Learning to Juggle

I feel like this summer has been my own version of the Barnum & Bailey 3 Ring circus, "Step right up and see Elizabeth burning out!" While I don't feel like one of the elegant ladies that can flow through the air with the greatest of ease, I don't feel like the person that comes and picks up after the Elephants, either.

My biggest challenge has been work-I am doing the job of 2 people-still...with no end in sight yet. I have grown, I have been really challenged and I have never worked this hard. I am being 'rewarded'...it's not much, but at least it's something, right? Have to keep my sights set on the future, and hopefully be able to look back in a few years about how far I've come...

Another big addition is Jack. God has to have a sense of humor because after living in Baltimore for 11 years, moving to Rockville almost a year ago---I meet a wonderful man...who lives in BALTIMORE! HA! So, I have been spending lots of weekend time in Baltimore. It's kind of cool to have weekend time with BF in Baltimore and then my weekdays in DC. Jack is a kind, funny, loving, honest and no BS man who I never would have expected I would fall for...but it's great!

Training again...my weekday runs have be so irregular, but unlike last year I am actually getting in my weekday runs and I feel stronger and faster than last year. The long runs are good. I have 6 weeks until my 20-miler, so just as school is back in session on Monday...I have to really buckle down and get serious about mid-week runs, cutting back on my nightly 'glass of wine' and raising some money for ACS. October 28th is right around the corner!!!