A pod cast I listen to does a monthly Five Things I'm Loving list and I thought that might be a fun way to start! So here are five things I'm loving right now!
The Michelle Obama Podcast exclusively on Spotify. I’m ashamed to admit I didn't follow politics a lot during the Obama years. I think part of why is that I have a lot of privilege and don't have to be as aware as others. After reading Becoming my admiration of Michelle just exploded. Her podcast is amazing and is like a light in the darkness right now. It's not interview style it's more like being a fly on the wall during her conversations with Barack, her brother and her friends. Check it out and let me know if you love it as much as I do!
I'm loving my current fitness level. I've been running for four years and 2019 was a rough running year. I gained about 30 pounds, I got injured and had to bow out of my marathon training around the halfway point. I struggled with running the rest of the year and considered just hanging up my running shoes. I'm so glad I didn't! I've been working hard since May and getting a lot of miles in. I'm dropping weight, I'm doing a lot of strength and core work and it's paying huge dividends. I ran a sub 30 minute 5K a few weeks ago and I ran my fastest half marathon this past Sunday! I ran 2.5 minutes faster than my previous best so that's really exciting! I have another half in a couple of weeks and I'm really hoping to run even faster then! Stay Tuned for that update!
The cooler fall weather! I love summer but the humidity this summer was awful! I don't like winter either but the crisp fall mornings and evenings with the low humidity are totally my jam!
I'm loving that I've recently gotten quite a few good books from the library on my Kindle. I've read some great books this year and for me there's nothing like being transported into a good book! I'll make a separate post with some of my favorites so far in 2020 however I have to say that if you haven't had the chance to read Anxious People by Fredrik Backman get it ASAP and read it! He writes in a quirky style and it makes his books so unique and interesting!