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January 25, 2005
A Very Long Day
Do you ever have those days that seem to go on forever? Today was one of those days for me. I think that it started with the fact that I did not sleep last night. Seriously, I thought about getting up and showering/getting ready for work at 2:30 because it seemed like a better idea than tossing and turning. Tossing and turning won out, since there is not a thing to do at that time of day. After I got out of the shower, my dad knocked on my door and asked me if I wanted a ride to work because there probably would not be any parking. My school is not a "mainstream" school, is in the city in a leased building, and does not have a parking lot. I turned him down because he could not get me home since my mom was scheduled for surgery at the same time as I can leave work.
Dad was right, parking was a mess at work. The school is not in the best part of the city and I had to park further away from the building than I would like when it is still dark. As the snow started to melt some, some of the snow on the building fell off the building onto one of the school vans and shattered the windshield. I was very happy to be parked far away when I saw that happen. I think that I am going to take my dad up on a ride tomorrow.
The afternoon dragged on at work, probably since I was so exhausted. I got home and took a longer nap than I should have before I went out to run, but I knew that I would be absolutely miserable if I didn't get some sleep. It was downright balmy out considering the recent weather. I "only" had to wear one pair of tights, a long sleeve, a fleece, windbreaker, hat, and gloves. The roads were a mix of completely clear, snow covered, slushy, and snow packed. I have to say that the worst roads were the unpacked snow roads, it was almost like running on sand at the beach. Since it was getting dark by the time I was finishing I altered the finish of the course to be safer. Another concern in the dusk was the poor footing, which is what I deserve for taking such a long time to get started. In all, I ended up with right around 9 miles. It feels like more because of the extra work involved in running on the poor footing. The mental energy that gets put into thinking about each and every step is draining as well.
I got home and checked on my mom. She had surgery to remove the drain and to insert a port for her chemo. She was groggy, cold, and hungry. Dad had gone to pick up her prescription, close up the office, and pick up some dinner. I changed into dry clothes and went over to the gym. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical, with some tingling in my toes. I have noticed that it is much more difficult immediately after running than it is when several hours pass in between. I always do the same level, but right after running it feels about fifty times harder. It was getting late, but I wanted to get a lifting session in, so I quickly did some lifting. I'm going to try lifting two days in a row, doing different exercises for a while to see if it is more productive.
I still have to clean up the kitchen from my dinner and do some core exercises. I'm still on quite the roll with the veggies. I did miss one day, but that is it. I've been eating lots of vegetable soup and adding more veggies to it so it is more like a stew. I have noticed that I am much better about eating vegetables when I have days off from work and much worse about drinking water on those days.
OK, I have to get going so I can get to bed at a decent hour tonight!!
Posted by Blondie at January 25, 2005 07:56 PM
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hope your mom's doing good. Stay warm up there, man!
Posted by: jenandmats at January 25, 2005 09:34 PM