I did it…I went a whole month without a post…how sad. February was a short month though, so if I add an extra day to that month, then today would only be March 16th, and I wouldn’t be dead yet. Makes perfect sense.

Luke is three now! On one hand it feels like it has gone by fast, but on the other we see pictures of him at 6 months old and I can barely remember it. We’re getting the hang of going potty, which is great. We love Bob the Builder and fixing things!

Otherwise nothing too exciting is going on (guess that’s why I haven’t posted!). Now for some quick hits:

• I have 29 unique Androids now between series 1 and 2. I’m missing two from this new series, but they’re chases, and will easily cost me $75 a piece on ebay. Meh.
• I’ve been playing FF13 for 83 hours (and yes, I’m finally getting bored.) But I’ve got one or two trophies I’m soooo close to getting, haha.
• Can’t wait for baseball season to start.
• Running got a little sidetracked. Tweaked my back painting ceilings, so I wasn’t running as much as usual. I’m really going to have to push, but I think I can still reach my goal.
• Almost done with Dexter – Season 1. Enjoying it very much.

Guess that’s all for now!

We’re a week or so into summer, and we’ve been staying busy.

• Finished God of War 2 after finishing the first a few months back. I can now play God of War 3! Very cool (and bloody and mature) games.
• To go along with the gaming, I bought a new TV for our bedroom. Idea is I need something to entertain me while I scan family photos. Picked up a 42″ Samsung plasma for only $500…but I’m returning it for a slightly more expensive Panasonic. The Samsung makes a high-pitched buzzing sound, and it’s super annoying.
• Work on our bathroom started today, so we’ve been busy picking out a bathtub, tile, vanity, etc. We remodeled the other bathroom last year, and really hadn’t ever used it. Starting today we have to, and it’s super nice. Feels like I’m in a hotel!
• Yesterday I did 2.25 miles on the local High School’s track. It was a nice surface, but hot! I’m excited by my progress too. After my last setback, I started short at .5 miles, and I’ve been slowly adding to it. Not only is it my longest run barefoot…but my longest run ever. I also did my fastest one mile time the other day. I’m feeling pretty confident in saying that landing forefoot/midfoot can be just as good as heelstrike.
• Bought L4D2 for $11, so I can finally play with those of you that have it. Though the first time I played for any length of time, it made me motion sick. Perhaps I was sitting too close, haha.

That’s about it so far. Going to Lucille’s today for my bday. Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

No better way to start a blog post than with a PUN, don’t you think?

Went for my first run today in about 2 weeks. A couple weeks back I pushed myself to 1.5 miles barefoot (longest ever), and my feet weren’t ready for it!

I’m finding out that getting into barefoot running is going to be a sloooow process. After my very first run, my calves were super tight for like 4 days before I could even think about running. Then my next couple runs I spaced out by a few days, and I didn’t have any major setbacks. But then two weeks ago I did 1.5 miles, and I paid for it.

For the last two weeks my feet specifically have been recovering. First it was the tops of my feet. Those muscles (the few that are in there) were not happy with me. But even when they started to feel better, my ankles were hurting. I told myself I wasn’t going to do any running until they felt strong enough.

So today I forced myself to stop at .5 miles, because I did not want a repeat of the last run. I’ll probably be a little sore tomorrow, but it’s a good feeling. I’d rather my feet take months to get used to running this way, than to develop knee and hip pain from traditional running shoes.

I have no idea how long it will take before I can really push myself, but that’s what this blog is for…to chronicle that progress. Here’s hoping for a quick turn around so I can run again soon!