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The Marathon of Motherhood {Guest Post}

Published on November 17, 2016 By Emily. Updated on October 23, 2016

Hi Relishments readers! I’m on maternity leave, but some awesome blogger friends have volunteered to step in and keep new content coming your way. I may be popping in occasionally, but I really appreciate the opportunity to take some time off with our new addition.  Please show my guest authors some love and check out their sites and social media!


Hi I’m Sarah and I’m a  twin mamma, dedicated wife, group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and sweating fanatic!  I found my passion when it comes to sharing tips and solutions to living your best today and an even better tomorrow around faith, fitness, food – my favorite ‘f’ words.

I write and work over at Creating Better Tomorrow.  I strive to help all the women I work with create their best tomorrow TODAY.  Working together and writing for my readers, I spread the message of self love along with inner and outer strength. Thank you so much Emily for letting me take over your space for today!

It seems like so long ago I wrote my 35 week pregnancy update comparing pregnancy to distance running. For those that haven’t been around my blog for a long time you may not know that I used to be a crazy runner gal. I have completed two marathons and COUNTLESS half marathons. Though my running days may be behind me for now I still remember those days of training, the race mornings, and the recovery.

This past weekend Dan was out of town with his friends (he is still super close with friends from high school and college which I love!) at a cabin. That meant a weekend with just me and the boys as grandma and grandpa were busy with other commitments too. I mentally psyched myself up for the weekend knowing that my usual breaks wouldn’t be coming from Dan like normal. And as I sat praying on Friday morning for the weekend ahead…it hit me this motherhood thing (just like pregnancy is a lot like marathon running).

Marathon of Motherhood

Every day you have to get up and prepare for the run of being mom. Preparation for this run for me includes some prayer, some warming up with exercise and stretches, some quietness, quick shower…and of course refueling with breakfast hopefully before the real race of the day starts.

Marathon of Motherhood www.creatingbettertomorrow.com

To all the mothers out there…all the other mothers are here on the course cheering you on!

Then almost as if you can hear the crowd gathering at the corrals the boys both start to get restless in their beds and scream a bit as the crowd gets me pumped for the daily training race. The race begins. And if I’m quite honest I need water breaks and refueling more times than I’d like to admit. It has taken me 15 months to realize it is A OK to take a few moments to myself and just sit while they are off playing. Those rest breaks in the race make all the difference if we all make it alive to the finish line.

I may not have visual fans on the sides of the road cheering me on with funny signs but what I do have day in and day out is an AWESOME support system. Whether it is a text message from Dan just to let me know I CAN DO THIS or a visit from grandma just to let me know she’d like to give me a few minutes to use the bathroom (sometimes this isn’t a joke folks). The support and cheering squad I have day in and day out truly makes me a better mom.

At the end of the race, the day as any marathon does seems to drag on and on…sometimes I think the finish line will NEVER appear. The boys get fussier, I get a little more worn down, my mental muscles are ready for a break. And then just like seeing your husband at the last mile marker….the boys give you a tight squeeze of a hug, your husband walks in, the boys blow me a kiss…SOMETHING is always there to give me that last push for the SPRINT to the finish line.

See my days of running may be over for now but what is never over are the lessons that running has taught me, the lessons that motherhood teaches me everyday, and the marvelous lessons my children will teach me for years to come.


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Pictured:
- Citrus Braised Beef Tacos
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This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
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