Good Morning

I am on track again.

This morning, got up late. Got up at 5:00 AM, got to the gym at 5:30 and walked another 2 miles on Monsieur Treadmill II, the neighbor of the one I was on last night. Watched the morning news on my TV.

After my workout and my shower, I stopped at the cafe in the gym, got my morning coffee and off to work I went. Sigh~

Tonight I shall drink

Starting Again

Well I am getting back to my workout routine.

Jess, Andrew and I joined the Lakeshore Athletic Club, which is walking distance from our apartment. It is just way too cool for words.

I met a new treadmill, his name isn't Mr. Treadmill, it is Monsieur Treadmill, thank you very much. And while I was treading on him, I tuned into channel 9 news on my personal television set and listened to the news. Occasionally I would gaze at the gorgeous bodies outside, playing in one of the 2 outside pools. Every once in a while I would see one of the children sliding down the water slide. This new life of mine is going to be hard. I decided to quit at 2 miles.

Last night Jess and I attended a wine tasting dinner in the clubhouse. A pair of single women we are. I had to make sure and point out that I was mom and this was my daughter, just so there is no confusion that we may be a lesbian couple. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

And as we left last night, we toasted to our new lease on life.

For My Friend-Sunshine

Sunshine
I am here for you
to help you through the pain
I will hold your hand
your strength you will regain
I know that it seems hopeless
The pain it seems too strong
Please let me help and guide you
Friendship's cant be wrong
We both know what your weakness is
Control it you must do
Others in your life
Depend so much on you
So concentrate on them
You know what needs to end
I promise that it will get better
and your heart it soon will mend

Sunshine

Reborn

Excited I start the day
anticipating what is ahead
arriving I feel it
the adrenalin rush
taking in my surroundings
the beauty of the day
I start my journey
the sun in my face
my friends surrounding me
the wind kissing my body
I feel new, feel fresh
I am reborn

Estes Park

Good Morning Friends

It was so nice to meet all of you, and spend a wonderful day together.

I was surprised at how well I did in the 5K. I kept my pace up throughout the whole walk, and could have gone longer. The altitude, which I was worried about, had no effect on me. I am so excited to do this again.

Thank you all so much for including me in this tribe of yours, you are all a great group and I look forward to spending more time together.

I'm Back

Here I am again, trying to be faithful to my blog.

I am guilty of neglect. Although, I think I have an excuse as my life was falling apart and now I am back to start again.

I have also neglected my body and have not been working out regularly, my excuse for this is the same as my excuse for my blog. I am really looking forward to Estes Park this weekend. Even though I have not been faithful to my workouts, I wont let that get in my way for my walk this weekend.

I look forward to meeting all of you on Sunday, my friends, my blog family!

Estes

I anticipate that I will not be able to put in quite as much of a workout as I usually do, in the coming days. So I will just be walking the 5K in Estes, versus the 10K that I originally wanted to do. I am looking forward to it, and looking forward to meeting those of you that I have not met.

Begin Again

My workout today, and tomorrow, will be moving into my new apartment. Thank goodness I switched apartments from the 4rth floor to the 1st floor.

I have spoken to my husband and it is going much better than expected so far. He is being very supportive at this point, but I know what to expect and I have become a very strong person and will deal with anything that comes my way. Actually I am very proud of the progress that I have made and how much stronger I have become. Allot of that has to do with the friends that you surround yourself with, and I know I have a great group of friends, including many of you.

A great friend of mine is getting a truck and will help me tomorrow afternoon with some of the big stuff. My daughter and I are using my truck tonight to take small stuff.

I am looking forward to my new beginning.

Productive Weekend & New Beginnings

I had a pretty productive weekend.

I played racquetball twice, walked 2 miles on the treadmill and took a 2 mile walk with my daughter and grandson.

I am going to the Estes Park event in June after all, I cant let anyone tell me what I can and cant do, I am perfectly capable of making those decisions for myself, as of course I am my own person. Whether I do well or not, or even if I finish or not, is not my goal.

I even managed to squeeze in finding an apartment for myself, my daughter and grandson. I am looking forward to this new change in my life. I have never been on my own and am craving the solitude and peace that I know that I will find with my new life.

Bear with me while I bitch

I am not having a great time handling all the stresses that keep being thrown at me. My subconcious is telling me "great job Molly, keep it up". I have my friends and co-workers telling me that they can see my progress, I am losing weight, looking better, my attitude is even apparently gotten lighter. I am enjoying life, that hasnt happened in a long time. Then I have the other part of my life, my significant other, telling me that I am bringing him down. I hear comments like, "you know you might as well not even do the Estes Park marathon. You wont be able to do well. You know, the altitude is different, there will be hills and the road will be what you are not used to." Thanks for the support honey. And, oh, Molly, the Estes Park thing is on Father's day, you truly dont intend on being there for that day??? My goodness, I will have ruined his day by attending this on the biggest day for him.

I had discussed these plans quite some time ago, both with my husband, and my parents, who will be here that weekend. I was going to go early to Estes, do get my packet of info, and do do the walk. My family would meet me there after the fact and we would spend a nice day in Estes Park. There is a really cool restaurant there that serves this awesome brunch. I wanted to take my dad there for fathers day, after all, it is his day too. But since I will be ruining my husbands fathers day, I guess I should re-think this, and not be so selfish.

I need to remain strong, keep up my work and not let things get me down so much. But it is so hard.