I'm trying to grasp a direction to take this blog post. My mind is sort of racing at the moment - with excitement... But I'm not sure which words to choose to express it.
I think it comes down to this, and in pure Gena form, I'm going to hit it from a round about perspective. I am not having any more children. For the past 5 years, I have given my self, my mind, and my body completely over to that venture. My body is no longer an oven or a milk factory, and it will not be either one again. And I am 1000% okay with that. I have three perfect children, and I'm positive I don't need to have any more than that. So with that, my body is once again my own, as well as what's left of my mind. My time is not my own, but as my babies are now getting older, they have regular joint naptimes and bedtimes, and I'm using those times not only for housework and planning, but to my own personal advantage.
I'm running. And I'm running strong!
Early in the day today, I was a little stiff after a long hard run last night. In fact, I had already declared that today was going to be my day off. Then bedtime rolled around. I put baby girl to sleep, went to my room thinking I'd change into my pajamas. As I stood there in my closet, I stared at my running clothes hanging by the door. I shrugged, put them on, went downstairs where my husband and youngest son were watching a movie together, kissed my baby boy, and went to the treadmill.
I thought I'd just do a little 20 minute performance run. If you aren't in the know, treadmills come with several pre-set workouts you can do - aerobic, performance, fat burn, or of course, you could just run at a steady speed or incline of your own choosing. I chose one with a nice moderate speed and incline, found a show to watch on the tv that my blessed husband installed in front of the treadmill in the garage, and suddenly 20 minutes was over.
I had broken a sweat, but my body yearned for more. I scrolled through, found a 30 minute more aggressive workout, and stretched my legs a little more.... aaahhhhhhhh.....
My mind cleared, my body rejoiced. This is me. This is my body. This is my time. I feel good. I feel healthy, strong...
So I hereby declare that this blog shall hereforth be my logging of both of my passions - books, running, my life.
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