Can't find the time

Can't find the time for anything today. I have been swamped with cleaning, and I mean, baby wiping the quarter round-dusting the air vents-throwing out 8 bags of trash cleaning. It's all in preparation for putting the house on the market....but I'm whipped. As soon as I finished only 3 rooms, it was time for dinner and to start packing so we can go to Florida tomorrow.

How is it possible that we accumulated so much stuff, junk and miscellanous crap since we moved in?? Like I said, 8 bags of trash, 4 trips (so far) to our storage unit, a huge load for the bulk garbage pick up and still so much more to go! That was only 3 rooms!!! We will have 2 bathrooms, a pantry, a great room and a kitchen to plow through. Again....how is this possible to have so much stuff?

It seems like that is the story of life though. We puddle through acquiring, being gifted, buying, borrowing and not returning- we collect all this stuff and it weighs down our life. I feel so purged and light now. Even though I am overwhelmed and worried about what the next few weeks/months are going to hold for us, the feeling of being lifted from the burden of junk is really liberating. Less stuff to clean, to put away, to find a home for....it's kind of nice. Toys that weren't being used, books that weren't being read, clothes that weren't being worn, the list goes on and on. It almost makes me cringe......BUT THEN WAIT, there is hope for us normal acquiring folk! I think about that show Clean House. If I shudder at the thought of my junk weighing me down (and it's really not that bad), can you imagine living in a place that Clean House tornadoes through?!?!?

On a positive and complete sidebar....I will be junk-free, stress-free and house-cleaning free for the next 5 days!! Orlando here I come!

New Year, New Look, New Blog

Taking a que right from my sister (as usual), I have redesigned my blog. Since the 1/2 marathon is in less than a week and I am woefully unprepared for it, I am now using my blogspot as more of a journal-esque place. We have so much going on now and in the upcoming months...getting it out and filling you in is therapeutic for me.

First things first, the outlook and some explanation. The "Bring on the Day" section on the right hand side is daily motivational quotes, sayings, Bible scripture I find inspiring or encouraging or whatever I come across in my day to day that may bring some perspective to others and to myself. The favorites on my iPod are songs that are especially meaningful or touching to me in some way, shape or form either bringing tears to my eyes or laughter to my soul.

Of course, I will still fill you in on my workout's and how my staying in shape is going, but my intention is also to keep a diary of my emotional shape and my eternal gym workout at trying to be a better person. Something, at which, I feel like I fall short of daily.

On the same note as emotional workouts...I guess that brings me to my New Year's Resolutions. I always make the same ones, it seems and fail by the time I get to March! But here we are again and again I will try:

*Read (at least) one book every month. Sometimes this can be an absolute challenge because of schedules, dealing with a child and/or husband or a combination of all of the above.

*Read the Bible the entire way through. I find great spiritual comfort from reading Scripture and daily devotionals and I seem to be more centered and at peace when I am more positive about the path I am supposed to be on.

*Spend uninterrupted time with Connor daily. I know what you are thinking, I am a stay-at-home mom and my job is to care for my child but you would be amazed at how quickly your day fills up with things to do and I find myself getting into bed at night realizing that I talked to Connor, kissed and loved on Connor, ate with him, changed his diaper, bathed him but not once did I engage in an activity to bond and focus solely on him.

*Be a better wife to my husband. See above...same thing happens. The day goes by so quickly and all of a sudden, I can't remember if we kissed or hugged all day long.

*I'm sure I will think of more as I go along...but I think it's a pretty good list to start ;)

Time keeps on slippin'

We are t-minus three weeks until the big 1/2 marathon...and how much have I done to prepare...not nearly enough!!

I have been going on short (3-4 mile) runs here and there, but I have not run 10-miles once! I'm getting a little nervous and yet, still have zero motivation to get out there and train. On one hand, I am uber-excited for the 1/2 and am hoping that adrenaline and excitment will give me a push but I am so ill-prepared, I'm terrified to see and feel what happens to my body when I am finished!

Costumes are right up my alley

Since I have been busy with other things this week and not working out, I thought I would let you know about our "outfits" for the 1/2 marathon. Most runners wear their super expensive and name brand gear to look and feel cool while they run....oh, and that comfort thing too! However, we are not most runners and this is not most races! This is the endurance weekend at Disney. If you haven't heard about it, check it out because any racer who is anyone has heard of or run this race at least once!! Any anyone who knows about Disney races knows that costumes are encouraged and Jo and I were pretty amazed at what we saw at the Tower of Terror 13K. With that said, we are taking the plunge into the outfit race crowd. I am in the process of making kelly green tutu's with Tinkerbell green ribbons and, of course, they will covered in fairy dust. Jo has ordered white shorts to wear underneath and we are in the process of figuring out the "hair" situation. I think we are going to do hairbows with, what else, fairy dust. We are hoping the fairy dust will help us fly through the race!! Out t-shirts, yep, we are pretty excited about those too! The front says "I run like a girl" and the back says "Strong, sexy, unstoppable." Even the kids are supporting us with t-shirts that say "Go, Mommy, Go"

We are going to, at the very least, look cute running this race!