One Year....

One year ago, I made a choice....I was going to quit drinking soda. I was only really drinking one can of soda a day, but I thought one simple choice was easy. I can control myself to not drink soda.

The next step in my journey was to get  in the gym. I knew I needed to create movement in my day. There were so many nights where I would come home from work, and literally lay on the couch. Too tired to do much of anything, so I didn't. A friend at work asked if I would do a triathlon with her. I thought she was joking...are you kidding me. I was thinking that I am 238 lbs...and you want me to do a triathlon with you. My first thought was that I would have to get into a swimming suit...and I shuttered at the idea. My first week of training was horrible. I felt like crap! I can't believe how out of shape I was. I vowed that I will never be at this place again in my life!

So here I am...one sprint triathlon down (1/2 mile swim, 15 mile bike, and 3.2 mile run), one 5k run down, and completing a fitness challenge (1 minute of military push ups, 1 minute of sit ups, sit &reach and 12 minutes run) where I improved all of my scores into the "good range" from "poor range" down! One year later I am over 40 lbs down from my original weight. Size 18/20 to a 14. I will never go there again! I still have a lot of work to do. But I know that I have created a life change!

I don't know how she does it...

I am so excited to go and see the new movie "I don't know how she does it" I think that this movie was written about my life. These past few weeks have been particularly difficult for me juggling the different aspects of my life. I have been more emotional and petrified that I am not able to meet all of the things that are required of me!

My job is in the busiest season. I have 5 children who I am evaluating and have 5 children who I have to complete annual iep reviews for. I also have 2 children who are transitioning from the part C (0-3) program. I am busy to say the least! My days are full of paperwork and meetings. My 8 hours of work are now 10 with work at home in the evenings. I couldn't even schedule an appointment to go to the doctor.

I am failing miserably at my job as a housewife. My kids have eaten more peanut butter and honey sandwiches this month than they have ever had in their life! I cancelled my housecleaning service because of budget cuts and now my house is a mess!

I need help. I haven't ever been like this in my life! I am usually able to juggle it all flawlessly. It doesn't help that now I am also managing my dads health and financial concerns too. I hope that the movie helps me to put things on perspective on what is truly important. I know what is the most important things in life but need help on just how to say No!

New name

I have changed the name of my blog, because I don't feel like I ever had any secrets to being a career mom. What I do know is a balance of Kendra time, work, my husband and my kids. I think that I balance it well. It seems that there are times when we are out of sync and then there are times when we are running well on all cylinders. It is truly a balance in all areas of your life. When one thing weighs you down, life is usually out of balance. It is all about doing the best to keep it all weighing the same.