Running around town, running water to do the dishes, running my mouth…so much to do  but not accomplishing the goal that I set for myself two years ago.  I have what I consider a typical Native American woman’s body and according to my doctor puts me in the group of women who are at higher risk for heart problems.  I had wanted to be in good shape by now.  But like so many women I have let life take me by the nap of the neck and shake me up.  I am not in good shape.

My blog is my gift to myself.  My own way of inspiring me.  I like to write, I like to create, I like to see projects come together but somehow the “me” project has yet to get off the ground.

I would like to be able to run a half marathon.  I have no desire to enter a race or get a tee-shirt.  I have no running partner and no fancy diary to keep track of my miles.  I haven’t even quit smoking yet.  I do love a challenge.

This will not be a runner’s diary.  I would be too bored just writing about running or rather writing about trying to run.  Here is a good place to help me stay motivated. I have a new grandbaby on the way.  I sit and listen to my contemporaries complain about not having the energy to keep up with a toddler, I don’t want to be another one of those grannies.  Well, truth be told, I am….but I don’t want to continue to be.  Making blankets and afghans should not wear me out.

Today is my day to start writing, tomorrow is my day to sit in the office for 10 hours or so…somewhere in there is the time to walk a mile or two.  It’s a start.

Related articles

• You’re Not a Couch Potato, You’re a Runner! (womenshealth.answers.com)