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

I’m pretty stinking proud of myself today! After only getting in 1.60 miles TOTAL yesterday... I got in 4.77 miles total today! I’m so close to hitting 5 miles in one day!! This morning I decided I was going to get in my first 3.10 miler of the week... and then I ended with 3.11!! I know that isn’t much more but I was still happy with it! And that time y’all... FABULOUS!  Tonight I set out on my walk with the intention of just doing around 1.45 miles... Well like this morning I exceeded that goal again when I got in 1.66 miles! Both walks felt SO amazing so I would say this day has been quite a success!  Now it’s time for PJ’s, warm blankets and Christmas movies... Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!!  OMG so let me just say yesterday was NOT my day!! I have been dealing with friction sores from my braces and to top it all off... I dropped my phone out of my pocket and went half the day without it! It was definitely not a good Monday! But I still got in 2 good walks so that was the plus side to my day! Fast forward to today and it went 100x better than yesterday! I’m still dealing with the friction sores but I was able to bandage them up and they didn’t bother me at all! This morning I got in an AWESOME 2.50 miles!!!!  Tonight y’all was even better in my opinion! The weather was just BEAUTIFUL and I didn’t have to walk without music like I did yesterday night(Which by the way wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be!) . I ended up with 1.62 miles... Which was MORE then what I was shooting for!!!  So 4.12 miles for the day... I am so incredibly happy with that one! Now it’s time to take these bandages off and let my sores breath!!! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💚 ...

Hey yall!  Today started out easy and then I decided to go “hard” this evening! This morning I did my normal just over a mile walk and ended with 1.11 miles! Best part is that I wasn’t freezing my butt off!!  Tonight I decided to go a little bit harder with my walk... Not too hard but a little bit! I ended up with 1.66 miles!! Which surprised me cause I didn’t think I would get in that much!!  Now I am going to take off my braces and enjoy the rest of my night... It’s Christmas movie time!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  I am so stinkin happy right now! With my walk this morning I am back over 24 miles for the week!!! 24.19 to be exact😉! This morning I was hell bent on getting in a second 3.10 miler... I had been slacking off and only got one in all week! Which is not like me y’all! This is my 3rd full day of walking in my new shoes and y’all I can definitely tell a difference! I feel so much sturdier and my hips feel great! It’s amazing how a new pair a shoes can make me feel! And to top it all off my time was AMAZING!  I also realized today I am about 45 miles from 800!! So that definitely has me pumped for the next couple weeks of walking! But for now it’s time to put some sweats on and relax! Happy Saturday y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley

Hey y’all! Happy late Thanksgiving! Yesterday I didn’t blog but I didn’t skip walking either! I got in 2 FABULOUS walks totaling 3.50 miles!!! This morning was a slight bit of a struggle! I was up late celebrating the Ole Miss win over Mississippi State and didn’t sleep well either... But I still got in 2.51 miles this morning so I think that’s pretty awesome! The time was a little less then stellar but I will take it! Tonight y’all I am EXHAUSTED! I just about let myself give in and take the night off but I sucked it up and got in another 1.58 miles!!!  Oh and another BIG thing that happened this morning.... I HIT MY 500TH WALK!!  I can’t believe it’s been that many y’all! For today I will end with 4.09 miles... and I will take that any day! Time to go relax! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So I decided early this morning that this would be my “easy” day for the week... Whicu worked out pretty good cause this has been the coldest day of the week! This morning I got in an AWESOME 1.59 miles!!! Felt like a popsicle afterwards but other then that it was great!  Tonight I did about the same route but added just a tiny bit to it... and thankfully it wasn’t cold enough to make me feel like an ice cube! Still cold.. Just not FREEZING! I ended the walk with 1.67 miles!!! Now that’s the way to end the day right there! I also had just received my new New Balance running shoes!! They felt SO amazing y’all! Here’s hoping these last way longer then the Skechers!  Now time to get it to some warm PJ’s and watch Christmas movies!!! Happy Thanksgiving Eve y’all!!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So this morning was a lot warmer then I had thought it would be! I mean it was still cold but thankfully I wasn’t freezing my butt off😉! I was so happy with this walk y’all! My time was great and my arthritis wasn’t acting up so to me the walk was a win!  Tonight I kind of gave in to be tired and did the easy walk instead of the 1.50 I had originally planned... I know I shouldn’t have but sometimes you just can’t help it! I still got in 1.10 miles though so I guess that is the win for tonight!  Now if you’ll excuse me I am getting into my PJ’s and enjoy the rest of my night... Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! Winter was in FULL swing this morning unfortunately! I had on the hat, gloves, sweatshirt and fleece leggings... and was still freezing my butt off this morning! I was also slower then a turtle... But I got in 2.26 miles so I guess I should take that as a win!  Tonight was SLIGHTLY warmer... I didn’t have to wear the gloves but the hat was still needed! My time was WAY better and I got in 1.59 miles!!  Now it’s time to relax and enjoy a PLL marathon on Netflix! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So you would think growing up in Indiana that I would LOVE cold weather...NOPE! I absolutely HATE it! It’s a HUGE part of why I moved to the south 9yrs ago! I like seeing snow don’t get me wrong, it’s pretty! But I can only handle it a few days and then I am over it! Well today felt like the old days back in Indiana... It was FREEZIN this morning! To make matters worse I had forgotten my hat and my gloves! But it thought I was cursing under my breath the whole time I still made it 1.09 miles!  So I thought tonight would be at least a little bit warmer... I was dead wrong! And I again I didn’t put on a hat or gloves so I froze my little butt off! I made it 1.10 miles this time though!  So I guess the moral of this blog is... Winter walking is going to be ROUGH on this southern girl! Excuse me while I go put on some flannel PJ pants and a sweatshirt and hide under a big blanket!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Y’all I am legit SO mad at myself this morning! I KNEW the forecast was calling for it to be SUPER windy and rainy today... and yet I still took last night off! Now I will not hit 24 miles like I had been hoping for all week! Cause y’all walking in 18 mile an hour winds just ain’t happenin... My 96lbs butt would blow away and y’all would never see my cute self again 🤣🤣🤣 ! I guess I should just be thrilled with the fact that I was able to hit 21.55 miles by Friday and that I could get in TWO 3.10 milers, both with GREAT times!   This weather is just Gods way of saying to me “Your body needs rest woman!”! This weather also gives me an excuse to go bake cookies all morning(Not that I wouldn’t have done that later any way 😉 !)! It also gives me extra time get ready to watch my Rebels take on Texas A&M this evening! So I guess it isn’t such a bad thing.... But tomorrow I’m going to get back at it! Gotta get ready for 5K round 3!!!  ❤️ Hugs 💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  It was exactly one year ago today I made the decision out of the blue that I was going to start walking at least twice a week and I would track my walks to see how far I could get... Well y’all look at me now! As of this morning I have walked over 722 miles! Y’all my very first walk I tracked I didn’t even make it a quarter of a mile!  My first weekly total didn’t even hit 2 miles y’all... Compare that to now and I am at 18.42 miles and this week isn’t even over yet! I have gone from barely getting thru a quarter mile without getting tired to 2-3.10 miles a walk! I have gone from only walking 2-3 times A WEEK... to 2 times A DAY! I have finished not just one.... But TWO 5K’s y’all!!  This has definitely been one of the hardest journeys I have ever been on... But it’s also been the most rewarding! If you would have told me this time last year I would accomplish all this... I would have laughed in your face! I have gone from the little girl no one thought would ...

Hey y’all!  So for the last 3 days I have been planning on getting in a 3.10 miler... But as you have seen that hadn’t happened yet.... Until today! I was SO determined to not let my tiredness or anything else get in the way of hitting 3.10 miles this morning! I walked a little later than normal and was on the clock as there was rain getting ready to come thru.... But y’all I made it 3.11 miles!!! And my time was AMAZING which made me even happier!  Tonight again I walked a little bit later than I have been... And let me tell you this whole getting dark before 5pm thing is for the birds. The street lights were coming on as I was rounding my last corner! I have NEVER had that happen! But I still managed to get in 1.08 miles! So I will take that as a win!  So 4.19 miles for the day!!! That makes me one happy chick! Halfway thru the week and I am well on my way to hitting 21 miles (Or passing it😉) with 14.67 miles already walked!  Now I’m off to relax and enjoy the nig...

Hey y’all!  So yesterday I was so bummed in the morning cause I didn’t get thru my whole walk... Well I tried it again this morning and made it thru. It was a slight bit off from 2.50 but at least I made it thru the whole 2.35 miles without any belly issues!  Tonight I walked earlier then normal because the weather was just AWESOME and I couldn’t resist! I got in another 1.44 miles and it felt AMAZING! I even had one of my neighbors tell me I was speeding thru my walk... I never get told that! 😉 Now I’m going to take my braces off and just relax! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So today has been a little bit of a struggle... But thankfully not near as bad as it’s been the past couple weeks! This morning I had intended to get in 2.50 miles... then my belly started acting up and I only got in 1.59 miles Well tonight I was bound and determined I was going to get in the 2.50 miles I wanted to do this morning... That proved to be a battle! I have been working on a project all day long which had me bending and sitting on the cold garage floor... That must have made my hips mad cause they are not being kind to me tonight at all! But I pushed thru the pain and did get in my 2.50 miles... My time absolutely SUCKED but I made it thru!  Now it’s time for me to nurse my hips and relax.... Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Parts of this week have definitely been a STRUGGLE! My body is feeling this cold weather in the form of aches and pains... which absolutely SUCKS! This morning I was  bound and determined to get in at least a mile so I could be at my goal of 21 miles... well I ended up with 1.42 miles!!! And bonus my body wasn’t really fighting me while I was walking!  So for the week I will end up with 21.86 miles for the week! I wish it was 22-23 but battling the aches and pains and stiffness that I have this week... I am just happy I hit my 21 mile goal!  Now it’s time to make some lunch, wrap up in and big blanket and watch my Rebels take on the Rajin Cajuns!! Hotty Toddy!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Oh.My.Lord have I been STRUGGLIN today! My arthritis in my hips and legs decided to rear it’s ugly head this morning during my walk... It was a struggle from the start! I felt like there was someone poking me with a thousand little needles in my hips, back and thighs! Not to mention the pain I had in my knees! I had probably the worst time I have ever had for a 2.50 mile walk! But I did not let myself give up and shorten the walk!  Tonight’s walk THANKFULLY was slightly better! My body didn’t start fighting me till I was almost back to the house AND I made it 1.60 miles! So I am taking that as my major win for the day! Exactly 4 miles for the day.... I will definitely take that one! Now it’s time to take some arthritis meds and just relax under a big blanket. Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Today was absolutely FABULOUS! The sun was shining bright for the first time in several days and my body wasn’t fighting me at all! This morning I got in 2.50 miles and was smiling the whole way!  Tonight was just as awesome which surprised me cause my night walks I normally always struggle with a tired body! But tonight I felt GREAT! I ended up getting 1.57 miles in!!! So 4.07 miles for the day... Now that’s the way to end the day!  Now it’s time to relax! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙

Hey y’all!  It’s hump day!!! Halfway through the week! This morning I made up for taking last night off by getting in my 3.10 miler of the week!! It was definitely a cold and windy walk... Sweatshirt weather is back in full swing here in Mississippi! But I can’t let a little cold weather stop me now can I!😉 Tonight... yeah it was even colder! But I sucked it up and threw on my Ole Miss hat and sweatshirt and got in another 1.10 miles!  So that’s 4.20 miles for the day! Here we are halfway thru the walking week and I am at 12.37 miles... I’ll take that!  Now it’s time to put on my flannel PJ’s and curl up under a big blanket! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So it’s been a pretty big day walking wise... This morning I not only hit 700 miles walked since I first started tracking them almost a year ago... I passed it by 1.60 miles!!!  It’s so CRAZY to think of all the things that I have accomplished with my walking journey in the last year! I started out barely making half a mile and now I am up to 2-3 miles a walk! That is absolutely INSANE for a girl who didn’t even know if she would ever walk on her own! This morning I was so pumped to go walk. I knew I didn’t even need a mile but you know me.. Go BIG or Go HOME! My walking app tells me when I hit each mile and then time it took me... Well when it said 1 mile this morning there were definitely tears! Thankfully I composed myself quickly and was able to finish with 2.42 miles!  Since I hit 700 this morning I have decided to treat myself to a night off from walking... My thighs and hips will thank me for that😉! But tomorrow it’s back at it with the first 3.10 miler of t...

Hey y’all!  Well tomorrow will be the day!! I am only .80 miles from 700 and of course I will hit that EASILY tomorrow morning!  This morning I walked a little later then normal but still managed to get in 2 miles before the rain came! Tonight was suppose to be rainy... But thank the lord it didn’t rain at all and I was able to get in another 1.60 miles! I must say this whole daylight savings time thing and it getting dark before 5pm is going to take some getting use to walking wise!  Now it’s time to go take my braces off, eat some dinner and relax! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley