As we speak, Rocket, Principessa, and I are on our way home from a blissful week in Mexico, where I lived it up each and every day. There was sun (and sun burns), there was food (lots!!), there were drinks, but best of all there was family time (and kids club time) and even a healthy daily dose of fitness.
As I attempt to mentally prepare for my re-entry I think about how I worked on reclaiming me this week. There was the obvious spa time and beach time with my kindle reading 29 by Adena Halpern and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
But also….there was one of my new favorite outfits that is all about my reclaiming efforts:
And…if the outfit was not enough, there was my daily fitness regimen. I traded in my running shoes this week for something that brought me back to my childhood. As a child and teenager I spent my summers doing two things: playing tennis and swimming on the swim team. But apart from a brief time when I was pregnant with Principessa, swimming has become something something that seemed scary , seemed daunting, seemed to be reserved for the Uber fit. This week though, I reclaimed my inner mermaid and swam….first six lengths, and then adding a little day by day, worked myself up to 700 meters. They may not have been fast laps, nor were they continual (there was some seriously heavy breathing after some of the laps), but it felt good to notice the progress each day.
And so tomorrow it all ends. The sun, the sand, the days of carefree play. But I will come home refreshed…and knowing that I rocked my dress and sandals, and that laps are not something to be afraid of any more. Who knows, there may even still be hope for me to finish my May 22nd sprint triathlon. 
What did you do this week to reclaim yourself?
Xo
C.Mom
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i have spent the week re-charging at my parents house, and tomorrow, my vacation ends too. Ill pray for your re-entry, pray for mine too. *HUG*
I have done nothing to reclaim myself, but I think I need to after reading your post. It was very inspirational. It sounds like your trip did wonders for you.
That dress is beautiful on you, by the way.
This whole year is a reclaiming project for me as there are so many things in my life I need to change. This week was a bit of a write off though as I was struggling to work through some depressive feelings. I did make cupcakes from scratch as my contribution to Easter dinner. The last few years I would have usually bought it so I think that can count as a little reclaiming!
Oh, beautiful photos! Beautiful outfit! And so cool about the swimming!
Congrats on the swimming and you definitely Rocked That dress and shoes
I have always wanted to be a swimmer too…maybe I’ll give it a try this summer.
You are just the cutest thing!! You are rocking your dress!! I am super proud of you for reclaiming YOU and finding the motivation/drive to do the sprint tri this summer! You can do it!
This week I reclaimed myself by really digging deep and figuring out what my values are – parenting, self, marriage. Even where I want to go with my blogging… lots of self reflection.
This coming week I am reclaiming me… embracing motherhood and the adventure it entails.
You look great in that dress! I bet it felt good to do something you use to do all the time (swimming). Your pictures/views are amazing.
Hope you have a ton of fun before coming back, it looks and sounds like a great time.
YES!!! I am glad you got back into the pool and reclaimed that joy. That dress is also super cute. I knew living vicariously through you this week would pay off. What did I reclaim this week?? I suppose my love of being an aunt with my niece and her fiance who visited me and some engagement photos I took for them.