Eventful Morning

Ahhhhhh fridays! I {heart} you a lot

It's a rainy day here in Perth, well more like very stormy. It's 2pm and I am proud to say today I was very impressed with myself, not in a boasting 'look I am so good' way, but today I did something for the very first time: I got up at 5am and I decided to run

It was completely unplanned, impulsive and slow - but I did it and I am so proud of myself

My son woke up crying at 4.30am, with a sore head and he was very hot. My poor baby gets really hot temperatures when he gets sick, so I got up, took care of him (medicine, water, cuddles and kisses), went back to bed and my brain would not switch off, so I tried to go back to sleep again before my alarm went off at 6am and after ten minutes I decided I was just gonna get up and go for a run. So I did it, I got up, changed, went outside and started running. The weather was perfect for it, not raining and the sun even came out. I did 20 minutes of interval running because I am still not able to run the whole time without walking in between. But I am happy with my progress as I can now run double the distance I could when I first started.

I got home around 6am, got ready for work, had to walk 15 minutes to meet up with my boss because she is being so kind to drive me to work while my car is broken. I see every opportunity to move as a great thing, so I embraced the walk with arms wide open and off I went

When I was about five metres from my boss' car, it started to rain - but I was happy, my work for the day was done already and it was only 7.30am

Now, this is a HUGE thing for me. Never in a million years I would have thought that firstly, I would decide to start running. Before this, the last time I walked was April. I have been going steady for 10 days now, going out everyday, running and walking as much as I can. Secondly, run at 5.30am? I would probably have laughed at you if you told me that I would voluntarily do this. It's a victory, a big one. The first step is always the hardest, and I have taken them. I am proud of myself for that.

I have downloaded the C25K app for my phone and I have decided that I can start to follow that program, it gives me some sort of structure instead of me just running without keeping track. I think that, menatally, I am in a good place to start.

I don't know why but I feel this time is different. For the first time I BELIEVE that I can do it - I am not trying to convince myself that I can.