Just for Fun

So I went for a walk today thinking it would help me feel motivated to do stuff. For the last week I've been really tired and lazy. It's been hard to find the motivation to get things done. So this morning I said to myself, "Self, it's a beautiful day today. I bet if you went for a walk with the snortums, you'd feel really motivated to do stuff."

Well sadly to say it didn't work :( I went for a walk and now I want to crawl back into bed and not come out :( If only the snortums would agree to that...

BTW I don't like running with a stroller. Maybe it's because Simeon's stroller/carseat combo is really heavy and hard to push. Maybe it's because I can't swing my arms and swinging your arms makes a big difference. Anyway, I think I really should start taking Simeon to Seth's parents house some mornings. Then I can get in a few real workouts every week. They aren't always home in the mornings so I will have to find out what days they are home. Running on dirt is so much better than running on pavement anyway. I miss BYU's track and treadmills :(

went for a walk in the morning with the snortums

Today after I took Seth to the train I drove down to his parents house so his mom could hold Simeon while I went for a run. It's something I plan to do more often now. His mom was way excited to see the baby.

The weather was great today. I got to their house at 7 am and started my run around 7:15. It was 54 degrees outside. At first it felt kind of cool but once I started running it felt great. It was also nice to be able to run on the ditch bank again.

Simeon got to play with Grandma today while I went running. Even though it's been a week today's run still felt better than last time. My knee was a little sore after I ran but it feels better already so that is good.

When I got home Simeon did the cutest thing. I was playing with him and I snorted like a pig. He thought it was so funny and he just laughed and laughed. He just started laughing last night while Seth was playing with him. Today he really laughed a lot though. It was super cute. He's a cute kid. 

An amazing thing happened this morning. Yesterday it started raining after my run. It started raining as I walked out the door of Seth's parent's house and once I got Simeon in the car it started pouring (great timing). It rained most of the day. So today I drove to their house again without thinking about the rain. Well when I got out of the car and stepped in a big puddle it occurred to me that it was going to be really muddy to run on the ditch bank. And Seth's parents just cleaned their carpets yesterday. So I was thinking I could at least get a nap while I was there. Well when I walked in the house Jackie said "Guess what the elliptical just started working this morning." It really was a miracle since it's been broken since the reunion in July. So I got to run on the elliptical today. I was feeling tired. I don't even remember the last time Simeon slept all night (we aren't sure why he's not sleeping well) and this week has been especially bad. So I only did ten minutes on the elliptical. I figure that would be a little under a mile since I always start my workout walking (and I run slow). It was nice exercise though. It's good to work some different mussels now and then.

Anyway, Lybi and Laura have inspired me to get serious about my exercise again. So I really am going to make it a goal to go to Seth's parents' 4 days a week. They aren't home Wednesday mornings so I will take the Snortums for a walk. I really want to try to get Seth to go for walks with me on Saturdays, but so far that has been unsuccessful. Something always comes up to distract us. So that is my new goal. We'll see how next week goes.

Today was also pretty amazing because I got to take a 2 hour nap while Jackie held the baby. I really needed that. Naps make me happy :) 

Jackie and Archie had to fill in at the temple today so they weren't home. But fortunately since the elliptical is working I was able to go over and lay the snortums on the futon while I exercised. It's nice that the elliptical is working. Especially since Laura and Lybi are stealing my babysitter for the next two weeks. Haha, just kidding.

There is only one problem with using the elliptical. The snortums isn't patient enough to sit there for 15-20 minutes without being held or played with. So it's actually pretty difficult to even get in 10 minutes. But it's okay, 10 minutes is still better than nothing. 

I didn't go use the elliptical this morning. Simeon hasn't been sleeping well at night for the last few weeks and this week he hasn't been taking good naps either. He used to take four 30 min naps every day and this week I've been lucky to get him to take 2 20 min naps. And he's still waking up a lot at night. And he's not eating well. It worries me so this morning I wanted him to sleep as long as he could. When I take Seth to the train I have to wake Simeon up at 6:40. This morning he only ended up sleeping until 7:10, but that is like an entire nap so I am glad he got that extra 30 minutes.

We did take a very LONG walk this morning. I didn't check the time before I left but our walk had to have been at least 40-45 minutes. I like to look at people's yards in the neighborhood. So today we walked back to the big newer houses where all the people have boats and RVs. Some people have done really nice things with their yards. Seth and I have a big strip of dirt and weeds in our backyard and we are trying to decide what we want to do with it. So I've been getting ideas. Plus it's just fun to see the pretty houses and the pretty yards.

Anyway, I will have to check the exact mileage when Seth gets home and I can use the car. I really enjoyed myself though.

NIGHTTIME:

Yes, Seth and I ran in the evening together! We were talking last night about how we feel like we don't really have a common goal. We don't feel like as much of a team as we did when we were both in school or both taking care of the baby. So we decided that we needed a goal or a project that we could work on together. Seth mentioned that he wanted to start exercising again since running to the bus yesterday nearly killed him. We decided to start running together in the evenings. We tried the Snortums in the jogging stroller again and it worked fine. He didn't jiggle at all. So I am really happy that we were able to go together. We may not make it out every night but if we can go a couple of times a week I think that would be really nice.