Unplugged- sort of

This time of year finds me an emotional basket case 

Something rather dreary and sad about the end of summer

Even though the sun tries to cheer you, and tells you it will be ok

You secretly think he's lying

For all too soon, you'll be dropping off your kids at school

I used to dream of the day this 'only child-mom' would have a day to herself

Used to wonder what it would be like to pee without a child bursting in with an urgent question- like- 'whatcha doin mommy?'

But here it is-

My littlest now headed off to all day school

And it terrifies me

Not that I have regrets

But just realizing how fast the days go

Some days were good

Some

Not so much

But one by one they marched by

Isn't that life

I'm reminded to look at each day as a gift

An opportunity

A 'no excuses' day

To pour myself into everything

But not my jeans-

And that, my friends-

Is why I run

I've had a good running week

But no one would ever know it

My once daily Facebook posts

Telling the world I've run

Are a thing if the past 

I threw my endomondo app away

It kept crashing

Not dreadfully

But enough

That I felt I needed a break- 

I've been using my garmin

And it's been amazingly easier

Less stressing

It feels daring to run without an audience

Of course, here you are, somehow stumbling upon this post

I guess I'm not altogether alone

And that's fun too

I hope you've been running

Or walking

Or whatever it is that moves you

And now I sound like Richard Simmons

Keep on keeping on--

And hug your kiddos