Mermaid Tales

Moved cross country from New Hampshire to Arizona. I'm a former professional figure skater, an avid runner, hockey fan, and coffee enthusiast! ☕️

[imreallyamermaid28]

It’s been a while. I adopted a super sweet dog, ran a lot of miles, worked a lot, went camping a few times, and finally got my hair done. I hope you all are hanging in there!

With it being the year it is, I haven’t done any races and am mostly maintaining my fitness level. There isn’t really a point in pushing myself to the limit and burning myself out further. Hopefully there will be races by next fall. 💖

[imreallyamermaid28]

We were out the door at 5:30 am on Saturday and it was still way too hot. Got about 6 miles in and called it a day. It got up to 118 today so other than a drop off of our recycling we’ve been hanging out indoors. 🥵 Hope you all had a good weekend.

[imreallyamermaid28]

Well, it’s been a week. 😞 I’m very thankful for a weekend off. Going to bed early tonight so I can get up early for a run.

[imreallyamermaid28]

An early morning 4 mile run to start the day!

We were slammed at work today and my computer is still disconnecting from the WiFi. 😡

It’s getting hotter here this week. I hope a good storm comes through. Sad that I look forward to that lol.😂

Hope you all are doing well. 💖

[imreallyamermaid28]

Went for a couple runs this weekend. Saturday I felt like I had no energy and kind of struggled through. This is going to be a busy week work wise so I’m trying not to stress too much. I hope everyone had a good weekend. 💖

[imreallyamermaid28]

Got a couple miles in this week not as much as I’d like since I wasn’t feeling well but still got out there. I have tomorrow off so I don’t have to rush my run. Hope you all have a good 4th of July! 🎉 🇺🇸

[forgetmenotstudying]

Elle Woods studying for her LSAT will always be instant motivation 📚

[imreallyamermaid28]

Today was pretty good. I just wish I wasn’t terrified to leave my apartment. Things are really bad here and people are in denial.

[imreallyamermaid28]

I spent all weekend in bed. On Saturday I got up and went for a run. I was only planning on doing 6-7 miles but I got kind of lost on the trail and ended up running 9. I got home and slept for a few hours but then felt normal. Sunday I woke up not feeling well with a headache. I slept on and off all morning and then started to feel worse so around 3 I took a Tylenol PM and slept the rest of the day. I woke up today still feeling off. Hopefully, after more sleep I’ll feel better tomorrow. Hope you all are staying safe!

[imreallyamermaid28]

Happy Sunday! Last day of vacation. We got up and did yoga outside and then lounged around. I’m stressed about going back tomorrow. 😬

It was weird having vacation days without plans to do anything. I made a little chart for our run challenge and I’m going to bake those cookies later so I’m hoping they turn out good. I’ve had corn cookies before (picture a sweeter crunchier version of corn muffins). I hope they come out good. 🌽

[imreallyamermaid28]

Went for an early morning trail run today, it was a really nice morning and not too hot. I got about 7 miles in which felt really good!

They’re putting travel restrictions on Arizona residents traveling out of state. I’m hoping those are lifted by August but I don’t know. I want to go to the beach just to walk on the beach but I’m in no hurry. I’m hoping things start to get better? It feels impossible to hope for that. Hope you all are doing well. 💖🌵

[imreallyamermaid28]

My closet is full of sundresses waiting to be worn. This was one I got back at the end of February and today I realized it still had the tags on it. I had to submit my video for my friend’s birthday video so I did my makeup and got dressed for it. I miss being able to look forward to things like meeting friends for brunch or just asking my best friend to meet up with me for a drink. I miss looking forward to races and roadtrips, planning camping trips, and being able to run errands without a second thought. I’m okay with distancing and everything I just miss my old life right now.

[imreallyamermaid28]

Only one more day until my vacation days. I’m not going anywhere I just had vacation time I needed to use and with work being stressful it is needed. It will be nice to have a break. I got up for a 5:30 am run today. It was really nice out even though I didn’t really feel like going. It’s those runs that make me feel accomplished because I’m always glad I pushed myself to go. I hope you all are having a good week. 💖

[imreallyamermaid28]

Got up early for an 8 mile run yesterday which included 2 miles of trail running. I had to be up at 5:30 am because it gets way too hot later in the day. I definitely wasn’t fast by any stretch of the imagination but there are no races on the horizon for a really long time so 🤷🏼‍♀️. Hope you all are having a good weekend. 💖

[imreallyamermaid28]

Feeling hopeless. Work has been really stressful and it’s only getting worse. No one from my running group speaks to me anymore because I haven’t been going; work has been interfering and we’re not really supposed to be gathering. I’m also not motivated to try hard right now so the fact that I’m even going on runs just seems to be enough for now. I hope everyone else is doing well with everything going on. It’s a lot but I feel like I can only vent here.

[imreallyamermaid28]

I kind of thought by June, things might start to be okay but they aren’t. I’m not really sure when it will be okay to do anything enjoyable again. I’m running just to run but without a goal in mind. It’s been nice to go out on the trails I found. The other day I went for a 7 mile run and enjoyed the desert views. I hope you are all staying sane!

[imreallyamermaid28]

Went out at 5:30 am for a 5 mile run. It was much nicer out for running. I’m working a lot of overtime this week which is good because $$$ but I also mentally need a break. Things can only get better though right?