My marathon

Here's a link to my marathon blog. It gives all the details about my recent run. :)

Enjoy!

Sadie

http://thebattleofthemarathon.blogspot.com

Average

I had an epiphany this week...

If there's one thing about me that I understand very well, it is that I am a very average person in almost every aspect of my life. And I'm okay with that. This isn't a post to solicit moral boosting comments. This is also not a post to suggest that we shouldn't seek the be the best we can be.

Let me explain. I do a lot of things. I would say I'm well-rounded. However, being well-rounded takes time. The time it takes to become an expert in something usually takes about 10,000 hours.

So if I spend the next ten years practicing something for three hours a day, I can become an expert in that subject... Three hours a day. For TEN years! So that basically means that if I live to be 100 years old, and my entire life I work diligently to master skills, I might get about ten.

You can see why this would be a problem for someone who likes to do a LOT of things. If I divide my time too much, I may never become any good at anything. So in essence, I have to come to understand, that I am average. And that is okay. I'm average at a lot of things. Hopefully things that matter.

And THIS is where the epiphany comes. I have learned recently that a gift/talent has been given to me. It isn't anything flashy or exciting that can be done on a talent-show stage, but it is something that can change the lives of those with whom I come into contact. Through the talent my Heavenly Father blessed me with (and prepared a way that I could develop through thousands of hours of practice) I can bless others' lives.

So maybe I'm average in almost every way, but there is one very small way that I am an expert.

"...by small and simple things are great things brought to pass..."

Alma 37:6

Why I don't blog

I've been asking myself, why am I not blogging these days... and I'm not sure I have a good answer. But I have an answer none the less.

It's because...

1. I don't take pictures, and a blog without pictures is lame. And then there's the guilt, that I don't take pictures of my adorable children and the fun things we do.

2. Things are not changing much, life is good and happy and wonderful so what's there to write about?

3. It's because I keep my house spotless all the time and therefore, there's no time to blog... this one is a lie. I waste plenty of time in a day that could be spent blogging. And, my house is not spotless. It's covered in sand from the sand box, toys, books, fruit snack wrappers, and little shoes and socks. I promise I won't lie anymore.

4. I'm busy. While that is true, I found time today to take a nice hour long nap. It was one of those that you have to use a metaphorical pry-bar to get yourself awake. But boy, did that feel nice. The nap, not the pry-bar... that was actually almost painful.

5. I'm busy running, and recovering from running. This is actually true. I've got a marathon in a little more than a month and it seems my life is pretty consumed in preparation. I only run three days a week, but when you get into high mileage, that equates to about ten hours a week. That's like a part-time, part-time job. I'm excited for the day my runs only take half an hour instead of half a day.

So, that's me. That's why I'm not blogging. That's my excuse. But I'm going to try and do better. Maybe if I splurge and get a nice new camera I'll be more motivated to take pictures... and that could be my springboard back into the business. Scott'll love that one. :) "Honey, I need to spend lots of money to buy a new camera so I can be motivated to blog." I'll phrase it differently. It just might work. I'll use my PR skills and see what kind of spin I can put on the situation. Stay tuned.

We're still alive

So yeah, we didn't fall off he face of the planet. We've just been busy. :) I'll resume writing blogs one of these days.

The first day of school!

Jeff started his first day of kindergarten. He was super excited about it. Especially since he gets to ride his bike to school. I love that he is so close to us this year. I'm planning on spending lots of time in his classroom. It's so quiet having him gone all day long. Our favorite part of the day is after-school-snacks. We all love them... me too. :)

Swimming lessons

Jeff and Nate did swimming lessons all summer long. I'm glad I did it. Even if it meant a lot of sweating. :)

Jeff can swim the length of the pool all by himself and do a freestyle and backstroke. He started out only able to do bubbles.

Nate can glide by himself and dive for things too. His favorite thing is to go off the diving board. He started the summer terrified to even put his toes in the water. I think we made some serious progress.

Getting ready for things

We're getting ready for things at our house. Getting ready for school to start, getting ready for things to get back into a rhythm, getting ready for a little less chaos all day long. I know most people cry when they send their kids to school. I don't. I'm ready. And I'm pretty sure Jeff has been ready for quite some time. He is counting down the days (literally).

I think Nate will enjoy a little time with just me. And I think Gracie will like being able to nap when she is tired. We've been doing swimming lessons all summer and it seems lessons were scheduled right when Gracie wanted to sleep. I hope getting the kinks worked out in her schedule will help her.

So that's us.