R is for Rest.

Which there never seems to be enough of. I would love to just lay in bed all day reading a good book. That would be a great day to catch up on rest! I just wish it could be more often than it is. Rest sounds like a nice Mother’s Day gift!!

Q is for Quit.

Which is what I wish I could do. What I wish my husband would do! Life is hard enough and there are things that seem to make it tougher. And for years I was wishing my husband would quit, though I doubt that will happen anytime soon. But I wish I could at least quit the obligation I feel I have this weekend, tied to all of that…..

P is for Pressure.

That I feel to have to fulfill obligations that I would really rather not do! I don’t want to go but have to go. Hopefully in three more years I can have this done and handed off to someone else. And hopefully will not feel the pressure to meet the obligation.

O is for Ouch.

Which is what I’ve been feeling with knee pain for the last two weeks. I have been reminded today about the importance of stretching after exercising. I have been having some knee pain the last couple of weeks. After trying to deal with it on my own, I went to the sports clinic today. After just one session of them working on the IT band with tissue work, ultrasoud and e-stim, I feel much better! The doc reminded me of the importance of stretching thoroughly every day. She also reminded me of the work I need to do on my quads and hamstrings and how it is not just about the proper exercises but also the proper weight ratios of these exercises. When I am short on time to do everything, she said I need to focus on stregthening the quads and hams. And don’t forget 30 min of stretching. If I do all this just right, I should have less Ouch days!

N is for Never Enough.

Time that is. It seems like no matter how late I stay up or how early I rise, I never have time enough to do all the things I need and want to do. For the most part I get done with the things that have to be done “right now.” But then other things get pushed to the back burner. I would have thought having an extra day in the year would help, but that’s not the case. I think no matter how many extra days we had, we would feel like there is never enough time to do it all.

M is for Mine.

Just what does that mean? I hear toddlers say it constantly. They are trying to be territorial or claim ownership or whatever. But does it do any good? Are any of us any better than toddlers screaming “Mine”?

L is for Love.

Which will be celebrated early next week. There are tons of ways to show and share your love on Valentine’s Day. It can be as elaborate or informal, expensive or cheap as you want it to be. The important thing, on any day, is to be sure to show those you care about just how much you love them.

K is for Kids.

Which can seem to do their job of driving parents insane! From teenage angst, heartaches, and social life to toddlers potty training and “no, no, nope” it is enough to keep parents running in circles! Those kids….we love them, but they sure can give their parents a run for their money!

J is for Just Dreaming.

I’ve just been dreaming of what we might get to do this summer to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary!! I can’t believe we are going to be celebrating our silver anniversary this year (I remember my parents and in-laws celebrating theirs!) but it’s exciting and we want to do something special.

I have just been dreaming of something like a week long cruise, either an ocean cruise or maybe a river cruise. Or maybe somewhere we’ve never been like Alaska, or maybe a bit closer like Edmonton. I have always dreamed of visiting Canada. And renting a home for a week in the summer could be very nice! Or maybe Mt. Rushmore or New York City. Or Hawaii. I just don’t know! There are so many choices, especially when just dreaming…

I is for I did what I wanted.

Which is pretty unusual. As I was home alone this weekend I did what I wanted! I don’t usually get to do that. Now, my list stayed pretty boring and routine (workouts, house cleaning) but I was able to do these things when I wanted. I also got some shopping done, took my nephews and mom to the park, and read. All when I wanted!