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Truth: I almost shut my blog down.

I felt like I lost my voice. I didn’t think I had anything more to say other than whining about my weight loss struggles, my non-existent half marathon training, my job issues, etc. Whine whine whine. 24/7. It permeated everything I did. My status updates on Facebook were whiney. My Tweets were whiney. I couldn’t imagine writing another blog post and for it to be whiney.

So, no more whine. Truth is, I don’t have much to whine about. In the big universe-sized picture of it all, I am pretty damn happy. I love my family. We have a great house that we want to grow old in, our kids are awesome, and we both have jobs that we love (I LOVE MY NEW JOB), and we are healthy and our family is healthy. I am good.

I am back at work and am really enjoying my new position. The office is very casual and very fun to work in. It’s fun to be in downtown St. Paul and to be able to explore the city. The commute is pretty easy, too. I miss my carpool time with Jason and the girls, but we’re adjusting.

I also have started to actually train for the half marathon. I am now working out in the mornings and have started to really up my running. Meaning: I now try to run. I have a LONG way to go, but I’ll get there. I also rejoined WW. It takes me a few weeks to get back into the groove, but I am doing ok. I am definitely drinking more water which is good.

I found some really great running blogs that have been inspiring to me. Runs for Cookies and From Fat to Finish Line are the two that I am loving right now. Both writers are very inspiring. I get so inspired by reading other people’s stories of how they learned to run and lost weight. I am also digging all the running magazines and running stuff including iPhone apps, clothing, shoes, etc. I am working on a blog post about all of my finds. It’s so fun shopping for running stuff!

Thanks for putting up with my whinyness lately, glad it didn’t drive you away.

Here’s to less whine in 2012!