Today is a special blog, for a few reasons: 1-It’s within a few weeks of my last blog (yup, getting better). 2-I have a guest, who may or may not be a part of this blog (she isn’t blogging, she is a contributing visitor). 3-I’ve been walking. 4-I’m kinda sick. 5-Special guest is also in the house.

Ok, let’s start with number 4. Here in MN, we got a good dose of the fall and it was cold for a few weeks and then now, it is like the warmness of the summer has reappeared. As one from Norwegian decent, I am a delicate flower when it comes to allergies. They have RISEN! Lawd, I’m battling. Which leads to number 3-I’ve been walking either on the daily as planned (3 miles at 18 min pace) or I’ve been doing activities that have me walking more than 3 miles–P!NK concert, etc. Regarding my mental health, I get reassured and validated every day that this is a MUST for me. To deal with all the stuff that my life has been throwing at me lately, it is needed. So much so, that I try to encourage anyone that I know, how much it helps your mental. It’s “weird” because I will literally be stressed about work, say to myself, “Get out and walk”, so I do, and then I come back from the walk and I have calm. If you are reading this and you are stressed, get out and walk daily.

I’m gonna get to number 2 and 1. This chick next to me, I swear. She’s been talking next to me for the past 20 minutes and thinks that I’m dictating all that she has been saying. I’ve said like 5 times, “Girl, I’m not listening to you.” Let’s be real, this lady is my spirit animal. I love everything about her. She got really excited when I said, “Hey, I’m gonna blog, you can contribute!” I responded, “Um no, you will be a contributing visitor.” So here we are. We have discussed Colonoscopies, prostate checking (need to do it), the Packers crappy all white uniforms (they look too clean and she is a Packers fan) and “You would be the guy who bangs his kids teacher.” Regardless, she got a new sparkling Stanley type cup, that is pink and has a football design. I asked her, if you could say anything on here, what would you say? “I don’t even know what the hell that means.” Ok, so here we can explain what I was asking for; my blog. “Barb”. Yeah, she said that. “She is very proud of me, I can tell you that. Except for that 2 months where you didn’t blog anything and (mockingly) I didn’t want to say anything to make you feel bad and “I”m gonna blog everyday.”” Yes, she will read this later and realize that yes, she is funny and she likes to say what’s on her mind. She is in my tribe. She helped me form my tribe.

As for number 5, Uncle B is visiting. This makes everyone’s hearts happy. This guy, he means the world to us. He has been in my life for 19 years and longer in my husbands. We love his girls and he loves our kids. He is such a strong human and I am so proud of how much he has grown these past few years. He is life goals. That’s all I’m gonna say about it. Love you B.