...and wonderful family members, I was able to figure out what I could do that would bring me joy in life!! I love fitness, which is why I decided to study Kinesiology and be a personal trainer. But the more time I spend at the gym, the more I realize that working with adults wouldn't be fulfilling enough. It would be fun, I'm sure, and I'm pretty certain I'd be good at it since I know how to interact with adults, but while talking to my Daddy on the phone last night, I realized that a lot of people who use a personal trainer feel like they NEED to be in good shape. They're often not motivated even, or they don't enjoy, but they do it because they know they should and cuz they're paying for it. With kids it's very different. You make it fun and different, and they'll actually WANT to be active and join sports camps or go play outside more often. And even though babysitting/nannying kids tires me out, that's mostly cuz I'm stuck in the same house as them and here in Texas they don't go outside cuz it's so hot. But if I were to be a coach or a team member at a kid's recreation center, like the YMCA or something like that, then it'd be fun! There'd be a lot of kids interacting, I'd make them run around and get all their energy out, and I wouldn't have to be with them from the tim I wake up until the time I go to bed. So, I've been looking at various kid gyms/fitness clubs/rec centers in the San Diego area to see where I can work and what my options are and what not. Any suggestions you guys might have would help a lot :) I still need to find an internship AND and job. So, yeah...
And I also was motivated yesterday. To run. A half marathon. Oh my goodness. What am I thinking? I'm actually excited about it! I've run a 10k before, and that's a little less than half of the half marathon haha. So I looked online for a half marathon training schedule, and found one that has you start 12 weeks before the race. Which is perfect cuz the race is 12 weeks from today!! And the very first run is schedule on tuesday and it's 3 miles. Which isn't bad cuz I usually run 3 miles on an every day/every other day basis. And tmw I just have a stretch+strengthen workout that I need to do. No problem!! So, yeah...I'm pretty excited about this. I think I know I can do it cuz my sister did it, and she has knee problems. Also, my nanny parents are both running a half in November, and the dad, Matt, has never run more than a mile in his life...which was on Thursday haha. So if he can do it, then I can do it! And at this point, my goal is to finish in under 3 hours. I think I can do that :)
Well folks, I need to finish getting ready for church. Matt and Becca stayed the night at a hotel last night cuz they just wanted to get out of the house and take advantage of the kids being gone...I think haha. I don't really know why exactly they decided to go to a hotel since they just went on vacation a few weeks ago. Oh well...
And that, my dear readers, is life through the eyes of a banana munchkin. Happy Sunday!! :)
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