You Couldn't Live My Life

One summer during college, I think it was between my junior and senior year, I was busy.  I had an internship during the day, worked out with a trainer for about 2 years to prepare for my senior soccer season, and worked at a bar every night as a cocktail waitress.  When I was tired, stressed, or felt super busy, my signature phrase would be "You couldn't live my life."  I would say this to my parents, aunts, uncles...pretty much anyone who would listen.  My dad used to crack up in my face and say "Girl, I would love to live your life.  Your life is awesome and easy.  You couldn't live MY life." 

Well, he was right.  I was getting college credits for my internship, I worked out with a trainer for free because we had crushes on each other and would make out, and I spent my nights flirting and drinking beer while I made money.  That was as amazing as funfetti cake!  It was so simple.  If I could turn back the clock I would remind myself how simple and stress free that time really was.  Well...fastforward about seven years later and here I am.

My latest blogging hiatus goes to show the immense INSANITY my life has been in.  I got a promotion at work (good thing).  My husband got a new job (good thing).  My son started walking and is all over the place (good thing).  However, with all of these good new things in our life, come the craziness.  With the more responsibility I have at work, comes more work.  My husbands new job is a great career move for him and for our family.  The downside, he will be travelling and in training both out of the state and out of the country for the next 6-8 weeks.  This means, I'm a crazy, working, "single" mother on Mondays through Fridays and then the hubby comes home on the weekend.  Talk about crazy!

While going through all of this, I am still training for the Baltimore half-marathon.  The race is in 4 weeks so I'm putting in about 26-28 miles a week.  Yes, I put this added stressor on myself but I signed up for this race way before the rest came about.  Thank God for Moms and sisters because I wouldn't be able to get through the next few months without them. 

The only positive in to this busy lifestyle?  I'm five pounds thinner than I was before I got pregnant...Holler! 
So...I now have to say... You Couldn't Live My Life!