I never know…

…just what to title these random posts, so you’ll have to make due with that for today

The Sun has decided to grace the Pac. NW with it’s presence this week… temps up in the 70′s and no rain in sight *sigh*  yes… I’m weird.  I actually like rain, and I honestly don’t like too many days in a row of sun.  Please don’t shoot me for it… I do have a good excuse!  Living in Phoenix for a “cool Summer” where temps stayed above 95 for 4 solid months and got up to 120 regularly (i.e almost daily for 3 solid months) I just don’t much like heat anymore.  And we don’t have a/c in our house, so heat + humidity = grouchy me… and nobody wants to be around a grouchy me!

However, even I will admit that a few days of sunshine are a welcome reprieve this year… we didn’t get the usual sun break in Feb this year, and had snow on the ground in April *gasp* so sunshine, thanks for coming by for a visit.  Don’t make it too hot, let the rain water my plants every 3-4 days, and we’ll get along just dandy.

At the moment I just want to go lay down in the sunshine and sleep… Eric has had a TON of work piled on him over the past month – putting in 10 hour days (of solid meetings) and coming home and working until midnight.  And I’ve been staying up with him to keep him company (and ’cause after 14+ years, it’s hard to sleep when he’s out here…).  It’s been about 3-4 weeks of this now, and I’m just getting tired – I can’t imagine how he is doing it either, ’cause he gets up an hour or 2 before I do!  I just hope this season passes soon… you know, before he has a heart attack at 40 or something. (which ain’t that far away folks!)

I’ve been trying to be good with my decision to get some physical activity into my life too – hoping it will help to off set the tiredness and up the energy level.  I made the girls walk to school last Friday when they missed the bus *evil grin* because I had been planning to walk them to the bus stop and continue on my walk so I could be done before my meeting.  They slept in and then drug their feet all morning, so I decided a walk was in order.  The Eldest threw a fit over it, but The Younger thoroughly enjoyed it… and keeps asking if we can do it again!  They missed the bus TWICE this week, but I had meetings I had to get to so I just took them.  They almost got to walk again today though!  Personally, I’m glad they didn’t, because my legs are kinda sore.  You don’t realize just how many hills are in your neighborhood until you have to walk them…  hills that seem like they will never end!

This is the first time I have EVER seriously considered doing anything close to exercise, so we’ll see how long it lasts.  I am even considering using one of those giant balls to sit on when I work through songs on the keyboard… may-as-well put that time sitting on my butt to good use, right?  I’m just not sure it would be tall enough.  Something to think about.

So why this sudden desire to get into better shape?  I feel… icky.  For the past 3 Summers we have had a constant supply of fresh produce from a CSA farm and I was feeling wonderful from it!  I was enjoying prepping it and eating it and fixing meals for my family… then I got busy and decided I didn’t really enjoy cooking anymore.  We started eating a bit more processed food (not a lot tho – that stuff is nasty!) and more “quick fix” meals.  I started grabbing something to eat while out & about (and having a coke with it) and drinking a lot less water.  Wow… it’s amazing how different I feel going into this Summer than the last couple!  I feel sluggish and gross.  So, I’m going to try to get to feeling better.

Add in the fact that Eric keeps wanting to climb the mountains that we look at every day – which is something that I just can’t do at the current time – and the need to be in better shape is obvious.  So, I walk the hills of the neighborhood, and occasionally attempt the stairs from hell at the bottom of the road (I did it Friday without too much difficulty.  Yay!)  I need to be able to at least attempt to keep up with him and the girls!  And that’s just at sea level – if we go visit Mom at all, we will be starting at 4700 feet…  the air is thinner up there, you know!  And to think I used to laugh at people who came to visit from sea level…

But the walking is another reason I’m not crazy about warmer temps… if I don’t get out there early it gets HOT!  And the rain is a great excuse to not go for a walk *wink*  a mist or a slight drizzle I can still walk in, but if it’s raining too hard, well, I just can’t!  LOL

Need another reason?  I keep getting reminded that this body of mine is a temple… that God is residing inside of it, and that I need to take better care of it.  I have been given stewardship of God’s temple, and I’m not doing the best job at it… I can do better.

And finally… I have to stand up in front of our church every week, and I’m getting tired of the same few outfits that I’m restricted to!  I have cute clothes that almost fit and I really want to wear them again!  Yeah, I know, it’s a girl thing.

So, what are you doing to get or keep your body in shape?

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