Capitol 10K

I'm starting to realize that posts can be short.  Why did it take me so long to figure that out?  

So I have signed up for the Austin Capitol 10K.  It is a six mile run/walk.  I can now walk three miles in less than an hour.  I am hoping to be able to run part of the way, but have yet to try out the training method cousin Kathy recommended - the Galloway Method.  We are going out again tomorrow and I will try it then.  The objective is to rest after a few minutes of jogging.  I can jog for two minutes and then walk for 1 minute.  That is the plan for tomorrow.  Wish me luck.  

Isabella slept all night in her new bed.  Woohoo!  She did wake up much earlier than she normally would if she were sleeping right next to me, but that's ok.  It just means she will actually nap now. Woohoo!  

I must go to sleep soon.  My friend Cindy is coming into town tomorrow afternoon.  I am so excited!  Friday is my friend Julie's 40th birthday.  Then Saturday I am headed to Brownsville for my sister's bridal shower.  I am coming back on Sunday and get to hang out with my friend for one more day.  Yippee!!!   

Ok, goodnight.  TTYL.

Firsts and Lasts

I shouldn't drink coke on Tuesdays when I have lunch with my dear friend Renee.  I am so sensitive to caffeine these days that one little coke will keep me up very late into the night. Hence, this post at this very late hour.

Not sure what I am feeling right now.  Part of me is happy that Isabella is sleeping upstairs in Natalia's room in her toddler bed and part of me is sad because my baby is not sleeping in bed with us anymore.  :(  I am going to miss waking up right next to her.  Who am I kidding?  She's really the one that wakes ME up.  Her first words every morning are:  "Mama, agua."  She says this in a very dramatic voice as if she's really dying of thirst.  I love it.  Maybe she'll cry in the middle of the night and I'll run up there just to bring her back down to bed with us.  Knowing that this is our last baby changes the way I feel about her "firsts."  Her "firsts" are now my "lasts." 

Well, that sentiment was short-lived.  She is up and screaming for "mama".  TTYL.

Spring is in the air!

I love, LOVE this time of year.  Everything is coming back to life.  The trees are budding. The crocuses are blooming.  The sun comes in early into my kitchen window over the sink.  The mornings are crisp and the day is breezy but not warm.  This weather only lasts a couple of months and then we are back to scorching heat.  A few years back it got up to 108 degrees one day in September.  That is HOT.

I am not sure why I haven't been writing as much in here.  I have been suffering from allergies quite a bit and have had the sniffles and an on-and-off cough the last two months.  We have also had several friends and relatives visit.  I love having company.   And school activities have been taking up a lot of our evenings as well.  Those are my excuses anyway.

Last week I had one day that I chose to stay home all day with Isabella -- no errands, no trips anywhere, no TV, just Isabella and me.  It was awesome.  We played.  We cleaned.  We ate together.  It was so much fun.  I am going to have to save a day each week to do just that.

I have also been busy thinking about next fall and what my options are.  My resume is all set and I have made a couple of contacts with some folks in the field in which I am interested in working.  I have also been looking at job lists and am happy to report that there are many jobs out there in my area of expertise.  Phew.   

However, the biggest job-related epiphany came from my friend Jessica who was here for a conference last week.  She is a dear friend from grad school.  She suggested I start my own consulting company.   I thought she was joking at first, but the more she talked, the more it made sense.  I am so excited!  Having my own company will give me the flexibility I need to take on projects as I can handle given my kids' schedules.  Thank you, Jessica, for opening my eyes to this option!

It feels like my professional life is coming back to life again and life is good.  TTYL.