deja vu all over again

It seems like every time I get on here to blog about something, it's been a long time since I last posted. This is my newest record for a dry spell. Nearly 4 months people! I promise I didn't fall off the face of the earth. What did happen, though, was summer day camp. Eight very long weeks of it. And I was the only full-time staff member for 5 of those 8 weeks. Needless to say, spare time was scarce, and the little that I had I did NOT want to spend blogging. I wanted to spend it sleeping...

Recap of the past 4 months: survived summer camp, lost another 6 pounds (hit a milestone of 20 total pounds lost...and 12 of them came off in the last 6 months!), read a LOT of books (shocking!) and discovered a new favorite author (Lisa Samson is a great writer...her character development is top notch and I love the way her stories unfold), rode on a motorcycle for the first time (passenger, not driver....I do have my limits!), was offered and began teaching two BODYCOMBAT classes of my own at Fitness Works, and started off another school year with the Boys & Girls Club (average daily attendance = 137 kids...how do you spend your afternoons? ha!).

I also have spent a lot of time reading up on my friends out there in the world on blogspot. While I may not have felt up to writing - the synapses weren't firing at that level of output - I did get to read up on the adventures of my friends. Like The Rogans, who just had TRIPLETS on June 15. And the babies are beautiful and healthy. Or Kemra, on orchestra friend from high school who sent her oldest daughter off to kindergaten four days after having her THIRD child. Or Amanda and Matt in CO who experienced a home robbery and the baddie got caught. And Amanda just celebrated the 6th anniversary of surviving an attack. This couple is one of the strongest, nothing's gonna stop me now sets of people I know. Needless to say, there's a lot going on out there in the world that is worth reading about.

Now that life is slowing down (a smidge), I'll have more time to blog. Ok, I guess my life is never slow. I'll find time between working, teaching 4 days a week at the gym, spending time with my husband, going to church and Bible studies, etc. to blog. Either way, I like sharing my thoughts with whoever decides to read them out here in the blogosphere. It's cathartic at the least to get the thoughts and life updates out there. So blogging world, the Saharan stretch of nothingness from me is over. I hope you're ready for the ride!