Stress!

I stumble out of bed this morning and find my 8 year old again staring into her clothes basket for something to wear!  Despite my protests, pleading and sometimes almost begging I still cannot get her to pick her clothes out the night before!  She wanders around the house most mornings like she is a lost puppy dog until like ten minutes before it is time to go to school.  Then she is running around like her pants are on fire trying to get everything done.  We somehow manage to make it to school most mornings on time.  Of course on the way she is eating breakfast, brushing her hair and sometimes even doing homework!!  Talk about stressful mornings!!  In order to have some stress relief I have started using my treadmill several times a week!  A couple weeks ago I decided to start a more detailed running program.  I found an article that teaches you how to run.  It is called from couch potato to 5K.  It is essentially a walk/run program slowly building up to running three times a week.  I am on week three right now and I am already feeling stronger.  I am so glad that my body is cooperating!  You see about a year before I got pregnant with Connor I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.  If you have never heard of it, it can be quite debilitating. The way the doctors try and describe it is "It is a widespread pain over your entire body."  For me it was mostly in my neck and shoulders and sometimes my legs.  I am ultra sensitive to any painful stimuli, like innocent poking in the ribs is excruciating to me.  The good news is since I got pregnant I have not had many problems except sometimes even now I will lay in bed after a long day and feel my muscles twitching.  It is a very odd feeling.  I am pushing through the uncomfortable part of getting used to exercising again because I know the benefits of being fit are so much more important!  And I am getting the stress relief I need if nothing else!