Happy Halloween

A few pictures for the grandparents. We wish we could live closer to them to share these special days.

Day 8

I know I know it should be day 7, a walking day, but it was a dancing dancing all day long day. So, I'm switching and tomorrow will be day 7, today I'll count as 8. I just don't want to throw anyone off if they have been joining me. Believe me, I will need a good run after today. One of the reasons I run is to get rid of stress. Works every time.

Day 6 Early Halloween

My day 6 run was great today but not until I got my zombie daughter off to school. Our school is celebrating a couple of days early this year. I have no idea why. But, oh well, it is still fun.

As I predicted it would be colder for this run. A touch of snow on the grass this morning. Luckily for this area, no wind. I had to dress double layer with a beanie cap. This is actually a beautiful time to run.

I also used my ipod and that always makes a huge difference for my brain.

My playlist today:
This is Halloween
Thriller
Ghostbusters
Purple People Eaters
The Addams Family
Witch Doctor
Monster Mash

How to do the Footloose line dance.

Just thought you might like an easy Footloose line dance. I'm not sure who this is either, but it is simple but fast. Great workout. Good luck!

I'm also trying to distract you from noticing that I didn't run today. You see the truth is I teach some dance classes and today about killed me. I will be doing day 6 tomorrow. It's getting a little cold outside, might have to find my running gloves and beanie cap.

Day 5

This is what my run looked like this morning. Breathtaking! I had to loop the block and go get my camera. The snow dropped almost to the valley last night. What a storm! Woke us all up with the strong wind and rain. Sometimes I wish my eyes were cameras. Fall is amazing.

Odessey Dance Company's "Thriller"

This weekend our family went to a fun Halloween dance concert. Before and after the concert the Thriller zombies were wandering around scaring people. My kids loved it and look forward to it every year. Kodos to the young dancers who never come out of character. Except for my daughter who played along so well. She was the only one to get them to smile and even got a high five.

Thriller Line Dance

There are a bunch of Thriller line dances on Youtube but, this one is easy and fun.

You can all learn this and do it at your Halloween parties next weekend.

Day 3

Run 1 minute,
Walk 2 minutes,
10 Times


I'm looking forward to this today. It rained a bit in the night and is just cool with no wind. Beautiful. I can't wait to smell that clean Fall air.

I must confess, yesterday I substituted the 30 minute walk with an hour and a half of dancing. We waltzed and did two line dances, one to footloose and the other to of course Thriller. They were so fun we did them both a bunch of times.

Day 2

Today's goal...walk 30 minutes. (Peace of cake) :)

8 Weeks to Run!

I'm usually good at a consistent exercise routine. It varies what exercise that may be, but at least I do something. Except for August through October. Strange, must be a very busy time. LOL! So here it is October,(no need to mention it is the end of October) and time to start up again. So I thought I would share what I'll be doing and if anyone wants to join in...that would be awesome.

It is a running program I do every so often because I simply loose interest in running and have to start all over. I got this program from Runners World magazine a few years ago and it works every time. The goal is to be able to run continually for 30 minutes. I like it because I can concentrate on the time instead of the distance. And, keeping track of the minutes occupies my mind.

For some reason I can't get the entire schedule to work at the same time. It jumbles it everywhere, so I will do a few days at a time. Here is the first day. This day is so easy even my mind enjoyed it. Which can be a huge factor in whether I run or not.

Week 1

Day 1

Run 1 minute

Walk 2 minutes

10 times


I hope everyone is having a good day, and that you can get even a few minutes of exercise in today.