The kids have been on spring break for the past two weeks. The first week we went to Las Vegas and Disneyland. Both places involved a lot of walking, but no running. Last week I was back at work and took some sub jobs since I have been extremely stressed about my students dropping this semester. So I worked during my "me" time. Our weekends are always crazy busy and to top that off I tweaked something in my hip, so I have been experiencing hip/butt/lower back pain.
But this is a new week and today is a new day and I am proud to say that even though I felt close to zero motivation to get up and run today, I did it anyways.
It is starting to warm up here in the sunny state of AZ. That means I have an excuse to complain more and work out less.... Wait, that was my old way of thinking. My new self needs to solve this problem. The heat sucks, yes? I do not even really like being out in the sun. So today I woke up early. I know, I know, I tell myself I am not a morning person and hit the snooze button repeatedly every morning just so that I can enjoy a few extra seconds in my nice warm bed. But today I opened my eyes, got out of bed, put on my clothes and walked out the door. It is a beautiful day. I was able to enjoy the sunrise and definitely felt much better when I was done. The best part is that I got it out of the way and had the rest of the morning to focus on ME!! I was able to catch up on some club work and I worked in my garden and I ate breakfast and helped the kids get ready for school. These things are all important to me and make me a better me. This needs to be my new plan from now on until it starts cooling off again in November.
I simply need to drag my sorry ass out of bed and do what I promised myself I would do. Just try. Take it one day at a time, one step at a time. I'm worth it and my family and friends are worth it too.
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