Running

I have recently started running. It's something I never thought I would do, but I am really learning to love it. I trained for a 5k, and now I am training for a 10k. Once that is complete, I will be training for a half marathon! Now that is just crazy to me. I am definitely not a fast runner, and I am sure my run is more like another person's jog, but I still do it. After about 3 weeks, I thought of the great idea to start keeping track of my mileage. Kind of like a journal in a way. Over the course of a little over a month, I have logged 118 miles! That is seriously crazy to me! And I have even doubled my mileage and my time running. 

I have learned what a mental game that running is. Most of the time I find that I have to talk myself into finishing! My mind definitely gives up before my legs do. I still can't even imagine one day being able to run 13.1 miles, but I couldn't imagine running almost 6 miles a month ago either! Just goes to show what you can do when you try.

 

January

We had a pretty normal month. Here are the highlights: 

Daddy daughter dance

Chris took Peyton to her school's annual daddy daughter dance. She was super excited to go, but they ended up coming home early because she wasn't feeling good. She ended up getting strep throat! Poor girl. 

Date Nights

My 27th Birthday

Spent a nice day with my family and then got to have a girl's night out!

Normal Life

If there was one picture that could describe Bridget, this would be it. Messy hair, no pants, huge mess in the background and putting stickers on everything.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Summary:

In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistakes.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?

My rating: 3 out of 5 stars

My review:
While I enjoyed this book, it definitely isn't making it to my top ten or anything. Interesting storyline and an ending I wasn't expecting (until a few pages before it actually happened). I will be reading the sequels, but this probably won't be a book I tell all my friends is a must read.

Mondays

Mondays at my house means clean sheets and towels day. I strip all the beds and wash every towel that's been used in the last week. I love slipping into my bed at night and smelling clean sheets. Great way to start the week. 

So it's been a year and a half since I've done this blogging thing, but I want to start it up again. I got the itch when I was going through some old posts and read a couple things I didn't even remember happening!! I just want to keep a record for my kids. I'm sure they will appreciate it one day. 

Yesterday

Yesterday sucked. Actually, the past 4 days have been no fun. I caught a cold somehow, Peyton and Damon got a mild version of it as well and even Bridget joined in with a slightly stuffy nose! 

But yesterday was bad. It started with Damon waking me up waaay too early (and me still feeling not so good). Already a bad omen, right? Despite that, I was determined to get out. So I attempted Hobby Lobby and the grocery store with all 3 kids in tow. For the first time ever. It did not go well. 

Damon threw a fit in Hobby Lobby because he had to be in the cart the whole time. If he's not, he'll run away. He was only quiet for a few minutes when he was chewing on cardboard. Ew.

Then once we got to the car, I noticed that the white t-shirt I was planning on buying was sitting on Bridget's car seat...unpaid for. I had set it there and it blended so well with the blanket that I literally just walked out with it. (Don't worry, I went back later, alone, to pay for it, but there was NO WAY I was going back with all 3 kids in tow). 

So then I decided to run into the grocery store. I only needed about 4 things. Damon almost ate an unpaid for banana. (Anyone else noticing a theme yet?) 

When I got home, I botched 2 different batches of cupcakes. Folks, let me hang my head in shame here as I add that they were BOXED mixes. Seriously. And I messed them up. 

I was defeated. But I realized that it could have been much worse and I am still here to try again another day. 

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Here's to hoping today is a better day!

(I realize I am way behind on photo of the day. I will get around to posting those!!)