cold teeth, white van, 20 yards...

i've got ya thinkin dont i? the women folk in my family have decided it would be fun to run the riverbank this year. i have thought about doing it for the last several years, but ALWAYS found an excuse. my kids are too young, i dont have time, i'm not in shape, and truly...i dont like to set a big goal like that, and then tell people. i feel like i wont finish what i started - so why even start?

well, if my mom (who is 20 years older), my sister-in-law (who has 3 kids under age 4), and my other sister-in-law (who works full-time & goes to school) can do it...then i think i better. ;)

so, i dropped off my littlest buddy at pre-school...and bundled up - cuz it was a frigid 15 degrees, and started down the road. this would be impossible without an mp3 player. as i'm walking, i realize my teeth are so cold, they hurt. i then notice a white van, slowly moving down the road - why do white vans set off some sort of "that must be a drifter/criminal" alarm? i just dont like white vans & ice cream trucks...they give me the creeps.

this is when i decide to pick up my pace and start to jog. HA. my body thought otherwise. i went maybe 20 yards, and decided my knee hurt too much, and i better just walk. good governor, i hope i can do this race pain-free, let alone finish!

however, as i'm walking (fast, mind you), i feel a little better about myself, cuz i'm working towards something. it may have been a "bugger" today, but it can only get better. kind of like the weather...cold, but the sun was out...and spring does manage to come every year.

so, i'm tired of thinking about things & not doing them...this is a good day - i know there will be plenty of days i'm not motivated - but i started, and thats what matters!!