Uninspired

I love the inspiration and the hope that comes with the turning of a new year. This year I'm going to get things done. Housework, workouts, kid time, I am going to do it. Well here we are, 1/24 of the way through 2010, and this is how I feel...uninspired. I'm having trouble cleaning, blogging, entertaining my kids, and forget about working out. So here it is. My chance to think of some positive, inspiring things that have happened in the last 16 days.

1. Santa brought us an art easel for Christmas and I was hoping it would help with Noah's spelling words. Not that he had terrible spelling grades last semester but there is no excuse for him to miss even one word. That is just laziness on my part. It has only been two weeks of school, but Noah has not missed one word, including bonus words this calendar year. We place them on the chalkboard Monday after school and each day I remove letters while he is at school that he must fill in after his homework. It is something small, but it is positive.

2. The lack of workouts, and thus energy, is actually a result of something positive as well. For several years now I have lived with a vein reflux problem and I am finally taking steps to fix it. I have had two procedures, one on each leg, to remove the faulty veins in my legs. I have one more on Tuesday, then I am on the road to full recovery. I am hoping that by mid-February, I will be back in the gym on a daily basis and back on a regular running schedule. In the meantime, I am getting a lot of reading done....another positive.

3. I'm spending more time reading. Nothing new yet. Currently I am trying to finish rereading the sixth Harry Potter.

That's it. That's all I've got. Again, the feeling ensues....uninspired.