I am kicking a$$!

I did my first 5K this weekend!!!  I had already played a soccer game that afternoon, the whole game as we were short 4 players!  So needless to say I was very tired, the race was a lot harder than I thought it would be because I can run 5K pretty easy.  I am chalking my time up to that, and I have decided that the next time I do a 5K, I will not play soccer a few hours before!

I am very pleased that did it, I finished it, and I even had a nice big finish!  I ran with a group of really great people, and they were so supportive.  The boys and Theresa are runners and had no problems finishing - the other 2 girls have just started running - Robin had back surgery 2 years ago and has lost about 80 pounds since!  Tina has lost about 45 pounds in the last year!  Both girls never understood why I ran, but I think they get it now!  (They both beat my time!)

It was such a great night, we had a lot of fun and I really can't wait to do the next one.  I am a bit sore today, not as sore as I thought I'd be yesterday though.

All my accomplishments are being documented on my "My Coach" from Adidas, and my new Jawbone Up.  I Love these devices!!!  I can't wear the jawbone to play soccer, but I use the My Coach, but I can wear both for runs.  I wear the Up all the time, it tracks my daily movement and my sleep (SOOO important to me, and the reason I bought it) it can also track food, but I'm not doing that yet.

I just love having proof of all the activity that I am doing.  It makes it more real for me, and it makes me want to move even more.

I am down 40 pounds now and I hope to maybe lose about 10 more.  I am not concerned with the number so much as I am concerned about how I am feeling and getting rid of a bit more jiggle!  I really just want to feel good and have more energy to do more things...and stay awake all day!

Finally running my first 5K has really made an impact on me.  I know I can do it, and I know I can make a better time next time.  I am not nervous to do it again, and I can't wait to find another run as soon as I can.  I am missing the next run with those friends due to "scheduling conflicts"!  But I'll find another one, and my husband said that he'd love to join me next time!  Mini date!

I feel great, I am loving all the activities that I normally do and I am excited to add new ones.  We've been playing tennis a lot, I've tried paddle boarding and my husband might even get me on a Windsurf this summer, we'll see!

Looking forward to routine!

It's been a great summer, and I am not wishing it away, but I am looking forward to some sort of routine!  Every day here is different, what time I get up, what I am doing, if we are travelling, going to numerous soccer games, you get the picture.  Anyone that doesn't have a regular full time job knows what I am talking about.  Everyday holds something new and different.  It's not always a good thing.

The house doesn't get cleaned, the laundry is done all the time, but never put away.  The kids have no idea what to do with all the time they have, especially when they have no soccer.

I am not complaining, but I am having a hard time getting my Sh*t together!  Oh wait, that's not new for me is it?  But for me to function without routine, even harder!

The kids are on the countdown to back to school, and I am on the countdown to some me time!  A little bit of shopping, some house cleaning, getting rid of more junk around the house, painting my bedroom....that one has been waiting over a year!

I love having something to look forward to!  I love summer, I love being with the kids.  We always have great adventures, but there is always something that is happening next.  I choose to "look forward" to it, than see the end of summer.  Even little things, checking on my plants in the morning, seeing how well my clematis has grown, checking the mouse traps to see if I have any new "dead friends".  (None for a few days now, and there are no signs of any living mouse activity!)

Today I look forward to maybe getting the laundry put away.  Tomorrow a hike in Canmore.  I feel good, I feel like everything is going well.  I have so many things to look forward to.  Although I didn't get my summer trip to Europe, I look forward to planning the next trip, whatever that may be!