Me Time!!!

I have been married for 11 1/2 years now and have 2 beautiful girls.  Mark has been an avid hunter as long as I have known him.  He took a few years off after we had the girls (which was FANTASTIC), but he has hunted the rest of the time.  I was always so jealous of what I would call "his time."  He would tell me to go do something.  I never knew what that was.  I mean....he had a purpose, going to the woods or the duck blind....shoot something...definite purpose.  I couldn't come up with something for me that had a purpose.  I tried to shop every so often or "spa days," but it just never worked.

I have really gotten into working out.  Now, don't get me wrong...I eat TONS and don't exercise hours upon hours a day.  I do however go to the gym at least 3-4 times a week and am now training for a 5K (early stages mind you).  But, it is "me time."  I LOVE it!!!  I worried "me time" would take away from my girls...I haven't missed but a thing or 2 in a 2 year time period.  I worried it would burden Mark, when I was gone an hour and half a day....but he is fine with it!!  I am lucky....I know!  :)

"Me time" has made me a better wife, mom, and person.  I feel better after some "me time."  I don't have guilt (like I was afraid I would) and my family isn't deprived when I am not here...they carry on!  Sometimes we have to know what we need to make us better!

Trying to blog.....

So, several of my friends have blogs and I thought I would try it out too.  It's weird having this open spot to write, where I don't have to condense things into short snip-its and anxiously wait to see if anyone likes what I have written.  :)

I have made several New Years Resolutions, some of them were started a while after New Years, but none the less they are resolutions.

1st...I am working towards running a 5K.  I have no idea as to why...other than I want to KNOW THAT I CAN!!  I am using the Couch to 5K program and like it so far.

2nd...I am working on trying to be more accepting/patient.  Sometimes I have these ideas about things and when they don't work out like I want...it frustrates me.  I have realized lately that people have different roles in our lives.  Sometimes we want certain people to be or do certain things for us....but that isn't their role and then there are people who are there doing things we want others to do...because they are meant to be that purpose in our life.  I'm not sure if that makes sense....but it does to me!  :)

I am blessed with 2 beautiful girls and an amazing husband.  I am lucky...but as I heard in church today, it easy to be grateful when things are going our way.....I hope I can always remember that these blessing are with me in the good and bad and that I can be what they need me to be in their lives.

Okay...that was post 1...we'll see if I ever try this again!  :)