No More Excuses

At 6:30 this morning the sunshine glared through the blinds, tickling my face--teasing me. Jeff grumbled, reached for an article of discarded clothing on his side of the bed, and covered his face. I tried to block it out, watching the hands on the clock creep ever closer to 7am, sleep alluding me. I crawled out of bed, took the dog out and got ready to run. Running. Something that I haven't done for nearly 9 months. I've had good intentions but my exhaustion has gotten the better of me. Unfortunately, so has my waistline. Today I decided there were no more excuses. So I tied up my running shoes with purpose, hopped the fence, and dragged my body around the horse track behind our house. I drank in the sunshine, breathed in the summer air, and remembered why I did this every day, reprimanding myself for forgetting. As I sat on the front porch and untied my shoes, listening to the dog pant, reveling in the cool grass on his tummy, I felt ready to be the wife and mom I know I can be. I was reminded of yesterday morning, when my 3 year old threw the covers off of me at 8 am, and cheerily declared, "Mommy, wake up--there's a whole world out there!" There is a whole world out there, and today I embraced it. I think I'll do it again tomorrow....