Why is it so hard to find the new normal?
It really is.
So, I have been asked to speak to the grade 7 & 8 girls at our middle school here in Cardston. About having goals, and reaching goals, and Ironman, and I am not sure what else..... not knowing exactly what they want me to talk about is stressing me out a bit ( ok, a WHOLE LOT).
My husband has made some major changes in his life. His primary focus these days is taking care of 'his health'. In the last 28 days, he has lost 30lbs - he is doing amazing. We are digging deep and talking about tough stuff; our environment, making changes, being dealt the obesity card in life, how to teach our children without pushing them over the edge, knowing our limits, the list goes on and on.
It is good. He likes spontaneity, I like consistency. He does things his way, I do things mine, how do we function together? We are learning. It is exhausting. There are 5 more unique individuals living in our house too. Did I mention it is exhausting? Sometimes I wish I could just sleep till spring. I guess I wish I could hibernate.
We went and saw Ali Zentner a couple of weeks ago at Chapters in Lethbridge. She was doing a book signing, and we got to have a great visit with her. It buoyed us both up. It gave me hope that we are doing the right things. She reminded me to just be me, and to keep on keeping on. Sigh. It's harder than it sounds sometimes. Especially these days.
I watched this video today - It was really good. I blogged about it on my music blog, here.
