In November I will hit a pretty big milestone in life. I turn 40. As I write that number, it seems impossible. Where have the second have of my 30's gone? The first half I soaked up every ounce of NYC that I could!
Life has been unbelievably busy since I got married 5.5 years ago. We've lived in five states, changed jobs, had two babies, spent almost nine months in the hospital with our youngest son, lost him to heart disease, then moved again to the Chicago area as we have been navigating loss and grief.
We also bought a lovely house and have finally found some great community through a local church. We started the adoption journey officially about 18 months ago and we have been actively waiting for 13 of those months.
We have come super close to our forever baby three times now. Pregnancy is no easy journey. I definitely didn't handle it well either time for different reasons. But, at least there is a due date where it comes to an end. With adoption, there are no due dates. You just WAIT and WAIT and WAIT. So, that is where we are now with our adoption journey. Waiting!
I am sure that many moms (and dads!) could say the same about their lives. Time flies by with all the big and little decisions to be made. Even if you've not moved several thousand times like us. Well, that's an exaggeration but not by much ;).
As I think about this big birthday that is lurking around the corner, it is a good time for me to take stock in a few areas of my life. I am thinking through a few goals I'd like to pursue during the next 70ish days before my bday.
Here are a few goals I have so far:
Run a 10K Race: this is something I did regularly in my old life in NYC but I haven't done a race beyond a 5k in a number of years. I'll start looking for one to do before my birthday.
NYC trip: this will likely have to have after the big bday. We have a reunion trip scheduled for December. Can't wait to see my friends and pretend I live on the upper west side for a long weekend!
Rebuild my blog or launch a new one: This goal deserves its own blog entry but I'll share that this has been on my mind for several months now. The more I grow as a writer/researcher the more I want to explore managing my own site. I plan to continue writing for the different blogs/editors that I currently write for weekly. I have A LOT to learn for this to be what I hope for it to be but I'm going to jump soon. More details to come.
140's by 40: This goal could also take an entire blog entry...actually an entire book. My weight has gone up and down so many times. I've struggled with extra pounds since childhood and I've obsessively taken it off several times. Sometimes I did it with eating very low calories and exercising nonstop. But, then I finally learned how to take care of myself and started running regularly. I will expound on this more too. Today I find myself where I've been many times. I am around 20 pounds heavier than I want to be. I am thankful that I'm not 75 pounds heavier like I have been in the past. I need to lose around 16ish pounds to be back in the 140's. I feel pretty good and strong in the mid 140's. It is going to take some self-control, a clear plan, accountability, and some good training to achieve this goal.
Adopt: Another goal...more of a dream because I can't control this one is to adopt before I'm 40. So, get to praying, people!
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