Spring Highlights: Mid Spring Bucket List Updates

Here is the spring bucket list that I had come up as I didn’t have any big goals I wanted to reach.

• start having morning coffee on the porch
• eat lunch outside on sunny days
• plant zinnias and creeping Phlox (2 different spots)
• run 4 mile Mother’s Day race with my Sunrise Crew and Lunch
• decide whether to run half marathon (I did)
• plan lunch and family lunch for mom’s 80th birthday
• go on our vacations (booked for April and June)
• save some money for vacations
• thrift no more than twice a month
• arm and ab workout twice a week
• continue to walk and run 4-5 times weekly

I really did well with most of these and will give you a picture diary to illustrate that!

I had my coffee (sometimes breakfast) and my lunch outside most days. I made use of my new checkered tablecloth to eat in the grass and the porch tables if I wanted to stay in the shade or if it was raining.

I got together with a friend I hadn’t seen in a couple of years because she moved to Texas and we realized we had a Friday morning to get together while she visited her son. We hung out outdoors at a local coffee shop for 3 hours and had a grand time!

I planted some phlox, some more lavender and one more rosemary plant and a couple weeks later, the kids, my sis in law and I planted some zinnias, marigold and a few other seeds. Hopefully we will have a pretty square patch of flowers this summer.

Apart from about 10 days off after my longest run ever of 14.5 miles (we went on vacation and I had some hip pain), I have run or walk about 5 days a week. I typically have been taking Sundays off.

I typically post my walk/runs on Instagram to keep myself accountable and to encourage others.

I ran a 4 mile race in Atlanta and a half marathon in my town.

I was happy with both of my times for these races, but have now despaired of beating my two friends at a half marathon: they were about 5 minutes faster than I am. I would have beat my PR if I had just walked 7-8 seconds less: I made it to mile 10 before puttering out. My time for the 4 miler was  and 2:10:23 for the half. I do not especially enjoy racing, but do like the feeling of accomplishment. I think my favorite is a 10K as I can still do well without running like a maniac!

We found a poker table and some chairs (we still need a few more) but we have had a lot of fun. We also got a ping pong table that we put in the garage.

And there you have it! Mid spring update! I’ll be sharing about Mother’s Day in an upcoming post. We had a great time with my parents. And no, ab and arm workouts have not happened!

A bientôt!

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