GFTW 27: New Header, Headliner, Headshot...and Head o' Hair!

Hi! So.....did you happen to notice my new header? I changed it Friday, along with the name and it initially looked like this:

But a few hours later I received our family photo proof sheet and fell smack in love with the photo below:

I mean really. 


It's my sweet lil' A doing what she does best, and the picture hits me right where it counts. So I threw it in the header mix and came up with the new one up top.


And while I was feeling crafty, I decided to throw in a new profile pic, because, well...I had some new shots so why not?  Don't know if I'll keep it or something else...decisions decisions right? I can't believe how much I've deliberated over this small lil' Brady Bunch photo. And I'm STILL not done! Could I be any more vain?


Well, let's bring me outta my vanity bubble, and talk about head lice, and the fact we've been contending with this now for a nit, I mean bit. But I can happily report with the help of a few bloggy links, my lil' A's head is looking good and we're coming outta the nit forest. But we still have to be diligent with it for a good 2 more weeks. Woo-hoo. fun.fun. But I'll do anything to keep this thing at Bay.


And it's 4th of July tomorrow?! Holy Heck. Which reminds me of last year when I was in the THICK of my Vineman HIM training. Training for a half ironman is serious business folks. It took up a large chunk of my time and I am very proud of the accomplishment, but I gotta say I don't currently miss the serious training it requires. This year I'm hitting oh..maybe ~5-6 hours of training a week. Last year? ~11-12 hrs easily. And that's just the actual training. Then there's the whole pre/post prep that goes into those hours. Like bike prep, swim prep, getting to your outdoor 2.5 hr bike trail, bike maintenance, etc etc. Tack on an extra ~1.5-2 hrs easily for that 


So why am I bringing all this up? Hmm.. not sure other than the 4th has me reflecting on last year. And I'm thankful this year I don't have to wake up at 6am to get my 2.5 hr bike ride/45 min run in before the parade. Things like that.


Which leads to my Goals for the Week. I really only have 2 or 3 as I'm seeing this next week as a vacation for me. But these are good juicy goals. I'm excited:)


Athlete: 3 key runs, and 3 other types of exercise training. 2 weeks til Napa/Sonoma half marathon so allow that to be my focus.


Health: 2 weeks til' half marathon. Two weeks to get myself to feel svelte for race day. Less weight makes it easier to race eh?


Friend: Embrace my time w/my BFF while she's here visiting.


Personal Growth: Do the following activity: If I had faith or money, what are five desires I would try. Write these 5 desires down and this week be alert for images of these desires. When I see em', collect a snapshot of it somehow. Draw it, take a pic of it from my phone, whatever! Just start collecting and start a file of these desires...(Taken from the book The Artist's Way)


As always, I write these down on a bookmark and keep them in my organizer to review in the AM as part of my morning routine. And so far it's been working for me. Now, I'd love, love, love to hear what you've got sizzlin' on your BBQ this week. Any 4th of July races to contend with? Would love to know. Talk to me, talk to me!