On My Mind

We are trying to plan travel for this year. It is never an easy prospect. We have to arrange loads of things like people’s work schedules, plane tickets, accommodations, and the like. And it’s getting better, but still the thought of traveling with our two kiddos and all it entails sort of makes me break out into hives. But we will do it and it will be fine. It’s a bit like getting a shot … it’s much worse in my imagination than in reality. Anyhow, we are planning to visit our Nashville family sometime in late June (when my SIL and BIL can get time off). We want to go to the Gatlinburg/Seiverville area and rent a cabin for a while. It’s gorgeous there. Then in September we want to go to NYC to do the fun NYC stuff and also to check out Maker Faire, a big ol’ nerd fest where inventors (makers) bring their projects and show them off. These clips from Martha Stewart will totally make you want to check it out.

Bootcamp is almost halfway over. Compared to the one I did between having Tabby and Ben, this one is umm … kind easy. Kelly is doing it along with me and we’re pretty much the hardcore set. I think our instructor is a bit too easy on us. She is constantly giving modifications for even the easiest stuff. Like Jillian says, “THERE IS NO MODIFICATION FOR A JUMPING JACK!” So I am constantly wrestling with looking like a freaking show off or not. I can dial it back. I’m perfectly capable of that, but I feel like I’m cheating, particularly myself. This is one of those instances where you get out of it what you put in, so I’m going to put in a lot and just live with the fact that I tend to look like a show off.

And speaking of Bootcamp and fitness and all, I feel like I may have finally busted through a plateau I’ve been on since ummm … November?? Right around the time of my last half marathon, I lost around 10 lbs, but ever since then, I’ve been losing and gaining the same five pounds OVER AND OVER. So frustrating. Even the last two weeks I was sort of frustrated because even though I was following plan TO THE LETTER, the scale had hardly budged (though all my clothes are looser, so yay). But this morning I finally got the results I’ve been looking for and am down almost 10 lbs. This scale change, BTW, happened practically over night. Yea, I don’t know either. I have to keep reminding myself to not be so neurotic about weekly results. I put my body through A LOT and I need to cut myself a break. But if nothing else, Bootcamp is giving me good reason to be super accountable and that in and of itself is worth a LOT.