Good morning friends! It's Friday! Today is actually a day off for me…so I'm pretty excited!
This morning Aria and Harper are investigating a box.
I am drinking all of the coffee.
And we are prepping for a trip to the pool!
Aria's helping. Can you tell?
Yes, those are disposable diapers that she is strewing about. We cloth diapered Aria for the first 9 months of her life. I love cloth diapers. They have treated us, and the environment, very well.
As of late, little Aria has become a terror when it comes to diapering. I'm talking exorcist, head turning all the way around, kicking, judo chopping, throwing her body around, screeching, all to get away from the evil person who dares put bottoms on this lady.
So as you can imagine, snapping the cloth diapers on our wild animal, has become quite the production.
I did a little research to find a disposable that I felt comfortable with, and we decided to give Honest diapers a try.
It has been about 2 weeks, and so far so good. I like them because they are all natural, plant based (ie. no weird chemicals on Aria's privates and no weird chemicals going out into the environment). They're also a cruelty free company which is always a thumbs up in my book.
I don't want to get all preachy, so if you'd like any more info on Honest Co. diapers, just ask.
Disposable diapers are wayyy easier to secure on this beast, as she's fighting to get away from me!
We haven't given up our beloved Charlie Banana cloth yet. We still cloth diaper, just not 100% of the time. Yesterday she was in cloth all day. Today she was half of the day. It all depends on how hostile the beast is on that particular day.
I'm supposed to start officially training, on Sunday. I'm not feeling so positive about it at the moment. The past 2 weeks I've tried to stick to a mock training schedule, to kind of get the feeling of what it'll be like to fit in a structured program with everything else going on.
It hasn't gone so great, unfortunately.
I do get time to workout everyday…usually. But, at max I can only squeeze in about an hour, after PJ get's home from work. I heard somewhere once that you aren't supposed to leave babies at home alone, so training earlier in the day isn't really an option at the moment.
It has been hard to get in anything longer than that, unless its the weekend.
Aria is so young right now, and every day is unpredictable. Some days she needs mama more than others. Some days I work late. Some days PJ works late. Some days, I just can't squeeze in more than an hour, because I have so many more responsibilities. Most days there just isn't enough daylight left for more than an hour, after PJ or I am home for the evening.
I'm not sure what to do. The races I'm planning for this fall are long. It's essential that I train properly, so that I don't get hurt, and so that I can perform at my best level.
There's a chance I may just have to let go of these distances for this year, and go for a few half marathon distance races. Then come back with a vengeance next year…after things calm down a bit.
I'm not there yet though. I'll hold on to my dreams for this year, as long as I can!
How in the world do people balance everything?
Anyways, were off for our pool adventure!
