Running the Life

Ok, so now a month later I feel a little better about finances.  Another month of steady paychecks feel good and has kept us afloat.  So, it’s a month in the positive, even if nothing was saved, we still paid everything for that month.   Thank God above my husband finished his first job of the year and immediately headed to the second.  No down time… which is where we always get into financial trouble.  Long stretches with no paycheck and we start to sink really fast. 

Now I’m trying to switch my focus and get ready for my Lil Man to start the second grade.  It’s exactly 4 weeks from today that that happens and a lot has to be done in these 4 weeks.  Simple things but costly and time consuming so I’m trying to be as prepared as I possibly can be.  I’m excited for him to start back because fall soccer starts (my favorite!) and cooler temperatures should be arriving. 

We are in the hottest part of summer right now with temperatures averaging 90-105 degrees each day with heat indexes way above those numbers.  It’s brutal and I’m supposed to start half marathon training next week!!! Needless to say I’m considering a month long gym membership for $40 just to have an air conditioned place to start training.  Otherwise getting up in the early hours of the mornings or waiting until dark.  People are getting sick left and right because of dehydration and heat exhaustion so I’m going to have to be careful.  I’ve lived here for the majority of my life now and I still hate these 2 months of extreme heat.  It’s just crazy!

I’m not an extreme runner or athlete for that matter.  But I have started running a little in the past year to try to lose weight and firm back up.  I was successful back when I first started but then had some shoe troubles and lost a little of my progress.  But now with a big goal race in my future, I’m back to training 3 days a week.  It’s been a challenge just to build the time into my schedule and combat the extreme heat.  I’m looking forward to next month already and October even more for a cool down.  My sister and I signed up for the CASA Half Marathon.  It’s a fundraising event, which makes the entry fees a little more understandable, and supposedly one of the easiest half’s in our state.  We both thought that was perfect for it being our first.