Consequence: I feel terrible.
I miss running. Terribly. I miss it in the way I miss my mom's home cooking and the way my favorite jeans used to fit 6 months ago. Running felt good. Running felt like home.
I was driving the kids off to our Saturday marathon of soccer/lacrosse/birthday parties yesterday and half of my route was along my Saturday morning marathon route and I almost started crying. I missed the feel of those hills. The smell of the bushes on Jupiter road. My heart ached.
I haven't stopped running because I'm too pregnant or I feel badly. I just simply haven't made time for myself. My husband's work and travel schedule have kept him away from home for the last I don't even know how many Saturdays. My usual evening runs....overcome by Lacrosse/Soccer/Ice Skating practice or, it's been to stinkin' hot.
After my tearful turn on Saturday I decided that I MUST commit to myself again. I must somehow make time for myself, get those runs in somehow. Because it won't be long before I really CAN'T run again for a while.
How do you make time for yourself to do whatever it is that you love?
You are NOT alone! My youngest is still not sleeping through the night, and he's not weaned, so I have to be there in the morning when he gets up, which has been just before 6 a.m. On Mon., Wed. and Fri. I might have an hour to run while he naps and the other two kids are at school. But I also have to cram in everything else that needs to be done around the house or errands I have to run (if my husband is working from home, I can sneak out). I could run after everyone's in bed by frankly I'm WAY too exhausted.
ReplyDeleteI need to get back to running on a consistent basis because I feel so much better when I do. And I think it makes me a better parent.
So if you figure out how to make time for yourself, let me know! ;)