Happy (almost) Friday (depending on when you’re reading this). With five Fridays in April, this is the second “free Friday” of the month. I thought I’d share five things I’m excited about. Don’t forget to check out Cynthia and Mar and some of the other folks who link up with us – and please don’t forget to link to your hosts if you are participating!
- A month with no races (I think). I obviously love racing. It’s fun, good motivation and regardless of the outcome, I have a good time. However, I’ve raced quite a bit already this year and am looking forward to a month with no races and easy running before marathon training kicks off in June.
- The Rising Conference. I just shared about this on Instagram so I’ll just share that with you. But, it’s gonna be awesome!!
- Bird Camp! Woohoo -I’m going to Southern Bird Camp in May and I can NOT wait! I had such fun at Bird Camp last summer and am excited about this regional version. Yes! (FYI – Bird Camp is basically running camp for women who are on Oiselle’s Team. It’s amazing!).
- More Pure Barre – and my first Platform class! I didn’t take Pure Barre the two weeks I was away and I did not love that. I missed it so much. I’m happy to have some more time (in theory) to take class over the month of May and to FINALLY take my first Platform class!
- A clean house. Oh my word. We just got our house cleaned by professionals and it made me so happy. I’ve decided it’s worth the money for the stress relief it is to have someone ELSE help me keep my house clean. Because, um, real talk. I love a clean house but it is not my husband’s jam and that often causes, shall we say, friction? Lol. It’s the little things, y’all.
What are you excited about?
I’m not racing this weekend. I’m looking forward to actually sleeping and staying in bed past 5am.
We hired our cleaning service when my 14 year old was 9 months old. I’ve never regretted that decision EVER. My kids get pissy about straightening their rooms sometimes, but I’ve told them that if I have to get rid of the cleaning service, they have to clean the bathroom. They shut right up. ;o)
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The cleaning service is really so great. So helpful!!
I am excited to be back in Va Beach for the summer! Maybe I will even get to try one of those Pure Barre classes now that I am living in a bigger city.
You should – I think you’d enjoy it!
I thought I was “race free” for the coming month but I have a 5K I forgot about. What is Bird camp?
bird camp is oiselle’s running camp for folks on the team. super fun!
oooh! Bird camp sounds like so much fun! Oh, I dream of a clean house! Have to work on that one. We got back from vacation and its been go! go! go!
I think I’m going to hire someone to clean my home soon. I just don’t want to go through that and I have the disposable income to do it right now. Obviously I would clean on the daily/weekly basis but you know, a deep clean is what we need and I’m willing to spend a few hundred bucks on it.
It’s so hard to believe you have no races this month! There are soooo many here and I know you like to race a lot, but I don’t blame you for wanting a break before marathon training starts. You’ve had a really big year so far.
We used a company called Maids in Black and it was just under 200 – honestly, I felt like it was SO worth it, Amy Lauren. It was much better than me being all upset about our messy house! I agree about the racing – I almost feel like I’m forgetting something, haha!
Enjoy your month without races! I am just gearing up for some reasons, but they spread out quite a bit, but I still have some huge training blocks to get through!. Cleaning services are the best!! It is so nice to have a clean house, although mine does not stay that way along with 2 kids, 2 big shedding dogs, & a cat!!! thanks for hosting the link-up 🙂
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I’m excited about heading to Atlanta for a girl’s weekend with my college friends next week! Oooh, having someone clean our house would be so worth it – actually I don’t mind cleaning except for the bathrooms and the windows! Bird Camp sounds awesome – what a great way to interact with other runners supporting Oiselle.
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Wow, you got your house cleaned professionally ? What a great idea. Have a great time at bird camp. I still remember you talking about it last year and how much you loved it.
You’ve got some awesome stuff going on right now! I’m totally jealous, especially when it comes to barre class!
Getting the house cleaned professionally is something we did in our apartment and it was great!!!! We recently gave it up when we bought our house in an effort to save money but…..I’ve decided I’d rather give up other things. Cleaning this big house is just too much!! So we are about to do the same thing. Ha-ha
Sounds like you have a great month on tap! I have the opposite….two weeks of work travel. But then….a week long vacation! Wahoo!!!
I am with you on being ready for a break from racing! We had a cleaning service when the kids were younger. Having a dog makes that complicated plus my husband doesn’t like people touching his stuff — so even I don’t dust his stuff. 😉
So much goodness as usual!! YES to having someone else clean your house!! I have a wonderful, hard working, fun loving woman clean my house twice a month and it is the very last thing I would give up 🙂
Looking forward to reading about all your “camp” experiences too!
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Sounds like you have some fun things on your calendar with bird camp coming up. The month with no races is usually a good thing after a stretch of racing hard. I am also without a race for May and possbly June, but my body needs a rest at the moment . I am sure in a couple weeks I will be on the prowl for another race though!
I took a platform class a couple months ago and it’s definitely different. I like the regular classes, but if you want a good cardio kick in the pants, platform will do it.
Who doesn’t love a clean house? But there’s blogging, furkids, running, yoga — so many more interesting things to do!
Have fun at Bird Camp. Some day I’ll do something like that!
Nothing in the world better than a clean house. I think it soothes my mind too!
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I love that photo of you in barre class! It must be nice to have a racing break. You’re running the Chicago marathon, right? That’s got to be so exciting!
Cleaning services…I used a Groupon in my apartment a few years ago, I loved it! It may be something I’ll need to look into for a new house…
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Hahaha I love the comment about your hubs and the clean house–don’t worry girl, it’s the same in my household! I’m pretty sure Brandon thinks there’s like a cleaning fairy that just magically does everything. We’ve used a cleaning service before and loved it–definitely nice to come home to a clean house and not have to worry about a thing! I think once I’m done with my half in May I’m going to try a pure barre class!
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Sounds like you have a lot of excting things comping up, especially bird camp!
We got a cleaning service when my husband (then boyfriend) was in B-school and I was working and have never looked back. It is so nice to not have to argue about who cleans what! Enjoy the race break and all of your cool weekends!
It does feel good to have some “down time” after racing! To just be able to run for pleasure! I am excited for the end of the school year! I look forward to running the miles this summer with no schedule!
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Oh I would love to get my house cleaned professionally! And since I just started racing this year I’m excited to do more. My next one will probably be in mid to late May though.
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I love the lighting in that barre photo of you! A clean house is such a great feeling. My parents are visiting this weekend so that was the incentive I needed to get in gear and clean my house as well.
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Cleaning services are magical. I hate grout, so they are my peeeeoopplllee. I can’t wait to move into a fresh new apartment!
I totally hear you on the house cleaning!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who gets excited for a clean house. My parents and inlaws are coming this weekend so I’m excited for that.
Sounds like a good list. I’m excited for the longer light for running and a lot of the fun things we have planned this summer.
I can’t wait for my down month after May 15th! I feel like I’ve been training non-stop. I need a rest. Zzzzzz. Have a great weekend!!
Sounds like great things to be excited about! We just got our house cleaned since we’re putting our house up for sale and it sure is nice when other people do it! I still haven’t had a chance to try pure barre. What is platform? Have a great weekend!
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Cleaning services sound like such a fun springtime splurge! There is nothing better than coming to a clean house… except maybe when you didn’t have to put in all that time yourself! Awesome!
I have a cleaning lady every other week and it is really the best money I’ve ever spent. I work full time, and why do I have to clean too? And it’s not like I get a lot of help from my men…
You’ve got some nice guns in that picture at the top of your post! Looking good, my friend!
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It is SO worth it – and like you said, I work hard all the time, it’s deserved!
I was thinking I might check out one of those platform classes and see what’s it’s all about. Thanks for the link up today!
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I’m excited to be blogging again! I stopped for a few months but posted my back at it post today! Can’t wait to participate in Friday Five again!
Professional cleaning would be so awesome. But with my husband’s weird work hours, it’s hard to schedule. I will soon have no races for several months due to the extreme heat and humidity here. I’ll try to enjoy that downtime, but it will be hard. Bird Camp sounds wonderful! Congrats on getting into Chicago. Good luck to both of us as we train in the summer heat.
I’m actually running Chicago for charity – raising money for RMHC. Pretty excited!
OMG I used Maids in Black last year sometime and they were amazing! I love having someone else clean for me. Best investment ever.
I’m going to be scheduling them monthly! It was great!
Love reading this while you are AT bird camp (behind on commenting but I love your list!).
Back from camp and it was THE BEST! Scheming on how I can go to another one this year 🙂