It hurts so good

Well, I am currently laying on the couch too sore too move much, blisters on both feet and knees so stiff I want to cry when I bend them...but I am still smiling because I ran 12 miles today. It's the most I have ever done at once. I did run-4/walk-1 minute intervals with a couple of extra walk breaks because of my sore knees toward the end. It was tough, but when I finished I felt great...mentally. Physically I have "runner's knee" and a tight "IT band" among other aches and pains. I'm also feeling a bit stuck at 140 lbs. I still don't quite get that I am not as big as I used to be, but I am constantly reminded. For example, I went to an audition for heavy hip hop dancers on Friday and the casting director said I was "TOO SKINNY". That's something I haven't heard about myself in a while.

My Saturday night improv show, www.sofunnyitsquirts.com, is going well. It's a 10:30pm show, so I don't get home to bed until after 1am. It makes running at 7:30am with my team on Sundays tough. Sleep is super important. I try to nap after the run. Adapt & Adjust. I am getting sufficient sleep the rest of the week.

I am excited about the Improv Comedy Show Fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. It's April 12th...approaching quickly. I have been going to businesses to get donated prizes for the drawing, food and drinks. I am excited about the event. It's a lot of work to get donations from businesses, so I am really excited to see it all come together. I am still looking for a few food & drink donations and I plan to flyer the heck out of the area near the theatre over the next 2 weeks to fill the theatre on show night. So, I still have a lot of work to do. I'm happy that I have reach 58% of my fundraising goal already, though. The closer I get to the goal, the less stressed I am about it. You can see more about it at the link: http://www.active.com/donate/tntgla/tntglaCBarger

Speaking of stress, I turn 28 tomorrow. I don't think a year has gone by since I turned 21 that I haven't cried on my birthday because I am getting older. I don't handle it well. This year I started thinking I was 28 about a month ago, so it doesn't seem as shocking that tomorrow it's true. I have been trying to work on not getting stressed out about things that aren't worth stressing over, especially if you can't change them. Besides if anyone asks...I'm 18-ish. *wink*

In other news I shot some fun stuff for a webseries last week for SHEtv. When it goes live in late April you can view it at www.sugarhooker.com. I booked a co-star role that shoots this week for Ghost Whisperer, too. I am very excited to be getting back to work.