Bloggin with Kelley: My life with Spina Bifida and much more!!!

Hey y’all!  So this weather has been downright COLD the last couple days! Well this morning THANKFULLY I could at least ditch the gloves and hat! Still had to wear the sweatshirt this morning but that’s ok! I got in an AWESOME 2.40 miles! I felt GREAT too! Wasn’t a stellar time but I am still happy!  Tonight I was SO tired! I have been on my feet all day baking treats for the trick or treaters tomorrow... and I could definitely tell! My legs were TIRED! My time was slower then a turtle.. But I got in another 1.10 miles so I guess I will take that as a win!  So that’s 3.50 miles for the day! Not too bad for a Monday y’all! Now all I plan on doing the rest of the night is putting up my feet and watching Halloween movies! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So winter decided to show up this morning in FULL force and make it 32 degrees at the time I normally go walk... So I waited a little bit to see if it would get any warmer... Well I got bored waiting and just decided to go when it was still 36 degrees! So needless to say this walk was a COLD one! But I actually felt ok and made it 1.09 miles!!  Tonight I change back to my shoes old shoes because the Skechers I bought only TWO months ago are so broken down they have been effecting my balance... Needless to say I felt SO much better balance wise! I ended up going 1.55 miles which was way more then I had planned! So that made for one happy Kelley  2.64 miles for the day... Pretty good for a Sunday! Now it’s time for some comfy PJ’s and Netflix... Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  This morning it was 34 degrees when I went to walk... You better believe I busted out the hat and gloves for this one! To my surprise though this walk wasn’t too bad! Maybe it was because I had layers on so my thighs and hips didn’t get as cold! I got in a GREAT 1.57 miles!!  So for the week I will end up with 20.39 miles... Which I will take! I wish I would have been able to walk yesterday night so I could have hit 21 miles but thanks to the stupid rain that didn’t happen!  Now it’s time to warm myself up and watch my Rebels take on Arkansas!!! Hotty Toddy y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Oh my gosh this morning was such an AWESOME walk! I felt great and was hustlin along! I got in 3.10 miles in just over an hour... That made for one happy chick!  Now tonight didn’t go near that well... In fact it SUCKED! My hips and back were so stiff it made me want to cry almost the whole walk! I had planned to do 1.50 miles.... But ended up cutting it down to 1.09 cause y’all I just couldn’t do it! It took EVERYTHING in me just to get that far! Some days are just like that I guess! It gets VERY frustrating when my body does this to me... But when I get frustrated I just tell myself “Your lucky to even be walking!”! And that’s so true! So I guess I will just take my bad walk and suck it and say “It will be better tomorrow!”... or in this case Saturday cause it’s suppose to rain ALL day tomorrow... So I’m not sure there will be any walking tomorrow.... But maybe I will get lucky and get one good walk in! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  OMG this morning when I walked it was 38 degrees! Which is the coldest walk I have had in a WHILE! A few days ago the Ortho told me that he believes I have started to develop arthritis in my hips and legs... Now this is not something I was surprised about as most Spina Bifida patients develop arthritis at some point! I was however surprised that I never really figured out that’s what it was! I just assumed it was just normal aches and pains. He also informed me that this may make walking in cold weather not quite as enjoyable as I had thought... Well he was right! Today was definitely somewhat of a struggle. Once I got my muscles warmed up I felt great but if I stopped for too long and got cold again my muscles would stiffen up and make for not so easy walking! But you know me, I worked thru it and made it 2.50 miles!!  Tonight’s walk was much more enjoyable!!! Not sure if it was the arthritis pain reliever I took beforehand or the fact that it wasn’t near as cold....

Hey y’all! So it’s been no secret that I have not had very good walks... Well today was even better than yesterday! It was definitely a chilly fall morning this morning... But I put on my sweatshirt and my leggings and got in exactly 3 miles!!! Y’all it was the best feeling walk I have had in a while! The time wasn’t that great but that’s cause I was enjoying my walk!  Tonight’s walk was just as awesome! Well minus the wind trying to knock me over and messin up my hair!😉 I took it easy and got in 1.10 miles!! But that time y’all made me happy!!  4.10 miles for the day... I will take that any day of the week!!! Time for PJ’s and Netflix... Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So last week was the walking week from HELL! Well yesterday I got in a small walk (Only 1.01 miles!) but then when I was getting ready to think about walking again... The rains came! I thought here we go again! And unfortunately it stayed till after dark leaving me with only one walk yesterday... Fast forward to this morning! Which went much better.... At least walking wise! I had an ortho appointment so walking was slightly later then normal. The ortho informed me that I should switch to arthritis pain meds cause the regular stuff just isn’t helping... That made me feel a little defeated to be honest! I knew it was inevitable that I would develop arthritis... I just didn’t think it would be at 32yrs old! He also told me that I need a adjustment of my hips and back BAD! So that means facing my fear of the chiropractor... Not looking forward to that! But on a good note he said that my thighs were the strongest he had seen on a Spina Bifida patient!!! After the appointment I g...

Hey y’all!  So this has been one of the worst walking weeks I have had since I started my walking journey! Every walk has felt like it took EVERYTHING in me just to get thru it! I even cut a few walks down cause my body just couldn’t handle it! But even with all I battled this week I still managed to get in 21.31 miles for the week! It’s not the 24 I got last week but I am thrilled to even be in the 20’s this week!  I got in one last walk this morning... and it was definitely a slow tired walk! I had originally planned to do 1.50 miles... But y’all my body just could not take that today! So I cut it down and just did 1.07 miles.  I had planned to head to The Grove later to hang out and watch my Rebels kick some LSU butt... But I have decided to just stay home and let my body rest! But you better believe I will be cheering as loud as I can from home! Hotty Toddy y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  This week has been such a struggle! But I had planned a 3 miler for today... and I was going to hit 3 miles if it killed me! Thankfully it didn’t kill me😉 But Lord was it a struggle! I do not know what has gotten into my body this week but these walks feel like I am carrying around 1000lbs weights... I only weigh 96lbs y’all! Much to my surprise I hit 3.01 mile in UNDER an hour! Y’all I must have zone out part of that walk cause I have no idea how I was going that fast!  Tonight I had decided it was going to be a super easy walk... Well easy distance wise! Again I felt like I was going turtle pace! It was definitely a slow walk! But I got in 1.06 miles and didn’t cry... So I am taking that as a win!  Tomorrow I am planning on one more EASY walk... But we will see how I feel! For now the braces are off and I am going to be lazy the rest of the night! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! Y’all this mornings walk was GREAT! I felt the best I have felt all week, the weather was perfect and I got in an AWESOME 2.51 miles!!  Then we got to this evening... and it downright SUCKED! Y’all my legs felt like they had 1000lbs weights on them... Actually my WHOLE BODY felt like it had weights weighing it down! I felt extremely sluggish and slow! Like turtle pace! When my app told me I had done my first mile in 19.53 minutes I about had a heart attack cause I didn’t think it would even be close to that! I stopped WAY more times then normal but I NEVER ONCE let myself give up and cut the walk short! Even with the way I felt I still managed 1.56 miles! Some may say I’m crazy for walking when I felt like that... but it’s just apart of living with Spina Bifida! My body is going to feel weighed down and tired more then it feels great..... But that doesn’t mean I am going to give up and go be lazy on the couch and give up my walking! That’s not who I am!  Now it is t...

Hey y’all! So today has definitely not been the best walking day... My body has been fighting me HARD today! This morning I had to go back to the house halfway thru because I was having such bad belly cramps! But I let my belly settle and went back out and finished what I could and ended up with 2.00 miles! Less than what I was shootin for but I will take it!  Tonight was not near as bad... Thank the lord! My body was tired but not hurting or cramping... I got in my whole workout this time and ended with 1.52 miles!!!  So 3.52 miles for the day... With how I felt all day I will take that as a win! Here it is Wednesday and I am at 12.09 miles for the week.  A little less then I wanted but I am still happy with it! Now it’s time to put on some comfy clothes and just relax! I think my body needs it today! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So this morning was a VERY chilly fall morning! Like almost wore gloves cold... Ok yeah I’m just being dramatic! I shocked myself this morning by getting in an awesome 3.17 miles!!! There were a few hiccups in this walk though... One that included me having to go back to the house for a pit stop! Kids you should always go potty BEFORE you go try to walk 3 miles😉... But I still didn’t expect to hit 3.17 miles! So that made me one happy girl!  Tonight I took it easier then the past couple night walks I have done and just got in a easy 1.07 miles... I say easy but walking is NEVER “easy” for me!  So that makes 4.24 miles for the day!!! Now it’s time to get in to my warm jammies, get under a big blanket and watch Halloween movies! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So yesterday I didn’t do a blog... But that’s cause my body was hatin on me all day and I was only able to get in 1.06 miles😞😞😞!  Well today went 10X better! This morning I had planned to do 3 miles... But my body still giving me a teeny bit of trouble and a time crunch only allowed me to get in 1.71. But y’all sweatshirt is upon us... And that makes me one happy girl! Tonight I felt like myself again!! The weather was still absolutely fabulous and the walk was just all around AMAZING! I ended up getting in another 1.56 miles... Which was more then I planned this time!  So 3.27 for the day.... After yesterday I will take it! Tomorrow I am hoping to get in the 3 miler I had planned today!!! But for now it’s off to relax and enjoy my night! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Well I beat my personal best for number of miles walked in one week again this week... By hitting 24.24 miles for the week!!! I wasn’t even aiming for 24 when the week started but when I figured out Thursday I could hit it I decided to go for it... And this morning I did it!!  This morning I got in a FABULOUS 2.53 miles!!! It is definitely the hottest morning of the week... No sweatshirt was needed this time!!  I was so excited to wear my new custom made Spina Bifida STRONG shirt too!! Now it’s time to get breakfast made and watch my Rebels take on Vandy!! Hotty Toddy y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! Happy Friday the 13th... Well maybe not happy! This morning definitely wasn’t the best walk! Yes I got in 2.52 miles but my time was TERRIBLE... not to mention I ended up on my caboose toward the end of the walk! So I guess you could say my Friday the 13th didn’t start off to well!  Tonight’s walk went a LITTLE better! We are at the annoying point of the year where your morning workout outfit can’t be the same as the afternoon cause it’s too dang hot! I went easy tonight and just got in 1.10 miles... But my time was GREAT and I didn’t spend any time on my caboose so that was a win!  So 3.62 miles for the day... Not too bad! Tomorrow morning I make the last push for the week to reach my weekly goal... or maybe even pass it again this week... Stay Tuned tomorrow!  ❤️Hug💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  This morning was another beautiful fall morning! I did my SECOND 3 miler of the week in UNDER an hour!!! It felt AMAZING!! This weather makes my walks just fabulous!  Tonight was a definitely a struggle!  Between the sun blinding me and my legs feeling like crap... It took everything in me y’all but I made it 1.54 miles!  So that’s 4.54 miles for the day!! Now it’s time for me to collapse on my bed and sleep the night away!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Fall has returned to Mississippi! Yesterday my morning walk was around 80 degrees... Today is was 55! I had on the capri leggings and the long sleeve shirt... and I was still cold! But I’m not complaining cause I got in a FABULOUS 2.50 miles and had the best time I have had all week!  This evenings weather was a little warmer but still felt SO good! This is the weather I LOVE to walk in! I got in another 1.51 miles and had another GREAT time!!!  So for the day I ended with 4.01 miles!! Half way thru the week and I am just over 13.50 miles!!! Not that bad for an easy week!  Now it’s time for goulash and relaxing! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! This morning I woke up and it saw it was raining again and thought “SERIOUSLY?!”.... But thankfully after getting around and having a cup of coffee (Or 2😉) it stopped! Once I got walkin I was able to get in 3 miles even in exactly one hour! It was definitely a HUMID morning but not scorching so I can’t complain too much... Although my hair kind of resembled a poodle after I was done walkin!  Tonight was just as awesome! Probably the best 2 walks of the week so far! I got in another 1.57 miles and didn’t resemble a poodle after I was done... So it was a win for me!  So that’s 4.57 miles for the day!!! Tomorrow’s weather is suppose to be AMAZING! Who knows I may be enjoying my walk so much that I will get in another 3 miler... But we will have to see about that one! But now it’s time for dinner! Night y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So this morning was so MUGGY and felt like a morning in June or July! Who ever is praying for summer to return to the south... STOP! But I got in 2.50 miles so that was my win for the day! It was definitely a SWEATY and STICKY walk and my time was terrible... But at least I walked!  Tonight was worse... As I am trying to wait for it to cool off a little... The rain shows up! I was trying to wait it out but it doesn’t look like it will be out of here in time for me to get anything in before sunset... So for tonight I am admitting defeat😞! Tomorrow it’s back at it with my first 3 miler of the week! But for now it’s time for PJ’s and Netflix! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Today was back to be a normal easy Sunday! This morning I got in 1.07 miles and y’all it felt so AMAZING! It wasn’t too hot, my legs felt great and I was just walking around with a big smile on my face!  Tonight however wasn’t as great... As a matter of fact... IT SUCKED! It was hotter then it has been, my legs felt like I was carrying bricks and I cried halfway thru cause I was just miserable! It was definitely the worst walk I have had in a while.... But even with all that I still managed to get in 1.41 miles! So I guess I will take that as a win!  So that’s 2.48 miles for the day! Y’all after having such a miserable walk I think it’s time to put on my PJ’s and watch a marathon of Halloween movies! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley