Running rest day for me. I did a 55 minute full body workout. Whew, it was good!!

Its 8am and I am ready for this day to be over. I unfortunately had an abnormal pap a few weeks ago so I have to go in today for a biopsy. This also happened last year (I fainted during the procedure). So, yeah. Should be fun times this afternoon. I have been very emotional about it and not sure why. Maybe I need some prosecco?

Docket – Damn, sorry for the crappy run!!

Judy – Nice running yesterday! What kind of weather are you getting in OH?

Have a great day everyone!

YESSSS!!! I LOVE Limoncello!!!

Morning! I have 7-8 and Pilates tonight.

 

Liz, I prefer Limoncello than Prosecco. Good luck with the biopsy!

I like Prosecco but don't have it much.  Limoncello is way too strong for me!  haha

4 pretty steamy miles.  Oof.  Under-fueled and dehydrated made it more of a shuffle than usual.  Dodged the walk with drama neighbor friend.  I don't have the energy for that.  Work is stressful enough.

Damaris - glad DHs friend is recovering from COVID!  Nice 16 miles.  How do you keep up the motivation??

Kat - holy CRAP were you productive yesterday!!  Doesn't that feel awesome??  Miss Lilypants is doing better today.  But, she doesn't like pumpkin.  I also put a little broth in her food and she isn't keen on that either.  I think she's anorexic LOL

Karen - awesome run yesterday!  That weather looks amazing.  Though, no doubt that elevation is KILLER.  Awww, I'd be sad to leave for TX, too.  Safe travels!  Do you do any of the driving?

Liz - awwww sorry for the stress over the Dr. today.  Weird it happened again this year.  I'm sure it'll be nothing again!  Hang in there.  Good plan on deferring Richmond.  That honestly does not sound like a fun way to run a marathon.  Many more years of marathoning ahead!!

Sue - way to get out there this morning!  Awww, sorry you can't join your pals on Fridays.  Sounds like a good plan for you!!

There is this noise outside that I cannot figure out and it's bugging me.  It sounds like either a helicopter circling (but not sure about that) or a big machine somewhere.  So weird.  May have to do some investigating.  I'm a weirdo that does not have a radio or TV on when I'm working.

Lizzie, best of luck on the biopsy. Our weather has been sunny or partly cloudy, but dry as a bone! I miss the rain. I think I'll redo the little garden in my apartment for fall. I've been "down" lately. That would help perk me up to plan some changes for fall.

Sandy, a while back there was an article about a sound that was driving people nuts, only to find (after much digging) that it was the "chillers" for a giant data center not far away. There were also plans to put up many more data centers, therefore loads more "chillers".  Then there is also the Taos Hum! 

This morning I did 35 minutes running faster out the trail, then did my stretches thoroughly. After that was grocery shopping.

There are some things my grocery just doesn't seem to get any more. Canned whole potatoes? It's not the usual things that were scarce during the beginning of the covid like cleaning supplies, but totally different things now. The prices are also higher and very little is on sale. I'll end up getting the extras at another grocery not far from here. It's prices are better.

So...the MS Gulf Coast Marathon/HM is December 13th.....early registration ends Monday.....DH's niece is getting married Saturday the 12th---wedding is here, I think I'll be fine. Lol why not??? There is a provision to defer to 2021 if needed.

 

Judy--there are some food products not available here also. Not as many choices, but I think the wholesalers are almost dumping fresh fruit and vegs sometimes--two weeks ago pineapples were .99, limit 5!  They were good, too. I've been shopping the specials. Canned whole potatoes? I think I've only eaten them once.  My grandparents always had a potato crop on the farm, so we rarely ate them canned.

 

Tonight I'm making eggplant korma with eggplant from our garden. DH was concerned there was no meat, but I am making naan from scratch, so that should help. Local store had beautiful corn, so I'm roasting that too with chile lime butter.

 

Oh. My. Gosh!!  Can I please come for dinner???  

Liz - I bet you are laughing at my weather I called “steamy”   I did not find out what the noise was. It stopped shortly after. Weird. Maybe random road work?  I lost water yesterday - so random - so I called the city and the guy says “do you live on <my street name>?”  I was like “yes!!  How did you know??”  Well apparently there was an emergency maintenance or something. I was kinda laughing and then so was he. A fun convo. I guess that’s my life now talking to randoms haha. Glad you didn’t faint today!!  I’m sure it’ll be nothing again but stinks abt the extra time and anxiety. Laughing at Cathy needing a pizza on her ride to the state park!  I think she may need TWO!!  I agree - not EVERYTHING is COVID!  My sister thinks she has it. Ummmmm maybe it was because you pickled your liver for two weeks?? I have been trying to stay away from a lot of her drama. High five on the strong email!!

Logging off after a difficult and crazy and hard but productive day. Wine on the patio with Miss Lily.  She has been a sass today. She follows me downstairs to feed the Kit Kat (never goes alone) and today decides to poke Leo out of the way to get her food!  And she’s been giving me the “I wanna go out so I can come back in and get a treat trick”. Sooo naughty 

I am beat, y'all. I decided this morning that since I've been here awhile now, maybe I could do the 4x2 mile tempo workout on my plan (which I haven't followed for almost four weeks now) this week. I made it through three, with a few extra stops along the way. Problem one was getting in enough air at 7,500', problem two was there are no flat spots around here. I was going to take the paces out of the workout on my watch, but instead just made them a really big range. Not big enough when I hit a 10% grade hill....I just did what I could and let the watch beep at me.

Anyway, came home, walked to the grocery store for a few things we needed, and started pumping up my SUP. Had to stop for a call with the financial guy DH has been talking to about investing his pension. Lesson learned here, we are going to buy an electric pump for the SUP. It takes a long time and it gets really hard to do towards the end. I was beat, and went upstairs to take a quick nap. An hour and a half later, I still didn't have the energy to go, so I'm leaving it inflated and taking it out tomorrow morning after a short, easy run. Then it will be time for some cleaning and packing up, because we leave the next morning. Ready to go home, but I can totally see staying up here for 3-4 months next year. It's like adult summer camp. And I've never lived somewhere where the houses don't have a/c!

Liz, glad you made it through without fainting! Hopefully things resolve on their own and you don't have to deal with it anymore. Good for you for sending that email!

Susan, nice job on the run this morning! And I want to join Sandy in coming to your house for dinner - sounds amazing!

Sandy, underfueled and dehydrated make runs tough. Yes, I do some of the driving. Probably not my fair share, but a good bit. We try to switch off every 3 hours or so. The van drives pretty well, and most of the route is not that busy, but it gets uncomfortable and mentally tiring.

Cathy, 2 hour drive to a state park after an 18 miler? Yeah, pack snacks. The pizza idea is a good one.

Judy, I have noticed that at different places we've been, different things have been hard to find/out of stock at the grocery store.

DH put a "meeting" on his calendar at 4 this afternoon. Says he needs to go to dirt church, so just left on his new mountain bike.  Will be nice to have an hour or two of quiet around here. I have seven library books checked out on my Kindle right now, so need to do some serious reading before they all expire.