Stone Mountain Park Hike

Last week Charlie and I went on a little 5 mile hike.  

Learning to Run

I've been talking to various people in the pastry world about what they do to keep in shape.  Most of them run. So the question is posed: How do I start running when I dont like running? Also, I havent run in a while. I began researching and found a Couch to 5k Running Plan. Seems reasonable.

Plan:

Week	Workout 1	Workout 2	Workout 3
1	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
2	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
3	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
4	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
5	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.
6	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.
7	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
8	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
9	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).	The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).

My thoughts: I can do 3 times a week...and it works up to a 5k.

Now to wait till its light outside.

Lets see......  

                    Running Plan [x]

Protein Enriched Breakfast [x]

                        Coffee Fuel [x]

                              Pandora [x] 

Spring 2011 Lookbook

Graduation & New Beginnings

Saturday was graduation, finally. The school holds two ceremonies a year.

me with friends from school at our pre graduation practice.

Tonia, one of the sweetest women i know!

Graduated with honors!

- so all in all, im happy that i went though the program. I met a lot of great people, learned a lot of wonderful techniques, and launched my career in the pastry arts.

Now as for the new beginnings, last night I staged at the wonderful resutrant Empire State South.

The pastry department was small, clean, and organized. Its a nice change of pace from the bakery.

thats all. 

morning walk

most morning Suzy and I go for a morning walk. 

today I decided to bring my camera, thinking one thing, "this could be a very bad idea."

Suzy likes walks a lot! a lot a lot!  She is the most enthusiastic, spirited little girl.

Nevertheless, PHOTOS! 

F A B find SUNDAY

F A B find SUNDAY!

Went to Ft. Myers today to see my brother-in-law...took a pit stop at the mall.

While the men were in Bass Pro, I took advantage to shop.

TARGET 

//printed scarf $7.98

//red faux skin wallet $6.98

good day. 

U P D A T E

Merry Christmas.

Happy New Year.

Its been too long my friends, too long.

Nevertheless, I will recap whats been happening in my life.


//Over Christmas break, there was a FOOT of snow in Blue Ridge...we were snowed in for three days.  Once we tried to leave, we ended up in a ditch...my dad first tried pulling us out with his truck. no luck. Then resorted to his skidstere and pulled us up the driveway.

//On new years eve, I was rear ended and then hit the guy in front of me...no good.

//I put in my two weeks notice at work...decided that working there wasnt healthy. I was so stressed all the time!

And so I have broken free, re-prioritized my life..trying to get myself back on track.


We took a quick trip to Florida to have Christmas with Charlies family...and i forgot my camera..we were trying to leave Atlanta before the snow hit us.


However, I would like to continue blogging. I think I am going to start a new project - Document what Charlie wears every day for a year.