Well, we are two days into the new week, and I have run both days (at the buttcrack of dawn, no less!) so far--yay me! Not only that, but I was able to run for a full half hour without walk breaks. Now granted, I am probably running slower than most walk, but hey, I'm running! When I think about how much of me is out there running, I feel better about it...I mean, I probably comprise about 2 skinny friends worth...so if you think about a skinny runner running with another runner like strapped on their shoulders, well, that's the effort I'm putting forth...so I can feel good about that! (Hopefully that wont' be the case for too long...I am starting to see the scale move ever so slowly in the right direction!) And hey...at this point in my life, I figure, if I have to wear a sports bra and cushy shoes to do it, by golly, I can call it RUNNING! True...after 2 kids in 3 years, I should probably be wearing a sports bra and cushy shoes for most activities, but well...lets just say I am running...and I'm excited about it!
Oh..and I forgot to mention previously, that not only am I signed up for the triathlon in April, but yes, I have lost my mind yet again...and I signed up for the Surfside Beach Half Marathon in February....I figured I could walk a half now if I had to, so whatever I can run, so much the better. And it keeps me motivated to run, so thats exciting. Not only that, but its on a Saturday, which means I don't have to miss church for it, and I don't have to travel since its oh...10 minutes away! It's a also a relatively cheap event to enter, so that works too! Money is a huge stressor right now...or should I say, lack therof. We have been struggling so much for quite awhile, and every few months or so, we just have one of those seriously tight months where I have to pay stuff late and wonder if I can even pay stuff at all....we always get past them and the Lord always provides somehow, some way, but it still really stinks in the middle of it--this happens to be one of those months. Love that! Christmas! And taxes in January...ugh! There is a light at the end of the tunnel, as most of our major debt should be gone in about 3-1/2 years, but ugh....it just gets draining after a while. Time flies....except when you are trying to get rid of debt, it seems! I am so thankful for what we have though.....healthy, happy kiddos being right up at the top of the list. I can remember one of those incredibly tight months a couple of years ago when all I could do was stress over money...and then Silas broke his leg. More money stress yes, but oh my gosh...how badly he was hurting with that when it happened just put everything into perspective. There is a little boy who I get updates on who deals with multiple seizures per day and they don't know what causes them. My heart just goes out to that family....I hurt for them...and I am so grateful that despite all the junk it seems I have going on, that we truly have so much to be thankful for...and I am thankful!
Better get showered up and ready for work this evening at the lab....I'm not crazy about having to work this evening, but I AM so glad I EARNED my shower!!!! Woohoo!
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