Early

It's early.  I know that for most people, 6:30 AM is not early.  Many people are already on their way into work - my hubby is one of them.  Some people might already be at work - my mom and dad are.  But for me, it's early.  I work from home.  So I don't usually get up until I have to.  And since I start at 8:30, that means 7:55 or 8.  Just enough time to shower, pour some coffee, and sit down at the computer.

I thought having a baby would change that, but I was wrong.  She is a good little morning sleeper, like her mommy.  And so, I did what everyone suggests - I slept when the baby slept.  It's going to be a hard habit to break.  And I'm sure there will be days when I don't get up early.  But today I did it.  I got out of bed at 5:15, put on some gym clothes, and did my second workout of Focus T25.

My hubby and I don't have the time or the money to go to the gym.  Mark works an hour away on a good day, usually an hour and a half or more on a bad one.  He leaves the house at 6 AM and many nights, isn't home until after 6 PM.  So the logistics of going to a gym are a little difficult.  I know I could go on my own, and before Lilly, that might have worked.  But Lilly doesn't go to daycare, and since I work from home, it's not like I can swing by the gym on my way home before picking her up.  We needed something that we could do in our own home, and something that didn't take a very long time either.

Enter Focus T25.  I read about it in a mommy group I'm in.  I hate working out.  That's probably an understatement.  I hate it with a fiery burning passion that could fuel hell.  I have never liked working out and I don't know too many people who can honestly say they like it either.  So that, coupled with a baby, prompted me to look for quick workouts you can do at home.

Now, don't get me wrong, quick is not the same as easy.  This is the hardest workout I've done in a long time, maybe ever.  The entire workout I want cuss out Shaun T for coming up with this and kick myself for buying it.  And if I could catch my breath, I probably would be screaming profanities at the TV.  But it's only 25 minutes, and then I'm done.  Hopefully this one will stick.  I have a good feeling about this one.

Because like I said, it's early.  I'm still up, I'm still going.

Refresh 2014

My word for the year for 2014 is Refresh.

I don't usually do resolutions.  They're too easy to break, too easy to forget, easy to lose in the everyday chaos that is life.  2013 brought much more chaos into our lives - we settled into our house, jobs, family life.  We expanded our family by adding our daughter, the best and most fun source of chaos since welcoming Dash three years ago.  Since Lilly entered my life, I have been forced to look at things differently, and resolutions are one of the many things I'm rethinking.  As Lilly grows and gets older, I want to refresh my way of thinking, our way of living and doing things.  We've been doing the same things over and over and over, expecting different results, so I decided it's time to refresh our lives.  I need a breath of fresh air, and isn't the new year a wonderful opportunity for everyone to hit the refresh button?

I will make this year count by looking at things through my daughter's eyes.  Crawling, playing, laughing more.  Having a baby changes every single aspect of your life, in ways you NEVER thought possible.  I want to refresh our attitudes, our relationships, our home.  I want to be more active and sit around less.  No one ever died thinking that they wished they had watched more movies or tv.  I want to move more, run more,  dance more, do more.  Schedule less.  Leave the dishes and the toys and the beds unmade and make memories. 

I am going to refresh because my daughter deserves the very best me I can give her.

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