told me they missed my Workout Wednesdays, I decided to raise it from the dead. And perhaps with raising the weekly accountability I can try some new things and figure out why things aren’t working for me.
So please pick up your running shoes and join me, whether it is for a run a walk or some of the exercises I will be demonstrating. Join in and enjoy. If you don’t run and want to get started there are a couple of ways to do it. By yourself with the Couch to 5k or locally with others and The Running Room. I just kept adding distance to my running until I reached that 5k and that is how I got here. I did run years ago and it just seems to come back to me when I lace up again.
Will see you next week, where I hopefully can raise my abs from the dead too!
**disclaimer: I am in no way a Doctor or Physical Trainer. I am going to share with you my thoughts and ideas about how to get into shape again. I strongly advise consulting a medical professional prior to starting any workout routine as well as a professional trainer. I am in no way responsible for any injury you may sustain from trying any of my suggestions.
