20-40-60

20 Days until.... I turn 40. I fly to San Francisco to walk 60 miles in 3 days!!!! Support me by donating $20, $40 or $60 today. Please help me reach my fundraising goal! http://www.the3day.org/goto/wmorden

I got mine, did you get yours?

Mammogram that is, I had mine today. Because of the family history of breast cancer I've had to get one every few years since 30. Now that I'm *gulp* turning 40 it goes to every year. Have you had yours? Early detection is key in raising the odds that you will beat breast cancer. By donating to the Susan G Komen for the Cure, you help others get those early detection mammograms. Please donate today.

NTA- Raffle and Jewelry Sale

On Wednesday I'm heading to the NTA in Marshville, WI. I will be raffling off this cross stitch picture featuring two wolves titled Soul Mates there. Tickets are $1, or 6 for $5. I hope to sell alot to the trappers that will be there. I will also be selling jewerly. Tie-One On necklaces made with DBF's homemade flies.

And Fight Like a Girl necklaces with a boxing glove charm.

I'm hoping to make enough to meet my goal and help Darcy on to hers. Wish me luck!

How fast do you walk?

For the 3 Day we need to walk a minimum of 3 miles an hour. While training I've been paying attention to my speed a little more this year. When I walk by myself or with the Strutters on an offical training walk; I walk 4 miles an hour. If I walk with my fat dog Morgan (who thinks she MUST pee every 12th blade of grass or she won't find her back home or something) I walk 3.5 miles an hour. Why is this good to know? On the 3 Day the Pit Stops, Cheering Stations and Lunch are only open for so much time. If you're walking really slow you will get shuttled up to the front. So Darcy? How fast are you walking? I want to make sure we're training at close to the same speed.

Donate $35 to celebrate me turning 35!!

On Thursday I turn 35 and what better way to celebrate then to donate $35 for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day event that I am participating in!! On the right hand side of this blog there is a widget that will bring you to the donation site for either me or my sister. So please, please, please donate today!! Thank you to all!!

I'm halfway there!!!

Congratulations! You have reached a huge milestone in your Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure™ journey: reaching half of the $2,300 fundraising minimum. You are so close to experiencing the event of a lifetime. You can do it! Your fundraising efforts are invaluable. The dollars raised by dedicated women and men like you are making immense developments in the breast cancer movement. Did you know that virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer has been touched by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®? That we've helped train more than 400 breast cancer researchers and funded more than 1,800 research projects over the past 27 years? That we've provided more money for breast cancer research and community health programs than any entity besides the U.S. government? Komen for the Cure's goal is to "energize science to find the cures.” We are proud of our contribution to some real victories: More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam). More hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982). More research - the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982). More survivors - America’s 2.5 million breast cancers survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and science to save lives. Thank you for your help in eradicating breast cancer. We couldn’t do it without you and applaud your efforts this far. We know you can meet your goal so we can reach our goal of a world without breast cancer. Keep up the great work!

Just Walking In The Rain

I visited my very wonderful friends, Mike and Debbie in Seattle this past Memorial Day Weekend (Hey Guys!!) and while there, Debbie and I walked around Green Lake twice. (Once around is 2.8 miles.) And since we were in Seattle, of course it rained on the walk. I am conflicted about walking in the rain during training. One, I don't want to get sick and possibly derail further training and two, wet feet and socks are not good for keeping blisters away. I may have to find an indoor track that I can use (for free) but not the mall since I don't want the temptation (possibly not free). Lucky for me it typically does not rain much in Spokane (she says while typing this during a typhoon). Ideas??