January is likely my least favorite month of the year. It is knee-deep into winter. Some days we have snow, some rain, but rarely do we have sunshine. The daylight hours themselves are still relatively short, but we ARE making our way towards spring. It is a dreary time of the year and I feel it. My body feels sluggish. My mind screams for carbohydrates and other comfort foods.
I have always loved to learn. I take a part of each day to learn something new, or practice something already in process. Some days I struggle with how to find enough time to do all I want to do. Yesterday I took my camera for a three-mile walk along the beach to see the snowy owls that were nearby. It was worth the walk. I met new people. I learned more about my camera. It was a great day and I smiled the entire 3-mile walk back to my car.
I am sitting here on the weekend following Thanksgiving Thursday. In reality, a holiday can linger for days after the event. We all congregated at Mum’s for the event. There were five adults and three kids. Thanksgiving, like Christmas and Easter, is a “Three-Meat Holiday” in my family. On the menu there is turkey, ham, and kielbasa. Like every feast day celebrated by my family, there was enough food for a small village.
I have been on my personal journey of fitness for many years. In that time, I have learned something that keeps ringing true. There is strength in numbers. Strongest You Coaching has a community component. We have a private Facebook Group that allows Coach Jen to communicate with us, and vice versa. Being actively involved with the other women of the group has been a great way to keep me tuned in to the work I am doing.
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of our Lives.” Some of you are reading that thinking “What the heck is she talking about?” Some of you are smiling. Some of you just quit reading! If you did not quit, journey back with me…
As I sit and write today, I find my mind whirling with activity. I start to write, I erase it, and I start again. I am not sure where to start. Even though the Strongest You Coaching program has just started for me, I am already learning about myself.
Starting something new can elicit many different emotions. As I move into a new week with Strongest You Coaching, I am feeling many things. I am excited. I am anxious. I am scared shitless.
My sweet Boxer dog Jaxon had me awake an hour before the alarm this morning. I guess 4:30 AM is not early enough for him. I did try going back to bed to relish in that last hour of comfort in my cocoon. My brain was not going to have it. Last night, I got my acceptance email into Strongest You Coaching from my coach with a list of expectations for both of us, and my list of next steps!
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to take care of people. For 30 years, I have honed and practiced my craft. I am a great nurse! I learned how to be there for others from strong women like my mother, and her mother before her. My mother drummed a message into my head: “You can be anything you want to be”.
Hello sunshine!
How glorious to see the sun shining here in the country. The yard is a mess given the snowmelt and Jaxon’s ability to make tracks as he tears through the soft ground enjoying the warmer weather. He does not enjoy the cleanup after…nor do I. I will suffer as the sunshine makes my heart glad.
