Mamavation Monday

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In a typical summer fashion, all of the weeks since school let out have been melding into one.  I can’t seem to remember what I did last week and what I did 3 weeks ago.  Every time I sit down to write my Mamavation Monday post, I really have to think hard about what’s been going on!

Okay, so, this is what I think has been going on in my life for the past week. It’s been unseasonably cold and rainy. I went to the gym to run one time last week & I ended up running 2 miles in just over 17 minutes! I jumped back on the pilates train sometime around Thursday-ish.  I had planned on running outside on Saturday morning but I wasn’t feeling that great.  However, later in the day, I took my kids for a walk to see the new playground being built by The Sandy Ground Project in memory of local hero Victoria Soto.  On the way home my 4-year-old was “too tired to walk” and “felt like he was melting” so I made the walk home with a 40+ pound child on my back while pushing a stroller.  That was awesome.

Oh, and on Wednesday, I took the kids to my older sons kindergarten orientation! I can’t believe he is going to be starting kindergarten in the fall. I’m really excited that it is within walking distance.  I look forward to being able to walk him there every day.

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Mamavation Monday

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I can’t believe it’s June already! I’ve been spending my time keeping my boys busy so they don’t go stir-crazy.  This week we took a hike, went for a boat ride, visited the zoo, sampled treats at a fellow bloggers new bakery for Connecticut Open House day and went to a birthday party at a lake. Oh, and my husband and I managed to escape for a couple hours for a date night on Saturday! Whew, I’m exhausted just typing that!

I actually can’t remember if I made it to the gym at all this week! I only did pilates one time and I ran the Mamavation 5K on Sunday.  Despite the lack of actual “workouts” I was definitely active.

As for the Mamavation 5K, I set a new Personal Record!! 32:45. I’m getting closer to that 30 minute or less goal.  The app I use includes a 5 minute warm-up and cool down (I made it home before the last 5 minutes was up.) So I actually went just over 3.5 miles and even though I walked for the warm-up and cool down it had me thinking that maybe I could run more than a 5K. Maybe I will even sign up for a 10K before the end of the year! We’ll see, we’ll see.

Happy Summer!