Ok, I admit defeat. I need to use my treadmill.
Well, yes I know, what is the use of having one if you don't use it. Sadly since Tia I loath it. It speaks confinement every time I look at it. "YOU are stuck inside" it screams as I eye it off when I walk pass. When I'm running my heart out on it, its like going no where and not very fast. I hide the time and distance under a towel and focus on the song or thought going through my head. Pound, pound, pound on the spot.
"Haha only 500 metres!" it laughs as I pull back the towel for a peek!
I want to run outside with the sun and wind. Or like yesterday with a soft misty rain sweeping my face keeping me cool and making me feel alive.
But to achieve my dream of running the City to Surf with my boy Jens I will have to put in some time on the mill.
I must conquer this resentment of confinement. I can't sit in my little office room with the door closed without getting up and opening it. My bedroom feels tight and cramped (probably because it is). I don't like being penned up anymore. Simple as that.
Ok so this week- 2 runs and 1 chiro appointment. The Chiro counts as he gives me a massage and helps me to be able to move!
Quote of the week- Forrest Gump
Jenny: Run Forrest Run!
Forrest starts running and breaks free of his leg braces.
Forrest: Now you wouldn't believe it if I told you. I could run like the wind blows. From that day on if I was going somewhere I was Running!
What am I concerned about-
1.Yet another week has passed with no work on my book.
2.My good friend who used to sit through the torture of swimming lessons with me has been replaced by Gravity Guy.
3.My daughter who loves dance lessons didn't attend this week as punishment and she didn't really care. So what's the point of that!?
Time to break free and be running,
Cathryn
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Forgot My Quote for the Week
I think a little Louise Hay via Miranda Kerr is in order for the week. Spirituality mixed with high fashion who ever would've thought!
I am grateful for each day- Louise L Hay
I am grateful for who I am and who I am not
I am grateful for the life I have been given and for all that I have and for all that I don't. Every breath I take is a blessing and an opportunity to fully experience the sheer joy of being alive- Miranda Kerr on gratitude
My photo is of Miss 5 enjoy the beach on a beautiful summers day. She is so absorbed in the moment. So grateful to have captured a moment like that.
Happy Days :)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
This Week.....ended with Gratitude
WoW....where have the last two weeks gone??
Recap- two weeks ago I was here on the farm with 4 kids awaiting the return of hubby from his and son no.3's trip to the States. On cue, my stoic grandma passes away the day he returns home. Here's my tribute. A beautiful lady with the grand age of nearly 94. Two days of madness with hand over of our business to dear hubby and a lot of packing and we're off for the weekend where I am left at my parents so I can attend her funeral while hubby and kids return home to attend school.
With a deep breath and I find myself in front of 100 people sobbing trying to exhale the bible readings. Unfortunately I am on the order of service directly after the tribute so tears are on mass! At one point I decide to surrender to the crying as holding back the tears is merely making the words a jumbled mess. So the congregation watches as I regain composure by letting it out, simply crying because I'm crying. Followed by sucking it up and doing a reasonable job of the second half.
Upon returning home I'm exhausted mess from dealing with all sorts of family matters and have to jump right back in and get on with my life.
So the last two weeks- 2 runs, 2 short stretching sessions. That's it! And somewhere in there I managed three uninterrupted hours on my book.....sigh.
What am I concerned about-
1. My iPhone died and I miss it.
2. My eyes are still twitching after two good sleeps.
3. I'm so far behind in my housework and washing it's ridiculous.
4. There's only 3 weeks of school left for this term.
5. Someone will make the mistake of asking me to do the bible reading at a funeral again.
As I look at my concerns I realise I really don't have any. As the news unfolds in front of me for the third night in a row showing mass devastation and destruction in Japan. My life is pretty bloody good!
Thanks and gratitude xo
Cathy
PS No photo as my phone has recently departed this planet....sigh.
Recap- two weeks ago I was here on the farm with 4 kids awaiting the return of hubby from his and son no.3's trip to the States. On cue, my stoic grandma passes away the day he returns home. Here's my tribute. A beautiful lady with the grand age of nearly 94. Two days of madness with hand over of our business to dear hubby and a lot of packing and we're off for the weekend where I am left at my parents so I can attend her funeral while hubby and kids return home to attend school.
With a deep breath and I find myself in front of 100 people sobbing trying to exhale the bible readings. Unfortunately I am on the order of service directly after the tribute so tears are on mass! At one point I decide to surrender to the crying as holding back the tears is merely making the words a jumbled mess. So the congregation watches as I regain composure by letting it out, simply crying because I'm crying. Followed by sucking it up and doing a reasonable job of the second half.
Upon returning home I'm exhausted mess from dealing with all sorts of family matters and have to jump right back in and get on with my life.
So the last two weeks- 2 runs, 2 short stretching sessions. That's it! And somewhere in there I managed three uninterrupted hours on my book.....sigh.
What am I concerned about-
1. My iPhone died and I miss it.
2. My eyes are still twitching after two good sleeps.
3. I'm so far behind in my housework and washing it's ridiculous.
4. There's only 3 weeks of school left for this term.
5. Someone will make the mistake of asking me to do the bible reading at a funeral again.
As I look at my concerns I realise I really don't have any. As the news unfolds in front of me for the third night in a row showing mass devastation and destruction in Japan. My life is pretty bloody good!
Thanks and gratitude xo
Cathy
PS No photo as my phone has recently departed this planet....sigh.
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