Thankful Thursday

Ohhhhh, just a few hours ahead of Thankful Thursday,
but I'll be busy with holding down the couch.
It's been another exhausting week of fighting off this sickness. Boo!

Today, like everyday, I'm thankful for my little growing family....

My husband, who has been in my life for nearly 10 years. WOW!!
Who is the love my life.
Who supports me and my [fitness] adventures.
Who is proud of all my accomplishments and looking forward to more...
Who is currently on a never-ending deployment.
Who is the most amazing father to 3 precious girls.

My girls, 3 girls, Leanna 6, Ailea 3 and Serena 1.
They are full of LOTS of energy and LOTS of drama.
They most certainly keep me on my toes, daily.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
And, they are excited for the Thankful 5k, we are all running.
They get excited for workouts and seeing Mama on the Run.
I truly am thankful for their intrest in all things fitness, green smoothies!!
I love those 3 and am thankful for all that give me as a Mama.

We are each very thankful for our man, their daddy.
We love him. We miss him. We can't wait to have him back home.

*Ailea had a little breakdown, she misses her daddy, terribly.

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday

Today, I'm thankful for Keeping it REAL!!

It's what I like to say, It's what I like to do, It's what I live by.

I've kept it real from the beginning, sharing my success, struggles, ...sharing MY journey.
I've had many challenges, I've had lots of success, all at the same time. 
There's been up & downs, there's been 3 kids and husband in the mix, the daily routine of a Mama with the military lifestyle. There's been PLENTY of times, I could of stopped to give up. There has been plenty of times where I had to re-group. Like, currently.

I've been an inspiration to many, I've been a motivator, I've been myself the whole.entire.time. 
I started this blog, almost a year ago, kept it to myself and then decided to share it once [the unexpected] deployment rolled around. Why? To show others, that's it's NOT always easy, that it takes works, that it is possible. To share MY continuous fitness journey. There's no finish line for this mama, no limits.

 I've shared set-backs, like weight-gain & food struggles. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a food problem. I LOVE TO EAT. And, sometimes I just eat horribly. I love fast foods, and I've been a  frequent guest lately. And, it's shown on my body, I don't regret it. And, I've had to face the reality of it, it hurts. This week was the wake-up week; muffin top!! My favorite pair of non-skinny jeans weren't so fun to wear. The fact that I wore them a few weeks ago, and they fit just fine.. The junk caught up to me. I don't diet, I don't like the word nor do I like to talk about. Maybe, it's because it's just too disciplined and I don't like limitations in life. Call me, stubborn, Call me, REAL. I already had a plan in motion, to shed a few pounds off before Winter Vacation. SO, that was completely bothersome, I was devastated. Just as I fell apart, I was quick to pull myself back together. It's what I do, I don't dwell on it, I rise from it. 

Bring on another set-back or so; this insane sickness I have been dealing with. It's been a few weeks now, with a doctor visit last week and meds. Slowly, I've come back to a steady routine but my running has suffered, I can't breath without coughing. And, with coughing comes the discomfort. Ehhh, not the end of the world. I'll have plenty of running days ahead.. Like, a fabulous Texas half-marathon. And, many other [solo] running days while on "vacation"....so, for now, I'm not killing myself to get those miles. I am easing into it; I like to push myself. 
I like to test my boundaries, and if there's a bad result from that, I've learned. That's where I keep it real to myself, go after it Rosanna. And, if it doesn't work out, you feel worst afterwards, you get injured. YOU LEARNED! 

Sometimes, going back to the drawing board is necessary. Just like switching up the fitness routines. Sometimes, you need a break, to let your body rest. No shame, as long as you stay in the game. As long as you make it happen. As long as you keep it real.

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!

Let's see this week I'm thankful for,.......REST!!

As a military spouse with a sailor currently 2 months into a LONG deployment AND busy mama to 3 girls; mix in the DAILY duties, squeezing in workouts, and other randomness, it just doesn't happen much. Like, many other military wives, we get it when we can, we keep on keeping on.


Lately, I've been hit with sickness, it doesn't happen often. Today, I FINALLY went into to base medical along with Ailea. Turns out I have a viral infection, with fluid behind the ear and dehydration. Strange, huh? I thought I was drinking enough water, I load up in the evenings but doc said I need it MORE, especially as a notorious coffee drinker. Whoops!! So, I got a few meds to help with the congestion. This sickness had me limited, hardly any workouts, I didn't get some of the cleaning projects done so far, just the bare minimum. 

 I've RESTED as much as I can, in between the daily duties, I threw my body on the couch and stayed!! I've taken my booty to bed, EARLY, to REST. I've caught up on reading. The EARLY routine to bed for REST, even has me falling asleep EARLIER. And, although I've been RESTING, I've still felt crummy, but I'm RESTING. So, I'm thankful that I do listen to my body MORE and get REST when I need it the most. It does drive me crazy though because I'm always on the GO, GO, GO!!! My mind is always racing to this and that...and I've got a LOT on my plate. Yesterday, I did sneak in a workout & run, I felt great and took advantage. Today, is a different story, I woke up sounding horrible. I don't plan to jump into it until I am at least 100%. I have too much going on, on Saturday, we have a Disney on Ice show!! SUPER EXCITED, our first time!!! Ooookay, let me get off the PC, to get some REST during naptime. 


"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!!

Today [everyday] I'm Thankful for my MOTIVATION!!!

I've always been motivated/passionate in everything I do!

Family first, motivated to giving them my best, even when husband is on deployment. Even, when I am tired, because some days that just happens. Even, when I am emotionally drained because I have to play mommy/daddy to 3 lively girls. I am MOTIVATED to give them my best. And, I do that without prompt, without hesitation, with my whole heart. 
I'm that mama on the go, that is continuously asked, "how do you do it?"
They praise me, they are amazed, and sometimes, some feel sorry for me. Haha
No matter what, I do it because I am a Mama, I carried and gave birth to 3 healthy, beautiful, amazing girls and I am thriving [daily] to give them my best, to teach them, to inspire them. And, they tell me, they show me, they love me for what I do. It's NOT always pretty, or calm. It's a house full of girls, DRAMA!! And, we always have crazy days but that wouldn't be life if it wasn't a little crazy.

Another part of my MOTIVATION, is my drive for all things FITNESS!!
Just today, after my 5k Treadmill run, another mother runner, was wiping down the treadmill after her run. She asked, "what do you think about when you're running?", "what keeps you going?"  I smiled and said, "MY MUSIC" and there's a lot of thinking but it's mostly thinking of my run. She continued to say, that all she thinks about to not focus on running is what's for dinner and the cleaning she has to do. Hah! I try my hardest to NO think of things like that, I told her I usually focus on a goal for fun/time/miles. All while keeping an eye on my girls in the playroom, because Serena was back to climbing. Agh!! We shared the passion for running but she is still struggling on 'enjoying' it. I've got a half-marathon training schedule set-up for January. I've been having a hard time finding a full marathon training schedule that doesn't require huge miles and smaller ones that I can schedule into my week with my girls. After all, husband will STILL be on deployment, and even still after my half-marathon. He may or may not make it for the full marathon. Anyways, I'm still MOTIVATED to get ir done!! 

That's just some of the motivation that I am continuously thankful for. 

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!

What are you thankful for?

Tonight, I am thankful for a wonderful support system!!

From family to still breastfeeding to school to work to military life to fitness...I've got it all covered. And, I'm very thankful for those that are apart it. Lately, I have started to re-read, Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives. It's an excellent book, and I kind of read through it before deployment started and didn't digest it properly. Now, I've got a new outlook into reading it and I am identifying to it, open-heartily.

Some days,  some weeks become overwhelming, but like many others, I get through it. No matter what. I sometimes go harder in a workout routine, or spend more quality time with my girls. Remember, I have 3 girls; 6, 3, 1, all demanding ages, all different personalities, each needing my attention. With daddy on deployment, it's be ROUGH, giving them each my all. Juggling different roles, motherhood be the most demanding of them all. I have my good/bad days, days I felt as if I've failed, others I am on that super mama high. My husband is continuously praising me, reminding me that I do A LOT, a lot that other mama's might now do. I am very  much involved with them, from an early age teach them, opening their creativity, showing them the world is an adventure. I haven't stopped enjoying myself just because my husband is away. I'll be honest there has been several days, that I do breakdown with emotions because I do miss him. And, that's completely fine. I've seen many other military spouses via facebook groups, express misery, express how life sucks without there other half home. What I don't see is how they are enjoying their children or themselves. How miserable is that? A waste of time, if you ask me. I make the best of life while he is away or at least I try by hardest. I've embraced the deployment, I've set goals, I've planned out months, outtings for my girls, I've made things happen to keep us distracted. Later, this year we will be traveling to Texas for the Winter Break, it's going to be our first time flying from Washington an my first time traveling with my 3 girls. It's going to be pretty memorable. And, I am totally looking forward to it. We get to spend Christmas with family, I get to RUN a lot and just enjoy time in Texas.

When, it comes to fitness, it's also been challenging but I have put myself out there with friends via the world wide web, they have been apart of my journey, they have seen my success, they have seen Rosanna WORK her ASS off to get her body back after kids. And, they have become INSPIRED, some have jumped on and off, others have had their own success stories, and some are back with me. This brings me to a story in the book,Conquering Resentment, ....... "How can I serve others this week?" No matter how challenged I am in my life, I have to get myself out of that and move forward. I'm self-motivated, a go getta, a woman on the go. And, that's one reason I started setting up bootcamps, started this past April, for fellow military spouses, it's been off/on with our husbands schedules and recently with my knee injury. I'm happy to say, that it's back on the calendar this week. In September, once school started, I began hosting weekly run with Moms Run This Town, another way to keep myself busy and moving, to motivate other moms. Other wives know that I love all things fitness-related, they know I have 3 little ones, and know that I am always ready to get busy. 

Getting crafty, staying social. Those things people already know I enjoy, plan. And, it's been happening lately. We've got our second {eat.craft.drink} event coming up; Pie & Mug Swap!!

One of the chapters that caught my attention early on was, In Everything GIVE THANKS. 
And, I do that often. I am thankful for many things throughout the day. I don't take things for granted, most especially, the time with my girls. I know that on the other side of the ocean, my husband, is missing them. He is making us proud and doing his job which he loves. The deployment factor isn't permanent and we survive. We are proud of our sailor, we are thankful for him.

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!!

Stealing a few minutes while my girls snack before another BUSY evening!!

This Thankful Thursday is for Patience and Creativity!! 
Those who know me personally, already know this. My ever-growing PATIENCE with my surroundings, children, deployment, etc...it's not always pretty but I am thankful for those days that remind me. And, I'm always thankful for my ever so growing CREATIVITY that INSPIRES many and the many opportunities I have to SHARE IT!!

Last night after soccer practice and FRG Meeting, coming home at 9pm was ROUGH!! 
Add in baths & bedtime, I was beat. BUT I had my workouts waiting, Week 8, Day 3 of Les Mills Pump and a Spin Session!! Got it done; 40 minutes of lifting and 45 minutes of Spinning [12] miles! Whewww!! 

Today is a REST day from Les Mills Pump but there's never much "REST" for this Mama. It's what I refer to as 'Active Rest', I babysat my friends 3 kiddos this morning, then picked up my girl from preschool at 12:45, ran a few errands before my first grader had her Thursday early dismissal at 1:55. 

Later, I'm dropping them off at my friends place, and heading over for TRAINING from 4:30-8:30. I'm a little nervous and excited. I've also got a few craft items to continue prepping tonight, once I get home, after the bath/bedtime rush. 

Tomorrow, is another BUSY day full of last minute prep in the AM, meeting with my Social Co-Chair and Last minute purchases for Sunday's FALL FESTIVAL!! Then, my first {Eat.Craft.Drink} Event in the evening, 4 Mama's, 12 Kiddo's, and Holiday Crafts!! WhooHooo!! I've also scheduled my November {Eat.Craft.Drink} Event, a Pie/Mug SWAP; Yuuummmmm!!!! More Mama's and lots of Creative Excitement!!! And, December's Event is already on the calendar too with a Fabulous Cookie Exchange!! 

Okay, I'm rambling,  time to get a few things taken care of before heading out!!

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!

I'm thankful for coffee, it was a rough 9 day streak!

 Last month, I went on a 15 day streak of NO SUGAR, my coffee was black, I actually enjoyed it! 

I need my daily dose of caffeine first thing in the morning, don't judge!!  

I'm thankful for happy girls, who LOVE [to explore] the great outdoors!

I'm thankful for the fabulous fall weather that [finally] rolled into town!! 

We took a pre-dinner walk to the base Redbox to return a movie.

And, we came back with one each. Hah!

I'm totally loving this cooler weather!!

 The colors are just AMAZING in the PNW!! 

 I'm thankful for their craziness; I love it! 

They logged in 1.44 miles for the Kids Run This Town Virtual Challenge!!

They are close to 5 miles in October.

They are EARNING those fabulous medals!!

 I'm thankful for week of fabulous BLING mail, that I've been receiving!!

Today, I received the virtual half-marathon medal from the August Race, The Bug Run!

"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"

Thankful Thursday!

Fall is in FULL SWING in the Fabulous State of Washington!!
We got to enjoy it yesterday during our Moms Run This Town Morning Run!
And, today, I took a breather to enjoy some one-on-one time with my baby girl.
**Oh, Tues/Thur can be a little rough. Having the girls up by 6:30 and ready to head out by 7:55, drive 15 minutes, drop off Ailea at Preschool, head back home, have lunch packed (because Leanna doesn't decide what she wants until the morning of) and out the door to walk to gate by 9. Wheww!! I've decided not to schedule workouts for these mornings and either do them during naptime or in the evenings. It's also DAY 3 of NO COFFEE; Phew!!
Baby Girl and I  had brunch, and began watching The Walking Dead, okay, so I was watching it mostly. What?! I'm stuck on it. No fear, even with a deployed husband. Hah!
Anyways, I enjoyed my time with her, I look forward to Thursday Mornings, and it's become my time with her. No workout, No Runs, Nothing major scheduled. And, she loves it too!

We were rolling around the ground, reading  and taking turns passing the basketball to each other. Then, I caught her doing this and quickly reached to snap photo's. She is something else, something special. And, so are my other two. When I do workout with them nearby, like the other day, I was in the garage with them going in/out during Jillian Michael's Kickbox Fast. I had to make sure I wasn't going to kick one of them across the head. And, it's obvious Baby Girl pays attention to Mama, because she's got the body ball routine down! I'm so THANKFUL they benefit from the positive example I am setting for them. Leanna is a quick runner during soccer practices/games. Ailea wants to jump out of her jogger seat during our runs. And, she goes for it, intervals, my little runner. Leanna even suggested we go as a 'Team of Pink Sparkly Tutu Girl Runners' for this years Halloween costumes, complete with funky tubed socks, sparkly headbands and wearing one of my fancy medals. I think she might be on to something. Hmmm...maybe no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this year...maybe!


"Don't wait to for inspiration to find you; BECOME IT!!"