8.1 for me!

Another good one!! It was warmer out there this morning - mid 40's. I will say it was nice to leave the gloves at home and have a short sleeve shirt on. I think 40's are perfect. Sometimes I get annoyed with my gloves. I probably need new ones. Anyway, good run! I am ready for a rest day though..just to sleep!

I didn't sleep worth sh*! last night. My mind was going and going and I just tossed and turned all night. I have to have a sit down with HCBF..after yesterday..I see those little monsters in my future. Not soon..but later. He said he would consider if I did, but has also said he doesn't see himself changing his mind. So..what's a girl to do?  I am feeling a lot of pressure now because I don't want to waste anyones time...or drag on something that just may not work out. Glad I am at work to keep myself busy.

HuronHeart – Have a great time at the wedding! I missed somehow that it was in Cancun!! AWESOME!

Docket – I hope you know what an inspiration you are. Seriously. From DNF’ing in Houston..to surgery…to ending 2017 with some freakin’ awesome PR’s. You are so freaking awesome. If I ever get injured (knock on wood) I hope I have your drive and persistence to get back to it. Congratulations!!!! What a great year for you!!

Happy Wednesday!

2.5 TM miles and some upper body weights.  I am going to attempt a 5 mile TM run tomorrow morning LOL!

Lizzie - I know, I just heard about Lauer on the radio!  I can't say I'm surprised, I loved him when he first started on the Today show but seemed like he became a real jerk once he was successful.  He was mean to Ann Curry and I really liked her!!  The baby is so cute, Congrats to your brother and sil!!

I have been wishy washy about the work drama thing, it seems kind  of stupid now that a few days have passed and I have more perspective on it.  Basically, my work partner told the supervisor I do everything and she doesn't feel like part of the team.  My response was I have taken over most of the work because she.doesn't.do.anything and if she wants to feel like part of the team then just start taking initiative.  We definitely work at a different pace.  I do like her as a person and I think most people that work together day after day, share an office and share car rides are going to have differences.  Things are going better this week, I've just asked her to do things and she seems to be stepping up so we'll see.  Sometimes things have to come to a head before they can get better.  To add to that, I've applied for another job in the agency, it's a lateral move (so, no more $$) but it would be more independent as I would be doing quality assurance with chart reviews and such.  We'll see, we are losing a lot of people so I don't know that they want another case worker to leave.  Ironically, my partner has been actively interviewing for the past 6 months to get out of here so I really doubt she'll be sticking around. I'll keep you all posted!

Holy cats the weather forecast for the 50k on Dec 9th is 44/28 mostly sunny with 10 mph winds.  Have I mentioned how I dislike cold?  It's rainy and cold here and I'm really wanting to dive into this cup of coffee.

Kat - yes BB for Dec as my first 50 miler is on the list.  At least it'll be warm in HSTN that time of year...lol.  Maybe 2018 will be my year of flat events...lol.  Well there is some climbing at the Mustang Run.

Lizzie it's getting ridiculous, makes me wonder if there isn't a man out there not guilty, at least "allegedly" of some kind of sexual misconduct.  Wonder if in some cases it's more the difference in how men and women perceive inappropriate behavior?  I sure hope they didn't fire him without some sort of proof.  Damaris aren't we still innocent until PROVEN guilty?

Lizzie I managed to get all tangled in my sheets so I didn't sleep good either, not for the same reason tho....lol.  I've heard of a lot of women who have had that happen.  Before you totally make up your mind babysit for a few hours.  I love mine but oh my after 8 days with them I am so happy to be home where it's relatively quiet.

Laura, I got in 30 min on the TM last night so good luck on the 5.  I need to build back up and get back to training.

Karen, I hope it goes well, that was one test I was happy to avoid this year.

Kathy/HH have fun in Cancun.  Sounds heavenly right about now.

Tessa, I'm going to keep checking MO and AR events.  The ones I have seen in AR are kind of technical (well for me) and don't have very long cut offs so they may be a later date once I get better at roots and rocks.

Starting weight: 120.4. I will weigh myself again tomorrow when it's over. I've been down to 119 this last week (I've been trying to get under 120 for my 12/10 marathon). I am interested to see just how full of sh*t I am! I am on the fence as far as running this morning. I'd like to do a short easy run, but is that stupid since all i can eat are things like chicken broth and jello? I'm already hungry and it's only 9 am, but then again, running usually makes me not hungry.....sigh. I'll probably go out for at least 4.

Damaris, great race report. Like we talked about before the race, I think you are in 4:20-4:30 race shape right now, but it may take a couple races to get there. You have worked your butt off coming back from the knee surgery - sometimes I look at your workouts for the week and think "dang, glad I'm not doing that."

Huron Heart, have a great trip and enjoy the wedding!

Liz, nice run, again. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself or HCBF. I felt the same way after my sister had her first, but well, life intervened and it turns out I couldn't have them. I would have considered adoption, but DH wasn't that much onboard. He was more along the lines of HCBF (not interested at first, but willing to give it a shot once I wanted them). It was a really tough time for me, but we made it through. Sorry, that ended up more about me than you, and didn't really solve anything or even really give you any advice.......not really sure where I'm going there, can I just blame the fact that it's after 9 am and I haven't eaten anything????

Laura, work drama sounds annoying. I'm really bad at asking people to do things and will just do everything myself, so I would totally be like you in that partnership. Umm, she needs to step up maybe. Sounds like you are working to fix things.

Judy, robocall for a missing cat? Geez, if they start doing that here my phone will go off nonstop. I get on the next-door website and eery day there is at least one missing pet post.

Diane, I know you hate the cold (and in general, so do I), but that weather sounds kinda good for a race to me. Well, before I would be miserable and complaining, but I warm up fast during. I know you get and stay cold though, so layer up! I heard a cold front was coming to basically the entire eastern half of the country next week and am hoping it reaches Mississippi on 12/10! I will pack all kinds of throwaway clothes for the start if I need to. Oh, gift ideas - do you have a good headlamp? Other trail running gear? Or cold-weather running gear? Do you listen to music or podcasts on the TM - if so and you're moving into the tiny house soon, maybe some bluetooth headphones? Subscription to a trail running magazine or any books you still want?

Sandy, yay for 3 outside miles!!! And for a plan for Fargo! Even though I like to do 12-week plans for marathons for myself, I do better running with a plan so have started making myself "base-building plans" for in between races sometimes.

So tonight we are planning on going to an Italian restaurant.  Because Santa will be there.    Older DD asked if we will see Santa this year so she can tell him what she wants for Christmas.  Part of me wonders if she should still believe in Santa, she will be 13 in April.  But I don't want to ruin it for her either.    Did my PF exercises this morning, will try to get some core in tonight.

Lizzie, nice 8!  I usually just wear cheap knit gloves from Target or Meijer when running until it gets really cold.  Then I can just take them off and tuck them into my pants if I get warm.  And it's OK if I lose them.    I stock up at the end of the year when they are on sale for $1.  Aww, I had a feeling you would feel that way last night, you looked SO happy with Emerson!  Well, talk to HCBF and see what his reasons are for not having kids.  I am hoping you can work things out because you are so great together!  Emerson is a cutie, I love babies!    Matt Lauer now... who's next?  Apparently women can't be anywhere because men just can't help themselves!    I think the elliptical did help my foot, if only because my foot was nice and warmed up before running!  And it probably helped to keep me from overdoing it too early.    I love pine candles.  

Laura, sorry about the work drama!  She complained that you do too much?  I think your response is valid.  Hopefully things work out, work drama sucks!  5 miles?  No way!  

Judy, amber alert for a house cat?!?  That's a new one!

Diane, ha, is that weather cold?    Rainy sucks though.  What is the temp normally like?  Birthday suggestions... I have a hard time coming up with stuff too.  I try to keep a list of things I see that look interesting.  The things I have on it now: lights for running at night, Orange Mud Transition and Seat Wrap (for changing your clothes after a race and covering up your car seat to keep it clean), wireless headphones.  There is some cute running jewelry, maybe something to commemorate your ultras?

Sandy, ha, you want to do a colonoscopy?    Pretty soon...  I had to do the same prep when I had a kidney x-ray a few years ago... it's not pleasant.  Nice that you got out this morning!  Glad you got the schedule done.    I like having a schedule also.  I may have mentioned that before.    It would be nice to know some of the details around Matt Lauer... some of the stuff coming out now is a little questionable.  I would think it's pretty clear cut though if they let him go.

Damaris, aww, sorry about the pancreatitis.  Nice race recap!  Those are cool medals.  Haha, I was thinking a similar thing after your speedy 10K.    Man, I wish you could figure out the sock issue!  Still a great race, congrats!

HH-Kathy, have a great trip!

Lisa, a Krispy Kreme is your turnaround?  I am not a huge sweets person but a hot Krispy Kreme is pretty awesome.  

Tessa, gold jewelry as a request from an angel tree donor?  I suppose you can get gold colored jewelry pretty cheaply.  She probably wouldn't know the difference.    Hmmm, we usually do a similar thing at work but it hasn't been announced yet.

Elina, aww, sorry about your stick.  It probably served you really well.    Congrats on the win!  Oh yeah, I remember when you got the cut while travelling!

Kat, sorry about your kitty issues.  Hope they figure something out!

Cathy

Cathy, yes that's about normal temp wise.  Last year I did the 15k there and it was miserable, cold, windy and overcast all day.  I volunteered after my race and was at an outside aide station for 4 hours.  They had up to 100k last year.  This year it goes to 200k and is certified.

I found what I want....a rowing machine.  Found a moderately priced one with good reviews and DH said go ahead and order it...so I did...lol.  We can both use it so I also took Tessa's advice and ordered some Balega socks to try out.

Karen, I would go out for a run, even if you can only have chicken broth and jello and other such things. How about Popsicles, can you have those?

Diane, I do a lot of hiking in trail "runs" too. Will look at the races you mention. June 9 is often Shadow time but this year they may not be able to use the regular course because of a fire so this might be the year to skip it...except Pinelands as well...sigh. I need to win the lottery!

Good point that sometimes it's perception and people can perceive experiences differently -- but in many cases it's a power issue. And I don't know many women who haven't at least feared for their physical safety on occasion. I don't think most men comprehend having to be cautious, like going to the restroom in groups as women so often do and men never think about, nor do they understand that women are often afraid of being attacked.

Liz, I would recommend spending time with children of various ages before you make a decision one way or the other. You do have some time, you're barely 30. But glad he was sweet when you cuddled him!

Cathy, if your DD is anything like my DS, she stopped believing a while back but has no intention of admitting it because she doesn't want to jeopardize gifts! Also often oldest kids don't say anything because their younger sibs still believe.

Laura, I had to laugh about you doing all the work and then your work partner complaining because you do all of it -- if she doesn't think she gets enough to do, there's a simple answer: STEP UP! Good luck with the possible switch.

Formal names? I go by my full name. I have resisted Tess and Tessy all my life and have no intention of adopting a nickname. And it's not short for Teresa, or Contessa, both of which people have tried to stick on me.

Judy, snickering about the image of the deer settled down on the couch watching TV. I have never heard of an Amber Alert for a pet. And around here when a pet goes missing usually it's thanks to a predator or a car. Somehow I doubt the coyotes answer their cell phones. Like Karen, I'm on Nextdoor and there are missing pet posts frequently -- one woman reposts every missing pet post from Facebook's local lost and found pets page.

Sandy, yes it is warmish, high 40s to low 50s, LS tech shirt and shorts weather in my opinion. But Greyhound Lady wraps up warmly. If it is over 80 at 4:30 AM (and yes it can be here!) she might wear capris, but she usually has on long sleeves 9 months out of the year. I don't think it's a religious thing since she doesn't have her head covered in summer and she will sometimes wear short sleeves if it's very hot.

When is registration for Twin Cities marathon? DD is going to work in Wisconsin for a year since she won't be able to get a California license until she does, and the friend she plans to live with is in Eau Claire so not that far from the TC..

No, you don't want to do a colonoscopy if you don't have to. That prep is time consuming. I was very happy when they gave me the option of pooping in a bucket and sending that in. (And so glad I do not work at that lab...)

Lisa, hot Krispy Kreme is at the turnaround? Glad you found a running route that isn't all concrete. Don't carry any money if you think you might give in to the siren song of the hot glaze. Personally I don't like Krispy Kremes much so can easily pass those up.

Damaris, great race report! Sorry about the potty stop at mile 25. That is bad timing. However, better to lose a few minutes than to cross the finish line with a load in your shorts. Hope Bugsy feels better.

Kathy, enjoy the wedding and Mexico!

Kat, maybe pack socks in your hydration pack for after the last water crossing so you can change into dry ones? Good luck with the race.

4 this morning. Since it's a class day I can leave a little later, so I went to the next light. I don't think RN got up at all.

Oh, and on the ringworm situation, the fungus seems to be retreating nicely without the lime sulphur baths. Gwen and Hrhiow get treated with topical cream twice a day and the little scales are almost all off Gwen's ear, both of them have fur growing back where it fell out. All four get half a pill once a day, we do have to grind it and make a suspension for Fernanda but the rest of them have pills shoved so far down their throats that they can't spit it out. Some furious kitty swearing ensues but the pill is gone where it's supposed to go.