What a difference 12 hours makes. I usually work out in the morning at the local gym. It’s not anything fancy, but it certainly does the job. Yesterday, Landon worked out in the morning and I had the “evening shift” to go to the gym. I had an awesome workout in the pool and on the treadmill.( Thanks to American Idol and SVU for keeping my mind off the speed and timer setting on the treadmill.) I came home from the gym feeling great!
Well, this morning, I wasn’t able to go to the gym because of Landon leaving for work, so I just figured I would do a workout video here at home. Ya, it sounded like a good idea. This is how it went . . .
Stretch 2-3-4 “Averie, watch out honey. Easton you’re going to have to scoot over” (He likes to do the video with me.)
Start with squats “Easton, don’t play with Mommy’s weights”
“but mom, I’m not playing, I’m just using them.”
“Averie, quit spanking my bum while saying ‘bum’ every time I squat down.”
Side lunges and abductor lifts “Averie get off the step please. Sure Easton, I’ll get your own step for you. I’m not busy at all.”
Lunges on top of step “Averie put the toilet plunger down.” (No, I’m not even kidding) Thankfully, by this time, Easton had decided it would be best to stay out of my way and was upstairs. However, I was running into the basket of laundry that I had folded last night.
Okay, onto shoulders and biceps. Averie: “I cookie.” Yes, indeed, she had somehow managed to get into the pantry and find a cookie. Whatever, I know it’s only 8:20, but enjoy the cookie. At least, you’re upstairs and not getting in the way. (Don’t I sound like such a sweet mom?)
By this time, I didn’t even attempt the ab video I had planned on. I knew by the stretching I had done that there was no way that Averie would stay off of me for long enough to even do one crunch. (I did enjoy her snuggles and hugs though. Maybe I should stretch on the ground more often.)
Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids to pieces and enjoy the time I have with them. However, I am a better Mommy when I get a good workout in and as I learned this morning, a good workout is most likely to be achieved at the gym!
