Motivational Monday including Featured Sneakers x 2!

I just thought I’d share some things that I’ve been reflecting on lately. You don’t mind do you?

Since it is Motivational Monday, I’ve been thinking of how to keep myself on track – not necessarily just motivated, but getting things done – all of them. I’ve realized that I really, really need to paint. I do, and I know it. I’ve been running around busy – the way I tend to always be, which is a positive for me – but haven’t taken the time to just sit and use my artsyness to put my inner kaleidoscope down on canvas – bad Kat. Right now my main word to focus on is: BALANCE (kind of like when we used to watch PeeWee’s Playhouse when we were kids and there was that every elusive “Word of the Day” – AHHH!) Not in a negative way by any means, but balance for me means to feel like I’m doing everything I know I’m supposed to set out to do. I take time to run, go to the gym, hang out with hubs, blog, read blogs, work, eat, clean…and I’ve just grown accustomed to all of that – the challenge now is to include my other role as “artist.” I looked at my planner at work the other day and realized that I’d taken Friday off – Why? I had no idea; sometimes I schedule days off as “mental health” days ahead of time so it’s like a happy surprise when I look at my weekly schedule. On this week’s off day I need to paint – feel free to hold me to that!

This morning, we woke up to the a/c not working – not very motivating! So instead of baking indoors, hubs and I headed to the gym (yay for him getting up early!) and I booked it with a 4 mi tempo run – 35 minutes – fastest I’ve done in a long time for tempo!

This week’s Featured Sneakers is a duo: Pam and Christine! They are fellow Sweatpink sisters with me who love themselves a good Disney race!

What is your #1 cheat food:   Pam’s cheat food is a bowl of coffee ice cream every night.  Christine’s cheat food would be Peeps….thankfully they are only seasonal!

What advise do you have for those starting on a fitness journey:   Start slowly and build on your successes.

Dream destination race/location:  Disneyland Paris half marathon…….  rundisney does not have a race at this location but we hope they will someday!

Favorite inspirational fitness personality/trainer:  Jillian Michaels is an awesome motivator, and of course we both love Meg Keflezighi, marathon runner

If you’d like to be the Featured Sneakers in my weekly post, feel free to email me at katwilsonart@gmail.com!