10,000 Steps

     I am trying to be more active, that is my first goal, and my phone tells me how many steps I take each day, and sets a goal for me for 10,000 steps (not sure how many miles that is). Yesterday was AMAZING I came home from work and I took the kids in the stroller and we walked to the library, which is about 10 blocks from my house. I met my goal, and it felt amazing, because I was able to be the Mom I want to be and take care of my health at the same time. I was on top of the world.
     Today, it was cloudy all day (like yesterday) but then when I came home I knew it would rain. So I did other things. I haven't even done 5,000 step let alone 10,000 steps. The funny things is I don't feel all that bad. I have been trying a lot harder, I walk to the farthest bathroom at work instead of the one right by my office, I stood more today then I sat. But I was still able to be the Mom I want to be, I think that to me relationship are my core value, especially my relationship with my children. I know that there are a lot of people that disagree with me, but I chased my daughter around the house today, and that to me felt just as good as when my phone tells me I walked 10,000 steps. 
     That doesn't mean I don't care about my health and in fact it is my children (and the children that I do not have) that are my motivation to better my health. I don't just mean my weight, but my emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual health. I want to be ready for my current children, and God willing, for my future children's sake. 
     So 10,000 steps is a great place to start, but I refuse to allow myself to be discouraged it I only make it to 4,660.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGBLlFMn9Xc