08 | November | 2016 | Piper's Run

As we move into November I’m just starting to feel like I’m doing better at being more active after dealing with my ankle injury. Though I love running, it’s not the end all be all for me. However, without running (at times) I feel a little lost…ever feel that way about something?

I’ve only been running 1-2 times a week which is fine since I’m not training for a race at the moment. However, I probably should start doing some longer runs on the weekends if I’m considering doing the Hypothermic Half in January (15th). If I run it, I’ll sign up last minute and pay the hefty fee as it’s going to depend on the weather and if we can get into the city that weekend.

Having said that, I’ve realized I need some goals. Specific goals. Little goals. Easy goals. Goals I can accomplish but still have to work for….they can’t be THAT easy. So, I started with some little things:

More workouts each week

This doesn’t have to be running but just more workouts. In the last week I’ve run twice, gone to soccer once and barre class yesterday. I’m planning to go to yoga today as well. Small goal but still have to work for it.

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More daily movement

Some days I can literally sit at my desk ALL DAY LONG! For someone that works in the Physical Activity world…well, sitting all day isn’t something we’d promote that’s for sure. So, I’m trying to get up before my watch beeps at me “you’ve been sitting too long. If I’m not working out at lunch time then I want to at least get outside and walk for 10-20 minutes. More daily movement.

Oh, those 2017 Races

I wrote down all the races I want to do next year the other night and I got really excited. Now those seventeen…yes, 17 races are just races I want to do. I will not be able to do them all, nor even half of them but hey, a girl can dream. Some are local, some are in the city (family visits) and some are out of Province that require long drives or maybe even a flight! Right now, that list is all just about the possibilities and a way to get me motivated to start running more.

Blogging

One day at a time. I enjoy blogging but can’t write every day of the week or even more then 1-2 days a week. I’m going to do what I can and try to not worry about the stuff I can’t do. However, I do post on Instagram almost daily, so come check it out!

More family time

Oh, I live for the weekends. More specifically, I live for the weekends when my husband isn’t working 😉 Last weekend was probably one of the best weekends we’ve had in a while. Nothing planned other then swimming lessons (they are doing so great) and gymnastics (which got cancelled). We raked leaves and had some trees cut in our yard and the girls helped us move the wood too! This lead to a campfire and s’mores because….why not, right!

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Sunday’s adventures started off right when I left breakfast on the table for the girls the night before and told them not to wake us up. Seriously, I wanted to sleep in. At 5:45 am, Lilly crept in our room “Mama, is it morning time”…NO, go back to bed. “I can’t sleep anymore”….Go read some books quietly. Then Hilary woke up and “quiet” went out the door. They did play as quiet as they could, reading books and then then discovering the breakfast on the table. I heard the fridge door open and close, laughter and very little arguing. However, after a handful of “be quiet, please”, “let us sleep a little longer, please”, I finally opened my eyes enough and woke up to start the day.

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