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

Hey y’all!!  So for the second week in a row I got just over 20 miles for the week!! This week has been a little tougher than I thought it would be! I’m not proud to say that I have taken 3 nights off this week! But I still was able to hit my goal I had set for myself and get in TWO 3.10 milers! Which I haven’t done in FOREVER!  This morning I didn’t go as hard as I wanted too... My body was definitely TIRED y’all! Which is what I have been fighting all week! I had planned to do 2.50 miles... But as you can see that didn’t quite happen😞 Tonight I was battling with the same issues as this morning... It was like my body just wanted to quit on my today y’all! But we all have those days and I can still be proud of the fact that I got two walks in AND finished the week at just over 20 miles again!  This upcoming week my parents are visiting for a few days and the weather doesn’t look very pleasant... But I’m definitely going to try not to slack off as much as this last week!...

Hey y’all! I am pretty dang proud of myself at the moment! Not only did I get in another 3.10 miler(Actually 3.11 miles!)... But my first mile was under 19 minutes!!! And the time it took to finish was amazing too! Fastest I have been in a while!  Tonight I was definitely not feeling as hot as I was this morning... As a matter of fact I was downright EXHAUSTED! But since I took yesterday evening off I told myself I was NOT going to take another night off! I definitely didn’t get as far as I wanted but I made it 1.10 miles and I had a pretty dang good time!  Tomorrow is suppose to storm all day.... Bit hopefully I can get in at least one good walk! Stay Tuned... ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So I am trying to get myself back into being 5K ready... But after my 3.10 miler I can honestly say I am not back to that point yet! This morning was TOUGH! I stopped so many times and I was letting little things (Like it being cold and the wind was blowing my hair the wrong way!) annoy me! Which is totally not like me y’all! I guess everyone has their days where their workouts aren’t fun and are just downright annoying... That was this morning for me! But I didn’t let myself quit and made it the whole 3.10 miles!  Tonight definitely went better then this morning! Although I did complain about the wind(I think my neighbors are use to hearing me say “Uuuhhh this wind is annoying!🙈) I didn’t let it slow me down like I did this morning! I ended up getting in another 1.08 miles!!! Which made me a happy girl!  So yes it was a rough morning... But I still hit 3.10 miles and my night walk went better than this morning! Tomorrow is a new day and it will be less of a ...

Hey y’all!  The Monday after Daylight Savings Time... Yep it’s a rough one! Add in the fact that Mother Nature hates me and decided to make it windy and cold AGAIN... The odds were stacked against me from the start! But I would not let that get to me and I made it 2.51 miles!!!  Tonight was not quite as bad... actually it was pretty FABULOUS! So it’s not secret I am not a big fan of daylight savings time... Except for the fact that I can now spread my walks out by walking later in the evening! Which totally helps believe me! Like tonight I was able to walk around 5:15 and I ended the walk with 1.78 miles!!! I haven’t gotten that far at night in a WHILE!  So Monday may have started out rough... But it sure ended great! Time for PJ’s and relaxing... Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So this week has been a big week for me! I have reached every goal I had set for the week! It all started Monday when I hit the biggest goal I have ever had... Which was to hit 1,000 miles!! When I looked this morning it said 1,015.10 miles... Y’all that number still doesn’t even seem real! Makes me swell up with pride and tear up just thinking about how far I have come in this walking journey!  My next big goal I had for myself was to get back to 3.10 miles before the week was over.. and I did just that! Before Thursday it had been THREE weeks since I last hit 3.10 miles!!  My last goal I had set for myself this week was to get at least 20 miles total for the week... Which I haven’t done in a month! Well this morning it wasn’t raining so I decided no matter how tired I was I was going to get out and at least get some sort of a walk in... and I ended up with 1.10 miles... Which put me at just over 20 miles for the week!!!  Y’all I am so proud of myself fo...

Hey y’all! So after getting in my first 3.10 miler in 3 weeks yesterday my body was SCREAMING for an “easy” day today! This morning the weather was just PERFECT and the ole body let me get in 1.58 miles without fighting me! I was also able to get in my first mile in 18:17!!! So I was definitely one happy girl this morning!  Tonight was a little more rough! The wind decided it was going to pick up considerably and my hips and back were totally not wanting to work with me AT ALL! But I pushed through and made another 1.52 miles happen! Of course halfway thru my walk my walking app goes crazy and tries to tell me I had an 12 minutes mile... YEAH RIGHT! But thankfully it fixed itself by the end and all was well!  Tomorrow it’s suppose to rain but I am hoping to get in at least one more walk to reach my highest mileage count in a month!!! Stay Tuned! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So I looked this morning and the last time I walked a 3.10 miler was February 13th... That was THREE weeks ago y’all! Well I was bound and determined to get back to 3.10 miles today... and I did just that! Now let me say it was not easy AT ALL! My body is still trying to get back into the shape it was in before my cyst rupture and I also still have a lot of fatigue from all my body has been thru! I definitely had to stop and take a breather way more times than I care to admit... But I didn’t give up! I didn’t let myself get frustrated and cut the walk in half... I did the whole dang 3.10 miles! It may not have been my fastest time but it also wasn’t my worst either! I must say I was pretty darn proud of myself after this one!  Now tonight... Yeah that one was a STRUGGLE! I had planned to go all out and get in another 1.50 miles.... Well my body was having none of that y’all! I am SO tired and the whole walk felt like I was walking with weights on my shoulders and my legs...

Hey y’all!  So lord was it FREEZING this morning! It’s like someone turned the heater off here in Mississippi! It was also WINDY! Whenever it’s super windy it makes walking even more challenging for me. With my balance not being the best on a normal day.. it’s 100x worse when I am having to walk against the wind! There are times I have to stop because the wind almost knocks me down! But I didn’t let it keep me from hitting 2.50 miles!!!  Tonight the wind wasn’t quite as bad... But it was still FREEZING which was not cool! I am so ready for spring! My first mile was a lot slower than I would have liked but all in all it was a pretty good walk!  So here we are halfway thru the week and I am at 12.38 miles.... Which makes me a pretty happy girl!!  Tomorrow I’m going for it and I going to try to hit 3.10 miles for the first time in almost 3 weeks!!! Stay Tuned to see how that goes!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!!  So after hitting 1,000 yesterday I had to set my sights on a new goal... This weeks goal is to get back to 3.10 miles!! I haven’t walked that far in over 2 weeks!! This morning I was so pumped and ready to get after it! And I did just that! My goal was 2.50 miles... and I got to 2.58 miles!!! Not the best time I have had but I’m just happy I got over 2.50 miles!!!  As for my night walk... Well thanks to Mother Nature being in a bad mood and causing 20MPH winds... I didn’t get to walk😞😞  BUT tomorrow is a new day and my push to get back to 3.10 miles will continue! Goal is to hit it by Saturday... Stay Tuned!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So today has been a HUGE day of walking... Cause this morning I hit my 1,000th mile!!!  Y’all I was SO upset when I first woke up and saw that it was pouring down rain!!! My first thought was “Well my day is now ruined!”. But when I looked at the hourly forecast on my weather app it showed a break in the rain!! So I waited....and waited.... and waited! Until FINALLY I got a break in the rain! Now I’m not going to lie I was emotional before I started to walk... But as I was walking I started thinking about all the obstacles I had overcome the last 33yrs and all the people who have doubted what I am capable of and all the Doctors who said “She will NEVER walk on her own if she is even able to walk at all!”...  So when I looked down and realized I had hit the mark that would put me at 1,000... The tears started flowing!  Y’all it is one of most AMAZING feelings to be able to prove to all those doctors and all the people who have ever doubted me that they wer...

Hey y’all!!!   Sunday normally is my “easy” day... But not today! Today was Go BIG or Go HOME! This morning I went as all out as my body would let me! It was definitely a HARD walk! But I made it 2.36 miles!!! Not the best time but that really doesn’t matter to me right now!  Tonight I went hard again!! My body was definitely tired and fighting me... But I made it another 1.66 miles!!!  So that puts me only 1.64 miles from 1,000!!! I was hoping to reach that momentous occasion tomorrow... But Mother Nature may cause that to be delayed till Tuesday thanks to the chance of rain😞😞😞 But you can bet your last dollar that if there is a break in the rain and I can get it in... I WILL! So stayed tuned...  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!!! So this has been the best day of walking I have had in almost 2 weeks!! This morning all I wanted was to hit 2 miles... and to my surprise that wasn’t as big of a struggle as I had feared it would be! Was it easy.. NO! But I struggled less hitting 2.02 miles than I did yesterday hitting 1.50... Explain that one!  Tonight I knew I wanted to keep the momentum going. So I set my goal at 1.50 miles... and I got 1.52 miles!!! Y’all the weather was BEAUTIFUL and I felt the best I have felt since before my cyst rupture!!!  So for the week I got in 14.77 miles... Not in the twenties but with all I have had to battle the last couple weeks I am extremely proud of that number!!!  With todays walks I am only 5.66 miles from 1,000!!!! I am so excited about that I can’t even put it into words!!! It’s definitely going to be a BIG day of walking when I get to it!! For now it’s time to relax and enjoy my Saturday evening!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So today’s goal was to hit 1.50 for the first time since my cyst rupture.. And I got it! As a matter of fact I got 1.55 miles! Now it was definitely not easy AT ALL! It seemed like the longest 1.55 miles EVER! But I did it and that made me one happy girl!  Tonight I was shooting for 1.50 again... Cause one round of torture wasn’t enough you know😉... and I over shot it again by getting 1.52 miles!!! Not quite as much this time but it still counts!!! Tonight’s walk was actually not as bad as this morning... It was in no way easy but it just wasn’t quite as bad as the previous walks have been!  So with today’s walks y’all I am back on my way to 1,000 miles!!! Only 9.20 miles to go!!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So yesterday I had my follow up appointment with my “Lady” Dr and he said that I was cleared to SLOWLY get back to all my normal activities!! I was completely ecstatic... and then the rain came! So all walking was delayed till this morning.... and let me just tell you it was a ROUGH walk! I feel SO sluggish and tired right now y’all! I felt like I was walking at turtles pace and had to stop WAY more than I normally do! I couldn’t even make it half a mile without stopping! I am sure it’s just my body still trying to heal itself... But y’all I didn’t think it would be this difficult to just hit 1.50 miles! Well that was my goal.. which I didn’t hit😞 But I made it to 1.47 miles which is the farthest I have made it in over a week!  Tonight was SLIGHTLY better than this morning.... Of course I did only go 1.08 miles but I felt like I was going a little faster than I was this morning!  So all together I hit 2.55 miles for the day.. I’ll take it! And with today’s wa...