Then Comes the Baby in the Baby Carriage

26 is the number of miles I've power walked/jogged in the last 16 days. This is definitely my record for most consistent exercising and eating the right way and I am damn proud.



I feel so good! As part of my Monday routine of strength training I weigh myself on my Wii Fit. Today I was two pounds down! That made me feel even better! Yesterday during my four mile power walk I decided to start jogging. I felt so empowered, I was listening to Beyonce felt I could take on the world and I also felt a little like Forrest Gump, I just felt like running!

I've realized that this refocus of being healthy has kept my mind busy and focused on something else rather than dwelling on my emotions of not having a baby. I'm so happy that the one thing that will make me healthier is keeping me sane as well.

Things are suddenly so well it's scary. My work life is great, although mostly a stressful environment I've been handling and feeling so good about it. My home life is just as good. My family continues with their drama but I'm doing a good job of separating their problems from my life and just listening. It's like suddenly the cosmos are aligned :-)

I had an acupuncture session this past Friday and Dr. J was quite pleased with my progress and said I deserved two gold stars! As childish as that is it excites me to know that I deserve two gold stars. My opk test line is getting progressively darker and I think I may ovulate today or tomorrow - right on time.

I have no complaints and nothing but positive vibes to through out there.

Lately I've picked up listening to music a bit more. I used to listen and fall asleep to music as a teenager but as I've gotten older it's appeal has faded. In the recent weeks I've been revisiting my old habits and just listening to music as much as possible. All kinds of music. I find it really relaxing. Something about the beats just sounds wonderful!

My Starbucks addiction remains in control and on Fridays only as planned. I really look forward to Fridays, but lately I really look forward to Mondays too! It's a fresh start to the week with open ended possibilities!

Did our monthly volunteer work on Saturday, Hubby and I were tasked with taking 50 bags of red onions and dividing them into smaller bags with 10 onions each. After four hours I had a workout and stunk like onions, I swear I was going to be dreaming onions! Anyway I met a really nice couple and a 17 year old boy. The couple was so nice to talk to and friendly, a great reminder that there are great people out there. The 17 year old turned out to be a smarty and on his way to his senior year in HS and he knew he either wanted to be an engineer or go premed. What!!! I sure didn't know at that age for sure what I wanted to do with my life. It was nice talking to someone ten years younger then me. They have their whole life ahead of them with so much opportunity (not that I don't but ten years is ten years). I'm sure you all remember being 17. In fact at 17 I remember thinking how great my life was. I was Editor-in-Chief of our yearbook, had been with my now hubby for a year, got my drivers license, got accepted to college and was ready to fly away into my future. God I wanted to grow up so fast.

I wish I could go back and visit myself at 17 and tell myself to slow down and enjoy being 17! I was always thinking about the future. I'm glad it ONLY took ten years to figure out I needed to start living today!