5k, baby!

I ran a 5k this morning, and I managed to run the whole entire way - 3.1 miles! I was soooo proud of myself. The last 5k that I tried to run, three years ago, was not a good time and I ended up walking most of the way (although the free admission to Magic Mountain that went along with the race made it all worthwhile). Today, I was on fire! Okay, not exactly on fire, but I was totally the tortoise of tortoise-and-hare fame. Slow and steady, baby! I finished in 43 minutes (which was just two minutes faster than Bill's time in the 10k, but hey - he's got longer legs than I do). Portland Marathon, here I come!

Thanks for all the words of wisdom about the website and stuff. I think mainly I just need to be patient - something I'm not particularly good at. I always expect things to happen right away, which isn't all that realistic. I just need to think back on how hard it was to get my first patterns accepted for publication (and that it took a good six months from my first design to my first acceptance), and now I have more work than I can handle! I'm sure more diversity of patterns would also help, so I'm going to keep on truckin'. I really appreciate all your words of encouragement, though - it really helps!

Okay, time to go eat some turkey - my in-laws cooked one up for dinner tonight. Yum!