Moving on up or out

After my feeling-crazy week, I am feeling back to myself.  I think a medication I started last week contributed to the crazy.  Anyway, I feel relative calm and happy to have the weekend coming up.  And, weather permitting, I am leaving for a short vacation in 8 days.
Because my co-worker has left for a family [...]

You said What!?

A co-worker of mine remarked yesterday that if she let all the little things irritate her the way they irritate me, she would never be able to leave the house in the morning. 
It was one of those comments that echo and resonate in my head long after they’ve been said. I think that I do [...]

Here’s what I think of you!

As I have mentioned before, I leave the cat in the bathroom overnight, so she doesn’t awaken me.  It’s not an ideal situation, but it allows me to sleep and that’s important to me.
This cat is very fastidious about her box.  Even when the box isn’t locked in a room with her, she still spends [...]

January weekend

I was so glad to go for a run on Saturday, that I couldn’t stop smiling.  I was all grins.  It was a rough week and I was thrilled to be out running free with the temp at a warm-for-Jan 30 degrees.  I love those all-adrenaline runs.  We only ran a bit over 3 miles [...]

Streeetch

I came out of the shower this morning, and this is the sight I saw on my sofa.  I was jealous.

Dog pain

Last night, thanks to JP’s recommendation, I went to yoga.  It was a Basic class–lots of downward-facing dog, cobra position and a couple of warrior positions.  In a addition to these yoga poses, there was a lot of stretching and breathing, which was much appreciated.  The class was full of women and some men–we were a [...]

Smelly me

Yesterday after work, I went to the dentist.  There was a new hygienist and it made for an odd appointment.  After she introduced herself, she asked me to gargle with minty mouthwash.  This has never happened before.  It seems a little insulting–as though the GYN asked you to wash your crotch before your Pap Smear.  I [...]

Confusion

When I left the house this morning I was confused.  Why was the front door propped open?  Why had the people next door put a police line around their sidewalk–was it too icy?  Wait…why is there a police car in the street looking like its inhabitants are guarding the roped off area?  What happened?
But I [...]

Runnie, the Bear

This morning when the server at our post-run diner saw us, she said, “You didn’t run today.  You did?  Omigod, I admire you…but you’re crazy.  Really crazy!”
I think I remember that this person is from Tampa, so for her hot and muggy is lovely.  All I can say is that is Much Much easier for [...]

Layers

I went out last night with many layers and went for a half hour run with K and R.  It was fantastic.  I’ve been having a bit of evening cabin fever and I enjoyed being out in the bracing Winter air and moving my legs.  I’m beginning to look like a middle-aged man–all belly.  I [...]