That's how I've been responding to people when they ask that customary greeting, "how are you?" The Congdon family has had quite a lot on our plates in the last several months.
Our church family is embarking on a new season of refocus and purpose after a very rough transition.
I've embarked on the fun adventure of starting my own business working as a consultant for Arbonne.
Ethan is in the prime stages of being ready to transition to the "big potty."
One of husband's jobs informed him they'd be cutting his hours in half starting in the fall.
Marathon training is kicking into "no really - are you really going to do this" mode.
On top of those things we've got our son's 2nd birthday, our 3rd wedding anniversary, and two trips home in June - and things get pretty dicey in the whole sleeping/eating/resting rhythm. Daniel and I are both hardcore perfectionists and work horses. So the last few weeks have been full of junk food on the run, late nights finishing projects and WAY messed up sleep schedules for all three of us. No bueno.
Especially no bueno for my running. Last week my schedule called for 14 mid-week miles (over four days) + my third 10 mile long run. What did I accomplish? ONE two mile run. ONE. The coaching team of the marathon clinic recommends cutting your long run short when you miss your mid-week miles, and then repeating that week's assigned miles over again. I actually ended up running a water station for our group run and skipped the long run all together. Somewhere over the course of the weekend I tweaked my back, and getting back into the groove yesterday was a bit of a challenge.
I had another full day planned (Arbonne party, Life Work Coaching sessions, naps/lunch in there somewhere... oh dear!) but was able to squeeze my run in "before dinner" at 8pm. Ethan fell asleep while I was out running and was done for the night. So Daddy and I stayed up with a campfire until midnight catching up and trying to nail down a realistic schedule to help us keep our sanity.
We're going to have to make some important decisions about what's got to "give" in our current system so that we can stay focused on the most important things, take good care of each other, and not lose our minds - or our hearts!
I'm really, REALLY, hoping that marathon training isn't one of the things that has to "give" - as we've already invested over $200 in my commitment to it (sign-up fee + clinic fee). But I've had some lingering pelvic pain and am just enough behind in the schedule that I could talk myself into quitting. Uh oh...
I'll definitely keep you all posted.
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Your honesty is always appreciated, Becca Sue. You guys have a lot going on, and if the marathon ends up having to be the thing that is cut, you won't be a quitter. There is always next time. You have come soooo far. You can always keep running and doing half marathons to stay in shape, and then when the right time comes again to do a full marathon you can, and you'll be even more ready. Either way, you He will carry your family through and give you the strength and grace through it all. Keep hanging in there!
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