Balancing my Time

Went for a 5 mile run outside this morning. Really miss running outside though I find that I tend to go slower or want to quit. Thank God I'm running with a friend so I will make myself keep up. Running's not as easy as it once was in my early 20s. I use to love to run outside. Now I "Q" the faithful treadmill up and let it keep me going. Ran on our treadmill while the kids are napping and while I was running I was thinking of all the things I wanted to complete and that maybe I should prioritize better. I do love getting in an extra short run in the afternoon but with that is the need to cool down, shower, and regroup.

I thought about the packing..though, my clothes are in the dryer so it's ok to run...The kitchen floor that's screaming at me to mop it because the oatmeal the boys had the last couple of days is growing roots and latching onto it's so beautiful surface. I can hear the dishwasher saying something but it's mouth is so full of clean dishes I can't seem to make it out. So I turn the T.V. up louder while I run so I can't hear it. The toys on the living room floor and the jackets that were thrown on the floor when the boys raced to the kitchen to eat lunch after all the errands this morning. The book that I've been wanting to finish how it glares at me with it's return date printed on a receipt that lingers in the cover snarling, "hurry you're going to run out of time and I'm going to be late to go back to the library..."

I paused breifly to look around the livingroom listening to the chuckling of the dryer and think I should really start instead of typing a blog. The kids should be up soon and I can still accomplish so much instead of waiting for them to wake up and think that I can motivate them to help when I can hardly find the motivation myself......So I'll leave you with this and go do my chores...