January 25 2015

Well this past week I have taken a few minutes to re-evaluate, I suppose you could say. The weekend before was suppose to be my birthday weekend. You know, the kind you plan a little in advance for, the one where you get to run off for the weekend and play in a place different than where you live and do the day to day. Ya, well, that didn't end up being the case for us. Unfortunately for Chet, (and me) he ended up sick as a dog for the ENTIRE weekend! So sick, that on Sunday he didn't even leave the house. He had taken Monday off because I had it off already for the federal holiday, and it was a good thing because although he felt better than he had, he was still too whipped out to do anything. He was well enough to go back to work on Tuesday, leaving me alone for the day of my birthday.
  I was really having a feel bad time for myself. I stayed in bed till way later than I should have then got up and shuffled around the house feeling sorry for myself. Ford sent me a message telling me thanks for being a source of inspiration for him. That kind of got my attention and got me going. I cleaned up the house and changed the sheets on the bad, did laundry and a few other things. Then I got ready fro my exercise class with Megan. If there was ever any doubt that exercise can make me feel better, it was completely obliterated by the end of my workout. The only thing was, it left me berating myself for not getting up first thing in the morning and getting a workout in. I would likely have had a completely different out look for the whole day!
I did sit back and really think about things though. They could have been so much worse! I could have been spending the weekend in the hospital, like so many other people I know, or Chet could have been out of town for the whole time or so many other things that to me could have been worse.
I'll take a sick weekend with the promise of a re-do later on when we can work it out, over SO many of the other things that could have gone wrong!
Life is GOOD! I just need to remember, that the bad must come from time to time, to remind me that I do have it REALLY good! For that I am SO grateful!

Jan 6 2015

Well...Christmas and New Years are behind us. This next year should prove to be in the least interesting.
With watching and worrying about our parents and wondering what direction the lives of our kids might be going to take.
Like I said it should prove to be interesting at least!
My personal goal for this month is to stay positive and to continue to exercise and eat healthy. I had started to get lazy there for a bit, but when the pants get snug it is a quick reminder and a wake up call as to why I began my fitness journey in the first place.
Thinking back it has been 5 years, since I started. Over 5 years actually. In November it was 5 years.
This journey for fitness has been an enlightening one and one I am very glad I started!
Just today I got to spend 45 minutes with my son, while we worked out and talked! What a better way to get to spend time with my kids, watching them find the drive and desire to get healthy! Best life goal ever! :) (one of them anyway)
Anyway, on to the rest of 2015! :) Life is SO good!