Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Pass the duct tape please

The good news: I went to a track workout tonight! And I didn't cry! Yay! I went slow and didn't go very far, but I went. It is hard to get back into it. And there are some AMAZING athletes on my team who run circles around me.

My coach asked me what happened (why I haven't been to workouts) and my immediate response was that my life fell apart and it is true. I feel like my life has fallen apart. I don't talk about it a lot on this blog, but my husband has cystic fibrosis. The last year and a half or so have been really difficult and he just can't seem to get better. I feel like we are walking on a tight-rope with his health and it's a scary place to be. My career has also been through a transition period. I lost my job almost a year ago and I haven't found a full-time job yet. It ended up working out well so that I could deal with my husband's hospitalizations and also be there for my father when he was dealing with cancer. But, it has been rough on me mentally. I am working part-time now and doing some interesting work, but it just isn't the same. I am scared that I haven't been able to find something yet, but on the other hand, I am also scared that if I did find a great opportunity that it would be too hard to do with all of the other stuff going on.

So yeah...life has been messy...and there are days when I am a complete mess. But I am trying to put things back together. So, pass the duct tape and let's go!

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

A rough road...

I will admit it. Things have been really rough. I don't want to whine or make excuses, but I am struggling and really just tired. So...I'm just putting one foot in front of the other and hoping for better days soon.