A Lonely Halloween Poem

A Lonely Halloween by Crystal Campbell

On All Hallows' Eve a woman sat all alone, 
so bored she wrote this poem then typed it out with her phone.  
No more children at home for they all had grown.  
No trick or treaters in cute costumes to greet at the door and 
she thought to herself, "I can't take it no more!"  

So she slipped on her PJ's and headed for bed;
there was just no redemption on this night of the dead.
She stopped by the kitchen to have a shot of Tequila,
but the bottle was empty so she just had Sangria.

Feeling good again she went to her room, where she saw him
laying there...her wonderful groom.
Halloween was saved and she was lonely no more!
Unfortunately, the alcohol kicked in and she hit the floor.

Damn Sangria!!!
 

 

Struggling Today...

The jogging trail was a bit difficult for me today.  There I was making my way around the pretty little lake, keeping my breathing in a steady rhythm, feeling the cool wind through my hair, and gazing at the deep blue sky that boasted a beautiful orange sunset ahead of me.  I made my first lap then kept going right on into the second.... I was about 1/3 of the way around when it happened.  My body began to lose slow down and no matter how hard I pushed I just couldn't seem to get through it...then my feet and legs began begging for mercy as my breathing became less steady and more labored.  It was time to face it... I just ran out of steam.  I had nothing more to give.  I walked the rest of the lap as a cool down.  I am rather disappointed but, at the same time, I knew this would happen sooner or later.  I know there will be days when I'm not at my best whether it be lack of energy, lack of sleep, lack of proper nutrition... etc.  I'm sure every jogger/runner has experienced something like this before.  

The important thing is that I'll be right back out there tomorrow kicking butt!  Honestly, I believe some of it was lack of music.  See, I left my cell phone home this morning by accident.  I had no music to jog to... I believe music is very important in my jogging as it provides my brain with focus, helps keep me in rhythm, and is a HUGE motivator when I just want to give up.  I hope I never have to jog without my music again.  If you are a jogger/runner, please leave a comment on this blog telling of a time you ran out of steam during a run.  I need some feedback, encouragement, and good tips.  Well, I had better go get some good sleep now.  I want to be sure lack of sleep does not hold me back tomorrow.

Keep Pushing and Moving Forward!

Thanks for reading "All About My Business"
Crystal Campbell

My Weekend and Today's Jogging

I had an awesome time this weekend with my family!  On Saturday I hung out with my terrific beautiful niece Sandra.  We had lunch, did a little Halloween shopping and then relaxed with some Caramel Macchiatos at Saxby's Coffee.  It was a great time... my niece is a lot of fun to be with.  Later that evening we stopped by the liquor store and then headed to my brother's house where we played poker with him, his girlfriend, Stephanie, and my nephew Micah.  I never had so much fun!  Once we lost all our poker chips we hit the makeshift dance floor in the living room... after that well, it got a little crazy.  I can't speak of the details but it included Dog Cookies, My socks, a Chihuahua Cat, Whataburger, my brother's awesome Yellow Camaro, and 3 girls who were feeling no pain... LOL

On Sunday I didn't do much.  I was supposed to go out with another cousin, but the terd stood me up.  I will get him...  The evening could not have been better spent anyway as I just relaxed with my wonderful loving husband.  =)

Today after work I hit the jogging trail once again.  I'm excited to day that I reached another goal and made a new personal best!  My first goal was to jog the entire trail one lap without stopping which I did last week.  In fact ended up jogging just at 2 miles on Friday, (that's approx. 1 1/3 laps).  Today, I jogged my one lap and then kept going hoping to just do 1/3 of the way around again like Friday, but once again I surprised even myself.  My breathing was so good that I just kept on jogging and ended up jogging both laps without stopping!!  Wow!!  Two whole laps for a total of  3.4 miles!!  Yay Me!!  I reached my little finish line listening to "Wild Women Do, (and they don't regret it)" from the Pretty Woman Soundtrack.  Oh yeah!  Then I walked a third lap for cool down.  The best part was that when I finished jogging I wasn't out of breath... I wasn't even breathing hard!!!  Not to mention that we had some rain clouds headed in so it got really windy... can I just tell you that it is freakin HARD to jog against the wind????  Extra resistance for sure...but I did it!  =)  Now that I reached my second goal, I think I will hold at jogging two laps for a while.  Now I want to work on longevity and speed.  Maybe someday I will run a marathon.  I want to say that I would not have the drive, determination, breath or strength to do this without my Lord, Jesus Christ.  He is with me always and helps me every step of my way.  Thank you Lord!!  

Also, I weighed in on Friday, 10/19, and lost 3 more pounds!!  That makes 7 pounds in the past month... Yay Me!!

Keep Pushing and Moving Forward!

Thanks for reading "All About My Business"
Crystal Campbell 

Where I Jog

 

My Adventures in Jogging

Originally Written by Crystal Campbell on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 9:06pm

Today I changed up my routine a bit.  I decided that since I can jog the whole trail one time without stopping, then I should just keep going until I can't jog anymore on my second lap, and then walk the rest of the way for a cool down.  So once I finished my first lap I just kept going and made it probably about 1/3 way around again... but that is at least 2 miles of jogging without stopping.  Yay Me!!

It's not easy pushing through the pain though.... I have to fight my body the entire way.  I push a little more everyday and my body screams at me "Stop!! It hurts! It hurts!!"  So I scream back to my body, "Of course it hurts!  You're fat!!  It's gonna hurt for a while, but just keep going and it will get better! Go! Go!"  It's a tough love thing, but my body thanks me for it later.  ;)    Everyday I begin my jog with Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger."  That song gives me amazing strength... of course, instead of singing it to a man, (like she is), I imagine singing it to my body fat.  Haha!!  Yep, it's hilarious... try it, it will crack you up!  And it is totally motivating!!  Go Me!

Keep Pushing and Moving Forward!


Thanks for reading "All About My Business"
Crystal

My Adventures in Jogging

Originally Written by Crystal Campbell on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8:31pm

 

I didn't run yesterday because I only got 4 hours of sleep Monday night, but I was hot on the trail today.  I jogged another 1.7 miles without stopping... this time on my first lap.  On my second lap I walked and jogged.  I'll be jogging both laps before I know it.  Yay me!!  The awesome thing is that I can control my breathing and when I stop jogging I'm not terribly out of breath.  Wow... everyday I push a little bit further and everyday I am amazed at what my mind and body can accomplish.  I am super excited and my energy level has never been higher... feels great!  I can't wait to see what I can do by the first of the year!  =)

 

Thanks for reading "All About My Business"

Crystal