There are many things diverting my attention lately. Many are worthy of a post, others are not, all of the diversions exhaust me. My most taxing endeavor is the couch*potato*to*5k training I started. I’ve never been an athlete and probably couldn’t run if someone were chasing me, but I’ve always been intrigued by people who could run miles without stopping. The training is going well so far. I’m in the very beginning phase and trying to find balance between running, mothering and wife-ing, the latter being the most challenging.

The super cool Dragonfly Mama tagged me! I love a good tag, its an easy topic for posting and usually gives me good food for thought. Check out Dragonfly Mama, she is very interesting, gentle and vibrant at the same time.

I’m supposed to do 8 lists of 8 things. I’m going to draw this out and do 3 out of the 8 lists today.

8 things i am looking forward to:
1. Christmas- I’m always looking forward to Christmas because I love the season and the way it brings out the best in people.
2. When Little Lassie can articulate her thoughts to me
3. FlyGuy coming home: he travels so much I feel like I’m perpetually looking forward to this
4. My sisters visit next week
5. Dinner tonight: veggie chick’n nuggets, salad and roasted carrots
6. Being able to run 4 miles nonstop
7. 2 week beach trip in August with my sister and her family
8. First pedicure of the summer, finding the time seems impossible

8 things i did yesterday
1. Turned of my phone, tv and computer to spend time with FlyGuy
2. Made terrific meatballs
3. Ran/walked 2.5 miles
4. Helped my niece and Little Lassie make cupcakes
5. Made frosting from scratch for cupcakes
6. Listened to NPR
7. Regretfully gave my friend back her darling dog I was watching
8. Prayed for my good friend who is matched with a baby and meeting the birth parents this week

8 things i wish i could do:
1. Dive into a pool
2. Stop thinking about animal cruelty
3. Successfully potty train LL
4. Live on the beach
5. Eat my favorite sushi (creamy scallop handroll) every day
6. Take LL to work- since I can’t, I don’t work
7. Keep my hallway and nightstand free of clutter
8. Get pregnant- yeah, that monkey is still on my back