All over the place.

All is well, I just have had a hard time putting into words my life right now.

As I head back to work in a couple of weeks I am trying to come to terms with how I am feeling about being away from my daughter for the first time since March (or you could say since last June when I found out I was pregnant).  There is a lot of fear and sadness about being a working mom.  Right now I am a little bit of denial and when reality creeps in I have been “running it out.”  Any advice out there about going back to work would be great

I am loving this age- Piper is just so funny and so interactive.  I can’t get enough of her of course.

Besides just trying to find my bearings I have been fulfilling my American duty and watching the Olympics.  I am in awe of what these athletes can do.  I can’t wait to cheer on Meb Keflezighi in the men’s marathon Sunday.  I met him a few years ago at the Pittsburgh Marathon expo.  He is such a kind and humble man.

I have been trying to get in some last minute reading and cooking which I have really enjoyed.  Here are a few great quotes I have run across that spoke to me:

• The grand essentials of happiness are : something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.  ~Allan Chalmers
• The highest form of spiritual practice is self-observation without judgment. ~Swami Kripalu
• We can all best contribute to society if we first and foremost sense and acknowledge our own feelings, then act from a sense of who we really are, not from an idea of what will earn us the most positive responses or avoid the most negative ones.  –Chi running.

What I am grateful for today:  Fresh food and new recipes, Amazing friends who willingly babysit, Hill workouts

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