I went to another girl's night this past Friday- this time with some with my old (and one of my present) co-workers, all of which are in their 20's. Some are married, about to get married or living with their boyfriends. None of them have babies or are at the stage where they are even thinking about it!! It was such a refreshing and relaxing evening - especially since I knew that I wouldn't be hearing any idle mommy or pregnancy chatter. Being around these women also brings out the more youthful side in me too - it rekindles my pre-infertile self.
Kyle and I also did a running clinic on Saturday, hosted by the author of "Chi Running". His running form is based on a lot of principles of T'ai Chi, where you concentrate on keeping a proper form and don't force or exert yourself too much. This new form is supposed to make running more effortless, which I'm hoping will help me with the soreness that I struggle with after a workout and help improve my time as well. We are doing a 5K in a couple of weeks and I would like to make my goal of completing one in 30 minutes or less. I'm just not a fast runner (think: turtle), so this would be a big deal for me to run at consistent 10 minute miles! Kyle is training for a marathon in October, and I'm so proud of him for attempting this. Me, I think I'll stick to my 5K's and work up to a 10K :)
Today, we are just going to laze around and watch the big game by ourselves. It's the first time in many years that we haven't been to a superbowl party or had friends over. I'm looking forward to the low-keyness of it and being able to actually watch and hear all the cool new commercials!!
Oh, and on the adoption front, Kyle contacted our agency this past week. They couldn't offer anything really, except to console us on how hard it is to sit back and wait. They haven't had many birthmoms lately and I'm not sure what to think of this. We may consider getting a lawyer or trying another route, since this seems to be slow compared with a lot of other agencies out there!! We've been in the pool of prospective parents now for 9 months and have been dealing with the agency for a year. It's not looking so easy to "just adopt"!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
I am in total awe of your dedication to running. Really. You rock. I've tried running and I just hate it!
Sorry about the drag with your adoption. My sister's husband used an attorney for his two girls (first marriage) and it seemed to go so quickly from what he was telling me. But that was also 30 years ago. I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do or say... I'll just keep praying that our mommy-times come soon!
I was once a devotee of Chi Running! The idea of leaning forward is excellent, and there are other aspects of the technique that seemed to really reduce stress on my knees. Unfortunately, I was still in pain and did not have the discipline to push forward and completely master the chi. A local clinic would have been great. His ideas about food are suspect, but like most "experts," he seems to have his good points.
Patti
http://redvelvetcake.typepad.com
Good on you for keeping up on the running. I am the worst at maintaining any sort of work-out routine. If not for organized sports, I think my butt would be glued to the couch.
The "agency" we went through was actually a lawyer. If you want to email me directly, I can give you a bit more specific info.
I think a lot of times it's how much the agency advertises and just the timing. Our agency had very little activity then had 15 girls at one time who were considering. There were 8 placements from that group then nothing again for a while. I think if you don't mind putting up that initial money - you should go with more than one agency or even a lawyer....can't hurt to be in more than one pile.
Post a Comment