January 1, 2013

I checked the mail today (yes, I know there is no mail today, but I hadn't picked it up from the last several days) and in the mail was my December Get Out & Run medal! Woohoo! Very happy. I was hoping it would come so I could have it to wear before my January 1 run!

Kind of an awful pic, but eh. I got that beauteous medal today. That makes up for it. :-) Then, before heading out, I made hubby get a pic with me for posterity. LOL!

Temps for today's run were 37 degrees with wind chill making it feel 32. Not bad. I'll be honest, for the first 1.5 miles I really wished I had worn gloves! LOL! I was aiming for a 30 minute run, but ended up with 31:14 because I was about a tenth of a mile away from my car and just ran to it rather than walk. :) So for the first day of 2013, I ran 2.36 in 31:14. Not a bad start to the year!

And it gets me off on the right foot for the 100 Day Challenge!

What is this? 30 minutes of intentional activity a day for 100 days. This will be a stretch for me since I usually take a day or two off a week. 100 days of some form of activity. Yup. Challenge. Feel free to jump in if you think it will help you!

What to do with those medals

For the longest time I had been placing my running finisher medals on the fireplace. I didn't know where else to put them and I wanted to see them. A got hubby a hanger for his that says "Earn Your Donuts," but I had nothing.

When we got the desk finished this weekend I figured out what to do with those medals. I am going to hang them! So, I went to Target today and got these:

 I decided I could use those to hang my medals over my desk. I will be honest. I like the idea of hangers with a quote on them, but I never found one I liked. I couldn't decide if I wanted a metal one or a wood one. I couldn't decide on a quote. And then I kept thinking they only allow for x number of medals. With the above item, I could put as many medals as I want up.

So, I read all the instructions on the back of the package and hung them up above my desk.

I staggered them so each of the medals themselves would be seen.

 Perspective with the desk

Right over the desk

 

Hello beautiful medals

 Ignore the Christmas tree.

 Doesn't that look cool???

So, what do you think? I have plenty of room to add more. Hubby thinks I need one of those "Hang on Baby" kitty posters over the desk. I think he's weird. LOL! I debate whether I want to hang a race photo or not. We shall see. It is an area in progress. It's only been mine since Sunday. It's coming together nicely I think.