Crushing It

Today I took another step away from "lazy" and a giant leap towards being the "lady" I want to be.

I signed up for my very first half marathon! 

I am so excited. I am also nervous and nauseous.

13.1 miles around Long Island does NOT sound like a good time to me. I don't think it's a race that I will have fun doing. It's not like the runDisney events. 

So in order to motivate myself I signed up for a themed race. It's the Run Like a Diva event.

They will be giving out pink boas and tiaras and when you cross the finish like a "buff" man gives you the medal. They also hand out champagne and roses at the finish line. Now THAT sounds like fun. 

I will be documenting my training on Instagram and twitter using the hashtag #SeeKerriRun 

Twitter = @ladynwonderland 

Instagram = LadyHill 

Follow along and cheer me on during this amazing process :)

I did it!

I went from being lazy to being a lady with a race medal!

This month I accomplished something that no one, including myself, ever thought I would let alone could do.

I ran. In a race. I finished. I didn't even come in last. The craziest part? I enjoyed it so much that I plan on doing more races and running further! 

What made it even more amazing to me was that I completed the race exactly 1 week after being released from the hospital. I have been sick. Not "omg I'm dying" sick, but sick enough that I have been having blood tests, ultra sounds, cat scans, and more invasive tests since September. I spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (as well as some time before and after) in the hospital.

Crossing that finish line was such an incredible feeling. There are no words that I know that can accurately describe it. The moment after I crossed the finish line and was handed my finisher's medal I became so overwhelmed with emotion that I cried. 

I want to thank all of you who have accompanied me on this journey. Thank you for the support, for the laughs, for everything. I hope you will continue on with me because I'm still lazy, and this lady still has a long way to go.

Positively Well

As most of my readers know, I suffer from negativity. It manifests itself in many forms, anxiety being one of the most difficult for me to handle.
It also appears as jealousy, bitterness, loneliness, anger, guilt, and regret.

I have tried a lot of things over the years to try and stop this cycle of negative energy with little or no success.

My dad, always trying to help, gave me a package about the power of positive thinking a while back and instead of being positive and thankful that he cared, I got embarrassed, insulted and annoyed and tucked it away.

I came across it today while doing some Spring cleaning (yes, I am aware that it's almost July). It's actually really simple and something that I can't ignore.

"Positivity is about savoring your positive emotions each day."

It talks about how too often, negative things distract us from our positive feelings.

We all know that there are benefits to positivity. Some of them include improved physical and mental health, improved memory and problem solving, better relationships, and (obviously) greater life satisfaction.

I need improvement in all of those areas. ALL of them. So, I'm going to give this a shot.

According to the pamphlet some keys to improving positivity are mindfulness and savoring. They define mindfulness as noticing when you have positive feelings/moments and savoring as taking time to fully experience each positive feeling/moment as it's actually happening.

It came with a journal and reflection cards. Each day I will choose one of the positive thoughts to focus on.

I hope you'll join me on my journey and in the process learn how to bring positivity into your life as well.

Couch to 10K in 13 Weeks

Someone shared this running plan with me and I thought I'd share it with all of you.

13 Week Learn to Run Program 


Always walk 5 minutes slow and easy to warm up before each session and again to cool down after each session (this is included in the session times): 



Week 1 


Session 1 - 34 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 8 times. 

Session 2 - 28 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. 

Session 3 - 31 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. 



Week 2 


Session 1 - 38 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. 

Session 2 - 31 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. 

Session 3 - 34 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. 



Week 3 


Session 1 - 45 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. 

Session 2 - 34 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. 

Session 3 - 40 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. 



Week 4 - EASY RECOVERY WEEK 


Session 1 - 40 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. 

Session 2 - 30 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 5 times. 

Session 3 - 40 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 3 minutes. Do this 6 times. 



Week 5 


Session 1 - 46 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 9 times. 

Session 2 - 34 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 8 times. 

Session 3 - 42 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 8 times. 




Week 6 


Session 1 - 52 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times. 

Session 2 - 38 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times. 

Session 3 - 50 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 10 times. 



Week 7 


Session 1 - 54 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times. 

Session 2 - 40 min. Run 4 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times. 

Session 3 - 52 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times. 




Week 8 *EASY RECOVERY WEEK 


Session 1 - 54 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times. 

Session 2 - 38 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times. 

Session 3 - 46 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times. 



Week 9 


Session 1 - 68 min. Run 10 minutes/walk 1 minute; Run 15 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes. 

Session 2 - 46 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times. 

Session 3 - 54 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times. 




Week 10 


Session 1 - 72 min. Run 10 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 30 minutes. 

Session 2 - 54 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times. 

Session 3 - 57 min. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes. 



Week 11 


Session 1 - 71 min. Run 40 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes. 

Session 2 - 54 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times. 

Session 3 - 57 min. Run 20 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes. 



Week 12 *EASY VOLUME WEEK 


Session 1 - 60 min. Run 50 minutes. 

Session 2 - 43 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times. 

Session 3 - 52 min. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes. 



Week 13 


Session 1 - 50 min. Run 40 minutes. 

Session 2 - 43 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times. 

Session 3 Event Day 10K: have fun, and take care not to start out too quickly.

Friday 5 - 5th Wedding Anniversary Edition

In recognition of our 5th wedding anniversary, I present to you the Friday 5 anniversary edition. I've selected 5 of the songs that immediately make me think of Lord Hill every time I hear them.


Lord Hill would play this song for me over the phone back before we were even dating. Amazingly sweet and romantic, this song will always have a special place in my heart.

This is another song that Lord Hill would play for me.

This is a song that we'd sing along to when we were in the car.

All we needed was just a little patience.

Our first dance as husband and wife!

Do you and your significant other have a song that makes you smile whenever you hear it?

Lady Moments

It has been far too long

I have missed this place. I never meant to abandon this blog, life just sort of happened and the poor thing got left behind. A lot of things got left behind. It's time to go back and pick up the pieces. 

Let's start with some updates. 

I'm 30 now. Ack! How did that happen? I accepted the day with grace and dignity and celebrated in Walt Disney World. 

I've finally reached my goal weight. YAY! This was a long hard road and I am so proud of myself for acheiving this goal. I am now trying to get fit and not just lose weight. I want to lose some inches, tone up, and increase my endurance. My new goal is to run a half marathon. I have not chosen an event yet but I'm hoping to do a runDisney event in the next year. 

I am still a travel agent. You can find my travel information at Lady in Wonderland. 

I haven't been using my From Lazy to Lady twitter account. Instead you can follow me here.

I've got a whole new career path, a new body, a new haircut and color, and I can't wait to see what the future brings. I look forward to sharing this next phase of my journey with all of you.