Woke up to a cold and rainy day. Love the rain and grateful in this draught to have it, but my guy is outta town so I'm solo getting the 6 kids up and out the door.
The first two up at 5 leave at 6. the next 3 out the door by 7:30,
I usually walk them but it's too rainy today so we drove.
Now I'm home with number four. She's homeschooling this year and seemed too tired to get up to walk with the three amigos and me.
Should I snuggle back into my warm bed and sleep for another half hour?? ... No... I already missed my morning walk...
I start to make excuses in my mind because I'm tired and busy and solo... but then I stop myself.
I need this. For me. I know how seemingly harmless "breaks" can get me off my rhythm.
The fact that I'm even having this justification conversation in my head is because I've been slacking lately as a rule... it's a slippery slope..
OK ....in the garage I jump on the elliptical and do a barefoot mile!! At first the same old thing happened where I go a ways and then I'd get bored and think "That's good I'm done..."
Where is my workout buddy JO...or PAM that say NO WAY GIRL KEEP GOING!!
I need tv ...or music.... My phone is in my pocket so I search iTunes radio... My eye catches the DISNEY FROZEN RADIO channel. I click it... kinda just for a laugh... then the song totally takes me away.
I don't know what I was "LETTING GO", but for today it was the energy I needed to run like a barefoot child with no worries and sing loudly and have a good release cry and then laugh at myself for being so emotional!! Hahaha I totally went with it and LET IT GO and let anything come out that wanted too... It felt amazing and energizing.
I kept running... After I was done I was wide awake heart pounding cheeks flushed and I felt lifted, refreshed and POWERFUL!
SO GLAD I didn't snuggle back into bed... there will be times for that later, but today I followed my heart and it thanked me powerfully.
PERSONAL CONTACT HIGH
The first two up at 5 leave at 6. the next 3 out the door by 7:30,
I usually walk them but it's too rainy today so we drove.
Now I'm home with number four. She's homeschooling this year and seemed too tired to get up to walk with the three amigos and me.
Should I snuggle back into my warm bed and sleep for another half hour?? ... No... I already missed my morning walk...
I start to make excuses in my mind because I'm tired and busy and solo... but then I stop myself.
I need this. For me. I know how seemingly harmless "breaks" can get me off my rhythm.
The fact that I'm even having this justification conversation in my head is because I've been slacking lately as a rule... it's a slippery slope..
OK ....in the garage I jump on the elliptical and do a barefoot mile!! At first the same old thing happened where I go a ways and then I'd get bored and think "That's good I'm done..."
Where is my workout buddy JO...or PAM that say NO WAY GIRL KEEP GOING!!
I need tv ...or music.... My phone is in my pocket so I search iTunes radio... My eye catches the DISNEY FROZEN RADIO channel. I click it... kinda just for a laugh... then the song totally takes me away.
I don't know what I was "LETTING GO", but for today it was the energy I needed to run like a barefoot child with no worries and sing loudly and have a good release cry and then laugh at myself for being so emotional!! Hahaha I totally went with it and LET IT GO and let anything come out that wanted too... It felt amazing and energizing.
I kept running... After I was done I was wide awake heart pounding cheeks flushed and I felt lifted, refreshed and POWERFUL!
SO GLAD I didn't snuggle back into bed... there will be times for that later, but today I followed my heart and it thanked me powerfully.
I love my post workout selfies! I'm always a mess but I feel so good I don't even mind...
Made a quick workout recovery VITAL BALANCE shake then
Woke #4 and Started our school day with a healthy protein breakfast!!
Eggs from out backyard chickens with plenty of toppings.
