The beginning

So the new year is here and it makes you contemplate many things in your life; health, finances, social aspects... This year was no different for me. I recently finalized on my divorce, I am now a single mom of two toddlers, two VERY active toddlers. I realized I didn't know myself any more. I have been a daughter, sister, wife and mother for so long that I forgot who I was. I started thinking about how I could figure it out without sacrificing the other roles, well aside from the wife role. I am a care taker by nature but with our breed it means taking care of everyone but the most important person, me. I started taking FPU so I could get some help in the finance department or at least get some good advice on how to make better choices with my money. So, Finances - check. Next I had been chatting with a few people online and was entertaining going on the dreaded first date. I decided to make the leap. I went on a few dates with a fun guy but quickly realized that I was not ready to be back on the saddle so to speak. I need to spend sometime with myself, which seemed so absurd because I spent most of the years in my marriage alone. This was different though, I was really alone. No kids, no husband, alone. It felt liberating. So, Social life - check. Now for getting myself healthy. Sounds like something you would be jumping at fist thing but I have been pregnant for the last 2 years and haven't been as careful about my eating habits nor my exercise regiment. I started trying different diets, playing the Wii, etc nothing felt normal. Then I remembered a program I used a few years before I started having kids, C25K. I was so pumped but then I fell back into the self defeatist mode. I decided I needed a goal not just a "oh I want to be a size..." kind of goal. I needed a real goal, a positive goal. I decided to train for a 5k. I know that 3.1 miles isn't a mountain of a run but for someone that has put on 50 lbs in the last 2 years it seems like it. This brings me up to date and the reason I started this blog, to document my training days. I figured if I had to get on a write about it, then I would be motivated or obligated :) to work out like I need to. So, Health - In progress. Stay tuned.