Archives for October 2007

There’s all kinds of therapy: bereavement, marriage counselling, electric shock, even “retail.” Actually, unless it’s for running items, I hate shopping. I hate the harsh lighting and the booming music. I hate the lines and the disappearance of money from my accounts.

But, this “retail therapy” stuff works for Runner Susan, so I figured that I’d give it another try. I was at the mall anyhow, buying the kids some new shoes. While they were trying on their over priced Vans, I slipped across the hall to Anne Taylor Loft’s petite section.

One of the main reasons that I hate shopping, besides the reasons that I listed above, is because my body type is not conducive to my wearing my pants right off of the rack. Normally, I have to remedy the excess 3-4 inches of fabric extending past my ankles.

Can you guess what happened?
Well, I splurged and I bought myself some nice clothes for work and it wasn’t that bad.

I splurged because these pants, were made for me. Seriously! They fit perfectly and they even had my name on them. How could I resist that? I bought TWO pairs and am now feeling a little more in style at work.

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I did it again.
I over booked myself this past weekend.
Unfortunately, the coming weekends don’t look any better.

It all began on Friday with the high school football game. My attendance was not required, but I went anyways. Not only was BoBo not playing, his school was not playing. I did enjoy catching up with the parents from the old ‘hood. It also prevented excess driving and thus wasted gasoline.

On Saturday, eye exams for YaYa and me took over the morning. I found myself late for the meet up in the city and slightly overwhelmed with being late. YaYa and I had a great time but we were wiped out by the time BART dropped us at the van. It was pretty late by the time we were finally snuggled in bed.

Sunday brought flag football, a 16 mile run, and dinner with a new friend who’s family has also lost a loved one this year. I felt the coming of a menstrual migraine by the end of the day. Meanwhile, we are out of the important food items such as milk, and have an ever growing pile of clothes that need laundering.

Time is just running away from me these days. I sure could use a couple more hours of daylight (each day) so that I can catch up.

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Photo of my some of blogging friends that I met in San Francisco: “Eyeball” Irene, Juls (me), Margaret, Cindy, Michelle, Dori, & YaYa.

I wish that I was running in this year’s Nike Women’s Half Marathon. It’s no secret WHY I didn’t register this year – registration opened and closed at a very uncertain time. Although I wasn’t going to be running, YaYa and I tagged along with Cindy to the the big city and met up with a few of my favorite bloggers.

Later, we met up Big Sis and a few (about 14) of her running friends for dinner. It was a blast, and I am glad that I got to share in some of the pre-race excitement even though I would not be running.

This morning, I awoke at 7:01 am and thought about my running friends:
Go Nike Runners!
Enjoy this gorgeous California weather.
Drink in the lovely SF views from the top of those tough hills,
and the ample water being handed out on the course.
Finish strong and get your “bling.”