Cute Band-Aids Make Everything Better

When I went home last weekend for my grandpa's funeral I thought that my black heels were at home when in fact they were actually back at school. This wasn't so bad because it gave my mom and I a reason to go shopping. I picked up a new pair of black flats from Kohl's. I figured that I would get a lot of use out of them because next year I have to dress up for clinicals.

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Anyways, I wore these flats all day on Monday and had no problems in them what-so-ever. I wore them on Tuesday for a couple of interviews and still no problems. I wear them today for about 2 hours and ended up with a gross bloody blister. Don't worry though, I won't show you a picture of that.

I went back to my room, cleaned it up, and put one of these fun giraffe band-aids on! My mom bought me these last year and bought my sister zebra ones. Giraffes are my favorite animal so I adore these. I am pretty sure they come in cheetah print too! (Please note, that while I am not 7 years old, I do love me some cute band-aids!)

Hopefully they do the trick because Saturday there is a 5k race back at home I am running in. I am guessing that it will be a rather small race because it's being put on by some frat boys at one of the college's back at home. I just want to see what my time is while racing since I haven't raced in forever and have the half-marathon coming up.

Sock of the Month

You're in luck! ProCompression just shared with me their Sock of the Month! The ProCompression Socks of the Month for April are purple and baby blue! A select portion of the sales from SOM will go to the organizations Team in Training and Train 4 Autism. Just use the code SOMF4 at the checkout to receive 40% off any purple or baby blue pair of socks and free shipping!

Question

How do you heal blisters? Do you have any tricks? Do you still run when you have them?

An Easy & Manageable Way to Train

3 days until my first 5k race this year

29 days until the last day of school

30 days until my first half-marathon ever

30 days until my cousin's wedding

39 days until summer classes start

Thinking about all of the events that are coming up has got me thinking about how fast time really does fly by. I remember sitting here 5 months ago, signing up for my first half-marathon thinking that I had all of the time in the world to train. Now it's 30 days away and I feel a little excited freaked out.

Freaked out because the longest run I have been on is 9 miles.
Freaked out because I took a week off when I was sick and another couple of days when my grandpa died.
Freaked out because I haven't been following my training schedule to a tee.
Freaked out because I have never raced anything longer than 4 miles.
Freaked out about all of the people that will be at the start line.

As you can see I am a little freaked out. So since I have missed a few long runs and workouts here and there I wanted to create something that would allow me to stay more focused and on track these last few weeks without making me feel bad if I didn't do a particular workout on the day I scheduled it. I wasn't the best with staying on track with my old half-marathon training plan because the runs and workouts were specific to the day. This new one allows me to do my easy and long runs any day I want and throw in the other stuff on the days I am busier, etc. I think this new training guide will really help me out when it comes down to finals week, which is also the week of the big race.

I made up this checklist so I can stay on track and see what I have done and what I still need to do.

So far this week (my "week" started yesterday) I have done an easy run and today I did the Dorm Room Ab Circuit. On Saturday I have a 5k race so I'm going to count that as my other easy run since it's not long nor am I going to be sprinting the entire thing!

Question

How do you train for a race? 
 

April Sponsor Shout Out

You may have noticed that the other day a new tab popped up on the blog!

I am now allowing people to advertise on the blog! No, this is not a way for me to make a little cash through my blogging. I blog for the fun of it. This is a way for other bloggers, Etsy shops, or small businesses to promote their brand and give back at the same time. You all know about the fundraiser I am doing to raise ovarian cancer awareness, right? Well all of the money raised through advertisements will go directly towards that!

If you want to find out more information and become a sponsor yourself, please check out the Advertise page!  I would love to add you to the list of May sponsors!

April Sponsor

Michelle from Michelle Davies Photography.

Michelle is located in Fort Wayne, IN but will travel to nearby cities to take photographs. Each session will be 2 hours long, comes with a pre-consult, an ordering session, special delivery of your prints, and photos can be taken at the location of your choice! Do you want engagements pictures taken at the place you met? Do you really love a particular spot in a nearby park? She will go to these places to take photographs that will last you a lifetime.

She takes amazing photographs of families, seniors, events, babies, engagements, and even pets! You can check out her blog to see what she has been up to. You should also "like" her Facebook page to keep up with the latest news and deals. For example, right now women who are fighting or survived breast cancer get a free session! She also offered a free session as a part of the t-shirt giveaway.

Here are a few photographs Michelle Davies Photography has taken.

Oh, and did I mention she took my senior pictures a few years back? I really wanted one to be taken in a pumpkin patch because it was fall and we did just that!

Be sure to go and check out Michelle Davies Photography today! If you don't live in Fort Wayne, IN be sure to spread the word about Michelle to your friends and family!