Settling In...

I've been a total bloggy slacker these days, mainly because I really don't think that anyone cares about the mundane happenings of my day to day life. But, I need to step back and remember the reasons I started this blog, it really was meant to be a place where I could come and get things off my chest; scream, holler, cry, laugh, and express all those emotions that I struggle with everyday.

I started school last week after a 7 year hiatus that saw me get married, have two beautiful kids, begin a rewarding coaching career and acheive many things I never even dreamed I wanted to do. I'm really proud of myself for taking the plunge and going back. I toyed with the idea for so long, and now I keep asking myself what I was waiting for, this just may be exactly what I've felt I've been missing and this is something that is wholly mine. I am responsible for my success or failure, and damnit! I will not have that feeling of failure again. The other positive thing I've already noticed about having something to work towards each day is that it is already forcing me to become more organized, and that, my friends is a VERY good thing for me to work on.

I have lots of pictures to post, but don't know if it will happen today, or even tomorrow...I have homework to do.

Yeah so....

I totally fell of the Holiday Bootie Buster bandwagon in the past few weeks. There has just been waaay too much going on and I didn't feel like logging on and keeping track of all those points, or lack thereof. I'm kind of disappointed in myself for quitting on yet another thing I was doing, but today I took a step in the right direction.

I registered for the 2010 Women of Steel triathlon in American Fork, Utah on May 22. This will be my second tri and I couldn't be more excited! It's a women-only race, which realy excites me since I'm all about girl power! ;)

Let the training begin...

HBBC Kickoff

Yesterday began my participation in the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge over on Run to the Finish so to keep me accountable and hopefully motivate me even more, I thought I'd post my beginning stats and some SCARY photos. Wish me luck!

Weight: 171.4
Waist: 35"
Hips: 39.5"
Bust: 37"
Thighs: 24"
Arms: 11"
Neck: 13"

Beating the Winter Blahs...

This winter I am bound and determined NOT to let the crummy E-town weather get me down the way it has in the past few years. In order to do that, I plan on becoming a workout machine, o.k. maybe not really since I do also have a husband, kids, house, job, etc., etc. to take care of. How do I plan on doing this you ask? Enter stage right....The Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge! A friendly competition to keep us all a little lighter during this crazy time of uber amazing goodies and super stressful time management in order to fit it all in!

Basically, the gist is: You earn points for a myriad of things from running/walking to weights to eating all your fruits and veggies (just like mama made ya). For those of you who know me pretty well, you know that all it takes for me to kick it into high gear is some good old fashioned competition. I'm so excited to see what results will come from this, and plan on posting my progress here.

Check it out and let me know if you're going to join in too!

Becoming an Obsession

At the total expense of my house cleaning, laundry washing, project completing, heck even some days showering; I'm becoming totally obsessed with finding great blogs to read on a daily basis.

I've thought of a few reasons for this:

1. I've always been an avid reader, and as I've gotten older, have grown more and more intrigued with reading about real people's lives.

2. I want to be one of those people who others want to hear about. For some (egotistic, I suppose) reason, I have an overwhelming desire to wax poetic about the mostly mundane things that occur in my day to day life.

3. There are just so many cool blogs out there!

I thought I would share some of the really great ones I've discovered over the last few days and weeks.

www.nieniedialogues.com : If you haven't already discovered this AMAZING woman, you've been missing out! As a survivor of a near fatal plane crash, she really has a beautiful perspective on life.

www.fatcyclist.com : The funny, poignant, and sometimes sad stories of an avid cyclist.

www.thepioneerwoman.com : From city girl to country housewife...need I say more?!

There are many many more, and I hope to keep discovering! Feel free to recommend any you think should be added to my list! I only hope that someday I can be half the blogger these and so many others are!

Gratitude

In this month of "thanksgiving," I feel like I have a lot of things to be truly grateful for in my life. I am so grateful for the wonderful man I am married to. Sure, we've had our up and downs; and believe me, some of the downs have been REALLY low, but underneath it all, we really are meant for each other.

I'm also super thankful to have two healthy, thriving, energetic (although sometimes too energetic, lol) boys to keep me on my toes. It is so amazing to me the things they do, say and learn on a daily basis.

I have amazing friends as well. I can't even count the times we've helped each other up when we're down and they are always there no matter what, any time of day. One of my goals in the upcoming year is to work on becoming a better friend.

Needless to say, I'm very blessed and in this season of giving thanks, my goal is to express that and let the people in my life know how much they mean to me. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

If You Only Knew....

If you only knew
I'm hanging by a thread
The web I spin for you
If you only knew
I'd sacrifice my beating
Heart before I lose you
I still hold onto the letters
You returned
I swear I've lived and learned

It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me
Back to life
Breath your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe
In is you, if you only knew

If you only knew
How many times I counted
All the words that went wrong
If you only knew
How I refuse to let you go
Even when you're gone
I don't regret any days I
Spent, nights we shared
Or letters that I sent

It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me
Back to life
Breath your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe
In is you, if you only knew

If you only knew
I still hold onto the letters
You returned
You help me live and learn

It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me
Back to life
Breath your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe
In is you, if you only knew

If you only knew

-Shinedown