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January 24, 2005
Getting Nothing Done
I was one very lucky individual today since I had a snow day. Snow days are like a double edged sword; I love to have the day off, but I know that it has to be made up in June. As much as I don't want to go to work in June, it is so much easier when the end is in sight. In January and February, having a snow day is like having a bonus vacation day.
Even though I had the day off from work, I got absolutely nothing accomplished today. My plan was to run in the late morning, to avoid traffic and hopefully have some warmer temperatures. I headed out the door to run around 10:30. There was not a whole lot of traffic, most most of the drivers I encountered gave me really dirty looks. The main roads were not that bad, but the further into the developments I got, the worse the roads were. There were a couple of spots where I think there were water main breaks because there was quite a bit of ice. J and I had discussed possibly trying to do some pick-ups in the run, if the roads were not too bad. I tried to do one, but my hip flexors were so tight from shuffling along yesterday that it was not a possiblilty. I got in 8 miles, but it feels like a lot more than that.
The rest of the day seemed to be quite a waste. I looked around at buying some Gore apparel on-line. I think I've picked out what I want to get. I hate to part with so much money, but being warm and not getting frostbite is probably worth the investment. I made a trip to the grocery store and picked up some soup and a loaf of bread. After that, I went to the gym. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical. I tried Alison's suggestion to pick my feet up off the pedals so that my toes didn't get numb. It seemed to work some. After that I did the stationary bike for half an hour. I was going to do some push-ups, but I just wanted to go home. It started to snow when I was in the grocery store, and I just hate to drive in the snow. Well, I don't mind it because I am willing to slow down, the aggressive drivers who do not slow down bother me. It seems to have pretty much stopped snowing again. Maybe the weather gods will look down on me and give me another snow day! I won't even check until at least after 8:00 tonight.
Posted by Blondie at January 24, 2005 07:23 PM