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

Hey y’all! So if you have been following my blogs you know the last week or so I have REALLY been struggling with hip pain and stiffness. I am waiting to get into the chiropractor at the moment(No I am not excited about this at all!) but while I wait I don’t want to totally stop walking! So I made the decision to cut my walking to one walk a day... Just until I get into the chiropractor! Then it’s back to two walks a day!  This morning my hip was actually feeling pretty good so I decided to go a little farther than I did Saturday... and I actually made it a mile and a half! It’s not 2 miles or 3.10 miles... But at this moment I will take it!  Tomorrow I am going to try to go just a little farther... We’ll see if the ole hips let that happen! For now it’s time to take some Tylenol and put the heating pad on the hips and relax! Night y’all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So I was all excited to head out to Memphis for #5Kround3.... Then on Wednesday morning my happy 5K bubble got completely busted! Due to completely unforeseen circumstances (including me throwing my hip out of place)... I have had to pull out of the 5K and am still here at my parents house. Y’all I was SO incredibly bummed on Wednesday when I had to make the decision if I should stay or go and even cried a few times... But you know what.. Things happen! And to be honest it was definitely a good choice to back out and stay here in Indiana to rest my hip! Today has been a MAJOR struggle thanks to my hip! I have had problems walking around the house and even getting in and out of chairs has been difficult! So even though I am still pretty bummed, staying here was for the best!  Yesterday wasn’t all bad though! As I was looking for another #5K to make up for missing this one I discovered that registration for the 2018 Forrest Spence 5K had started! I am SO incredibly e...

Hey y’all! I am so stinkin excited... Cause 5K week is finally upon us!!! I’m still hanging out at my parents house till Wednesday when I head back to Mississippi to get ready for the 5K! So I decided Saturday that this was going to be an “easy” walkin week so I can be rested and ready for #5Kround3 !!! This morning my plan was to only get in a mile.... Well I ended with 1.51 miles!! And for like the 3rd time since I have been here at my parents house... My mile time was under 19 minutes!!!  Tonight was a little slower... of course that may have had something to do with the two youngins I was walking with for my first half mile😉! I ended up getting in 1.01 miles which is exactly where I wanted to be!  Now it’s time to relax these hips! Night y’all!! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!!! I am so excited cause we are only ONE week until the 5K!!!  It has been my tradition to do a “Mock” 5K the Saturday before the actual 5K! It went so AWESOME! My first my was just over 18 minutes!!! I also finished it in just at 1hr!!! I am definitely feeling EXTREMELY confident about next week!! My last walk was definitely a small one. But I was in a hurry as I had plans with my sisters!  My miles for the week weren’t as high as I would have liked but it was still good!  This week I plan on taking it easy with the hope it will help me to have my best 5K yet!! ❤️Hugs Kelley 

Hey y’all! So I had planned to do a 3.10 miler today.. But then I remembered it’s been my tradition the last 2 5K’s to do a “Mock” 5K the Saturday before the real thing... So my 3.10 miler is on hold until then! But that doesn’t mean I didn’t get in some good miles this morning! In fact I got in just over 2 miles!! To make the morning even sweeter my first mile was UNDER 19 minutes AND I did the whole 2.04 miles in UNDER 40 minutes!!! That had me so pumped!!!  Tonight’s mile was a little slower... But not much! I did the whole 1.02 miles in just under 20 minutes!!! How awesome is that?! We are almost at the week mark in our countdown to #5Kround3!!!! I am so pumped and excited for this 5K!!!  Now it’s time to relax and enjoy my evening... Night y’all!!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! So I decided to spend the week before #5Kround3 at my parents house. Which by the way is only NINE days(and odd some hours) away!!!  So with all my traveling and getting adjusted here I didn’t end up walking Monday or Tuesday.. But today it was on! This morning it was SO stinkin cold! But I bundled up and made it happen! My arthritis was definitely acting up cause of the cold but I ended up making it 2.06 miles!!!  I had planned on walking another mile at least tonight... But of course Mother Nature had other plans😒 Darn Indiana weather!  Tomorrow it’s on for my first 3.10 miler of the week!!! For now it’s PJ’s and Netflix time!! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  I am so stinkin excited right now! There is exactly TWO weeks from today till #5Kround3!!! I have decided the best way to recharge and get ready for the 5K is a quick visit to see my Momma.. I mean who doesn’t feel amazing after spending time with their momma!  This has been a pretty rough week emotionally and somewhat physically to be honest! But instead of letting all that stuff get me down I used it to motivate me and reached my highest mileage week in 3 weeks!!  It was rainy this morning but I did end up getting a walk in in between showers! It was a small walk but it made me feel GREAT!  So last time I visited my parents I slacked off... But with the 5K being so close there will be no slacking off this visit! Time to go pack!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So it was kind of a rough morning for me personal wise. But I know walking always seems to make me feel better so I set out to get in my first 3.10 miler of the week... and I got in 3.11 miles!!! I will admit it was a struggle since I haven’t walked that far in while... But I made it thru!  Tonight the weather was absolutely PERFECT for walking! So I thru on some shorts and went on my way!!! I did struggle a little and had to stop once or twice.. But I made it 1.08 miles so that made me one happy girl!  Y’all here we are Wednesday and I have walked the most miles I have walked in 3 weeks... and the week isn’t even over yet!  I’m pretty stinkin proud of myself for that one! Now it’s time for PJ’s and relaxing! Night y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all! It’s been a LONG couple of weeks! I went to Florida with my parents and older sister and let’s just say walking didn’t go as planned! I barely got in 2 miles that week! This last week I was scheduled to be home by Wednesday... Well thanks to mechanic issues with the bus that I was on that didn’t happen! I ended up having to go back and spend a few extra days with my parents. But I told myself I wasn’t going to slack off from walking as bad as I had the week prior! Well I ended last week with 4.52 miles... Not as bad as the week before but nowhere near my normal mileage!  I got home bright and early Sunday morning and was feeling super motivated since I was actually home in Mississippi! I ended up getting in 2 walks yesterday for a total of 2.64 miles!!! Today was even better!  This morning I was so pumped and motivated to go walk! I felt a little sore and tired while walking(Probably thanks to all my traveling!) but I ended the walk with 2.50 miles... Which is the l...

Hey y’all!  This past week I have been in Indian Rocks Beach with my family! I had planned on walking on the beach or around my parents campsite as much as possible... Well that didn’t happen as you can see! I did get a few SMALL walks when we walked from my sisters condo to get ice cream... But that was about it! Part of the problem we that I was battling allergies the last two day and was MISERABLE! But still I was not very happy with myself at all!  Today I decided the slacking off stopped today! I am still on vacation till tomorrow but am now at my parents so it was easier to walk. Although it is FREEZING! This morning I got in 1.50 miles which is the most I have walked in over a week!!  Tonight’s walk wasn’t quite as far but I was just excited that I got in two walks! I finished the walk with 1.01 miles! The time wasn’t all that great but I’m still a happy girl!  Tomorrow there won’t be any walking as it is suppose to rain here in the morning and in the evening ...