Familjen Konstig

tisdag 6 maj 2014

Picture-update

I wonder what this is? I have them here and there in my garden (more pics down below of them)

The only flower in bloom right now.

Some small flowers getting up...

Could this be Convallaria majalis leafs?

And what can his be? Tree or bush?

Catched my eyes since it was only one spot growing!

So many different kind of bushes in one place...

These leaves are growing EVERYWHERE! In the lawn, around the house, in the flowerbenches...

These I have around the house, both where it is alot of stones and where it is only dirt.

What bush could this be?

That redish thing, what is it? It is only growing on one spot on my lawn. Should I try to move it somewhere safe?

One said this could be berries (before it started to grow much) but I don't know...

And what could this be?

This is how my garden looks right now. Nothing that I have planted has started to grow yet but maybe that is good, maybe I'll have something blooming through all summer then? I surely do hope so.
And soon I have to put out my small flowers that I bought, but since it has been snowing these last few days I didn't want to -afraid it could have damaged them! But hopefully there will be some sunny days now so I can do it.

måndag 5 maj 2014

Gåten Ragnarök

Today I watched "Gåten Ragnarök" over the internet (swefilmer). It's a Norwegian movie and by far one of their best (that I've seen) and one of the best in total here in Nordic Countries!
But then again, I love tales and myths and stories. And it had an intresting twist on what Ragnarök could be -and to be honest, I don't know if they have found those relics or not. If they have it just made the whole movie a bit more intresting!

So with all the good said, I need to find something bad about it as well... Well they didn't use so much special effects to really make it great...and sometimes the actors were not so convincing. But in all, a very see-worthy movie. Especially if you like wiking-tales, or dragons.

Updating with some news

Well this saturday, 3.5, it was Väriestejuoksu in Vaasa! Really fun to participate although the obstacles could have been beter, now there were many similar ones and that made it a bit boring. But it was fun and you really got some color! Here is a before and after pic of me:

So I hope they will have it next year to, I'm for sure is going then! And we were 8 girls in our team (Pippuriset Pikkumyyt) and maybe we'll go on other runningevents together this year to!

So I've been careful with the trainig so I wouldn't break something before the race, but now it's a new month and everything so I'll pick it up again as soon as possible with full speed ahead!

I also found a beter measuretape so here are some measurements of my body (again):

Weight; 58kg
Arm; 31,2cm (+2,3cm) after workout at gym
Chest; 92,5cm (-4,7cm) after workout at gym
Waistline; 86,5cm (-0,8cm) at bellybutton after workout at gym
Ass; 94,5cm (+1,5cm) with pants on after workout at gym
Thigh; 59cm (+2,2cm) with pants on after workout at gym

I now run 2,5km in 22minutes with an average-speed of 8:38 min/km. So I still have a long way to go but I'm allready on a good way! On my crosstrainer I now easily continues for a hour and that means 12-14km, on the heaviest level (Sportop E320).

My pulse in rest is 76 beats/minute, on the afternoon when sitting and writing this blogpost. So I guess I wasn't totally relaxed either. But I'm not completely relaxed in the morning either since every night I have to get up atleast 2 times when my children wakes up... so I guess this result will have to do.

fredag 11 april 2014

1km

Right now I can run 1km with or without kneesupport. That's the maximum! So as you can imagine I have a very long way to my goal still...

Anyway, first time I ran this 1km it went 8minutes -today it took only 7minutes and 20seconds! I didn't feel like I was running faster or even trying to do it... First time when I went I thought it would take over 10minutes -but I was way faster! So now I'll focus on not running faster or longer, but to run this untill it stops hurting in my legs and chest. Then when 1km feels okay I'll add some length and propably run 2km, or 1,5km.

Just one problem: 3.5 is Väriestejuoksu Vasa, and that is 5km with obstacles..! Oh dear, I don't think I'll get in shape that fast. Well, hopefully someone else can take it slow- or the entusiasm and joy will help me run it way beter! I remember Nice Run 2010 (or 11) when I was supposed to take it slow -and I ended up encouraging my "teammate" to run the whole 5 km with me!! Hopefully something similar will happen this time -and hopefully my knees will be okay the whole way....

About my knees, as I said I ran without my support this time and it went even beter. So at home I discussed with my father that has way more experience with injuries than I and we came to the conclusion; that support I had been using was too tight for my leg and it was too "thick material" so when I bended my knee it hurted! So away with it and I'll try something else instead, maybe some kind of tape that you find on the pharmacy... I'll have to try out what is good for me.
He also said that I should focus on my legmuscles and build them -but after hearing I can do over 100 squats without problem he realized that wasn't the issue either.

Well, this is how I'll try my weekly program will look (but the weekdays/when I do what will change according to when my son is in daycare):
Monday: running 1km and indoor cardio
Tuesday: gym with friend
Wednesday: Running 1km
Thursday: gym with friend
Friday: homegym
Saturday: rest
Sunday: running on sandroad/in forrest

So I will not do cardio and strength the same day, but will focus on both still. Sounds good?

tisdag 8 april 2014

First update

Cleaned up a mudpile on my lawn so I can put some flowers there later, although there is allready some few flowers that seem to have survived the winter! I'm just not sure about one thing: should I remove the dead parts of the flowers or let it just be?? You know, the dry brown parts that still is attached to the now green leaves... What do you think?

Also I cleaned up this place and digged up the stones, I think it looks beter now than when the stones was covered by grass and leaves and dirt, what do you think? Next I'll carry stones and put them around my black "candletower",,, and around the edge of that other round concrete... So it would be nice with flowers that doesn't grow so high here, and a BIG pot on the left-round with some big flowers -like sunflowers...
Any ideas what short flowers to put here?? I'd prefer eatable or atleast not very poisonuos since I have 2 children that might want to taste them during the summer...

Love the gym

I haven't been to any gym for a very long time now, but Today I went with my "almost neighbour" to the local gym. They have "airpressure equipment" (not the ones where you put on more iron-weights) so you never know if they really are as heavy as they should -or even heavier!

Anyway it was wonderful to go! I worked out 40 minutes -warm-up on crosstrainer about 15-20 minutes and one set on each machine. Then Nina woke up and wanted to go home and eat... so I had to leave -for now.

Next week when Viggo is in daycare I'll propably go again -and this time make sure to go right after Nina has eaten something so she is satisfied for a longer time... today I just decided on 15 minutes to go with her so...

A downside is that they take 6€ for going to the gym, I hoped they would have had as their swimming; once a week=free for unemployed. But no... sigh. Oh well, I'll think about it and maybe invest in a "yearcard" or something like that (if they even have them here?) if I think I can afford it.

And the event, Väriestejuoksu, is getting closer and closer (3.5.14)! And I can't really run... I tried this weekend but I got so sore legs right away so I could barely run/walk 1,5km... and the event is a 5km long run with obstacles along the way. I really need to start running more...!