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Rediscovering Creativity
When I was living in black and white, all my hobbies were pushed to the sidelines. As a young adult, I used to quilt and sew. I liked crafting and painting when I was a child. As a new mom, I taught myself to crochet, but by baby #4 I wasn’t even doing that. Survival mode meant stripping down life to the very essentials of baby care and self care. I needed to take some time to actively bring some fun back into my life, and for me, the spice of life is creativity. My bare bones life wasn’t killing me, but it was very dry. Rediscovering my creative side…
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Running Out of my Comfort Zone
When I started running, just walking out of the front door was a stretch for me. My default mode was to stay in the house. When I was in survival mode with four young kids, staying inside was much easier than dealing with getting four sets of little shoes and socks on the kids. I needed to get out of the house a few times a week. I needed to see the sunshine. I needed to breathe fresh air and soak up some vitamin D. The nice thing about running is that I could do it by myself. I started working out on summer mornings, so I would get out…