75 Days - a Gift and a Challenge
As I have gotten older, I have realized just how precious time truly is and in turn, I protect it vehemently. I work full time in an industry that has an extremely busy season during the first 4 months of the year and I am also in school to (finally!) finish what I started so many years ago. As you can imagine, there is not much left for my children, my friends or myself so I carefully choose who gets my precious free time. But time can also be a huge benefit. I was a stay at home mom for over 16 years, then went back to work super part time at a job that had great hours so I could still be with my girls after school. Just before COVID, I had begun walking in my neighborhood and found that I loved the solitude it allowed me. Every day, I would put on my headphones, listen to music and just enjoy the outdoors. I slowly began adding an extra loop here and there and before I knew it, I was walking over 4 miles each day. During COVID, I was able to convince my daughters to work out with me...