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

Hey y’all! Today was an AWESOME day of walking! Unlike yesterday where I only got one walk in... Today I got TWO good walks in! It is definitely cold here in Mississippi! But I bundled myself up and got in 2.50 miles!! That’s the most I have walked walked in one walk in over a week!  Tonight I had planned to participate in a 4K... But since I have taken so much time off lately I didn’t feel like I was prepared for it. So I just walked at home... and boy was it FREEZING! I was shivering the whole walk! But I ended up getting in another 1.04 miles... and that made me one happy girl!  For the day I will end with 3.54 miles and that makes this girl one happy lady! My numbers for the week aren’t stellar... But it’s better than last week so I will take it!  Hopefully I can get myself fully back on track to start 2018!! For now I am going to put on some warm clothes and hide under a big blanket!! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley

Hey y’all!! Walking while traveling during the holidays.... Pretty much non existent! It was cold and then it snowed... But I did get ONE good 2.06 mile walk in with my daddy!  So this morning I told myself I was going to get back on track... No matter how cold it was! And y’all it was COLD!! But I layered up and got in 1.61 miles!!  Tonight wasn’t quite as FREEZING as this morning... But it was still cold! I got in another 1.69 miles and it felt amazing!  That’s 3.30 miles for the day... and the most miles I have had in over a week! I may not have any magnificent numbers at the end of this week... But at least I can take the next couple days and get myself back on track! Night y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! This has probably been the worst week walking wise I have had in a while. My mileage is not ANYWHERE close to what it normally is.  I started the week off slow due to weather and trying to get everything around to head to Indiana. I had every intent to go strong as soon as I arrived at my parents house... Well that hasn’t happened! Between rain, snow and traveling it has been ROUGH! Getting in walks while traveling during the holidays isn’t as easy as I thought it would be y’all! Between wanting to spend as much time as possible with everyone and how much energy traveling takes out of you! It just hasn’t been my week! I feel like I have slacked off and just been lazy ☹️☹️ But that isn’t the case! I guess everyone needs to take some time to recharge and have a “off” week every once in a while! But y’all know how hard that one is me! I am definitely going to try to start tomorrow off strong and get in the 2 miles I have been trying to get since Thursday! Merry Christmas y...

Hey y’all! So today I haven’t quite reached the goals I set for myself. This morning I had set out to hit 2.50 miles.... But missed it by just a little bit and instead hit 2.47 miles... Tonight... Well that wasn’t much better! My goal was to end the walk with at least 1.50 miles... well I missed that mark once again! Which is SO frustrating!  So 3.92 miles for the day... I guess I can live with that one! Now it’s time to relax!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So it’s was definitely a ROUGH start to the walking week... Stiff muscles and cold weather were definitely working against me! I’m ending the week with 21.50 miles...  Now I know some of you will say “That’s fabulous!” and your right it is! But it wasn’t the 24 miles I was shooting for at the beginning of the week! And that doesn’t sit well with me! But I guess I should be proud of the fact that I didn’t just give up and crawl in a whole! No I took my day off and the next morning went and knocked out 3.10 miles! And this morning I knocked out 2.18 miles!  So I guess I shouldn’t dwell on what I DIDN’T accomplish and focus on what I DID accomplish this week!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Today was another day of “Go BIG or Go home”! This morning I got in 2.50 miles and for the second day in a row, it felt AMAZING! It was a slight bit colder than yesterday (Which sucked!)... But I didn’t let that bother me! I just buckled down and got it done!  Tonight I went hard again! My goal as usual was 1.50 miles... Well y’all I ended with 1.67 miles! I was kicking myself that I didn’t walk a little farther to hit 1.70! But I am still EXTREMELY happy with 1.67  4.17 miles for the day... Not bad! Tomorrow I take one last push to get me to at least 23 miles for the week.... Hopefully I didn’t hurt my chance of hitting that number by taking the day off Wednesday! I guess we shall see tomorrow!!! Stay tuned... ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So after taking the whole day yesterday to rest I knew I wanted to go HARD today! And that’s just what I did! This mornings walk was definitely a struggle at first! But once I got my stride going I took off! I ended the walk with exactly 3.10 miles.... and the time was pretty fabulous also! The best part... I wasn’t freezing my butt off by the end of the walk!!  Tonight I went hard again! Tonight’s walk felt AMAZING! I wasn’t hurting, or overly tired... It was a great walk! I ended the walk with 1.50 miles which is exactly what I had been shootin for! A good day of walking makes for one happy Kelley!  Now it’s time for dinner and relaxin! Y’all have a FABULOUS night!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So when I woke up this morning I was feeling ROUGH! My hips were stiff and sore, my back was sore and my thighs felt like they were on fire! If that wasn’t enough to tell me I just needed a break... when I looked at the weather we were suppose to have high winds all day! I have walked in windy weather the last couple days and with it being cold it makes for a MISERABLE walk! So I reluctantly made the decision to take the day and just rest my body. Y’all I felt terrible about this decision all morning! Like if I didn’t walk I was letting people down! But that’s not true! EVERYONE needs a day once in a while to just relax and let their body recharge! So I shouldn’t feel bad just for giving myself time to do just that! I mean I have already walked 10.56 miles so far this week!  So I am no longer letting myself feel bad for not walking! Instead I am enjoying just relaxing and letting myself recharge... But tomorrow it’s back on with my second 3.10 miler of the week!...

Hey y’all!  Welcome to winter! It has been SO cold here in Mississippi the last couple days.... Especially in the morning! The worst though is when it is freezing cold AND windy! I have really seen an increase in the stiffness and soreness of my hips since it has gotten colder. This morning the wind was howling.. which of course made it FREEZING cold! Y’all I will be honest there were SEVERAL times during this mornings walk that I just wanted to give up and go back home... But I didn’t let myself give in! Yes I was cold and it was uncomfortable.. But I’m not a quitter! I actually ended the walk with 3.13 miles! And to top it off I hit the 3 mile mark in UNDER an hour!!! So that definitely made up for the weather!  Because of how my body was feeling after the morning walk, I decided to take it easy tonight! Of course it was even colder! But I guess in 1.12 miles so I will take that as my win for the night!  So that made 4.25 miles for the day.... I will take it! After walk...

Hey y’all!!  This day of walking has been AMAZING! It all started this morning when I got in an AWESOME 2.50 miles in 50 minutes!!! The weather even cooperated and I wasn’t feeling like a popsicle!  Tonight was when the most amazing thing happened! I started my walk and was just chugging along enjoying the BEAUTIFUL 65 degree weather here in Mississippi... and that’s when it happened... My walking app said that I had hit 1 mile in 18.20 minutes!  Y’all I couldn’t contain myself and let out a big “YES!”! Thankfully no neighbors were out at the time😉😉 The fastest I have ever done a mile in was 18.50 miles... and I haven’t been able to hit that since! So to hit it tonight was a BIG surprise! Needless to say I was in cloud nine the rest of the walk and finished my 1.61 miles in THIRTY minutes!!!  Now I am making dinner and planning to treat myself to a night in bed relaxin after that! Night y’all! ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Yesterday after I got done with my last walk for the week.... My hips were STIFF! I went to lay down and when I tried to roll over I could barely move!!! So I decided today was going to be an EXTREMELY easy day! I didn’t take the day off but I made sure I didn’t push myself to hard! This morning I did an easy 1.12 miles... Thankfully for me it was a SLIGHT bit warmer then it has been!  After I walked I made sure to rest my hips and legs as much as possible. They definitely aren’t stiff today and I wanted to keep it that way! So tonight again I went for an easy leisurely walk.. and got in 1.08 miles! It felt GREAT too!  The weather wasn’t perfect but I was able to walk without a hat and gloves which made me VERY happy!  Tomorrow is going to be a little bit harder day... But for now I am going to go makes some dinner and then relax these hips the rest of the night! Have a great night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So this has been a pretty stinkin awesome week of walking!!! First I hit 800 miles walked since November 2016... Then today I got the most miles I have ever walked in one week when I hit 26.06 miles!!!  It was SO cold again this morning... Y’all I moved away from Indiana to get away from this weather!  But you know me... I sucked it up, bundled up and made it happen! I wanted to get in 2.50 but ended with 2.48 miles... But as cold as it was and as tired as I am, I will take it!  Now I am going to get back in to my PJ’s, drink coffee and hide under my warm blankets the rest of the day!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So winter is definitely decided to show up in Mississippi the last 2 days! And as I have mentioned before... I’m not a real big fan of winter! This morning was absolutely FREEZING! I mean we’re talking wind chills below freezing! But y’all know me, I was bound and determined to get in my THIRD 3.10 miler of the week... and that’s just what I did! I was all bundled up with my scarf and hat and gloves... But I got it done!  Tonight I decided to make it short and sweet as it was even colder! (How is that possible?!) I got in another FRIGID 1.11 miles!  So that puts me at 4.22 miles for the day!! Tomorrow is the last walk of the week and it’s kind of a big one.... But you’ll have to stay tuned tomorrow to find out why!😉 ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So I don’t know who is praying for this cold weather in Mississippi.... But unless it’s gonna snow it needs to get the heck out of here! I was SO cold for this mornings walk! I was cursing at the weather under my breath the whole time... BUT I still managed to get in the whole 2.50 miles!! And I did it in just under 50 minutes would made me SO happy!!  Tonight seemed like it was even colder! Y’all I may have been raised in Indiana but this little body was not made for cold weather! That’s why I moved to the south! But I sucked it up and got in 1.58 miles!! And I got to see this AMAZING sunset!!  4.08 miles for the day... not near as far as yesterday but I am thrilled with it! Tomorrow I tackle 3.10 miler number 3 for the week!! Haven’t done that many in a while! For now it’s time to get in to some warm comfy clothes and relax! Night y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  It’s been a pretty exciting day of walking! It all started this morning when I got in an AMAZING 3.12 miles! I felt great and had an awesome time... I was one happy chick! I knew going into tonight’s walk it was going to be a big one... I just didn’t realize how big! When I started my walk I knew I only needed 1.20 miles to be at 800 miles. My app let me know that I had hit 1 mile and that’s when I started checking every few feet to see when I hit 1.20... When I looked and it said 1.20 miles y’all I hollered “ 800 MILES BABY ”...  Well of course one of my neighbors was outside and heard it... Thankfully he only chuckled for a minute🙈! Y’all I ended this evenings walk with 1.68 miles!!!  I was sitting here just a little bit ago adding up how many miles I had total for the day and realized that I had hit 4.80 miles total for the day!!! That is a new record for me y’all!!! I am so happy right now!!! Now it’s time to go relax and celebrate my accomplishments! Nig...

Hey y’all!  Today has been an AWESOME day! Well aside from it being super windy(Well at least to me!)! This morning the weather was BEAUTIFUL! I walked a little later than normal but got in 3.11 miles!!!  Tonight was the best part of my day!! It was nice enough to just wear a long sleeve shirt(No sweatshirt!) and I was walking along waving at the neighbors and just enjoying my walk... That’s when it happened... The app came in to tell me my mile time and it was at 18.50 minutes!!! Y’all I would have to look back to be sure but I think that is the fastest I have ever done a mile!!!  After that the rest of the walk was a breeze because I was so pumped up from hitting that time!! I got in 1.63 miles total!!!  4.74 miles for the day... I LOVE IT! Now it’s time for PJ’s and relaxing!! Have a great night y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So as you all know Sundays are typically my “easy” day... Well today I kind of amped it up a little! Normally first walk of the week is just over a mile and I am done... Well today I was showing our new roommate around the neighborhood and ended up getting in 1.57 miles!! I was pretty proud of myself for hitting that number on a SUNDAY!  So this evening I decided to keep this going and push myself a little farther... I ended my walk with 1.68 miles... Now that’s how you end a Sunday!  So 3.25 miles to start the Walkin week.... That’s what I’m talking about y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  I am SUPER excited this morning! With my walk from this morning I hit 24.19 miles!!! That makes it TWO weeks in a row over 24 miles!!! How awesome is that?!  This morning I decided to go all out and get in my second 3.10 miler of the week... and it felt AMAZING y’all! I’m not sure I have ever been more relaxed during a 3 miler as I was today! It was a great feeling! And another AMAZING time!!! Now that’s the way to end the walkin week!  Now it’s time to get back in to the PJ’s and do nothing the rest of the day... I think I deserve it!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley 

Hey y’all!!  Today was another AWESOME day!! This mornings weather was BEAUTIFUL! I had intended to do my 2.50 mile walk this morning... But some things happened and I only ended up getting in 1.70 miles. But all in all I was still happy with that!  Tonight was a lot less chaotic then this morning and I was able to get in my full 2.50 miles!!! And once again my 2.50 mile time was pretty great.... Which totally made my day!  Now all I intend to do is eat some dinner and veg out in my bed... and not move unless I have too! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💚 Kelley