irons in the fire

i know i've said a million times already that i am very good at starting things - but not so great with follow thru....i'm not sure exactly why this is, except maybe its just the way my brain works.....i see a very clear path on how to get something up and running, but once it is, i just dont know what to do with it.....i think that must be why i always have so many things going on - because i START a lot of stuff....i wonder if theres not some great job out there for me where i just have to START things up - make sure they are up and running and then hand them off to the people who need to run them....THAT would be a good job for me.....any ideas out there???

anyhow, my latest greatest of course stems from my revitalized desire to get back in shape.....and took off running today because trish decided she wanted to get tattoos made for the warrior dash like the super cool 13.1 tattoos we got this weekend....so that ended up with us starting our "CREW".....and the southern warriors were born.....well that and we needed a name for our TEAM RELAY in the baltimore marathon....THAT should be a hoot!!  i absolutely ADORE this logo because it combines all things sports related for me....of course team southern, and my laplata warriors - and luckily for me the warrior was trish's idea (for the warrior dash) so i can't say its ALL about me :)  but i still love love love it....and if i have my way, several of you "non" runners will be sporting some southern warrior gear before the summer is over !!

the irony is that as soon as i start something new, something old falls by the wayside....and this week i decided to actually get back on the working out wagon....now you might argue that training for the half marathon qualifies as working out, but i mean like GYM working out....lifting things heavier than laundry.....and let me tell you - i am SORER than you can possibly imagine today!!  like it hurts to raise my arms sore....and i have had to carve out some time to go to the gym....and of course research runs and challenges, etc....SO, i got a whole lot less work done tonight than i usually do....which is okay i guess, but it is just so funny how my priority list is always in a state of flux!  at any given moment, what i do at night runs the gamut from work work, to lax work, to fundraising work, to side job work, to house work, to extra work (like hello, birthday week) and then maybe, possibly the gym!!  but i think taking a break from the gym has made me appreciate it more.... and hopefully carving out time for it will be a good thing....because i have signed up for a buttload of stuff this summer and fall that will require me to be in some kind of shape, that does not include having the couch cushion outline on my rear end....

in that same vein, i am going to attempt to drag some people with me....hence the crew!!  i love that trish and wyatt jumped right on board.....and we even got kris to agree to do a leg of the team relay in october.....the tough mudder will be a harder sell - but like anything else, the more people you have to help you and encourage you the better....so for all of my friends out there who are looking for motivation, lets use these challenges to get moving!!

There are really only two requirements when it comes to exercise.  One is that you do it.  The other is that you continue to do it.

secondarily we will have to address the whole DIET thing....which of course is the WORST!!  i crack myself up because I ALWAYS think if given enough time, SOMEONE is going to figure out how i can eat all the bread i want AND STILL lose weight....clearly that is not happening....but it doesn't stop me from wishing for it.....and i continue to seek advise from people who i KNOW are going to tell  me all the stuff i already know....i have the same credentials they do and am actually in the middle of my nutrition certification (you can stop laughing anytime)...i KNOW the right answers....i just cant make myself stick to the plan.....but i am actually going to give it a serious try....at least for the next little bit.....it seems like a bigger waste to let all this running stuff go to waste!!

this is all just a part of the larger journey....how to make all the pieces of the puzzle fit together in a way that is both productive and satisfying at the end of the day.....i have to remember that i'm lucky that these are choices i get to make, and that i'm super lucky that i get to drag people on this ride with me!! 

so almost 3 months into my "intention", i'm still feeling my way....but that's okay - i'm realizing that we are all just trying to make it all work in the best way that we can....and that there is a huge support network out there for almost everything, if we only have the courage to ask for help!!  it may not always be easy, but it IS always doable!!

as for me, i'm just going to keep plugging away - and doing all the stuff that strikes my fancy when and where i find it....its working okay so far, and everything i dont get done today will get done tomorrow....or at some point anyway :)  the good news is that the laundry is done for the next 30 seconds or so :)