Determined. Focused. I'm So Gonna Hit My Goal. #watchme #wookieeswarriors

Hey there!

I know, it's a cheesy selfie but it has been awhile and I decided that I was overdue. Used my webcam this time and for a post-run picture it's decent. 

Aside from that there is a bit of news, I am currently working on a virtual race for my Wookiee's Warriors fundraisers and I am pretty pumped about. This will be my first endeavor into the RD world so please bear with me as I navigate these unfamiliar waters. I have decided to work with Crown Awards on the medals and should have a mock up of the medal by the end of the week. I cannot wait to see what they come up with! 

I could bore you with the every ongoing drivel that is my work life, but I won't. (insert applause) Instead here is a brief list of things that I am working on, besides the run mentioned earlier:

• Ireland - heading to the Emerald Isle in just over a month. Yeah be prepared to be tortured via Instagram (Hey, You Can Follow Me!)
• Working on going back to school for a second Masters Degree, possibly teaching or Higher Ed Admin. 
• My bestie Sue asked me to be the God Mother to her baby boy! Very excited about that. We have nicknamed him "Baby Zeus". No pressure kiddo!
• The 501st Legion posted the Wookiee's Warriors video on their Facebook page (has over 230K followers). Many thanks for that help from the dark side. Want to check out their page? Here is a direct link https://www.facebook.com/The501stLegion Give them a "like" and tell them Karen of Run with K sent you! 

Official training starts soon, so be on the lookout for more on that progress. Tonight was a warm up. I took the pup with me this evening and it was pretty muggy. In fact, he is so pooped out that he is still napping where he plopped when we got home. I think we both need to get used to the heat and the routine of running once again. 

Well, now it is time to relax, read a book, and have a nice adult beverage to wind down. 

-K

Testing the Waters (Flashback Post from 2011)

I used to have a photo blog and I am going to start incoporating those posts here. I would like to close that blog down and have everything in one location. Here is one such post from 2011. Enjoy!

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[London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2011] I am sure you would fully expect a picture of the bridge based on the above location but I did choose this photo for a very important reason. I was recently reminded of the importance of "testing the waters". The little guy to the left tipped his toe in several times to see if he was absolutely certain he wanted to go in. He looked around a bit, saw what the other guys were doing, but still stuck that toe in one more time to be sure. Recently I did the same thing.

I used to be friends, good friends, with someone who ultimately let me down in what to me was a very deep and hurtful manner. I didn't speak to this person for several years and it wasn't until a gesture of kindness when my mom passed did I let this person back in. Yet, I did so very carefully. I have since learned that things hadn't changed much at all with this person and I decided that I didn't need that "darkness" in my life. So without much fanfare I just ended communication. I am still grateful that I gave it a shot though. I would have always felt some guilt if I hadn't tried. But now I can move forward as I have been since all those years ago without a heavy heart, guilt or trepidation that I did or didn't do the right thing. I guess my point is that sometimes you need to give things all your gusto right from the beginning, but with other situations you may need to just stick a toe in and see what it may be like before you totally commit to it. Either way, my feathered friend made me feel at ease that I did the right thing for me, at this moment, and that is all I can really ask for in life.

Get ready 2014! #Fitfluential

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8gOXmcsow&feature=youtube_gdata_player