Age: 38
Superhero Name: Shotgun Sally
Stretch Factor: 5
Choice Words: "I'll save my breath b/c I'll be preaching to the choir!"
Goal: "A sense of accomplishment..."
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth...where to begin. E is perfectly happy in her current occupation as a registered nurse in the Wake Med Children's ER. Feel free to drop her name if you ever find yourself towing a child there. While she loves her job, she'd like to moonlight singing in musicals or crooning under the stars with her guitar.
Elizabeth says she craves mexican food and chocolate when she is PMS-ing but I don't see that as anything different from the other 25 or so days in the month. She will be your friend -- unless her prescription needs to be filled. "Yes, I'm medicated- so my PMS isn't so pronounced now as it used to be! Happy pills help with that!" You may want to hang near her because "I plan to have a waistband full of those little water bottles- and I plan to take plenty of water breaks! Maybe sneak some chocolate in there too." Either she has figured out she will be pms-ing at that time or maybe she's taking one for the team and carrying them for those who may be. Toss some tampons in that waistband while you're at it, will ya?
Her biggest challenge will be swimming and the last exercise she had may have been walking Monday night with MJ. E had a realization that MJ is a faster walker than E is a runner. I don't know if she ever called herself a "runner" but she started trying on "jogger" for size. I have no room to talk. She tried to get me to do the Couch Potato to 5K program and I bailed on it. E is most looking forward to "walking/"running" with friends in preparation. esp. if we can hook up with that group from the Ridge Rd. running store that goes and drinks beer afterwards. that's my kind of group!" (whispering) Lightweight -- she has a history -- in the Cameron Village parking lot, but I'm not saying a word. Someone keep an eye on her, will ya?
Her goal is "A sense of accomplishment, and also a life's lesson for my kids- I'm not sure what that lesson will be yet! It could be..."push your boundaries...always challenge yourself", or it could be, "don't be an idiot and sign up for a triathalon just b/c everyone else is doing it- you may make a fool out of yourself!". She's doing it "In honor of my BFFs who are doing this with me!" Her stretch factor was a 5, right? "I have never done it, but look forward to it. but I'm probably not as stressed as I SHOULD be about it! It will probably kick my ass." Which means she'll be cussing us when the going gets tough. I do give Elizabeth credit for trying things without giving any thought to it. She went to a yoga class with me. I thought she knew something like at least downward facing dog. She didn't know a damn thing, hung in there and had a great time! (Okay, she knew down dog...I think.)
The first thing she's going to do after crossing the finish line is " High five my bffs, then change my nasty wet clothes, then go out to eat somewhere really damn good!". El Rodeo? "Brenda and I met originally through Raleigh Preschool. Still see her at least once a week!"
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