Scenes From My Run

To be totally honest... i walked a bit

but i was pushing an almost 4-year old

in a stroller

and it's a hilly course...

I had to get out of the house for a little

peace and quiet

and a break from listening to my daughters argue

and whine about being bored.

Does anyone else have children that do that?

oy.

Here's some pictures of my 4 mile loop.

It always manages to calm me

and clear my head.

I love where we live... close to Philadelphia

and small towns west of it

and just a half mile down the road

are acres and acres of beautiful land

with horses

and old homes

and split rail fences.

I find inspiration in the smallest of things.

Like the moss that grows on the base of this tree.

endless miles of country roads

old red barns

little cottages

with little cottage gardens

old stone houses tucked back in the woods

green pastures preserved by

conservation trusts

stone walls

an old stone wall with ferns growing

out of it

that surrounds an estate with

several homes on it

an old school house that

is now a private home

an old tree that

dates back to

1704

a pretty yellow house

with a white picket fence

to come home to

Treadmill

The TREADMILL is coming!! The TREADMILL is coming!! Our delivery time window is 11-1 and I ain't leavin' the house 'til it gets here. I'm hoping it is all put together and rarin' to go. All they have to do is put it in it's designated spot and I am a walkin'. No more excuses. No more looking for someone to watch the baby (yeah, I know she's 2 and a half), no more saying it's too cold outside. I am officially out of excuses to go for a walk/run. I was always a treadmill snob. Didn't like how it felt on my knees, didn't like being cooped up inside... blah, blah, blah. But guess what? I got 3 kids and I'm sooooo not the disciplined type to get up at 5 am especially in the winter. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm hoping that we didn't just pay for a very expensive clothes hanger upper. I'm hoping that when I walk in this room and I see the sewing machine on the left and the treadmill on the right that I sometimes, often times, veer toward the right. I need this. Just as much as I need the sewing. I need a little bit of both to feel good about myself. And I need to get this "baby weight" off. Like I said, she's 2 and a half.