Bienvenue to a whole new year!
I'm a 35 year old Canadian gal who seems to have it all together! 4 cute kids (when they're not driving me batty!!), wonderful husband and a good job. Underneath is more drama, of course!Family
-4 kids under the age of 8... The oldest just turned 8, the youngest will be 3 in a couple of weeks. All have different personalities that drive each other nuts!-Great husband who has put up with me for a while now. We've been married for 10 years now, known each other for 13. I don't know how he does it, because let's face it- I'm not exactly seen as a "normal" person! But he puts up with my zaniness and my whims and still loves me, so he's a keeper,-Then add in 3 cats (the fuzzy children) where one is a mellow, meek and passive sweetheart, one is cuddly to humans but a bully to the others, and the last one is a basic shit-disturber. Love them all and could very easily become a crazy cat lady if it was not for the hubby putting his foot down and saying "NO MORE CATS"!Work- I work in a job that I can't mention because it will likely get me into trouble... Think "Big Brother", and not one of my fav summer shows either! But I work in the realm of social services. I LOVE my actual job working with my clients, but the bureaucratic red tape, back stabbing and inappropriate staff make it a chore to keep my smile on my face. On the bright side I've got a few good coworkers that liven up my day, so it gets me through.Life
- I volunteer for a national youth organization, I am the Vice President of our union local, I attend Zumba classes 3x per week. I fit sleep in where I can.So everything sounds great, right? Well, no it's not. I'm overweight, and not by a bit, either. I have also been diagnosed with Stress-Induced Depression (a special shout out to a "special" coworker who caused it- asshole!) resulting of a situation in September '2012. So I am on meds and slowly getting myself back on track.My goals are to get my health back- losing weight, and learn to run to help that goal. I eat when I'm stressed, or sad, or bored, or anything. I like food. And I dislike to run. When I had finished a run I was proud of my efforts, and liked it... But during? Ugh. But in the past it was an effective exercise to help me to lose weight. So, back to the Couch to 5K program on my iPod.My running goals are to do a couple of 5K's, and maybe be able to do a 10K by Sept 2013. And not a normal 10k, but the one with the Dinosaur Half marathon. Where the last half is essentially running up and down steep hills in the badlands of Drumheller, Ab. I did the 5k the past 2 years, but truly did not do much to focus on it. In fact, the last time I ran before the 2012 race was the 2011 race! But I did it, and that's all that matters, right? Um, no... :(
