Roadblocks

The story of my life! Nothing ever goes as planned around here which makes it very hard to start and/or finish anything.

One thing I didn't mention in my first post was about my not-so-great health. I have chronic sinusitis and have been on and off steroids and antibiotics for close to two years now. I also had sinus surgery and ended up on IV antibiotics last year because of severe infections. This week I've been put back on antibiotics and had another steroid shot to treat another infection. I think it makes sense to wait until I am feeling (and breathing) better before starting an exercise program.

We also have some holes in our home nursing care for our daughter, Ella, and I have been without help most days of the week recently. I can tell that finding a suitable time to run is going to be one of the biggest hurdles. I'm not sure what the experts say is the *best* time of day to run, but I think we can all be assured that it won't be in the morning. I will never be a morning person. Even if I have help with Ella in the morning, it's just not gonna happen. Granted I am usually pretty drained by the end of the day, but the evening is probably going to be my best bet. I know John (my husband) will be home to care for Ella and I like the idea of running - at least in the beginning - under a cloak of darkness since it's not going to be pretty.

Aside from all of these roadblocks, there has been SOME progress. I received both the mp3 player and diet book yesterday. I have already downloaded 45 minutes worth of "make you move" music on to the player so that's ready to go. The book, however, has me feeling a bit overwhelmed. It's a diet plan for people who love carbs and has some good-looking recipes, but the regiment is fairly strict and broken into phases sort of like the South Beach Diet. I don't tend to behave well when I feel that I'm being boxed in, so we'll see. It's going to take a lot of planning and there isn't much room for deviation which will make it tough with our lifestyle.

In the past I have been able to get into a good routine, go for a week or so and then Bam! Ella goes back into the hospital or something. Oh well. One day at a time, right? And it might be best to not overwhelm my system (and my mental state) by trying to start BOTH at the same time.

As for the shoes, they are still buried beneath the boots, high-heeled sandals and flip flops at the bottom of my closet waiting to be dug out. Baby steps.