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Lack of Posting...

I haven't posted as much as I like to recently because things have just been soooo crazy, so a quick update.

I joined Ravelry recently, to keep track of my projects and look at others. There are so many ideas and projects I want to try! My user name is Domaknitrix if you want to look me up.

Spring break is next week and I am so excited!!, as it is a chance to get caught up on work stuff, plan my next Biology 110 unit, write some blog posts (look for backlogged book reviews), and maybe make it down to the beach for a couple days.

My family has formed a team to participate in the Walk to Defeat ALS, and you can support our team in general here, or you can contribute to my specific goal here. It's a 5K walk at Saluda Shoals on April 25th, if anyone wants to join the team. The more the merrier, and it's for a good cause. I'll probably blog more about this next week. This has also prompted me to do the following:

I am jogging, like actually moving at a pace faster than walking on purpose. I do not understand what people find enjoyable about that experience - maybe I'm not geared up enough yet to get to the endorphins. However, I normally wimp out on any exercise programs, but there's an ALS 5K race (ha!) on Isle of Palms on May 30th, and I have decided I want to enter it. I will not be winning any medals, but it's good for me, good for the cause. To help me reach my goal I'm following the Couch to 5K (C25K) program at CoolRunning.com. Lots of people use this, and I discovered last night that there are podcasts (!) with fast-paced music and verbal prompts to help you with the interval timing. I've been jogging on Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday and I'm only on week 2, but I figure the more people know, the less likely I am to punk out. Spencer also enjoys our jogs, although he has a tendency to get a little wild when I pick up the pace. We're working on it.

That pretty much sums up my recent activities, at least the ones anyone else might care about. More posting on lots of cool backlogged things next week!

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