December Sucks...

... all my time away.

I think I need this costume.

I broke my running streak, and I mean REALLY broke it. I went days without a run. I just could NOT make it happen. I'm literally going from before sunrise to well after sunset, approximately 18 hours a day. Homeschooling two of my kids three days a week, getting those two to school prepared and covered two days a week, getting my other child to and from his full time school every day, projects, papers, parties, events, activities, the cleaning, the laundry, the clothing and feeding of said children, ALL the driving, all the 'Mommy!'s and 'I can't find my _____'s, the teacher gifts, the advent calendar, that @#$% elf on the shelf (yes, I caved into the requests for a creepy elf), it's enough to make anyone go bonkers. On top of it all, my husband is the chair on a charity board. Their main fundraiser (which is absolutely amazing) is a 10 night event running all the way up to the eve of Christmas Eve requiring weeks before to set up. He is pretty much only home to sleep in December. So, I'm on my own.

The month of December is really good for one thing, making me better appreciate the struggle single moms go through. God bless them and help them, this time of year especially.

I know they say, "if you really want to, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." Yeah, well, that person should come take care of my kids and responsibilities so I can 'find a way' to run.

All of that to say, I've decided December is not a good month for streaking, the running kind or the naked kind, brrr. ;-) So, I'll get back to it after the New Year rolls in. On that note, I'm in the market for a new favorite Holiday. I'm thinking maybe Presidents Day, or OOOH! Maybe St. Patrick's Day, since one side of my mom's family is Irish. I'm open to suggestions, if you're one of those people I used to think were mean old Grinches, and you prefer another holiday, let me know which one and why. If you drive by my house in March and see green lights and a huge shamrock in my yard, you'll know that I made my decision, and I'm trying to have a fun, stress free holiday to replace Thanksgiving and Christmas, a holiday when I can run and not have to do it at midnight on my treadmill all alone.

Happy holidays, and happy running.