I'm STREAKING!!!!!

So I realize it's a little early but May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, and as part of the campaign to raise awareness and funds people are asked to "streak" throughout the month...

"Pediatric stroke survivors work hard everyday, whether it’s doing therapy or finding a way to adapt a task, and we will honor their hard work by committing to a 31 day streak." The streaking is run by the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) and you can read more about what the streaking donation go towards on my sponsor page...

Tri to Streak Sponsor Page

My particular streak will be training for a triathlon. The tri I'm lookin to do is actually the 19th of May which is why I'm getting started a little early! I can use all the training my butt can get :-) Now there are a few reasons I decided to do a Tri as my streak.

#1- For Annabelle. It's hard and it can be painful. It's even harder when the majority of your training days you gotta get up at 4:45am before work. I want to be an example for Annabelle, so she knows that she can do anything and overcome huge obstacles by working hard at it, even if it's hard and not always a ton of fun.

#2- I started going to the gym, just in general, a few months ago because my BMI was creeping awfully close to the "obese" category (no lie, ugggggh). Now that I'm down a few I wanted to do something to keep myself motivated, and what better way than publicly doing a tri and not wanting to make a fool of myself. I want to stay as healthy as I possibly can for my little girl. If she ends up needing a lot of help as an adult I want to make sure I'm around to be there for her.

#3- For myself. Since starting to get more healthy I have felt better about myself, had more energy and overall been a better mom to Annabelle. It's been a great way to channel my frustration, anxiety and sadness over her diagnosis and all that comes with it. Go figure I also have a higher tolerance for her naughty toddler behavior that has started even before hittin the "2 year-old" mark.

So those are some of the reasons. I'll try to update any interesting things about training on here, in addition to Annabelle's awesomeness. Speaking of which, thanks to the hubby, I have figured out how to get videos and pics off my iPad and onto my computer so I can put up Annabelle's before and after botox gait videos!

Brushed our own hair AFTER mama already put it in a ponytail!