Day 365

I've done it.

Dec 31: Around the block - counterclockwise
Weather: 7 degrees, light snow, feels like 7 degrees
Feeling: Couldn't wipe the smile off my face
Songs: Come on Over, Switch, Let's Get it Started


Final Stats for 2009

12 states - NY, MT, CT, NC, VA, MD, RI, CA, OH, MI, OK, TX
2 countries - USA and St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles

High of 98 degrees - Montana in July
Low of -12 degrees - Montana in December

Total miles - at least 382.5 miles

Wooohooo! And now, for my encore, I'm going to bed. :)

Livin' at the Hospital

Dec 28: Around the block run at lunchtime

Dec 29: Around the block run at 8 pm

Dec 30: Around the block run at 9 pm

So Sunday at 10 pm I got called in for a delivery. Actually 2. They both delivered on Monday morning (6:07 and 7:35). So I did morning hours and then went home to run and shower at lunchtime. Then I came home to crash at 5 pm except I got paged back at 9:30 pm for another delivery. Which of course, delivered at 7:15 am. Then I had hours for OB patients all day, which kept me quite busy. And then a preterm labor patient after hours which kept me at the hospital til 8 pm. So I ran after that and then absolutely CRASHED.

Today I got to go to the OR during the day for a hyst and then did a lap chole with Kaderis. Got me home at 9 pm and then did my run. Tomorrow I have 2 OR cases and 1 patient and then I'm going to make some phone calls and run during the day.

And then, that will be 365 straight days of running a mile every day.

Oh My Screaming Lungs!

So yesterday afternoon I went over Susan's house for Boxing Day. That was nice, but even though I didn't see any, I'm pretty sure she had cats.

Which has kept me up all night wheezing. And now, my inhaler isn't really helping anymore.

Damnit.

And of course, that means I struggled through my run.

Dec 27: Golf course
Weather: 7 degrees, sunny, feels like 7
Feeling: Lungs are tight, legs/knees hurt from running on the ice. But running in snow isn't any easier...which made my lungs hurt more.

Well, it's off to the office to do charts. In an hour or so. And I'll probably grab lunch first.

Running in Circles

Dec 26: Around the block, counterclockwise

Feelin' good. Finally have all my Christmas presents packed for mailing ~ meant to actually get to the post office BEFORE it closed, but alas, didn't work out that way. So I'll go on Monday. Apartment is clean, laundry is pretty much done, life is organized.

Tomorrow, I attack all the charts in my office. Time to catch up again.

Merry Christmas!

Dec 25: Golf Course

Well, it's Christmas and I'm sitting in my apartment, looking out the window at the snow blowing by. The roast chicken is in the oven and should be done in an hour or so. My pager has been quiet, which has been nice. I slept through the night, which was awesome. I opened my presents this morning from my brother and sister-in-law and my parents. Loved that my brother picked out a picture of the cousins to give me. Loved that my mom finally got me a blue bead for my Pandora bracelet. And the blanket that my mom me was great cause it's soft and fuzzy and big. I'm cuddled up in that as I'm surfing the net.

And my Christmas present to myself? I paid off my credit card. $29K is gone. I have less than $1000 left on my car, which is now collecting dust in CT since Kev and Jen got a new car. And now I have my taxes to go and then saving for the down payment for my apartment. I feel great about this. I still need a financial planner to get all my insurance stuff straight, but that'll come.

And I have one week to go of running every day. I'm glad I ran before the snowstorm really picked up.

Merry Christmas all!

Christmas Eve

Dec 22: Around the block
Dec 23: Around the block
Dec 24: Golf Course

It's the most wonderful time of the year...
but that's only because all my patients have finally left the hospital and hopefully I'll have a "quiet" three days. Just a few days left of the year!

Save the Tatas!

Volleyball makes me miss football in NYC.

Dec 21: Around the block
Weather: 21 degrees, feels like 12

Shortest day of the year. Can't wait to get some more sun in the day. And that means 355 down, 10 to go!

Last Weekend Before Christmas

Not that I've done any shopping...

Dec 19: Around the block, counterclockwise

Dec 20: Through the Golf Course

It's really damn slippery today. We got some frozen rain last night, so there's a layer of ice right above all the snow that's been there. Which makes the roads trecherous, which is why I ran through the golf course on the snow.

11 days left in this year. Then the money is split between Heather, Dana and I.

Running in Daylight!

Change of pace for the last two days...yesterday I was done in the OR by 1 pm so I decided to run in the afternoon and then head back to work. Today, I finished by 4 so I was able to get out in the sun while it was setting.

Dec 17: Around the block counterclockwise
Clothes: Just my tights and blue NB shirt and vest. Even ran in a baseball cap!

Dec 18: Around the block counterclockwise
Clothes: Tights and long johns, red Nike undershirt and blue NB shirt and vest. Back to ski cap.

Well, there's 2 weeks left. That's it. And then I've run a mile every day for a year.

Three Days Down

Dec 14: Around the Block
Weather: -11 degrees

Dec 15: Around the Blook
Weather: 0 degrees

Dec 16: Around the block counterclockwise
Weather: 32 degrees

It wasn't as warm as I expected, even though it's 40 degrees warmer in the last few days!

Delivered a baby the morning of the 15th. Spent the night at the hospital on the 14th. Now it's time to head back and assess a new patient...big OR day tomorrow!

Waiting for the Heat Wave

So at the end of the week, it's going to go above freezing again. Not just above zero, but above freezing! However, that's not the case right now. It snowed about 6 inches last night (was already snowing when I left the Christmas Party) and someone came and shoveled my front walk, which was awesome. That means I don't have to go buy a shovel. Yet.

I cleaned my apartment today. Well, tidied. I don't actually "clean" ~ I put things away, wipe things down, but don't do things like scrub or vaccuum.

My goal is to get to the office by 2 pm. I have about 35 charts to do, so that'll be a good 6 hours. But I'm determined to not start the week behind.

Dec 13: Around the block
Clothes: All the layers
Weather: -5 degrees, cloudy, feels like -23 degrees
Feeling: oooh, cold. You know it's bad when your eyelashes are freezing because of tears.

348 days down, 18 days to go!

Christmas Party Day

Today's the Christmas Party for Holy Rosary. I'm going over Tonette's before with Jackie and Lisa and then heading to the party. So of course, I had to get my run in.

I've taken it easy today. Caught up on One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl, finished my book, and now did my run.

Dec 12: Around the block - backwards
Weather: 16 degrees
Feeling: Alright. Tired. Really would rather just stay in bed all day.

But I don't have that option. So I'll be showering shortly, and straightening my hair, and then heading to Tonette's.

20 Days to Go!

Dec 10: Around the Block
Temp: about 14 degrees

Dec 11: Around the Block
Temp: 20 degrees

Two more days down, 20 to go!

Icy

So today started at twenty below zero. Luckily, it warmed up as the day went on.

Dec 9: Around the Block
Weather: 12 degrees, feels like -4
Clothes: same as before
Feeling: Pretty good. Took it somewhat slow since the roads are coated in snow and ice.

Another day, another dollar. Tomorrow I get to do some surgery. Woohoo!

Minus 21?

That's not the number of days left...that's how cold it felt today. It was actually minus 4 degrees.

Dec 8: Around the Block
Songs: Panic at the Disco, December 1963, Miami
Weather: Hmmm...checking now, -7 degrees, feels like -25.
Clothes: Same as the last few days...except I felt cold at the beginning and okay at the end.
Feeling: Irony, with the songs. Miami? Heat is on? Yeah, not so much.

Or actually minus 7. Somewhere in between.

Crazy.

I'm sorry, what?

Feels like - 16??

Dec 7: Around the block
Weather: 1 degree, light snow, feels like -16 degrees.
Clothes: All the layers ~ and it was just enough.
Feeling: That's freakin' cold!

Well, that's definitely the coldest I've ever run in. Minus sixteen??

Oh, and it's supposed to be colder tomorrow. Riiight.

Snow!

I've always loved running in the snow. When I woke up this morning to someone scraping the ground with a snow shovel, I knew we must have gotten some more snow overnight. This picture is deceiving though ~ we really just got a dusting, but it finally stuck everywhere!

Dec 6: Golf course ~ sandpile and back
Clothes: 2 pants, 3 shirts, vest, hat and sunglasses
Weather: 7 degrees, light snow, feels like 1 degree
Feeling: Probably a little too many shirts again. Just thought I'd need it given the cold temperatures!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. The snow does mean I don't feel like going to the hospital today. Working on laundry and dishes and other things around the house. Probably going to pull out my tax stuff to work on today as well.

Snowing!

Dec 5: Golf Course ~ Extended Run
Weather: 17 degrees, light snow, feels like 1 degree
Clothes: Too many layers, I think. Long johns and tights (that was okay) and the three shirt combo from the day before. Probably could have gone without the green shirt. But at least I was warm.
Feeling: Pretty good ~ even sweaty at the end. But I've got to start running farther if I'd like to run NYC next year.

Yeah, that's my newest idea. I've been tossing it around again for a while, but I was thinking about running it in honor of my godson. Thought it'd be a nice honor.

Long Week

Haven't actually slept through the night all week. Have woken up at least once a night between 2-4 am. Not even because of the train ~ I don't know why. But I could really use a good night sleep.

And it's been COLD.

Dec 3: Around the Block
Weather: 14 degrees
Layers: Eddie Bauer long johns plus running tights, Nike turtleneck, black EMS hoodie, green long sleeve and vest, gloves, hat and neck warmer
Damn it's cold.

Dec 4: Around the Block
Weather: 23 degrees (got out a little earlier today...ran before 6 pm)
Layers: Long johns, tights, Nike turtleneck, green longsleeve and vest, hat and gloves

Enjoying most of my patients still. Do have charts to do from today (20 or so) but that's not bad. I did manage to keep up all week, which has been quite nice!!!

Damn it's COLD!

Welcome December!

Dec 1: Around the block
Weather: 32 degrees
Feeling: Not as bad as I expected

Dec 2: Around the block
Weather: COLD. 20 degrees, cloudy, feels like 7 degrees
Feeling: Once I warmed up, about halfway in, not too bad. My legs and fingers were quite red when I returned home.

I thought it felt cold when I ran! Looks like I'm going to earn my money this month!

29 days to go.