It's A New Year!

And we are in a new house! I wish I could say it is "our" new house, but alas, we have moved in with my mom while we search for a place to call our own. And I have a feeling people everywhere can appreciate how this could be just a tad bit stressful. To give you an idea: We had planned a trip to South Carolina over the holidays that we bailed on in order to get settled(and do some serious cleaning) in the new house. Oh, and just a side note, we ALL got sick.

I bring up our holiday fun to remind people, as I reminded myself, how important maintaining an exercise routine is, no matter how smooth or rough life becomes. 

B/c we had scheduled the trip, I decided to keep the vacation from work in place, and I would "work" around the house. I did not set foot in Charged! for 8 days. With all that had to be done, it would have been easy to make the excuse that I just didn't have time to workout. Or it was too cold. Or there is just something else I should have been doing. But, 5 out of those 8 days, I forced myself to TAKE TIME for me. And, I couldn't be happier for it. I ran for 45 minutes on each of those days. Did I get everything done I wanted? Sure. Because taking less than an hour out of my day certainly wouldn't prevent me from getting my work done.  In fact, it just made me feel better about myself(especially after the holiday meals). And with my spirits up, I was that much more efficient.

I know it can be really hard to motivate when life throws you curve balls. But, please just remember, you typically do not feel worse after getting in a workout. It is so worth it!

Resolve to take time for you in the new year!

-J