Run.Chew.Sparkle

Good Last Day of March Morning To Everyone!!!! Just like this year thus far, March has flown right on by. March was a bit of a busy month for me. It started off pretty rough with a really bad sickness and sinus infection which just seemed to rock my world. The pollen content in Florida has just been off the chain lately and the worse year I have ever encountered with this. I used to say I never had any sinus or allergies or anything to that nature, but getting older and dang I have been hit every year. I mean I turned 30 and it has been non stop. Still today, I am suffering with a sinus headache and pressure, but really trying to just push it on by. It is the headache portion that is really getting me bad. March also brought a whole lot of happiness for me as I got to spend a great week home in New York. I miss my family terribly and wish I was with them so much, but my life down here in Florida is way better than anything it could be back home in New York, plus it just makes my ...

Good Thursday Morning Everyone!! Man it has been one heck of  whirlwind of a week for me already. Last week I was on vacation and oh my gosh, I had the best time. The weather back home was good,  not great, I mean for my Florida blood, it had its chilly times but most of it was just plain wonderful. I did a lot when I was home, but also did a lot of nothing too. If that makes any sense whats so ever. On Sunday, I flew in and had lunch with Poppy. Which I have to tell you, this trip alone was a blessing with him. Last year, he was not doing so well, his health was very scary and I saw my Poppy in such a down and out state, he was weak and tired and just not himself at all. It made me appreciate him so much and it was a great trip, but I could tell he just was not happy with how he was feeling and acting. BUT this trip was a complete 360 from last year. He was up and moving and seriously, it was the Poppy I knew my whole life. It made this trip extra, extra special, beca...

Dear Dad, It has been 4 years since you left me. 4 years and a day actually. The day I found out you passed away, 3/13/16, was by far the worst day of my life. Nothing seemed or felt real. I didn't believe it and I couldn't believe it. I tried to walk around the day, just figuring out what I was doing. I was trying to figure out how this could happen, why it was happening and when was I going to wake up from the nightmare of it all. It hurt so bad, I couldn't breathe, but I somehow managed that day to function. I went to lunch, I packed my bags, I talked to people on the phone, I was normal. I took a nap and woke up still hurting, but I felt just numb. It had not sank in yet. You know when it became real... The next day. The next day was hell because it became visual and real and I really understood that day what it was like to lose someone you love so deeply and unconditionally. The next day, which is today, 4 years ago, was a day that my world crashed. Because I wok...

Good Evening Everyone!!! It is happy evening over here in the RunChewSparkle household because James and I are finally on the mend from our sinus infections and flu and stomach issues. It has been horrible over here. We are piggy backing off each other with medicine and its just plain sad to see. We are not exciting at all, but we are making the most of it. James ended up having a sinus infection also, pretty bad and he is left ear is blocked with all the fun of it, while mine is my right ear, see us combined, is just a damn hot mess. But with all that put aside I wanted to talk about the one SPARKLE part of my life. Going into 2016 I set up some goals I wanted to accomplish, little things to improve my overall health, like taking vitamins everyday, drinking more water, sleeping more and better, losing some weight. But aside from that I have set up goals personal to grow myself as a person stronger, such as writing 1-5 positive thoughts from the day at night and my big one, reading...

Hi everyone!! I have been absent this week because once again I have fallen down the sick well again. I have to honestly say I am getting sick and tired of this path. I have been so well this month after the half marathon. My running has been back and I have been feeling back to normal and then Sunday happened. Actually back to how awesome my running has been, I realized every Saturday this month I ran a different race and a different mileage each one. Saturday the 6th was 13.1, the 13th was a Valentine's virtual of 2.14, the 20th was Gasparilla 15k of 9.33 and last Saturday was a beach 5k for race for the cupcake. Which by the way was so much fun!!! This race was probably my favorite of all the weekends because it happened so close to home and on the beach in the morning. It was a lot of fun and inspired me to get out to the beach much more. On these Saturday's except the half I worked on those days, I made no excuses and got the race done and happily, well not all happily hea...