Trudging along...

I was totally wrecked this past weekend. I had some coughing thing that's kept me up every night in addition to the 3-year who insists on sneaking into my bed in the wee hours pretending it's morning. Of course, we also learned the hard way what a little chicken soup would do to the intestinal track of a doodle. I have had some rough nights - not a lot of sleep and I definately need a major rest. I took yesterday off from running and this morning I had every intention of completing my 4 miles. I made it almost 3 and called it a day. Motivation NON-Existant. Did not want to go a second longer... I kept telling myself that I needed to rest - like get off the treadmill, go take a shower and REST... I am going to bed tonight when the kids go to bed - 7 p.m. I will read, I will listen to NPR, but when I start getting sleepy I will shut off the light and close my eyes. I will not get up again until the dog needs her morning walk. This is a MAJOR challenge for me. I love to veg in front of the TV or computer once the kids are asleep. It's my UNWIND time.... BUT I get no rest by falling asleep in front of the TV at 9, back up at 11, think I need to straighten up before heading upstairs and then listening to the BBC for an hour before I feel sleepy again... Then up at 4 and up at 5 for the day... Not a good cycle and after this past weekend, I know that something's got to give and I don't want it to be my body before I complete this race in April...