About Me

    So a little about me! A lot of y'all may be friends or family who already know too much about me, but for those of you who are curious about who I am and what I'm about - here ya go! I grew up in a Disney family and have visited WDW more times than I can remember. We always vacationed in Myrtle Beach, SC or Disney, even though we could have vacationed in a thousand other places - that's just where we loved to go! I ended up doing the College Program Internship my sophomore year in college and afterwards became a Disney Campus Rep until I graduated. I don't get to visit like I used to, but I recently decided to train & run the various marathons they hold! I would love to do the half marathon in Jan 2014, but I don't think I'll have the time off or money to go until Jan 2015. Sad day. But that's ok, I WILL be going in 2015 (hopefully for the full marathon)!!! As of right now, I plan on my first Disney race being Disney's Wine & Dine 1/2 marathon in November 2014.

     As far as running goes... I hated it. And when I say I hated it, I mean I hated it more than bananas, humidity, yogurt, spiders, raisin cookies, and sunburns combined (all things I'm not particularly fond of). But in college, and especially my semester at Disney, I gained weight (surprise surprise) & became very unhappy with my body. I had always tried to exercise when I could, but considered myself a pretty casual exerciser. After years of ups & downs, I managed to work off 95% of the weight I gained and I'm currently working on being a health freak. It became more difficult after I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and eventually had to have 60% of my thyroid removed as well, but I'm here to prove that hypothyroidism is no excuse to become complacent. I will not let it hold me back from becoming what I plan to achieve in my fitness goals. I've recently fallen in love with running and I'm working on my goal of completing my first half marathon and eventually a marathon. For those of you who aren't super weird, crazy Disney fans, they offer many races and eventually I would like to do their Dopey Challenge, which consists of running their 5k on day one, half marathon on day two, and a full marathon on day three. I'm insane right? Yes... I probably am haha. I even like yogurt & bananas now (but only in smoothies). 

     But in a nut shell, I started this blog to connect with other crazy people like me and to keep in touch with friends and family back home about the random shenanigans in my life. My husband and I met in college, I fell in love with his crazy, wonderful, silly butt, and now we are married. After graduating college he decided to join the army, so we are currently stationed in Fort Drum NY. (AAAARRGH so far away from FL & warm weather - we are from NC) but so far the summers are good here ;) We ended up having a quick courthouse wedding, but we are having our "formal" wedding with friends & family back home on Oct 5, 2013. I can't wait!

     This blog will be mostly about exercising, running, recipes, etc... but some of my other passions in life are decorating, art, crafts, and DIY projects. Since we both have a limited income, I've had to be creative in decorating our military home. Being an ex-art major, I still have a passion for it and will often post things in that realm. Ok enough with my ramblings! (Expect a lot of that). Hope you enjoy the blog and feel free to message me anytime!

-Michelle

Firetruck Fun!

Me & my boothang!

Disney Internship!

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