Morning Madness

Weekday mornings are rather amusing in our household. Some mornings, my kids wake up with their grumpy meter to the highest! Everything bothers them, from the clothes not fitting right to the weather being totally wrong for their liking. Yes, those morning I take deep breaths just to survive the morning because it is only a matter of time before they go to school.

Other mornings go smoothly, they wake up perfectly fine and they get ready for school without any issues. I love those mornings because I don't feel like pulling out my hair. Wish I had those mornings often, but that is rarely the case. Mornings wouldn't be nearly as interesting.

Of course, there are those mornings where one of them will end up with the shoes on the wrong feet. Even after you tell her multiple times to change them. Only to find out she didn't listen because at pick up time her boots were still on the wrong feet. After asking her, she response with, "oh yeah, I forgot" (In her cute, little, 5 year old voice). You look at each other and laugh it off.

 Craziness I tell ya!

Should I or Should I Not?

Seating in the car in the school parking lot after dropping of the kids. Thinking should or should I not? This week, I have been slacking; No runs and no gym. My body keeps telling me I need to run, it needs a workout! Yet,I  keep talking myself out of it, keep making excuses why I should not go...I have too many things, too many errands to run, and so little time.

Today it has to stop! If I want to be healthier, get better, run faster, and be stronger, I have to do something about! No more excuse, no more I should, but more action. Wasted 15 mins in the car contemplating, when deep down I knew what I wanted to do. Hit the gym! Afterwards I felt fantastic! Glad I finally decided to go, although I dislike that took me 15 minutes to take action. 

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If you want to do something, do it! At times it gets hard, and you can make up different excuses. In the end, if you want different results or change, something has to be done about it! Get out there and move! 

Being Happy

For a while I did not understand the full extent of being. I know the dictionary meaning, "state of emotion", but I did not know how to be happy with all aspects of my life. I believed, happiness was putting everyone else is happiness before me, making it my happiness. Don't get me wrong, seeing my husband and kids happy, makes me happy, filling me up with joy.

Although, I always felt some kind of guilt pursuing hobbies that made me happy. I was in the belief, in which me being happy took away from their happiness. Yes, I was wrong! I now understand, it is ok to workout, go for a run, or read, as long as I don't neglect my family. In the end my happiness is contagious and is passed. It is not taking away from their happiness, instead it is adding to their happiness. Balance is key, thus the creation of this blog came about. Learning to balance everything in my life from motherhood, kids extra curricular activities, healthy marriage, doing what I love to do and enjoying every minute of it.