how i'm feeling these days

I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN

THAT GIVEN A CAPE AND A NICE TIARA

I COULD SAVE THE WORLD

- curly girl design

one foot in front of the other

i ran my first half marathon on sunday and i still have the adrenaline rush. my friend holly (below) and i began training in early january. every week,despite the winter weather, we'd do a long run outside. the longs runs began at 10km then moved to 12km, 15km and finally 18 km. however on sunday i ran 21.5km in 2 hours and 2 minutes. i never thought i'd be able to do something like this. i've never trained for anything like this before. and i can't wait to do it again.

being physically fit is definitely necessary to run a half marathon however the bigger factor is your mental preparedness. i really don't think i'm mentally strong enough yet. if i hadn't been running with 1000s of others runners and if the streets hadn't been lined with people cheering, i may have quit. kilometers 19 -20.5 were really hard. but at least now i know what i need to work on. for my next half (hopefully in august) i want to be under 2 hours and feeling no mental anguish.

sunday was a big day for my mom. she walked the half marathon in 3 hours and 27 minutes!! go mom go! big day for the ladies of the household.

back to where i was 5 months ago - trying to decide what to do with my life.

i was accepted into all of the programs i applied for and chose 'international project management' (IPM). very exciting program

i've applied for an internship (8months) with a women's coalition in Zimbabwe

i have an opportunity for advancement at the Y - director of membership services.

the job at the Y isn't my dream job - but it would be amazing experience. IMP would be very interesting and directly related to where i want to go career wise but i'm nervous about finding employment in the field. would the experience i'd get at the Y help me sooner than the taking the program? most employers want experience not more education.

the thought of living in toronto is exciting and sad. i'm finally making friends, getting involved and feeling settled. do i want to move again? if i don't, will i always be here?

people! am i alone? how can any of you make decisions?