Thanks to all of you who sent me recipes to get me through these weeks of baseball madness. It is much appreciated. I even have a date with a friend to go to “Let’s Dish” to make a bunch of meals that just need to be reheated. Who knew?
About eight months ago, Brian and I agreed to run in a marathon with my brother and his wife in Disney at the end of the September. Brian and I would each do six miles whilst the other two each did the full 13 miles. This marathon would kick off food and wine week at Epcot.
This sounded like a good plan for several reasons. It would be a good excuse to get in shape. It would be a nice diversion for me after dropping our eldest off in Scotland in mid-September for her freshman year. We could actually spend time with Mark and Pam without looking after eight kids.
The only problem is that I had never run a day in my life and I didn’t have a gym membership of any sort. I quit my last gym a few years back because the women there were so unbelievably fit yet they rarely smiled. How could they? They were probably always hungry.
I joined a gym right after the holidays. I went on a fairly regular basis for a month or two, during which time I realized I don’t like running. Not one bit. This posed a big problem. Did I mention that my brother dared me to do this marathon, which is why I agreed in the first place? Forget the shin splints and the aching arches. I would prefer limping the rest of my life to listening to my brother remind me that he won a dare.
So, I recently went back to the gym and I am able to run two miles on the treadmill. I started off slowly and I add a little distance each time I go. I try to equate it to my Arbonne business. You build it up little by little and before you know it, you have achieved a goal. That is the beauty of network marketing. Just keep moving forward and you will succeed.
Believe it or not, I am even beginning to enjoy my time on the treadmill or track. As for my brother, he is already planning the next dare. It is rumored that we are going to go from running to jumping…..out of a plane.