You learn every day right? It’s impossible to know everything unless you’re God and I’m just not that perfect. I think maybe I know .0000012% of every lesson people should learn out there. So don’t judge me unless you know .00000121%.

That being said… I don’t know jack sometimes. I decided it was a good idea to take an inexperienced dog out for a run around a duck pond this morning with two kids who just woke up.

I did what I was supposed to do.

I woke up at 7:15. Got the dog out for a potty break. Took my stuff to the gym to get in my 30 min of 10 minute trainer. Came back to the apartment. Ran back to the gym because I forgot my phone. Came back to the apartment again. Ran back to the gym to get my bag that I had sat down to get a drink on my way back out the gym the second time. Came back to the apartment AGAIN. Woke up Josh, told the kids to get their shoes on, put the dog on the leash, AND WE WERE OFF!

The kids were saying they wanted to go around the pond 3 times but my mommy intuition should have told me they didn’t really mean it when they both groaned at the beginning of the run. And when your dog isn’t very good at not sniffing everything when  you walk with her, she may not be ready for a run.

So you would think I wouldn’t be suprised when my dog almost pulls me into the lake while she chases a group of ducks. And you would think I wouldn’t be suprised when my kids aren’t behind me when I turn back to tell them they’re doing a great job. Instead, they’re pretty much still on the other side of the pond. I would have noticed if I didn’t have a dog trying to run between my legs for most of the run. They said they were upset because I said jog and then started running. Me thinks they were having an off morning because normally they’re outrunning me.

So I learned today.

What did I learn?

  1. Sleepy kids will find any excuse to not run.
  2. Sasha does not have an athletic drive unless you count her constant wagging tail.
  3. I had a pretty friggin hilarious morning if I really think about it so brush it off my shoulder instead of being upset.

I ended up dropping the kids and dog off back at the apartment and headed out for another lap around the lake myself.

Tomorrow will be better.

So I didn’t learn a life lesson, I just learned for today. But it was learning, not failure.

Your challenge for the the day, FOR THE WHOLE DAY NOT JUST YOUR WORKOUT AND EATING TIMES, is to take it as a learning experience. If you would see it on a big screen and laugh about it when someone else does it, then you should laugh about it. If it just didn’t go your way, you now know better for next time. DO NOT GIVE UP because it sucked once. Let it be your drive to work out the kinks and be awesome at it. You’re not failing, YOU’RE WINNING!