gym follow up

5am comes with new meaning to me now.

It means that by 6:15 I will be happier, have more energy, and will accomplish more in that day then I did in a week prior to working out.

I had NO IDEA how much I needed those endorphins from exercise. I had NO IDEA how much I missed a good sweat session. I had NO IDEA how out of shape I had let myself get. I had NO IDEA that I am a gym rat. I had NO IDEA I would love getting up so early.

I'm so in love with it I even got up and went on Saturday for an hour. I'm not losing any weight of course because I'm still nursing round the clock, but I feel like once he is weined, I will be able to lose it. I'm not worried about it. What I am worried about is swimsuit season! UGH!

Just cause it's cute

Savannah was out "helping" Ben shovel and Hunter did his dangest to get out to them. This is as close as he got.

They like me, they really like me!

An angel stopped by my house today and gave me rose. She said she was just thinking of me. After she left, I nearly cried. What a wonderful thing to do and so unexpected. I'm incredibly grateful she considers me a friend, cause I think she's an angel.

Snow volcano

The kids made a snow volcano and used my cherry shave ice juice for the lava. Then they ate it. Yum.

Breakfast in Bed

Monday I was feeling like a million bucks after hitting the gym so I surprized the kids with breakfast in bed. They were thrilled, it started their day off great and I felt like a good mom for once.

Girls just wanna have fun!

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Savannah takes a dance class at the Newburgh Learning Ctr. and we did a mommie/daughter dance to Girls Just wanna have fun. Here's the ending pose.

It was really fun!

That's just crazy talk!

Many of you know that I have been complaining relentlessly for months now about being tired, not getting enough sleep, needing naps, whining nonstop about sleep deprivation. Well, this will really make you laugh!

I caved to peer pressure and told a friend that I would do a one week trial membership at her gym. Problem is, she goes at 5:15am. Let me repeat, that's 5:15AM!!!! It's still dark out! Is it even considered morning if the sun isn't up. Isn't that really like going to the gym in the middle of the night? What was I thinking?

I'm actually doing it because I gotta shake things up and I think this is just outside my comfort zone enough to do it. We'll see. So while you are all sleeping warm, cozy, dreaming sweet lollipop dreams, I will be at the gym at 5:15 AM, sweating, burning calories I haven't yet consumed and hopefully starting something new for me.

I have made fun of countless friends for going to the gym that early (Jaime) and now I'm eating my words. Maybe there is something to starting my day off that early and taking time for me. I'll let you know how it goes!