The next Brick

It is hard to blog about running or training or for that matter even train because I am consumed right now with getting ready for school to start.  I know that I have only officially been back to school 2 days but I have been there from about 7:45 to about 7:00 both days.  Today I gave a presentation on Engagement Strategies with 2 other teachers to our staff- very stressful.  However, I enjoy doing it and I would like to think that it was successful.
I did do another brick workout this evening and I did work out a couple of evenings last week though I didn't blog about it.  This week starts only one day off a week from training which will be super tough.  However, if I stick with it now it will be a part of the routine that will hopefully stick through the school year.
The brick sort of worried me this evening.  I did a little over 8 miles on the bike in 30 and 1.7 miles in 20 run on the treadmill.  I began to doubt myself- can I really do this.   Then I think back to how far I have come already.  I still have 8 more training weeks potentially including this one.  I have to strengthen my mind and know that it is possible. I am not even half way though the training schedule.  It isn't easy.  I would love to sit and veg out on the couch, but I know that I have to keep going.  The more I say it the more I might believe it.
Another saving grace right now is that there is nothing on television right now.  So you think you can dance, which is my favorite show is over (Melanie Moore won yeah!)  Also the Duggar's show is over (yes I am addicted to 19 kids and counting,) and most of the other shows I dvr and watch in fast forward mode are not started yet.
I miss spending time with my little girl.  I get home late, play with her for a little bit (she usually has already eaten) and then put her to bed.  We are not potty training right now and many might argue that training a 15 month old is too early- but she has shown interest for the past several months.  Our doctor recommended getting a potty to play with, but not to push.  Jimmy and I decided that we would use the word bathroom for those matters. However, bathroom is too difficult for her too say, and she picked up on the word poo-poo. This may be TMI, but she says the word poo-poo and we let her sit on her play potty.  For the second night in a row she as said poo-poo and then gone #1 on the play potty or the regular potty.  We get so excited for her. How crazy is it that your life's excitements start involving those kind of things when you have children.
I have an early morning tomorrow, I must go to sleep, but I am out of books to read.  I might just have to pull out a favorite and reread.  Now I just have to find a book that I am willing to reread or it has been so long that I forgot I read it in the first place. There are very few books that I am willing to reread or interested in rereading. I don't know why, but I guess I like novelty.  Off to the shower and then to the bookshelf.