Purging=Peace

Today has been a day of purging. I've not only gotten rid of a couple of obligations that I didn't HAVE to have but it felt so great that I even defriended some peeps on Facebook and unliked a bunch of pages that did nothing but clog up my Facebook home page. I am at peace, for the time being. I have maintained my positive attitude through out the day and it feels great. Simply purging junk makes one feel fantastic...its like "Spring Cleaning" for the soul.

I forgot to mention in my post yesterday that the hubs and I got our long run in. Our half marathon is 2 weeks away. We hit the road for 10.34 miles (me) and 9.5 miles (hubs). After mile 6 I felt awesome...miles 9 through 10+ were a different story. I had it the wall all of a sudden and was regretting the fact that I had gone so far. To make matters worse, I thought Craig had followed me down a side road. I pushed on and pushed on, all the while wanting to give up. I kept going though because I knew when it was time to turn back I would get to run past Craiger's shining face...

HE LEFT ME! I had pushed and pushed only to realize that he didn't follow me and instead headed for home. Talk about a feeling of abandonment. I was needing to know that he was there with me. Oh well! It made me stronger as I persevered and eventually made it home. Boy was I glad to be home. Needless to say I took today off. I'm not sure if I will run tomorrow or wait til Wednesday. There is a very fine line between training and being ready for my half and pushing it too hard causing my Achilles tendon to act up. My plan is to take it easy the rest of the week and get another long run in on Sunday...after church of course.

After (and during) my long run yesterday I was really able to see just how running can clear your head. It isn't like I get stressed and think, "man, I just need to go for a run," but I do feel better when its done. I was able to just let my mind roam and think of lots of different things. I'm not solving any problems, just letting my mind wander...and it feels great.

I'm still listening to The Bible on my iTunes audiobook. I'm not going to lie, there are definitely times that I find myself spacing out and not paying attention. Especially during the genealogy junk. Do I really NEED to know who belongs to who that belongs to who that belongs to who and so on and on and on! Even Pastor told me that he skipped that part ;) But, overall I think it is keeping my head in the game and focus on my faith and positive attitude. It is making a better wife, a better mother, a better friend, a better Christian and a better person.

I am happy!