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Five for Friday: Closing out January

January 31, 2014 by MCM Mama 11 Comments

January was a rough month.  The weather was mostly awful, with a few days of beautiful thrown in. My kids had days off and delays and snow days and holidays…  I seriously felt like they were with me more than at school this month.  It’s not that I don’t love my children, but I get a lot less done when they are around.  Quite happy to be closing the door on this month!

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January in Five Pictures

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1.  It snowed.  Not a lot at any one time, but often enough to mess with the streets and delay or close schools.  I had a very blonde moment when I couldn’t figure out how to put my Honda Pilot into 4WD.  Turns out it does it on its own…

2. I ran a lot of miles on the treadmill.  In fact, this was my highest number of miles on the treadmill in one month EVER – 36.5 miles!

3.  When it wasn’t frigid cold, I strapped on my yaktrax (Yaktrax review here) and got the heck outside.  Virginia roads are kind of awful for running, with or without yak trax, whenever winter precipitation happens, so there was a whole lot of running in circles.

4.  Ella has settled in well with our family.  She is currently driving me crazy with her need to climb.  She knocks stuff off of shelves, stalks the gecko, and climbs into the chimney.  We’ve been using the spray bottle method to try to break some bad habits and, so far, it stops her for all of 30 second and then she’s right back at it.  It’s worse than having a three year old!

5.  I’ve worn my Sugoi running jacket nearly every day this month.  Despite washing it, it’s reaching the point where you can smell me coming.  Time to invest in a sports wash detergent again!

Five awesome things that happened in January

1. I got chosen to be an ambassador for Zooma Annapolis and got a discount code for all of you!

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2. I got hired to be a substitute librarian for a local library.  I’m really looking forward to getting back into that world.

3. I managed to squeeze in 10 mile and a 13.1 mile runs on the two decent days in January!  Since I’ve decided my calves and quads need a rest day, that means I ran 144 miles in January.

4.  We had our annual Holiday Beer Tasting.  It was good.

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5.  I finally made homemade chicken nuggets and my kids like them better than store bought.  Ok, this is a mixed blessing as I haven’t figured out how to freeze and reheat in a way that keeps them edible, so it’s no longer a convenient meal.

Five Best Posts This Month

1. Rungry and Hangry

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2. Tips for stopping out of control snacking

3. #megsmiles

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4. I’m a Zooma Ambassador

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5. 12 Galloway Miles

How was your January?  Did the freaky weather mess with your plans too?

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  1. Mar @ Mar on the Run! says

    January 31, 2014 at 10:02 am

    I love it! January has been an awful weather month but hellllo February! I love the line about the cat salking the gecko 😉
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  2. Michelle @ Running with Attitude says

    January 31, 2014 at 10:10 am

    I chuckled at the thought of your cat climbing in the chimney 🙂 January was flat out bad – can’t shut the door on this month fast enough!
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  3. Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

    January 31, 2014 at 10:31 am

    I am with you – ready to move past freezing Jan temps and into a February where it’s not treacherous to run outside!
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  4. Julie says

    January 31, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Sounds like a fantastic month! Lots of running too. A beer tasting is right up my alley! 🙂
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    • MCM Mama says

      January 31, 2014 at 4:18 pm

      The beer tasting is one of my favorite social events every year. Close friends, good food, great beer – yes, please!

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  5. Kim says

    January 31, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    We haven’t had much snow (although it is snowing now) but it has been cold!!! I just hop on my treadmill, though since I’m a wimp and totally OK with that!
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  6. Half-Crazed Runner says

    February 2, 2014 at 9:00 am

    I only like snow if I am skiing out west – otherwise I’m in NJ to work and run. Snow is a pain – and we have sidewalks (must be cleared in 24hours)
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  7. Alissa says

    February 2, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    Congrats on becoming a ZOOMA ambassador! I am in Norfolk and the snow has thrown me in a HUGE way! The worse was trying to come home from the Tinkerbell Half Marathon and our plane almost crashing while landing. Though it was an interesting adventure going to Baltimore for the night & sleeping in the airport.
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  8. Cynthia @ You Signed Up For What?! says

    February 3, 2014 at 12:13 am

    January was pretty good! I’m impressed at your treadmill running and the two outdoor long runs.
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  9. Carla says

    February 3, 2014 at 7:23 am

    HUGE CONGRATS ON ZOOMA!!!!!!
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  10. Ashley says

    February 3, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Omg January has truly been crazy snow/school wise. I have had less time to organize/work on things kid-free, but somehow being in the house motivated me more than usual. I’m feeling focused and ready for the next month’s projects.
    But we are still a little bit sick of each other and getting stir-crazy! If I had introduced a cat into the equation it would definitely be out in the cold by now!!
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