I haven’t been writing. Life is going well. I am growing as a person; my children are too. I am farther along in life than I ever imagined. But, I haven’t been writing. Writing is a part of me. It is my outlet; it gives me strength to accept everything bad that has happened, and reflection to appreciate everything amazing in my life.
I have some improvements to work on, namely, my health. I would like to say that I am killing it in training in my post surgery days, and that I am headed to my Boston qualifying marathon run in a few months. The truth is not even close to that. I am 20+ pounds post surgery. I was not able to get under two hours in my last half marathon. I cannot even run a marathon right now. I own two pairs of jeans that fit, a few more pounds, and I will be down to one pair.
There is no consistent perk to sporting a muffin top, but most of the time, I do like anonymity. Guys don’t even see fat girls. I was never comfortable with the constant attention that I had from the opposite sex. Still, as I said, there is no consistent perk to my weight gain, there are days when being invisible makes me feel terrible.
I have made a major career change. I will talk about it more in the days to come. I am doing something that has me out of my element in a lot of ways, but I am finding my footing, and I love going to work everyday.
Brainy Bird is eleven years old now. He is a really cool kid. He is loving the fifth grade. Brainy Bird grows into a more impressive young man everyday. He is extremely responsible and thoughtful. He has a mind of his own. His opinions and priorities are self-defined.
Little Chirp is going to be six next month. He is an adorable kindergartener. He has discovered a love for sports. Right now, he is a star on his soccer team. He talks about his future days playing football. He is a born competitor with energy and enthusiasm for everything he does.
I started my first blog, “RunWithMe35…Life is Running By” because I felt that life was running by too fast. I am there again, I feel like I need to stop and take a look around.