Welcome to day two  of 2019!

How did day one go for you?  I had to work at 6:30am, so I didn't stay up until midnight with my kids.  I was in bed by 10pm on Dec. 31!  I was not prepared to start my Whole 30 off 100% yesterday.  We left town on Dec. 30 for a funeral on the 31, so I didn't get to the grocery like I had planned on either day.  I did have eggs and some W30 approved snacks.  When I got to work, I was put on a different floor than I am usually on, and was running around like crazy to even have time to get bored or want to snack!  So, my day was a success over all.

I did have pork chops in the freezer, so I could try a new Instant Pot recipe from the Whole 30 Slow Cooker cookbook! YUM!!!!  Sorry, I didn't take any photos, but the family loved it!

I also planned ahead and packed a gym bag to stop at the club to use a treadmill!  I ran/walked 1.65 miles in 22 minutes.  Came home to do the "Celebration Circuit" and man do I feel it this morning.  This old body is out of shape!

My kids don't have school today.  I think I want to work on our 19 in 2019 lists, graduation party plans and see where we want to travel on our vacation this summer.  (Last summer, we went out to South Dakota.  Hubby wanted us to plan the trip together, one month before we were to leave, no plans had been made.  We didn't travel as far as we would have liked, stayed at a terrible campground on the fly, and decided we would do better next time.)  I want to see what AAA can do to help us this time around, too.

Wishing you well this new year,
AnnMarie

Ready for 2019?

Yes, I am going to do this again.  I started out well in January last year.  But somewhere along the way, I fell so far off the wagon that I cannot find it right now.  (Yikes!  All my new to me scrub pants are about to burst at the seams.  Not good or pretty!).  My goal in 2019 is to feel better about myself for me and my kids.  Enough already!!!!  I am tired of being tired.  I need to get back on the self care train and stick to it.

To help me out, I signed up for Another Mother Runner's MANY HAPPY MILES training program.  They start on January 1, too.  I got new running shoes last week, so here we go!  I really need to get out the door and away for my stress relieving runs again.  I want to run with my kids in fun runs again.  I hope to train for and run a half marathon with my oldest daughter this summer, before she heads off to college this fall.

I started listening to a few fun podcasts this past year.  One of them is HAPPIER by Gretchen Rubin. I love the fun tips they offer weekly to "make life a little easier and (hopefully) a little happier."  With the holidays, I am behind in my listening.  Last year, Gretchen and her sister, Elizabeth did a list of 18 items they wanted to do in 2018.  This year, they proposed 19 in 2019.  I need to finalize my list, but I will share it when I do.

What are you aiming for in 2019?

Off n Running,
AnnMarie