Cleaning

Let's talk about cleaning.

I have a love/hate relationship with cleaning. I hate clutter and need it to be gone immediately, but the every day process of cleaning up and keeping it away eludes me. It's a vicious cycle of piling and stacking all week, then cleaning it all up over the weekend and saying never again. Repeat a couple thousand times.

8.5 Miles!

I'm giving myself a little pat on the back today.

I couldn't get to sleep until late last night and woke up at 4am wide awake. Why? I don't know, but 5am wasn't the best time for me. I even tried to hit snooze and go back to sleep, but couldn't. So I sucked it up and got out of bed.

Despite having zero motivation, I made it 2.5 miles this morning!

That has to be a record for me. I bought a Nike+ a week or two ago and am loving being able to keep track.

I keep meaning to take pictures of all the trees budding and blooming. The cherry blossoms are opening up and making everything all soft and gorgeous. But I keep forgetting my camera. I'll get around to it eventually...

6 Miles

I've jogged/walked six miles in the last two days. Progress! I did intervals of jogging and walking for 3.5 miles yesterday and just walked for 2.5 today. I'm trying to be more active, but I got burnt out on the gym routine of lifting and dealing with people and all that.

Getting out at 5am means you're pretty much alone on the path! I saw four people at the end of my walk today, and about twenty birds. Not a bad way to start the day.

I have a lot of fun adventures coming up in a week (woo, vacation!), so I'm sure there will be an overload of pictures very soon. For now, I have this: