Rain, rain go away...

Lots and lots of rain today, which meant I had to resort to doing my training walk on the treadmill at the gym early this afternoon. I miss last weekend when I was able to walk through the neighborhood, it seemed to go by so much faster. But I did get my 4 miles in and listened to my tunes. I also threw in 30 minutes of circuit training and 30 minutes of cardio. We're going out for dinner tonight so I need all the WW points I can get, ha ha ha!

This upcoming week is going to involve long, early hours at work through Wednesday, so I'm going to have to shift my training around a bit to make it work. I am determined to still get in my miles, just maybe not on the days they suggest.

Tomorrow, Kraig & I and the kids are heading up to Buffalo Wild Wings on 26 Mile in Washington Twp. for one of my team-mates fundraisers. BW3's will donate 20% of the bill to her 3-Day fund, you just have to present the coupon to them. If anyone wants to join us for dinner, we'll be there around 6pm! Remember it's for a great cause and everyone has to eat dinner right?

Tonight is a busy night with good friends and old friends! Hope everyone enjoys the balance of their weekend!!

Breast Self-Awareness (BSA)

Wow what a busy day and it's not over! This was a day filled with office visits, but the best one was my yearly physical. If I tell you it was awesome, would that convince you to make your appointment? Well, it wasn't awesome but it is something that needs to be done every year. Kind of like a tune-up or an oil change on your vehicle. After telling my doctor about walking in the 3-Day he shared with me one of his first patients over in Grand Rapids area was a 26 year old girl diagnosed with breast cancer with no family history and unfortunately lost the battle. Because she was so young, she didn't feel it necessary to have her physical every year, hence the lumps went unnoticed. So please, please, please make your appointment and encourage someone else to make theirs too!!!

Though it has been a busy day I was still able to get in my 3 miles of walking, so my training is still on track. Hope you continue to enjoy this beautiful weather, looks like it's going to stick around through the week!

March Madness

What a beautiful weekend we had! Too bad they're calling for more snow by the end of the week. Ah well, that's the life of living in Michigan.

I was able to get out again today and do my training walk outside, due to the Spring like weather! Bella & I saw lots of motorcycles, a couple of convertibles with their tops down, and several others out walking!

One of my fundraising efforts includes selling NCAA Basketball Brackets for March Madness. It only costs $5 and will be a 3-2 split. $3 towards the winner and $2 towards my 3-Day fund. Anyone who is interested, let me know by sending me an e-mail at smithstef.5@gmail.com I have set up a fantasy bracket site through cbs.com, so once I receive the $5 I can give you the group name and password so after the teams are announced March 14th you can go set up your bracket. But, keep in mind the first round starts March 18th!!

Hope everyone has a great week, I know I will :o)

Beautiful day for training...

What a gorgeous day it is today! The sun is shining, the snow is melting and the temperature is creeping past 50.

This morning Alyssa and I returned bottles and cans that were donated by neighbors, family & friends. My fund earned $46, not bad for the first "Bottle Drive". The generosity of my neighbors is overwhelming. The kids distributed the flyers early last week, so it was really cool to go out this morning and actually see bags of returnables left on porches! One neighbor even left a monetary donation and words of encouragement!!

After that, I laced up my sneakers, leashed up Bella and we headed outside for a 3 mile walk. The temperature on the bank marquee said it was 55*, which can only mean Spring is actually on its way.

Kraig was a busy guy this afternoon, he spent the day cleaning and sorting out the garage to get ready for the charity garage sale that I will be having in early June. The piles are as follows...keep, sell and garbage. Now I can start to add to the sell pile the items that some family & friends have donated which have been housed in the basement.

Things are moving along really well, and having this nice weather really makes it easier :o)

Sleep Talking

Well I guess I've started talking in my sleep, or so Kraig tells me! Most, he says, is about the fundraising and the event. Guess we know what's on my mind these days :o)

This past weekend we enjoyed our time at Frankenmuth with camping friends and family. It was nice to get away for a couple of days and I even got some walking in at the hotel fitness room. The kids had a blast, the adults did too! Only 5 weeks left until our camping season begins, so this weekend trip was perfect timing.

I've booked my Tiger game where I will work a concession stand to help towards my goal. On June 12th myself, Kraig, my sister and her husband and my parents will team up with another walker and her group (to get us to 12) to run a concession stand. We have the potential to earn $600-$800 to split between our 3-Day funds. I'm looking forward to it, should be a good time!

I've also booked the "My Trivia Live" event for Sunday, May 23rd at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Livonia. I hope to have more details about that in the next few weeks. But save the date, this event is guaranteed to be a lot of fun!!!

I am continuing to train, raise awareness and raise the much needed funds! I really appreciate everyone who has helped get the word out by sharing my blog!

Relaxing, fun weekend ahead!

Well Friday had finally arrived. This week was a busy week with work, home stuff & kids. Unfortunately I missed one of my walking days, the good thing is I have done a lot of pre-training so I can easily catch up over the weekend!

I am so proud of all of my teammates, but one of them is only $7 from reaching her minimum goal of $2300!! That is so awesome, just think of how much more she will be able to raise over the next 5 months!!!!!

Breast cancer is a scary thing, it's also a real thing. I've schedule my physical for March 9th which I encourage everyone who's reading this to schedule yours too. Go one step further make 3 phone calls to women that you know and ask them to make their appointment as well! Early detection is the key, there are so many more options when breast cancer is diagnosed EARLY!!!

More snow is on the way over the weekend, so the frozen tundra continues to build! But, Monday is March 1st which means Spring is technically only 3 weeks away!!!!

Have a great, happy, healthy weekend. And remember...call the doctor and make your appointment!!!!

Snow, snow, snow!

Well it's been yet another snowy week, but it's also February in Michigan so what do you expect!

Yesterday was my day of rest, thank goodness! So today I was up bright and early and completed my 3 miles at the gym on the ever so boring treadmill! I also had enough time to squeak in 30 minutes on the elliptical. So not a bad day for training!

I registered last week to participate at the Training Kick-Off Event which will be on March 20th at the Novi Fountain Walk. They will have either a 3 mile or 5 mile training walk that you can do followed by 3 15 minute clinics. I believe our team of 5 has all registered so it's another great opportunity to get to know one another!

This weekend we are going to Frankenmuth for a weekend of fun in the pools, putt-putt and arcade with camping friends and family. The kids are so excited they won't stop talking about everything they're going to be doing. I on the other hand am very excited to spend the weekend with friends we don't get to see too often in the winter, but also trying to plan out my training! No worries, the lodge has a work-out room!