Hoo Boy!

Well, for the first time this season, I mowed my lawn. Let me repeat that, I mowed my lawn. You might recall what happened the last time I blogged about mowing my lawn. Ahem, I need to video tape my lawn mowing because the outfits themselves WOULD BE WORTH IT. Trust me on that one. And no this time I did not wear a pink polka-dotted dress and flip-flops. Today I was in tight black pants strategically shoved placed in rain boots. That’s right ladies I wore rain boots to mow the lawn. Rain boots that come halfway up shin.

It turns out that this was a good judgment call (unlike the dress and flip flops).  Let’s be honest, the reason I wore my rain boots was because my grass was close to two feet tall. And it was wet. Very wet. It’s rained a lot the last few weeks… A LOT. And rain generally means two things when you’re talking about lawn mowing… lots and lots of growth and no mowing. So, you can imagine what it was like mowing two feet of lawn through thick, wet grass. It was awesome. Or not. I’ll let you be the judge. Next time I’m just taking a week whacker to it all.

Anyways, it’s done and I survived. I only wanted to cry once (OK maybe more than once but it was not many more times than once) and I managed to keep from cursing (under my breath or otherwise) the entire time. I’m pretty sure that’s a personal record (sad! I know). I’m not sure how I will feel tomorrow- my arms might be sore and my calves might be cramping. But I will proudly take those sore muscles and cramps because my lawn looks bad ass decent. Wamp! Wamp!

Wouldn’t you think I could handle a little grass? Because ME TOO!? But instead the grass handled me. I had to use all different moves and  maneuvers to get it done. It’s amazing all the different ways you can mow your lawn. My lines were no where near straight. I had some push, pull action going on, and sometimes I pushed it on two wheels (don’t tell anyone, please). It will probably come as no surprise that every.single.time I mow my lawn a stranger offers to HELP. I must come off as that pathetic inexperienced if complete strangers are asking if they CAN MOW MY LAWN.  Which sounds dirty, and maybe it is, maybe that’s why I always turn them down. Because who wants to mow someone’s lawn for free!? What else could they possible want? A conversation? Ahem. There must be a rule about that somewhere. You must at least pay $10 (I wish) for lawn service.

At this point I’m not even sure what I’m talking about… lawn mowing obviously makes me delirious. Look out for another delirious post sometime next week in the next weeks when I manage to mow again. Will I ever mow again? At this point I’m just not sure. I mean with all this rain, I do wonder how fast and furious it will grow THIS TIME. I dread to even think… until then!

xoxo

Double Posting!

What!? Are you even allowed to do that? I guess if you have access to two different blogs you can do whatever you want. Right!? Am I right?  Anyways, I posted this on my running blog, and thought since it didn’t have a lot to do with running, I could post it here too. You know- since I post here so often.

Enjoy!

• It’s cold cool here again. I’m ready for shorts and sandals, running around the arboretum.
• My running jacket, one of my favorite things about running, has grown a stinking problem. Is it possible for a jacket, an inanimate object, to grow a stinking problem? I guess I should say my running jacket stinks!  It stinks heavily and it’s cold outside. I’ve washed it twice and it STILL stinks. I want to wear it, but at the same time, I fear wearing it. It’s getting washed with vinegar this weekend.
•  I am trying to double my water consumption per day. That’s a lot of water and a lot of having to use the bathroom. How do you people drink so much water? I feel like my outings to the bathroom are almost comical (I’m amused easily). Someone should be counting!
• Speaking of consumption, I have eaten junk food all day today. Am I really about to admit this? I had the Spicy Baja smashchicken sandwich (grilled) and half a serving of sweet potato smashfries (yum!) for lunch. I also had a couple of sweet snacks, which included an entire bag of Skittles (what!?) and an M&M chocolate chip cookie. All was very good and I’d probably make the same mistakes do it over again if I had the option.  I won’t tell you what I’m having for dinner- that would just be too much!
• I will tell you that I have really low blood pressure; it’s a topic of conversation every time I I’m at the doctor, dentist, or anywhere else it might have to be checked. And it’s almost always been this way (at least that I can remember). The upside is that it’s low. Of course this also leads me to believe I can eat as much salt as I want! wamp… wamp.  That’s the downside.
• I’m really looking forward to the weekend. Easter and (hopefully) spring weather. I also want to wear white clothes (who says you can wear white before Easter?). And run outside, sans jacket (see above).
• I’m having a hard time deciding whether to run or do the Octane Trainer today! I’ll probably do the Octane. I’m really hoping I have the gym (almost) to myself. I love days like that, I could workout forever and ever.
• Writing a post using bullet points is more difficult than I expected. It doesn’t surprise me too much that I prefer the more drawn-out way of saying things.
• I really enjoy writing about running, even if I don’t have too much of a clue with what I’m talking about.
• Hoppy EASTER!!

xoxo

The One Where I Give Excuses

Well, it’s been a while hasn’t it!? I have a lot of excuses, none of them very good! I never imagined that when I made a resolution to run, I would be dedicating my life free time to running. On paper running five miles didn’t seem like much (OK it seems like a lot but in terms of time it doesn’t seem like much), but it sure does take up a lot of time. And then there’s my job, which is SO incredibly busy!

I’m also blogging here now! I had running on my mind a lot. I wanted to talk more about my journey with running, how I discovered it, the things that work for me and the things that don’t. It’s been on my mind a lot,and I find that a lot of people who run and blog, don’t talk about the ups and downs that go along with running. I wanted to add more of that to the Internets. So check it out if it’s something you’re interested in reading.

As far as my New Year resolutions, the picture taking is intermittent. I’m still adding my pictures to my flickr account which you can access over there —>. I haven’t been taking pictures everyday though, as it just got to be too much. And it got to be more annoying than it was fun. Although I’m not taking pictures everyday, I’m trying to take them almost everyday. The few days weeks I went without taking pictures I realized how much I enjoyed it and how much I learned. So I’m back to taking pictures almost everyday. But I am not going to stress out over it (which I totally was before).

I did run the half-marathon. Which was so exciting! And so rewarding! It was a really good experience. For that experience I’m glad I spent much of my free time running. I hope to continue running and run another half in October. Hopefully, I’ll run that half faster and stronger.

Give me the scoop! What’s going on with you?

A New Post, eh

Just dropping in to say I’m writing about my experiences with running here. Stop by if you want to read about that sort of thing. Otherwise, I’ll be back to writing here again soon. It’s been a wild couple of months.

Happy April! Happy Spring!

Am I Really Posting About the Shoes in My Closet

I feel as though I might be slightly obsessed with shoes. And I never realized the extent of my problem until I was pondering black boots one day recently (middle class sob story watch out).  I couldn’t believe the number of boots sitting in my closet, AND EVEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, the number of black boots sitting in my closet. I was embarrassed and SHOCKED, and I was the only one in the room.. in the house EVEN.  I WAS EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF MY OWN SELF!  So, instead of hiding my embarrassment as any other normal person would, I thought I’d bring my embarrassment here. WATCH OUT INTERNETS I’m about to recount my shoe situation.  Also, what has my blogging come to, has it really come to this?

For your enjoyment…

I have (GET READY FOR IT) SIX pairs of BLACK BOOTS. Yes, you read that correctly… SIX pairs. I have two leather (one tall, one short), sweater Uggs, two fake leather (one tall, one short), and one pair of tall black suede boots. I love them all but REALLY!? Do I really need that many pair of BLACK boots?! They’re all rotated and treated equally, but I wonder what work people think when I wear a different pair of black boots every.single.time I wear black boots. And yet, just TWO DAYS AGO, I contemplated buying a tall, leather pair of black boots from Marshalls. As if I needed those, but I REALLY WISH THEY HAD MY SIZE (it’s a condition isn’t it?).

Brown boots: FOUR PAIRS! This is getting embarrassing! If you haven’t been counting that’s TEN pairs of boots so far. TEN! In the brown department I have one pair of Uggs, one suede, one short crocodile leather, and one suede/leather/furry boot (FAVES). You wish you had my brown boots, right? I knew it!

One pair of snow boots (OBVIOUSLY in these conditions you HAVE to have to snow boots)… whatever! I don’t wear them very often. But they’re there in case I need them. And when I need them I NEED THEM.

And LAST PAIR (finally!)… rain boots. They are very cute. But I wear them the least amount of any other pair. They are heavy and awkward and honestly, I ALWAYS forget about them. But they’re super cute. I’ll probably photography them in one of the remaining days of the year (I know you CAN’T WAIT!).  What will she take a picture of next?

So, there you have it! My shoe inventory. Well, my BOOT inventory. We won’t even talk shoes. I have shoes in every crevice of this house. Under the bed (check), in all closets (check), hanging on closet doors (check), in the TRASH (check), and in boxes in storage (check). It’s a crazy shoe world up in here!

Is anyone else addicted to shoes? I’m in the market for the PERFECT (and I do mean PERFECT) brown and black pump. A classic pump with a rounded toe and stiletto heel. If you have any mind, send me the link. Also, if you have an extra pair of Louboutin’s you’re WISHING to give away, send them MY WAY! PLEAVE. I would love you forever and ever!

There you have it… my shoes! I wish I had pictures. But maybe next time!

Happy END OF JANUARY! And please quit snowing!

xoxo

Pictures!!

Just a quick post to say I finally got around to adding to my flickr page. You can see the pictures over there —->. It’s getting to be more and more fun, and I’m feeling a bit more creative. Although creativity doesn’t always lend itself to the level of perfectionism I’d like, it’s fun to play around with the sun and shadows.

That’s it for now! Be back soon!

I hope your 2011 is going well!

On Running…

We need some Spring UP IN HERE! Also, I love looking at Homie’s pictures in the post below. Is that awkward, I feel like it might be?

So, I’ve been running! And I’ll be the first to admit that it is much, MUCH (capital MUCH even) harder to run in the winter! It has taken me forever to find my groove. It gets dark so early, and I have so far to walk to my car, that working out inside after work (at work) isn’t working (how many times can YOU say work in one sentence?). And then the issue of running outside is that it SNOWS and SNOWS and SNOWS (snow also deserves caps this year), and the ice. What if I fall? And gah, running through snow is just. not. fun!

But I’ve been trying to keep up. And I finally found a gym that’s reasonably cost, and has showers (work gym does not at the moment). But this gym is not open on Sundays, nor is my work gym opened on Sundays. And guess who runs her long miles on Sundays? Yep! This girl! So, I will be running through snow dunes and ice every Sunday. Please say a little prayer (slash thought) that I don’t fall and break a bone, PLEASE! That would be great!

Also, I’ve been taking pictures but I haven’t loaded them onto my computer IN TWO WEEKS! So, I’ll be working on that tonight. There are probably hundreds if not ONE THOUSAND pictures on memory card right now. It sure fills up fast now that I’m taking a picture every.single.day. This week’s theme (through DPS) is macro photography, and I tried it, but we’ll see how they turn out. Macro is hard (also: awesome if you KNOW how to use it).

What else? I shoveled the snow up my walkway and sidewalk yesterday. It was interesting! I can never get it all. I’m just not strong enough or something. But I feel so badly for the mailman carrier that I just can’t leave it there. So, I did my best. We’ll see how that goes once I step out into the 0 degree weather! It’s probably going to be a Netflix kind-of-day!

Happy Saturday!