I DID IT!

this morning i posted a facebook status update, something along the lines of 'wouldn't it be awesome if i raised the $102.30 that i still need to get to $3000 today?'

and guess what?

i did.

*ping*

donation received... $102.30 (thanks, grace!)

if i thought wrapping my mind around $2300 raised, or $2500 raised, was difficult, $3000 is a whole new level. this means that, together, my mom and i have raised over $6000 for the seattle breast cancer three day.

in, what, 5 months?

you know what? GO US!

i've been lazy about posting in this blog. since it's been about 2 months since my last entry. there's been a lot of changes. (a big one? going on an allergy and asthma medicine combo to fight back against i guess bad allergies/inflamed lungs. i don't have asthma, but i wasn't getting enough air. and guess what? migraines during training walks are gone now! *knock on wood*)

i've been trying to be more positive, less brooding about things in general. i've been trying to breathe. zen out. mellow out. calm down. and out.

and i think i've made great strides.

also, my pedometer wasn't calibrated, so i'd been walking further distances that i'd thought. heh.

at any rate, i finding that i enjoy my 'little' walks (haven't done any 10 milers yet). i'm enjoying the smell of jasmine floating in the air on a sunny day, the pull of my dog on his leash, the giant stride of my boyfriend who slips out of earshot as i yell "hey, slow down!" the spots on my feet that once grew blisters, but now just callus. bouncing down the street in magenta sweatpants, listening to the hums and zooms and beeps and hollers of the traffic in hollywood.

i like coming home, taking off my shoes, flopping on the couch and smiling.

and when i do it again this weekend, i'll have an even bigger smile on my face, knowing that i've reached my goal of $3000.

i can't say it enough, so i'll say it again. THANK YOU to everyone who has donated. your support has meant the world to me, your donations filling my inbox in mini droves. every single one of them, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, was special, meaningful and rewarding to me. in fact, i could probably name every single person who has donated off the top of my head (and there's been 68 of you!).

and now i can walk proud, shoulders back, head high, weight lifted.

that is... until i set another goal...

but for now, let's just revel in this.

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Day One Hundred Fourteen- 5/20/09- pings: 1 (and sometimes, that's all you need!)