A Hiker's Guide to Motherhood: Fitness in Poetry by Hollie Reina

We are always glad to feature Hollie Reina - you've met her here many times before.  Thanks for continuing to keep us up to date, Hollie! Your beautiful poem brought a few tears to our eyes...

A little poetry...

Over the weekend I celebrated my 33rd birthday. It was a good day filled with family and friends but not really a milestone as far as birthday's are concerned.

Before my 30th birthday I was very much like Phoebe from the popular television show 'Friends.' I had a large bucket list of things I wanted to accomplish before I reached that momentous mark. One of which was to have all the children that I planned to have. My youngest son was born two months before I turned 30...Mission accomplished! Or so I thought.

Fast forward three years and I brought in my 33rd five months pregnant with my third child. Ooops!

One of the ways I wanted to celebrate my special day was on a hike with my family. Not really a fitness minded hike but invigorating for the body and soul nonetheless. The hike made me think of a poem I wrote for a fellow hiking guide when she was about to become a mother. It seemed appropriate to share it now. Like most exercise regimens you can draw great parallels