Fitness

Fitness has not had a permanent spot in my life over the past decade. Sad, but true. It is hard and too easy to say no. As I am getting older, I am seeing just how much my body yearns for it. It wants to be worked and sweated. It wants to feel pain of a good workout and I just love this new feeling. On top of getting about 45 minutes of total "no kids around" time, I feel that I am doing something so good for myself. I can't help but feel exhilarated every time I leave the gym.

I love walking in with ear buds already in, Pitbull usually blaring in my ears pumping me up, and jumping on the eliptical. I will work on my cardio for a while and then start some weight training. The most wonderful feeling is when I get up and my left knee is pain free. The arthritis that is robbing me of a pain free life, disappears when exercise is being done. It is wonderful. It is one of the main reason I keep going!

My goals in life, in regards to me, are pretty simple. Eat healthy-always and exercise - everyday. Even the little things that I can throughout the day will help me keep this healthy lifestyle going. Today the gym is not available because of our busyness and an emergency vet visit. But there are tons of yoga you tube's out there that I can follow along with this afternoon. A great way for me to refocus before a lazy night, AT HOME! The first one in over 4 days. I have so much to be healthy for!

Winds of change

When I originally starting blogging, I wanted to have one place to write about memories we are making as we live out our lives as parents. I loved it and still do. When I started this blog, my own personal blog, I wasn't sure what I was going for. I wanted to help others with craft projects and recipes. But my blog is a needle in a huge haystack of other bloggers out there that do the EXACT same thing. I quit blogging here for a while. Let's call it lack of focus.

I am realizing that this blog was started for me. It is a great way for me to document things that are going on in my life as a mom, wife, woman, entrepeneur, and person living on Earth. Not really a place to put memories down in writing but more of an outlet.  I need this safe space to write about life, real life. I am not a journal writer. I never have been. I know how important it is, especially being older. I see how reflection on your past life is powerful. You see where your life has been and more importantly where it is going. I need to get back to my own personal writing. And if no one ever reads it, I don't care. I read it and will reread it to help me move forward in all adventures. This writing also keeps me accountable to myself. Thinking thoughts in my head, well that is one thing. Seeing it in print, on the web, that is quite another.  I feel the winds of change stirring inside of me.

Here's to the restart of my blog. Uncensored and real life. From me. For me.