No particular topic... and some weekend recap.. meh

I struggled with what I should write about today as I had a lot of ideas for topics but some seemed a little too personal and others too trivial.  It is so much easier to pretend on a public forum that everything is right in the world and also if I try to write down some of my struggles they seem so ridiculous!  Working at a Cancer Center I am reminded every morning as I walk in there are people walking in to the sliding doors in the building right next to mine aren't there for work they are there for treatment.  Their world has been sent into a tail spin and they received the shock of their life when they were diagnosed and struggling every day not only to come to terms with the reality of their news but to physically battle for their life and side effects their treatments make them suffer through.  Another small part of me wanders if working here for too long being above the radiation treatment sites will one day make me have the same fate.  I mean I'm sure that stuff does a little more than just mess up your cell phone signal even though they account for it by extra thick concrete walls and ceilings.  Anyway didn't mean to start the week on a downer....that being said instead I'll just give a little update on my weekend.

Last week was quite lack luster when it came to my workouts.  Life happened and I had to skip two lunch time workouts in order to take care of my son for one and to attend a work luncheon for the other.  I also became too lazy at night after I put him down to get it done!  I struggle with that regularly.  On Friday I went for a run with the stroller and doggie and had to cut it short 2.5 miles due to a bathroom emergency, I know tmi.  On Sat. I timed a small 5k race with a friend then took my son and dog for another run.  I had intended for this one to be 4 mi. but again had to cut it short 2.5 because my son decided to freak out in the stroller for the first time ever and kept kicking his sunscreen off and crying so I figured I should head back so he doesn't end up hating the stroller.  I think part of it was that he was tired as he has gone down to 1 nap a day now but it is in the afternoons so he still gets a little cranky in the mornings.  The other thing the 1 nap a day affects is my ability to shower in the morning but I really needed to as I was supposed to go to a musical with hubs once he got off work.  So I put him in the highchair in the bathroom while I showered.  Luckily he stayed amused enough when I'd make faces at him through the plastic door.  That day was pretty stressful trying to fit so much in to one day and deal with a cranky baby while I tried to cook and clean and get myself ready to supposedly go and have a good time.  Good news is he woke up happy and refreshed so thankfully my bro and SIL had a good time babysitting!  Sun.  I got in a trainer ride while hubs watched my son for an hour.  Hubs spent the entire day building this for our son:

Which is why he got angry with me later.  I decided that afternoon that I wanted to spend my sons 2 hour nap swimming.  My parents were going anyway so I said we'd go together.  I helped hubs for 15 mins. after putting my son down holding some pieces in place while he drilled etc.  Then took off, swam, showered and came back. All the while my son woke up 1/2 hour early and hubs had to watch him instead of continuing to build the playset.  I was asked why I was out for social hour instead of paying attention to the priority of getting the playset done and if I was going to round it out with a run to get a triathlon in.  What I really wanted to say was Yes a triathlon sounds great and I still needed to run the dog so that would work out beautifully, but I refrained.  And sadly the poor little doggie was neglected and did not get a run or walk in yesterday.  But the playset was completed, yay!  I'm not bitter still at all.  This is why I don't get many workouts in.  If I can't make them to fit into my schedule where it only affects me then I'm SOL.  I know there are many underlying issues here and I won't burden you any longer with them.  On the plus side I really pushed myself during the swim.  I did some sprints instead of the usually slow and steady mile.  A few of the sprints I pushed so hard I felt like my heart might actually explode out of my chest, it feels so good to feel that alive!  Thanks to my dad racing me on a few of them.

Instead look at this happy smiling adorable peaceful wonderful face!!  This is why I do it all.  This is why I tough it out, suck it up, and keep trudging along.  He makes my entire life worth it with or without my ideal workouts.  I love him and would do anything for him.  And this other face is the face of a loyal friend who has put up with a lot from the new addition and doesn't get all her workouts in either! HAAA!  Lexi I feel your pain and we will all get through this together!  I have my first sprint triathlon in 2 weeks!!!! Ahhhhh!!!!

Happy Training!!!