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

Hey y'all!  So the last couple days have been a huge struggle! I unfortunately had to miss the Spina Bifida Walk N Roll due to a stomach bug that hit me early Friday morning... I was so incredibly bummed to miss that one y'all! To make matters worse, since I have been sick I haven't been able to get any walking in! Let's just say ya girl is getting pretty restless! But I am finally starting to feel somewhat better today... So hopefully I can kick Spina Bifida Awareness Month off with a BANG tomorrow!  This week hasn't been all bad! On Thursday I had a HUGE day of walking.... I hit 1,400 miles walked since November of 2016!!! Hitting that number meant SO much to me y'all and to hit it right before Spina Bifida Awareness Month made it even bigger!! I hit it by walking 3.26 miles in one walk... Which was huge in itself!  So I will end this walking week with 15.91 miles for the week!! It's not the big number I had last week but with being sick and having to take...

Hey y’all!  So it was definitely a day of dodging rain showers! This morning it was POURING when I woke up... So I had no other choice but to walk on the treadmill😞 It wasn’t exactly how I wanted to start the week.... But I made the best of it and got in 2.01 miles!!!  Tonight after work I got a break in the rain... So I went over to the park and went for it! It ended up actually being a GREAT walk y’all! I got in another 1.61  miles and it felt AMAZING!!  With today’s walks I am only 9.20 miles from hitting 1,400 miles!!! AND we are just over four days from the Spina Bifida Walk N Roll!! This is going to be an AMAZING walking week y’all!!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y'all!  I don't know what got into me today... But I have like the energizer bunny! This morning I woke up and was TOTALLY energized! So I went for it and set out to hit 4 miles again... AND I DID IT YALL! Now yes I said I was energized... But that doesn't mean this four miler was easy at all! As a matter of fact it was a STRUGGLE! I stopped several times just to rest and my body was SORE when I was done... But I got it in!!  As I said earlier I don't know what got into today... And this afternoon shocked me even more than this morning! I decided even though it was hotter than Hades I was going to head back to the park to walk! It was definitely a SWEATY walk(My shirt was SOAKED!)... But I got in another 1.56 miles y'all!  Even though I may not head to The Grove tomorrow, I decided to keep this as my last day of walkin for the week... And I am ending the week with just under 20 miles for the week! 19.96 to be exact! I am SO stinking excited about that number! I ...

Hey y’all! Today has been a pretty good day of walkin!! This morning I got up early before work and headed to my fave walkin spot here in Oxford with the intent to get a good 2 miler in... and that is just what I did! It was a little bit rough at the beginning but as soon as I got a good stride going it was an AWESOME walk!  Tonight was a treadmill kind of night! And it was a ROUGH one folks! I actually ended up pausing the treadmill a few times... which I hate to have to say but as I said this one was not easy! But even with the pauses I made it a mile!  So 3.02 miles for the day... Not bad for a Monday!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  So with hitting 4 miles in one walk for the first time ever AND getting to 5 miles for the day that same day for the first time ever.. I guess you could say this has been a pretty big walkin week!  Today was a one walk and I’m done kind of day! Tomorrow is the BIG Ole Miss VS. Alabama game and I need my legs to be well rested so I can spend the whole day in The Grove... and hopefully not have my body completely hate me on Sunday😉 This morning it was already TOASTY when it was time to go walk.... So I decided to get my walkin done on the treadmill! While it definitely wasn’t the fastest 2 miler I have ever walked on the treadmill... It actually felt pretty good!  So this week I will end the week with 14.86 miles for the week... Not the 18 miles I got last week but with all the aches and pains and stiff muscles I have had to battle this week, I’d say just over 14 miles is a HUGE win!  Now it’s time to rest and relax... Cause tomorrow my Rebels take on Alab...

Hey y'all!  So yesterday was a ROUGH day and my body didn't want to cooperate with me AT ALL... Definitely not the case today! This morning my intent going into the walk was to get at least 3 miles in... At the 1.50 mile mark I thought to myself "If your going for 3 miles why not push it and go for 4?!"... So that's what I did! I'm am not gonna lie that last mile was a MAJOR STRUGGLE! I can't tell you how many times I thought "Just STOP and go back to the car!"... But didn't listen to those thoughts! As I was almost back to the car my app said that I had hit 4 miles for the first time EVER in one walk.... And y'all I got in the car and BAWLED! This is a goal that I have been trying to hit since May y'all and I was beginning to think it would NEVER happen... But now it has!!  So you would think after hitting that awesome number this morning, I would give my a break... NOPE! I decided to push it and see if I could hit another number I h...

Hey y'all! Today has been an absolute STRUGGLE y'all! When I woke up this morning my back and hips were about as stiff as they could be! Y'all this is how Spina Bifida works! Some days you will feel like you can conquer the world! And then there will be days that it's hard to even get out of a chair... And that second scenario is what today has been like for me! But I still got the most out of my body that I could! This morning I took some Advil and headed to the park to see what I could do... Y'all the whole time I was walking it felt like I was carrying a 100lbs weights on my hips and legs! I had to stop a few times just to rest! But I pushed thru and was able to get in 1.51 miles!!! Y'all getting that far is a HUGE win for me today!!  So this afternoon I was feeling a little better and thought "I can totally ROCK this treadmill walk.... My body had other plans! My goal going in was to get at least 1.50 miles for the day... As you can see that didn't ...

Hey y'all!  Tomorrow is Game Day here in Oxford!! So that means today was the last day of my walking week! I decided to end the week STRONG! I went over to my fave park and just started walking to see how far I could get this little body to go...and I made it 2.45 miles!! Definitely a GREAT way to start the day!!  So I spent the day baking and getting stuff around for tomorrow and around 3 I realized... It was time to go walk! So I went and changed and set out on my walk! I didn't make it near as far as this morning... But I still made it 1.02 miles so I am a happy girl!!  With both walks this morning I will end the week with 17.32 miles.... Just shy of 18 miles but still AWESOME! Now it's time to rest these little legs so they are ready to walk around The Grove tomorrow!! Hotty Toddy y'all!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y'all! It has been an AWESOME day of walkin! This morning it was drizzling when I got out of class so I decided to make it a treadmill walkin morning... And it turned out to be the BEST treadmill walk I have ever had! Well the best I have had mileage wise! It was definitely a ROUGH walk. I had to pause the treadmill a few times... But I got it done and ended up with 2.51 miles!  Tonight was definitely a STRUGGLE!! My body is fighting me HARD! But I got a break in the rain so I decided to go for it and see how far I could get... And I surprised myself by getting in another mile!  My body HATES me right now y'all! I'm pretty sure once I sit down I won't be getting back up for a while! But I am so proud of what I have accomplished today!  ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley 

Hey y’all!  Today has been a pretty darn good day of walking! This morning I went back and forth about if I would go walk at the park I love or just walk here in our weight room on the treadmill... I went for it and went to the park! Y’all when I pulled up to the park it was PACKED! If this was a year ago I more than likely would have high tailed it out of there and walked on the treadmill... Oh what a difference a year makes! I walked around that park CONFIDENTLY! I decided to walk the tough side of the park... and it definitely was TOUGH! Hills are not really my strong point and it has SEVERAL! I made sure I hit my 1.50 mile goal and was SUPER proud of myself when I was done... and SUPER tired!  Tonight it was HOT! So I stuck to treadmill walkin tonight... and ended up with 1.51 miles again.. How does that happen!  So I will end the day with 3.02 miles... That’s what I’m talkin about! ❤️Hugs💙 Kelley