I pressed snooze 3 times this morning while my brain tried to talk me out of getting up and exercising, I have cramps so that seemed like a good excuse. Fortunately I had to use the bathroom and I have you all to report to so I wasn't about to turn into a schmuck on my 3rd day of exercising after recommitting to myself. My brain DID succeed in talking me into checking my email at 6:30am, which is a dangerous thing to do because it always leads to blogging and much loss of time. I finally pulled myself away from the computer and left the house for a power walk at 7:00am. Victory was mine!
I hadn't gone walking on my route since June so it was like starting all over again with my nemesis "THE HILL". I felt like I was in slow motion trudging my way up it today, and at one point feared that gravity would tip me over backwards. Sheesh. I made it to the top, breathed through the palpitations and then carried on. Fortunately it was totally overcast this morning so I wasn't contending with the morning sun as well. It was a nice walk and I love feeling like I'm getting a jump on the day and that I'm seeing things I normally wouldn't see. (A couple roses peeking through the fence of some one's yard, potato bugs crossing the sidewalk, horses having breakfast, the temple parking lot full so early in the morning, people from church driving to work, etc.)
The one thing I hate about walking is dogs!! Fortunately most of them are behind fences and just like to bark as I walk by their property lines, but a couple of them were free to come running at me, and that sort of thing just freaks me out. I've had my heel nipped by a yippee little dog years ago and ever since then I've been skittish. That thing about all bark and no bite a loud of crap. I resent having to fret about dogs on my lovely morning walks.
So yesterday ended up being a glorious day of productivity at home even though it didn't rain. I don't know where they came up with a 30% chance, because it was sunny and hot all day! The only break came in the evening at Whitney's soccer game when the sun hid behind some clouds (praise heaven) and made it pleasant. I once again screamed until I was hoarse, but it was so fun. Whitney played goalie and did awesome. I coach from the side of the goal so it was like we were hanging out together and like I was right in her ear. (FYI: I ran in to Jenny S. at soccer because her little boy had a game and pictures too.)
But I digress, my home-time yesterday was spent doing many loads of laundry (lots of bedding), dusting everything (even the highest picture frames), talking to Kristi and Amie on the phone, a visit from Lori, prepping (and later mailing) 4 good mail items (woohoo), and sorting through a big pile of junk mail (it never ends, but the ice cream helped!). I was totally irritated with how fast the time went. I know it's wrong of me to complain about the 6.5 hours I have while the kids are at school, but it flies by so quickly that I feel cheated. Amie had to remind me that the school year just started and that there's more of free time to come. If only I could grasp that concept and let myself relax a little bit instead of frantically trying to finish every project in my mind all in one day.
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Here are the September and October blogging-friend birthdays I know about (Linked for your convenience, isn't that nice?). There was a mix-up in the email I sent so this is the correct info (Barb's and Amanda's were wrong in the email). We're going to have to pace ourselves and plan accordingly, these are a whole lot of September birthdays!September 5th--Kelly Norton
September 8th--Lori Maher
September 9th--Robin Younquist
September 11th--Melanie Bushman
September 16th--Julia Sorenson
September 18th--Laralee Anderson
September 19th--Amanda Hill
September 19th--Andrea Richardson
October 11--Elizabeth Morse
October 13--Lisa Price
October 26--Barb Olson
**Do barking dogs harass you when walking/running?
Does your alone time fly by?
Do junk mail and miscellaneous papers
take over your world too?
What is up with so many September birthdays?**
Does your alone time fly by?
Do junk mail and miscellaneous papers
take over your world too?
What is up with so many September birthdays?**
33 comments:
Unfortantely on our street we have some dogs that are allowed to run around. So they not only bark and fallow when your walking by. One chases your car when your driving in or out of the nieghborhood. Although his bark is mean and scary he is so little he won't really come up to you.
Love your title this morning.
I like those kind of silly titles. Don't give them up.
I'm totally afraid of junk mail. My mailbox is across the street, so after I get it I pick out all the junk mail and toss it in my outside garbage can on the way into the house without even opening any of it.
I love dogs including my hairy 70lb beast, so the dogs barking don't faze me but that said I have little patience for those small yappy things peopel call dogs, yuck. I'm having a heck of a time typing today.
I am so tired of junk mail I could about scream. I can't think of your other questions and my sausage like fingers are driving me crazy so I must end early.
I love your title suggestions! You should to the "title schmitle" one sometime!
I do not care for dogs either. TOo many run ins with scary dogs, and I got bit by one in 7th grade, so I'm not a lover for sure!
Good for you for making it on your power walk! I really need to get in the groove and exercise too! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love titles such as those. I think they are funny! An old college roommate of mine had a special dog spary that she made in a squirter bottle just for her running ventures. Made her feel SAFE to douse a dog if she had to.
My junk mail is now a system I have down. I have someone shred a pile of ripped up addresses each week. Somehow - it works for me. I am on a mission this week to gather some kind of filing system that will work better for me this year with four littles in school - there is bound to be too much paperwork!
GOOD FOR YOU and your walk this morning! That is a great way to start your day!
As much as I say dogs don't bother me, I HATE when owners give them free realm of the road. In fact, truth be known I am petrified of small yappy dogs for fear they will bite me. I had a dog charge me once and I had to stop in my tracks for about 10 minutes. So buggy.
I hit the snooze three times this morning as well and I have SEVERE cramps--I hate days like that.
Hope you feel better soon. I am off to take some midol myself :)
Every time a dog starts barking at me my heart starts racing even if it is behind a fence. For some reason the small little dogs that just want to snap at your heels are the worst. Sorry your peaceful walk was interrupted by those dang dogs.
I always love your titles. Mine are usually just flat out boring.
good for you on day 3... keep it up girl!
If you even come up with a good system for junk mail and bills...just let me know. The contents of my mailbox go directly from the mailbox to a counter in my kitchen and it collects more and more each day until the pile is so huge that I have to pay attention to it. I hate this system!
*Do barking dogs harass you when walking/running? TOTALLY! i think because im scared of them and i fear that they can TOTALLY sense that im scared!!
Does your alone time fly by? it does..darnt!
Do junk mail and miscellaneous papers
take over your world too? no im anti clutter!!
What is up with so many September birthdays?** its because everyone was "busy" around xmas and new years eve! HELLO! or maybe that is just why MY 3rd child was due in sept?!?! but the hospital said sept is the BIGGEST deliver month out of the whole year..so i think my theory is correct dont you?!
I am all about cramps schmamps- hilarious!
I hate the barking dogs and have actually kicked one that came running at me before it nipped my heels. I didn't feel bad either, can you tell?
I am thinking like Amie, and would be telling you the same thing with the alone time, but I get the urgency with wanting to get so much done. It goes so quickly for me!
Junk mail goes right where it should at our house. That is one area I don't let pile up. If only I could use that same logic elsewhere.
Alone time what's alone time?
Just kidding my rare alone time does fly by an hour by myself is like how maybe 5 minutes would pass with the kids.
I hate yappy dogs, no wonder Kira screams any time she sees one she must have got one from me.
Congrats for taking your walk when you didn't want to.
I seem to be getting annoyed by a barking dog every morning around 5:30 a.m. Unfortunately, it's one of our dogs.... grrrr!
Don't fret about the title. Just write down whatever flows out... that should keep it interesting!
Junk mail is seriously my biggest challenge. I hate it. I don't have a good system for it, and with my house up for sale, I will often scoop it up and put it in a drawer out of sight just for the showing, but then I forget about it, and then later find an unpleasant drawerfull of junk. I'm dreading the start of school just for the extra papers to deal with.
We have a dog that lives in the house across the street. Their house is all surrounded by hedges, so you can't see the dog. He's only out there sometimes, but when he is, he barks like crazy, and it always scares my guts because you just don't know what to expect.
Loved your title -- I've had trouble coming up with them lately, too.
I hate barking, jumping dogs! But there is nothing like a well behaved dog- so great. I think it is so fantastic that you made it on your walk today! If I ever get caught up I am going to get going~ did that sound like a lame excuse or what?
I feel like piles of paper have been trying to take over my house for years now. So far they have not completely succeeded thank goodness.Last year I got permission to get a paper recycling bin put in our elementary parking lot to benefit the school library. Everyone told me we wouldn't make money or very little. Boy did that get me going. I advertised it like crazy & now at our one year mark we made $600!! I am so excited- junk mail doesn't bother me anymore I think of it as furture library books. Next year- now that everyone is in the recycling groove I am hoping we can double that. Have a great weekend!
I love the title and doing that with words. It always reminds me of the SNL when they say, Rob, Robaroni, Robalicious. Too funny. It never gets old to me either.
I hate junk mail. I always feel overtaken by it, especially when it's all I get in a day. That's annoying!
And Christina's theory about Sept birthdays is funny but then since I'm in Sept it made me think of my parents (long since divorced). Too much for one afternoon if you ask me!
The MAIN reason I have always hated running/walking out doors is DOGS!! I can't handle it when they bark at me, I freak out and then I am constantly looking over my shoulder the rest of hte time.
What is with all those Sept./Oct. birthdays??? I will tell you that when I worked in post partum our BUSIEST month of the year was always October. MOre babies born in that month than any other month!!
By the way...I like you title!!
Dogs are the bane of my outside exercising...especially pit bulls of which there are THREE in our neighborhood!! What is up with that? I don't even want to take my little one out in a stroller!
They are also a BIG issue when my friend and I go on our weekly mountain bike ride. I get so mad at irresponsible dog owners. I hate LOOSE DOGS!
I carry pepper spray with me...I've never had to use it...don't know if it would even stop a big ol'pitbull but it makes me feel better.
does my alone time fly? always!
do dogs bug me? not really.. I have a noisy, jumpy one!
random papers drive me crazy, I feel like I am always fighting them.
Sept bdays? must have had some cold winter months!
I'm feeling great about being on the birthday list but alas, my birthday is not until Nov. 28.
And for the record, I love the rhyming titles!
Birthday season for sure. I'm proud of you for getting up for your walk! Your title made me laugh even before I read the rest of your post.
I am so impressed with how much you are getting done! Good use of those 6.5 hours.
Dogs free to run up to you? That is seriously against civic law around here. Fenced or chained is a must!
wish I had your commitment to getting up in the morning and my own things around while the kids are at school- I seriously feel like I am wasting away...
don't even get me started and charging dogs!
D***. I knew I should have checked my comment first and I didn't.
ON charging dogs.
Jill, I always like your titles.
My kids like to yell WWWWEEEEE every time we drive down that hill. I can imagine it must be a beast to climb.
I hate dogs.
I hate junk mail. Have you looked at adding your name to the "do not call" list for mail? I believe there is one.
Good for you for getting back to exercise! I'm not there yet - dangit! I think I can tell where you live now. I hope that doesn't sounds too freaky. I've driven that road though multiple x's. I love the area.
I get that urgency to get everything done at once. It drives me crazy to be so urgent about life!
I know what you mean about checking the computer in the morning. It can result in MUCH loss of time.
I've been walking myself every morning this week. Recommitted myself and everything and then I ran over my jogging stroller in the afternoon. Subliminal? I don't know. I wish I could have sabatoged my goal with something that wasn't so expensive.
Dogs barking....always annoying. It would make it so much easier if they could just speak human. Then, I would no if they were screaming, "You're scary looking in the morning!" or "Keep it up, hot stuff!" or "I'm lonely and neglected and just want you to look at me and smiling to create some meaning in my life!" You know? Then I'd have some compassion or at least feel justified in my annoyance.
Titles. Sometimes I think of a title and work my blog around it. Othertimes, I leave it blank until the end and then I have a better idea of what my words were about. But rhymes and "alicious" never get old. I'm with Lori on that one.
I like your title!! Don't fret over them so much :o) :o)
I am deathly afraid of dogs and worry about them ALOT when I walk.
We get tons of junk mail too and if I don't throw it away as soon as I bring it into the house it stays in a pile in my kitchen for days.. and the pile has miracle grow or something sprinkled on it because it grows like crazy! I try and tackle it every day when I bring the mail in but sometimes that is just impossible!
Glad to see you are back exercising :o) I agree that it is so hard to get up in the mornings to do it too!
Is that Whitney GLOWING with good health and exercise??? I need some of that!! I thought you'd put make up on her when I first glimpsed the picture. hahaha! I thought, 'Why's Jill schlapped a load of make-up on little Whitney?'
Her cheeks are just peachy-rosy. Maybe I should bin my Bourjois blusher and try a bit of running and jumping about?
*thumbs down* to barking dogs too.
So nice that you didn't have the sun beating down on you during your walk! Way to overcome your cramps -- that always seems like a good excuse to me. Paperwork does threaten to take over my world. I tend to dump the junk mail immediately, but the kids' school stuff... And you know about the swirling vortex of time I enter with alone time. Always gone too fast.
i hear you on the titles! not my forte and i'm reminded of it when i visit blogs like i'm-so-wonderful-with-words-JORDAN! ( :
jealous of your productivity and can't wait to have a day like that myself. awesome.
congrats on the walking. not a fan of dogs myself.
and to answer your question, i'm sad to say that hanna and megan will not be in school or dance together. how i would love that! maybe next year...
i really don't like to encounter dogs (Or strange people)on my walks or runs...when reading jenn's comment i thought maybe she was going to start charging dogs to get back at them!! :) i often don't proofread so this made me smile! (sorry jenn! no offense!!)
me time FLYS by, doesn't it?
i am a bit of a paper pusher, sadly. i never seem to make progress on junk mail or papers, i just seem move them to a new space and that drives me crazy. i need an organizing expert to teach me...lol.
oh and i am so behind on GM bdays. hate that feeling!
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