Dear Diary,
Life, right now, sucks.
I took up running on May 20th. For the very first week of runs, the app said '8x 1-minute runs'. I remember nearly quitting several times. It was so very fucking hard.
Two days ago I finished the 6th week of the program. The app said '1x 25-minute run'. And I did it. Nearly killed me, I thought then, but I managed to complete the run. It was very hard and I did not enjoy it, but I got through it.
With the help of J., who drops everything he's doing and drives me to the park and then sits there to cheeer me on when I pass, I now manage to run every other day, basically.
I've lost weight. Don't know how much. Had to have clothes taken in. Clothes started to look much better on me. I started to look better I think. Except for my hair, but that's material for another post.
We live in a good place, we have two good dogs. Got involved in a fender-bender just the other day. The benderer turned out to be a decent guy who paid for the repairs.
Our kids are great, and growing, and I love them to death. They go to good schools. They fight like siblings do, they are jealous of each other (like siblings are), they share secrets and silly jokes and tiny little sibling moments in that chaotic, happy bedroom of theirs. They are loud.
J. tries to plan our family life around my comings and goings. He cooks wonderful, sometimes miraculous meals with what we happen to have had money to buy. He too is trying to exercise, and I'm proud of him. Of whom he has allowed himself to become for love. His love for me and the kids, for our life together. That, also, is the subject for a whole other post.
I still buy books. Although money, after the move from Prospê, has been painfully short, books still find a way to get in the house.
My very few friends are still good friends. Loyal, caring. But not so close at hand. Besides, they also have their own preoccupations. Life just takes over.
Family. I have brothers and sisters. Some closer, some not so close. My dad is doing good, brave man, Hanging in there. Nieces and nephews. In-laws. Uncles, ants, cousins. The whole frigging lot. Lovely bunch of people, really.
Still.
Life sucks big time.