Holiday cheer

So this is Christmas...and honestly it is pretty good. Quiet day at home with my little family. Watching the boy love his gifts. We are all content. and warm. and happy. I have been reflecting a lot lately. on everything. and appreciating all that i have in my life. my family. my friends. my family of my choosing. my animals. while there are always things i wish i could change or things i wish were different overall i could not ask for all that much more. merry christmas. happy holidays. here is to another year of love and life. and adventures.

remembering

i have been busy the past few days remembering why running is the best thing i can do for myself. i am not sure what exactly kicked me back into gear. perhaps the carb-like coma i was feeling on friday. perhaps it was my ever expanding hips. perhaps it was the general grumpiness i was experiencing. whatever it may have been is really no matter. it kicked me into gear. and now i am back. i spent some of saturday and sunday at the gym. long walk with the dog through my favorite part of minneapolis. monday off to recoup. then tuesday. wednesday. and thursday. i have run. i get home from work. change my clothes and off i go on the treadmill. today felt good. work was filled with its usual excitement tempered only by my insurmountable boredom but something about it just didn't matter. kind of nice. then home to run. and then bike. then run some more. it is cold. desperately cold to be honest. 14 with a wind chill of negative 5. yes that is a below zero. eek. snow expected for saturday. running for the weekend may be on the treadmill but it will happen nonetheless. because i remember how much better it feels when i run. and get a chance to get back to who i am. and one step closer to where i want to be.