This past week I started my new workout routine. I've been running for way to many years (With the add of weights and a workout video) I decided it was time to try something new. And...what better time than right before summer and swimsuit season. On Monday I attended my first pure barre class, it was intense and pushed me to a new level. The pain I felt the next two days only got me excited about my return on Friday. Their concept is simple utilize the ballet barre to perform small isometric movements. Most people freak out when they feel their muscles start to shake but, this actually means that your muscles are reaching the point of fatigue, which is actually a good thing! The plan is to continue to run daily with the add of pure barre 2-3 times a week. Summer is just around the corner with just 7 weeks of school left for myself and the boys. Bring on the sun, pool and bikinis...
For the last ten years, my world has revolved around my three boys. I poured everything into them, my energy, my time, my heart. I became their anchor, their safe place, their constant. And as the years passed, they grew. Not just taller or older, but more independent and confident. Little by little, I began to feel that familiar shift: they still needed me, but not in the way they once did. For the first time in a decade, I could finally breathe for myself again. I had no expectations of love finding me. My life had settled into a rhythm of responsibility and quiet strength. But then, as life often does when we least expect it, it brought someone into my world who would change everything. A man finding love after loss. A man who loved deeply, truly, wholeheartedly before. Instead of feeling intimidated by the depth of his past, I found myself moved by it. The way he speaks of love, the way he honors what he once had, only makes me feel closer to him. It shows the kind of heart he...
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