One Month Down!

Day 31: I finished a whole month! I didn't want to run. I had to work unexpectedly and I was feeling a little tired and sluggish and grumpy (a common theme in the winter...). But I put on my running gear and stepped out the door. It was sunny and 38 degrees. The roads were pretty slushy and soggy, but I just ran in the middle of the road again. I did about 3 and 3/4 miles in the 'hood. My legs felt alright. My pace was decent. But mostly, it brightened my mood immensely. I forget every once in a while why I started running in the first place. There is no drug or other substance that can lift the spirits quite like a good, or even just decent, run. I'm glad I went. I'm glad that I am making myself run everyday. Otherwise, on a day like today, I probably would've skipped running and gotten grumpier and gloomier and meaner. So, my children should be happy too. They're just glad they get to play the computer when I go out running. I could be lighting my hair on fire, naked, in the middle of the yard and they wouldn't care a bit if they were in front of the computer. I suppose I should be happy they aren't ADD. I keep threatening to make them get on their bikes and go with me. I guess I will have to do just that. And now, I am ready to take on February!!