Working Mama

How do you feel about Mondays? Do they give you the blues? Or are they just another day of the week, another day to live life to its fullest? For me, Mondays represent another week of working. Another week of working part-time at the gym and part-time at home. I know that some of you would say that what I do at home is not work—but I believe that it is. But I also recognize that it's not quite on par with an 8-5PM gig, so I respect all of you that work full-time. I respect all of you that work part-time, too. It goes without saying that work is work, no matter what it is or how often you do it.

Head on over to The Splattered Apron. Every week, Lisa features a working mama and (as I'm sure you've guessed by now) this week it's me. Woot!

Speaking of work. I've been doing some on Daily Dose. Some boring stuff you wouldn't notice, and some stuff that might be fun for you to read. Like my About page. New pic. New links. Check it.

You also have to check this out:

I'm obsessed...and seriously worried for my little drive-thru coffee spot. Pumpkin Spice Lattes are my favorite. I don't drink coffee on a daily basis. I certainly don't drink anything other than decaf...but when I found these Starbucks VIA packets, even though they aren't decaf, I bought them and I have no regrets. There are five packets within and I'm seriously doing everything I can to not drink one every day. Yes, it's pumpkin season. Ready or not.

The cute little pumpkin patch on my running route is getting ready for business:

I stopped briefly to snap a pic, then kept on to clock five total miles on Sunday morning. The running is going really well and I'm now even more excited for the Hot Chocolate. Here's to some shorter runs this week, followed by a 6-miler this weekend. Uppin' the mileage, uppin' the mileage...

Question: What are you training for right now?