Defrosting

Wow, I just realized it's been over a month since I posted anything!

March has been a month of good changes and getting used to those changes.

E-man is now going to daycare three days a week.

He is thriving there. He loves going and I love being able to get my work done and focus on him the rest of the time. But somehow I forgot to schedule my runs during all this.

I've been getting it in when I can, during my lunch breaks at work or when the weather is tolerable and I can push him in the stroller or when I manage to make it to the gym during daycare hours. However this past month, my runs have been way too few and far in between.

This winter has just burrowed it's way into my bones and sucked all the inspiration out of me.

But I'm finally starting to defrost.

Sunday, I got to run 2 miles in the mountains at my friend Tara's house. Running up the mountains was challenging, but the view with the lake, the trees and all the beautiful homes was just glorious. Then I got to run back down the mountain and I felt like I was flying.

Yesterday I ran again. I was in the mood to do some spring cleaning on my day off and E-man was behaving so nicely and letting me actually get something done. But I made myself stop and go to the gym during daycare hours.

At work, my friend and I have made a deal. I chase her out the door for an hour in the morning to go the gym and she chases me out for an hour in the afternoon. It's an improvement from our former habit of ordering hamburgers or grilled cheese for lunch every day.

Oh and speaking of healthy habits, I have lost 28 pounds since last summer, and the weight loss has continued this past month even though I have hardly been running.

At this rate, I just might have a runners body by the summer!