2011
It’s January, time to regroup and recommit. I can’t believe how fast this school year is flying by!
Regroup: The kids and I are all at school everyday (btw the kids both absolutely LOVE their school, but I’ll save that for another post). Then flag football was on Tuesday, soccer practice on Wednesday, dance on Thursday, soccer and birthday parties every weekend. I find myself working hard to make sure we all have some balance. That the kids have ample quiet family time. That their dad and I have some ‘us’ time. That I have some quiet alone time (that’s often the hardest). That we eat dinner at the table each night and talk about nothing and everything. I never planned to be a soccer mom, but here I am—I don’t want our family to be defined by their activities. I don’t my children to feel they are defined by their activities. They are more than that, we are more than that. But I also want them to learn about teamwork, about winning AND losing, about commitment, and to have a lot of fun with friends in the process. Time to take a deep breath and start the road to summer!
Recommit: I actually enjoyed running. I was so proud of my progress. I enjoyed the outside runs, I had time to think. And I enjoyed the energy and weightloss. But, then winter happened. I DON’T enjoy being cold, so outside runs have ended. And I’m not crazy about the treadmill, so running has ended. I signed up for a stairclimb (again, crazy impulsive idea) and started a workout that included stairs and weights, did very well during November and early December, but then Christmas happened. And I did nothing but eat. 
So now it’s time to recommit. I want to keep doing my stair workout but also feel like I really NEED to start running again. So I’m officially starting my motivation/punishment system again. No workout=no itouch the next day. Workout for 2 weeks=someone to clean my house… I am still trying to figure out that last part but hope to have it all figured out this week. I want to do a decent job on the stair climb and I am CONSIDERING a mud run in May…
I also need to recommit to eating better. I was doing a great job on the kids lunches at the beginning of the year, but have fallen back on lunchables and uncrustables. Time to go back to my weekly menu and better preparation. Same goes for my own lunches (and breakfast and dinner). I will be making a grocery list today along with a menu.
So here’s to the new year. Time to go to the grocery store followed by a run
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