Winter wonderland...

Okay... I am NOT a huge fan of winter - I can admit to that - but I am also not a fan of snow either, unless I am at home watching it come down from my window and I don't have to go anywhere.

But of course I am not at home watching the "wonderful" winter wonderland of snow coming down this morning...

What can you do, right? I live in a city that we can seriously go through all four of the seasons in ONE day.
The pictures that I took don't really show how much the snow is coming down... but it's been coming down since I left for work this morning and I hear that it's supposed to keep coming down until midnight tonight.

Hopefully I will be able to make it to the gym tonight... but the way that they are talking about the snow tonight, they are urging people to stay at home. Mother Nature just doesn't want me to attain my goals bringing in all this nasty weather to ruin my plans for the evening.

Okay... so over the weekend, I decided to purchase a pitcher to get ice for my water. So not only am I getting my daily intake of water, I am getting the necessary amount for the day!

My pitcher at work

And I have to say, I did make it to the gym last night and I am very proud of myself!
My stamina for running is greatly increasing! I was able to run for 3 minutes straight... something that I haven't been able to do at all!

Catching my breath was the hardest thing to do before while running but I am finally learning how to breathe while running, which is a huge difference. When I first started running, my lungs would be BURNING when I was running but now, the burning sensation isn't all that bad! I am so happy that I am getting better as each day passes.

At the start of my run on the treadmill

And after my run... OMG!!!

I am learning so much about myself while training... I never thought that I would be able to run, let alone run a race... but I have been so dedicated in doing this for myself.
I made myself a promise at the beginning of this year that I am going to make BIG changes to my life and it is finally taking effect! I cannot let things stand in my way.

And even though outside looks like a snow globe right now, I am not going to let that stop me from heading to the gym tonight... I might not be there for a long time tonight, but I will be there.
I called the gym and the class that I wanted to take is canceled... but that's okay, as long as I make it to the gym (safely) I can figure out what I need to do for myself.

Tomorrow is another day and another day to crush those goals that I set forth for myself this month.

So I will leave this entry here... as I am going to start looking at ways to get out of here already.
Be safe and have a wonderful evening... thanks for reading!

Hasta la proxima!