as i sat here, looking like i literally jumped in a swimming pool with all my clothes on (and pretty disgusted that it's not water, but sweat), i asked myself the question: why i am i doing this? sure i feel fabulous after i successfully run for 30 minutes (which for me, is quite a feat) but what is the point? i could do another form of exercise. i don't have to do a half marathon.
here's what i came up with:
- it pushes me physically and mentally. to be honest, i don't particularly like running. it's hard for me to do. so it truly is pushing myself to get out there and run.
- i love the feeling when i'm done running. the endorphins kick in, and you start getting addicted to them!
- i like knowing that my body can do it. that it is capable of so much more than i thought.
-i get my alone time. sure, i really wish i had a running partner, but in some ways it's a good thing that it's just me and my ipod. there are very few times in the day that i can truly listen to my thoughts and get away from my every day duties.
- i love the calories i burn. i'm a big sweater (c'mon, you would be too in houston!) and as i feel the sweat pour off me, i tell myself that it's ok that i ate three chocolate chip cookies last night.
- it makes me grateful for the body my Heavenly Father gave me. of course every woman looks at her body occasionally and goes "holy crap! how did it get this way?" but running makes me feel good about my body.
- running a half marathon has been a goal of mine since 2006. ok, to be honest back then i wanted to run a marathon. but that just sounds gross to me now. i feel like a half marathon is long enough to feel like i've accomplished something, but short enough that i won't die.
every time i start losing my drive i'm going to look at this list. i need an occasional reminder of why i'm doing this!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Thoughts
this is going to be a random post, but i haven't had one of those in a while. so why not?
sydney is getting cuter and cuter every day. she takes steps occasionally but prefers to crawl. she is also now at the stage that i like to call the "cry-at-basically-everything" stage. i've seen it in other kids, and now she has it. everything is so dramatic! we're teaching her baby sign language to certain things (for example: more, please, thank you, milk, food, all done) and she has caught on to certain signs. but when she gets really desperate (which happens a lot, hehe) she goes through multiple signs and simply says "more" over and over again. more could mean anything. she just wants...something. thank goodness for pointing, because at least then i realize she wants the milk on the counter, the crackers on the counter...ok usually it's some sort of food. :) what can i say? she's a growing girl.
kirk is now an MS2, which i love to say because it sounds like it's some sort of secret agent designation. he dove right in to his classes starting in august and is going to be studying for tests fairly soon. we're getting a bit stressed about the impending doom that will occur next july, ie the complete lack of subsidization of our student loans thanks to all the government changes that have been happening, but we know that it'll all work out. he's doing what he loves and i know i want to stay at home with our kiddo. so that's that!
right now i am in the pre-training phase of preparing to run a half marathon in october. i figure it's the perfect time to do it. i'm not pregnant or nursing, and i'm in shape enough that training will be arduous, but not unrealistic. i'm extremely excited about doing the half marathon, and really really hope that i can convince someone to run it with me. if not, i will still do it because i have wanted to do this for a long time. :)
i am also hoping to finish the quilt i started making for syd very soon. a pic of it is on facebook, but i'm going to wait to post a pic of the finished product on the blog.
we are very, very hot here in houston. i cannot wait until this heat starts subsiding. thank goodness i'm not kirk, who has to walk about fifteen minutes to and from school wearing his backpack. yuck.
i'm starting to get sick of facebook. don't know if i should just get off entirely, or try to wean myself so i'm not on every day. or *cough* multiple times a day. i love that i can connect with people and stay in contact with friends that are far away. but i think it's seriously messed up how a) people won't tell you that you did something wrong and unfriend you (i know this is not always the case with unfriending, but with certain people recently it has been the case) and b) that i even care! seriously...when did a click of the mouse get so much power?? ah, such is life.
sooo...yeah. i think that's the end of my random thoughts. sleep sweet!
sydney is getting cuter and cuter every day. she takes steps occasionally but prefers to crawl. she is also now at the stage that i like to call the "cry-at-basically-everything" stage. i've seen it in other kids, and now she has it. everything is so dramatic! we're teaching her baby sign language to certain things (for example: more, please, thank you, milk, food, all done) and she has caught on to certain signs. but when she gets really desperate (which happens a lot, hehe) she goes through multiple signs and simply says "more" over and over again. more could mean anything. she just wants...something. thank goodness for pointing, because at least then i realize she wants the milk on the counter, the crackers on the counter...ok usually it's some sort of food. :) what can i say? she's a growing girl.
kirk is now an MS2, which i love to say because it sounds like it's some sort of secret agent designation. he dove right in to his classes starting in august and is going to be studying for tests fairly soon. we're getting a bit stressed about the impending doom that will occur next july, ie the complete lack of subsidization of our student loans thanks to all the government changes that have been happening, but we know that it'll all work out. he's doing what he loves and i know i want to stay at home with our kiddo. so that's that!
right now i am in the pre-training phase of preparing to run a half marathon in october. i figure it's the perfect time to do it. i'm not pregnant or nursing, and i'm in shape enough that training will be arduous, but not unrealistic. i'm extremely excited about doing the half marathon, and really really hope that i can convince someone to run it with me. if not, i will still do it because i have wanted to do this for a long time. :)
i am also hoping to finish the quilt i started making for syd very soon. a pic of it is on facebook, but i'm going to wait to post a pic of the finished product on the blog.
we are very, very hot here in houston. i cannot wait until this heat starts subsiding. thank goodness i'm not kirk, who has to walk about fifteen minutes to and from school wearing his backpack. yuck.
i'm starting to get sick of facebook. don't know if i should just get off entirely, or try to wean myself so i'm not on every day. or *cough* multiple times a day. i love that i can connect with people and stay in contact with friends that are far away. but i think it's seriously messed up how a) people won't tell you that you did something wrong and unfriend you (i know this is not always the case with unfriending, but with certain people recently it has been the case) and b) that i even care! seriously...when did a click of the mouse get so much power?? ah, such is life.
sooo...yeah. i think that's the end of my random thoughts. sleep sweet!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Children's Museum...This TIme with No Hand, Food and Mouth :)
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| too busy to look at the camera |
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| love those blue eyes! |
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| she's recently been obsessed with stairs, so she loved doing these over and over again |
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| love the booties they make you wear there :) |
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| laughing at her silly friend, Addie |
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| there was this cute grandma there that she kept staring at. it was so cute...she was fascinated with her. |
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