The Month in Review: October

October was a crazy month.  A lot happened in both the personal and work aspects of my life.  Here's a quick review.

I had hoped to keep up with my running and race in the Monster Dash last weekend but that didn't quite happen.  Instead, I took a three week break from all things healthy requiring me to commit the month of November to getting "back on track".  This is the story of my life - I can't even count the number of times I've had to get "back on track".  I'm not complaining but I hope to someday achieve a level of consistency with my eating and exercise habits that doesn't require near constant restarting.  Tell me it's possible - even if you have to lie.

I traveled a lot in October.  Especially for someone who typically stays pretty close to home.  In addition to two weekends on the North Shore I spent a week in Orlando attending a conference for work.  I also snuck in a weekend in St. Paul attending Women of Faith for good measure.  All of the trips went really well but it feels very good, and I am very thankful, to be home and with my sweetie again.  Both Chris and I do better when we are together.  Here are some pics from my travels.

Two Harbors:

My favorite girl on her very first girls hiking trip.

This is Angie's chipmunk impression...

Orlando:

I stayed at Disney's Coronado Springs while in Orlando.

Women of Faith:



While I was in Orlando I accepted a new position at work.  My tentative start date is December 1st and until then I'm pulling a bit of double duty - trying to transition my current workload to others while getting up to speed on my new responsibilities.  It's a bit crazy at work right now but I'm really looking forward to this change.   

So that was my October - a little crazy don't you agree?  I've got some fun things planned for November and I'm sure December will try it's hardest to challenge October for craziest month of the year but I'm looking forward to it all - one day at a time - thankful for each moment.