Well. That's a great question.
Where have I been? I've been everywhere, and really, nowhere, all at once.
I've been camping, hiking, watching and supporting bike races.
I've been at the park, Drumheller and the mountains.
I've been in therapy groups, online and learning lots about myself and how I tick.
I've been happy. I've been blessed. I've been incredibly busy.
I won't go over the whole last month. Needless to say, it's been one of the best months I've ever had. I've been active, happy and content. Blessed is a great word for the past few weeks.
The kids were out of school as of June 27th. Each of them move onto their next grade, and this coming September, I will officially have two kids in full time schooling.
Meaning, I can find a wee bit more time for me. Find time to go to the gym without being stressed over time constraints. Worrying about chasing Grady down through the mall as he runs away in the opposite direction, laughing his fool head off because that's fun shit to do to mommy.
He's a bit of an ass. I think I've mentioned that before.
In July, we've been camping at our favorite spot, David Thompson Resort. A beautiful place in the mountains, on Lake Abraham, we had beautiful weather, lovely people and a great time. We went in the middle of the week, Tuesday until Friday, and it was quiet and extremely peaceful.
I restarted my Passion Parties business. It's taking a bit of time and real focus to get into it, and being summer and so busy, it can be difficult. But I have a couple parties lined up in the near future and I'm hoping for more. Jeff's schedule allows for quite a bit of flexibility in that area.
Last weekend, I was able to have one of the most amazing experiences. The "24 Hours of Adrenalin" bike race in Canmore. How freaking awesome. Magnificent beauty of the mountains, Canmore is gorgeous, wonderful people and a great team. Add to it that I was kid free from Friday morning until Monday afternoon, and you have the best combination of relaxation and peace ever. Please. Don't get me wrong. I missed the kids. I sort of saw how they could have fit into the plan, but overall, it was great for me. Grady would have been a mess there. The whole "He's a bit of an ass" thing would have come into play indefinitely. He's only 3. A year or two, it won't be like that.
Now we are home, for another few weeks. In that time, I'm sure we will catch up with friends and neighbours we haven't been able to see. The kids haven't been in the house much in the past couple months. I won't let them hang out inside if I can avoid it. My garden is an explosion. My tomatoes. Well...damn. I am going to eat a lot of tomatoes. I'm going to have to find ways to incorporate things like salsas and salads. LOL
Diet wise, I'm doing okay. It's hard to stay on a good routine when you're rarely in an area that works for that. Lots of grazing. Lots of thinking about what I'm putting into my body. A couple pizza binges, but nothing like before. The gym is on the outs right now. It's just too hard to get them all there and it's an extra 10 bucks besides. I will be back there in September though.
Healthwise, I'm doing fine. Just a bit of a cold last weekend and a weird rash I'm working on eliminating and otherwise, things are good. Mentally, I'm in a good space. Lots of therapy has helped. Taken a few really great groups that I'm finding do nothing more than help me. My time in the evenings on Thursdays from 430 until 600pm are taken up by listening to other people with their struggles, listen to our leaders and learning new things. A great experience all the way around, in order to understand I'm not alone.
In a couple weeks, we are off for another week on the beach. Then down to Calgary for a Passion Party weekend. After I get home from that, school supply shopping. September 5th...school. Already. It goes by so fast, so why not make the most of it. It's been a great summer so far and it's kept me off my ass too much and out doing stuff.
There's been so many great things. 10 years married to Jeff, new friends, new experiences, new outlooks.
So. That's where the HELL I have been.
I'll be back again soon, I'm sure. In the meantime, just living life and loving it.
