Adjusting

If there is one thing I have learned, it is that life does not care about your plans.  Things change and you have to adjust.  It is not the change part that bothers me.  It's the adjusting while the change is happening.  My kids come first and I have been trying everything possible to help them adjust to living in two homes, but some days are better than others.  Life has been a bit unpredictable lately and I have missed some classes at the gym.  Besides the fact that working out makes my whole day better, all I can think about when I miss class is money wasted.  Especially since I just got done rolling change to pay the rest of my rent.  Luckily, I was able to work something out with my instructor for make up classes.  You may be thinking how does a single mother of four afford the gym in the first place.  The answer is that, like most people, I spend my money on things that are important to me.  My kids always come first.  They have all the necessities and much more.  More important than that, I spend the majority of my time with them and I miss them like crazy when they are not with me.  I work out before they get up, after they go to sleep, and when they are with their father.  I will always choose time with my kids over anything or anyone in the world.  I also realize that the healthier I am, the happier I am.  Exercise makes me a better person and a better mother so it is also a priority for me.  So I cut things out of my life that aren't important to me.  I don't care about possessions.  I have the cheapest cell phone that I could find.  I drive an old minivan.  I rarely buy new clothes.  I just don't care about that stuff.  Life is about experiences and interactions, not things.  Here is a pic of my babies: