May Day MAYDAY

Since I have very few followers, I'm sure that not many people have missed my blog. In fact, the last blog I wrote was dated March 25th. Like some cruel April Fool's joke, one day passed, then another and another. I often thought about blogging, but always found something more important to do. Okay, maybe tv, Facebook and Twitter are not more important.

April just seemed to be the month that was a funk. Maybe it was the fact that I was turning 49 years old, although birthdays don't bother me. And I certainly don't feel 49! I suppose that the general malaise was a combination of things. Travel and stress at work, the continued unknown about where and when we'll be moving and if our home will ever sell.

I continue to battle my weight, it's winning. And my running activity has dropped to the level of almost complete inactivity. That would be one run a week, or four runs in the month. Yes FOUR runs totalling 31.5 miles. That included the Cooper River Bridge 10K and the Statue 2 Statue 15K in Birmingham. Yes it lived up to the reputation as the hardest 15K in the south.

It's May 1, 2009 and time for me to take control. Luckily I have an incredible wife and Gerri and I will tackle this challenge together. We've done it before, we'll do it again.

Without going into specifics yet, here are some preliminary goals for May.

1) Blog at least 5 times per week. Some may be very short, but I'm generally long winded.

2) Cook more often when I'm home. This will have the added benefit of helping our budget while also allowing us to make better food choices.

3) Read. One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to read one book per month. I completed one (QBQ)and are making good progress on 1L. Next up is Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley.

4) Run. I thought about setting a goal of running every day this month, even if it was 1 mile. I know it is unrealistic, unhealthy and totally crazy. But I do like the idea of implementing some easy short runs just to get back into a good habit. Of course, the Marine Corps Historic Half is two weeks away, so my goal there is to finish and enjoy the experience.

Guess that's a good start for May 1st. Looking forward to weekend ahead including seeing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers tonight at Boiling Springs High School, Yard Sale in the morning, watching the MUD Run tomorrow afternoon, an 11 mile run Sunday morning and of course NewSpring Church service on Sunday. Best part is I get to spend all weekend with Gerri!