1/2 Way Back, Updates, The Urge to Finish (Spoiler alert...no photos)!

Hi All -

A week ago Monday, before the appointment that changed things for me, I went for a run. It was at a metropark and I will be coordinating an event in this location a week from today. I simply wanted to get an idea of mileage and options. Later that week, I took my gentle yoga class.

This week, I returned to the Metropark and did some running and then some walking. Would I have preferred to run it all? Yep - but I am learning to adjust my thinking to match the day. Then, I went running before my gentle yoga class! The instructor spotted me (oops) but this is a first and the only time I have managed exercise pre-class in 2019. Wednesday I did a run in a nearby park and today I went for a run close to where I live. I followed this by getting the lawn mower ready, because we know mowing season is right around the corner, removed fallen branches, began the process of creating a wild flower bed, and took additional pictures of my crocuses, which I planted in November. They were a gift and I will definitely be planting more. Don't worry - a post with all the flowers you could ever want to see will be coming, once all the blooms disappear. I did some reading for work at home, which I usually avoid, but I have deadlines and so adjustments must happen. Also - I am taking a 10 day break pre-professional conference, which means I am working crazy hours and trying to get things in place.

I would say that I am halfway back at this point. I can now pack exercise clothes and actually get excited about working out someplace. Or I get the urge to exercise on my own post-work, after I get back home. This is huge. I hoped this desire would return, but I was determined not to force it. While I might want to commit again to a training plan and a coach, I still need the complete return to happen. At that time, I will reassess - do I return to my coach from November 2016-early March 2019? Or do I stick with a set plan, which I get as part of membership? Or do I find a new coach? I do not know but I am also not thinking about it much.

And...yes...I am in this "must finish stage." I may or may not take a bunch of finished project photos and post them to Instagram.

Nope - I do not have photos, but the event I am coordinating tomorrow through next Saturday will have lots of photos. I might even do a post about it.

So for now - Happy Spring!