Chantel's Blog

I am once again in full training mode. I will be doing the See Jane Run Half-Marathon in Seattle on July 17th.  I would like to run/walk this race but because of leg issues I think it's going to be more like walk/jog. I will be doing the race with my sister, so it will be fun no matter the speed.(My sister walks as fast as me and she runs faster. So if anything I am going to be the slower one.) Right now I get my run* in after I drop off my youngest at school. So with only week and a half before school gets out for the summer,  I will have to find a new time. And with this being Texas the low temp not is below 70 now. Running earlier is the day works much better for me. I have already gotten to the point were I have to carry water with me and it well only get warmer.  I will most likely switch to a sunrise run time. I think that the sunrise has to be the coolest time of day when it is light out. I don't run in the dark. I street run it's just not safe, to many hazar

I love tattoos. Well most of them there are a few scary ones out there. It has been almost 20 years since I got my first tattoo. And I am not done yet.  I don't plan on a body suit. I have the little black dress rule. Meaning that all of my tattoos must be able to be covered by a little black dress. One of my reason for my rule is that I worked with the public and I never wanted anyone to judge by my ink. I am weird enough all on my own.   And I have had jobs were all Tattoos needed to be cover. Over the year I have many people do my work. But I have found an artist here in Austin that I am very happy with. (Bart Willis Southside Tattoo ) So he has a repeat customer. Update on my hand. I am happy to say that I am out of the cast and building strength back. Saturday was my first pain free day.