Is it me? or is this working?

Yesterday I didn't run. I had zero motivation and I think my hormones were on blast because I was MOODY and irritable. So I just didn't run. But the whole day I felt crumby. That feeling of laziness mixed with responsibility?! (do you know what i'm talking about?) Basically you want to just sit around, eat junk food, stay in your PJ's and watch movies all day long. No doing the laundry, or cooking a meal, or even cleaning up after the meal (which my husband sweetly does for me :) This is how you want it to be, but when you are a mother of three and a wife to one, you don't get to have days like this. You have to pick up the toys, do the laundry, cook and feed your kids, pick up your child from school which requires getting out of your PJ's and actually making yourself into a live human. You still have to do your duties as a mother and wife regardless of how you feel! One thing I chose not to do was exercise and I'm wondering if my day was even worse because I didn't?! After I workout, I like to shower and that usually starts my day feeling fresh. I know that exercise is good for you, in many many ways. But can it really have this big of an impact on my mood? I think maybe yes.  This morning started off pretty rough, I felt my patience dwindling down as the kids made messes, and my daughter complaining about how her pants felt. I didn't want to exercise. I didn't want to run. But I put my two down for a nap, and I put on my running shoes. I turned on my media player and cranked up my tunes.  Afterwards I felt better, relieved. You have a sense of accomplishment, you feel good about yourself and I think when you feel good about yourself, you are more positive about the destruction going on around you. So I am gonna keep on. I'm going to keep running. Because my family deserves to have the best me!