The Horton's

Life is amazing......  You seem to have all of your ducks in a row, and smooth sailing and then one day you wake up and your boat is rocked.  That's what happened to me.  This whole Blood pressure thing was a lot more difficult then I realized.  I thought I felt fine, and thought I was ok.  But once they got me on meds to control it, I look back and realize.  I was NOT ok. I had lost vision in one eye one night when I got up to go to the bathroom. (that should have been a big sign), and my my hands went completely numb one day as I was picking up Ellie from Mother's day out.  Those teachers must have started to think I had a screw loose..

Because I felt horrible and had headaches almost the entire day everyday I decided to go hang out in my room for several weeks.  How sad to think that people are probably dealing with this everyday and it's all blood pressure related and to know it can easily be fixed if they even realize it.

I was going into a depression, didn't feel like doing anything.  And Praise The Lord it has all been great and monitored and I feel AMAZING!

Fast forward a couple of months.  I decided that I need to start living healthy (even though I really was, but to be more aware)  And pick up running... Now....Most of you that know me, know I'm extremely atheletic, love to be outside, and playing but I hate to run distance.  So I started the Couch to 5k... Know that I wasn't really sitting on the couch but that is a great program to help you start building up the run!

I'm now on week 4 and can honestly say I'm starting to really "LIKE" it...can't say "LOVE" it yet because that is a big word.  hehe!  I have been able to focus in my everyday life and am Praising The Good Lord everyday.  My amazing husband has been in Scotland with work for over a week and I haven't killed my kids yet.. ;0)  which is a good sign the running is balancing me out.  That's everything I had hoped for...In the Spring I will complete 5k and am signing up for a thing called The Warrior Dash that I will be doing with some of my sweet lady friends! I can't wait!  

Stay tuned!