Reflections

  Happy Hump Day!!!!  I am a bit sore this morning.  I did some weight training last night and my arms are feeling a tad bit rubbery.  I have been doing a bit of old school training the last few weeks to mix up my routine.  Sit up, push ups, bench weights, jumping jacks, toe touches, lunges, etc and of course walking.  Think junior high and high school P. E. workouts.  I am really loving it.  I keep thinking I am going to go to the gym, but once I get home, I do not feel like going out again, so home workouts it is.  I can already see some results in the ab and thigh department.  I  now need to add more calories to my diet since I am concentrating on toning.  I have such a hard time maintaining.  I know, tough problem to have, but there it is. I am thinking of going the smoothie route again.  Not as a meal replacement, but in addition to breakfast.  Hubby makes yummy smoothies, so I am golden there.

  Four years ago today the kids and I made the move from Bentonville to Cabot without the baby daddy.  We had decided as early as February to separate, but wanted to wait until the kids were out of school to tell them as we did want to lay a bomb on them like this while they were in school.  Ex hubby helped us pack and move into our apartment in Cabot.  It was a scary time.  I was going to be an official single mom.  Ex hubby traveled a lot, worked a lot, studied a lot, etc so I was used to this role, but not officially.  I needed to get a job and settle the kids into our new lives.  It was also a very freeing time as well.  I was able to re connect with friends I had not seen in forever and meet some new ones who would change my life forever.  My sister and her family were also moving to Cabot at the same time and I loved having her close again.  The transition was pretty smooth for the most part.  I was envisioning things a lot rougher than actually came to pass, so I am very thankful for that.  Are there things I would have changed?  Yes.  I would have made a direct move to Little Rock, because I ended up working in Little Rock and that commute was awful.  I live around a 5 minute drive from the office now and it is heavenly.  Anyway, this has caused my brain to go into reflective mode for the day.  It is not a bad thing to look back and see how far you have come, or what changes need to be made.  Life is about growing and moving on.  How have you grown this year?

Enjoy your Wednesday and do something fun today.  The weather in Little Rock is beautiful today.

Hugs!