Saturday, August 4, 2012

Losing Focus and Running Away

I don't know if it's due to getting ready for a busy time at work with the start of the new year, or simply enjoying my time playing with Ella, or watching too much Olympics, but I find that I'm losing focus just a bit on the whole "hurry up and get pregnant" plan that I was feeling earlier.  After that crazy long cycle in May-June, I think that last month's minimalist approach was exactly what I needed.  I'm glad I listened (for once) to that still small voice telling me to let go a bit.  Don't get me wrong--I desperately want to be pregnant again, but I feel like God has given me peace for where I am right now.  It feels...healthy, to want something and yet still be happy with what I have.

 Have I mentioned that I have started running?  I've always hated running, and I still can't say that I enjoy it.  But it's healthy, right?  And I want to be healthy--mainly int the hopes of getting pregnant again; but also so that I can be a good role model for Ella.  My RE wanted me to be doing an hour of cardio every day--he's going to have to be happy with a quick 15 minute run around our neighborhood.  I know that 15 minutes is hardly anything, but I admit that I'm quite proud of how quickly I have built up my endurance and can now push Ella around our "big block" in her stroller without too much effort. And since I'm trying to become a runner (or at least someone who "pretends" to be a runner"), I figured that I needed to have some new running shoes.  So these are my new favorite purchase:

I know they look silly, but I love them!  (And I love, love, love my little running buddy in the background).  Who knows--perhaps my RE is on to something with increasing my cardio.  My last cycle--when I really started to try to make an effort to run--was much shorter than the last (when I was simply trying to eat healthy and do my crunches and pushups).  It certainly can't hurt--if anything, maybe it's actually helping me to shift my focus a bit. 

Today's blessing was the chance to sleep in to 6:30!  I know that still seems so early, but my normal time to wake up is usually 5:00.  It felt good!  And Ella is apparently also sleeping in this morning as well, which gives me a chance for some much needed "me time", followed by a run...whenever she wakes up.
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4 comments:

  1. TIGAugust 4, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    Oh Laura I know how you feel. I'm going through the very same thing and you will be in my prayers. I started running too! :)

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  2. grandmaAugust 5, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    Those are some funny shoes! What makes them good for running?

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  3. DawnAugust 6, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Love those shoes! I've always wanted a pair. I actually wish they made baby ones as we have so many issues w/Addy & shoes w/her poor little feet.

    I am glad that you were able to step back a little. I know how incredibly overwhelming it can be. You are in my prayers.

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  4. Tom TrippAugust 7, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    One of the things I enjoyed about jogging (and which I look forward to when I retire from basketball in November and get back to jogging) is the time to talk with God in a different way than when I sit down for my scheduled devotional time. I hope you get to enjoy some good conversations with God while you run and that you will experience a different kind of openness to ideas He will give to you as you run.

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