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Hump Day, Slump Day, Grump Day

Posted Jan 25 2012 8:29pm
I think today I'm having one of those days.  Maybe it's just that it's that Wednesday hump I have to get over.  Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  Maybe I'm just a big fat grump today.  Here's what I'm grumpy about
  • My back hurts.  A lot.  It's getting in the way of everything.  It's hard to put on my clothes.  It's hard to get on and off the toilet seat.  I'm in a lot of pain when I wake up in the morning when I should feel rested.  Sometimes I can barely lift my kids.  
  • I'm struggling to get my good-eating mojo back.  I did so well all fall and ever since Christmas all I can think about is chocolate and chips and popcorn and fries. 
  • I LOVE being at home with my kids and know how fortunate I am that I have the opportunity to stay home while they are young.  My only job is to take care of these boys, to love them and to help them become wonderful, sensitive, caring, kind, thoughtful, intelligent young men.  Yet, sometimes I just don't feel like I'm that stay-at-home-SUPER-mom that everyone blogs and brags and talks about.  I wish I was more creative with their time.
  • I'm doubting myself and my being ready for the HM in a couple weeks.  I've trained well on my own, but yesterday's 6km felt like it was going to kill me!  Am I really ready to run a HM?  Have I done enough strength training?  Am I really back in running shape?  Can I actually get anywhere close to my 2:30 goal?
  • I have a super fugly temporary tooth right now.  In two weeks, they will finally put on the permanent veneer, but until then I'm stuck with this ugly, hillbilly Chicklet tooth.  Yuck.
  • Will Marcus EVER truly learn to share with his younger brother?  The word "Mine!" haunts me in my sleep!
  • There are so many fun races and events I'd like to do this summer, but how do you balance racing with vacation etc.  And, going back to the doubt mentioned in a couple points above, am I even ready to take on new challenges?  It's getting me down.
  • Did I mention my back hurts?
And there's other random negative things bugging me too, but these are kind of the big ones.  I guess this morning I woke up and they were all just weighing on my shoulders.  Grr.  

Anyhow, I'm sure I'll have a more positive outlook tomorrow.  At least I hope I do.  I don't like being in a funk and today I definitely was.  And when I'm feeling funky I rebel by shunning exercise so that means I am very deliberately NOT doing my 8 hill repeats tonight.  

There, now I feel a bit better.
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