Keeping Pace

Keeping Pace

another shining moment (NOT!)

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I can laugh about it now but, when it happened, I wasn’t laughing at all.

After my chiropractic appointment, I walked over to the nearby coffee shop to let my body integrate to the adjustment. I’ve discovered the hard way that my body does not do well if I immediately get into the car following my appointment. I purchased a latte and was on my way a short time later.

Unfortunately, the latte was on the HOT side and was undrinkable even after sitting for a fair amount of time. I opted to pour it into a mug that had been in my car since the day before, hoping the open mouth of the mug would allow the coffee to cool enough to enter my open mouth.

I was nearing work when suddenly a long stringy “something” was half way down my throat. For the life of me, I could not imagine what it could be. Actually, I could imagine. In fact, I imagined something long, stringy, and slimy. OMG!

The horrible thought of a worm in my coffee repulsed me. I started gagging and spit the coffee and stringy object out of my mouth…and onto my LAP.

Well, I was already horribly late. I did not have time to turn back for a change in clothes. And so I arrived at the office smelling of coffee, feeling as if I’d peed my pants, and pretty sure I looked as if I’d done so.

I walked into the office and ran smack dab into the CEO. Ugh!

Not exactly a shining moment.

I smiled, said “hello,” and hurried to my desk.

boys will be boys

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Boys have an interesting way about them. I’m talking about young boys, in particular. My YaYa has taken that uniqueness to a new level.

It was Saturday afternoon. I received a call from the young lad asking for ways he could earn a few dollars for his latest coveted item. Thinking about the recent experience with having to buy him a whole new outfit to be properly dressed for a volunteer assignment, I told him that we would need to sort through all his clothing to sort out those items no longer fitting him.

Well, YaYa was all over that. Almost immediately, he was volunteering to complete the task on his own.

An hour later, I returned home. I was met at the door by two dogs who were quite eager to see me – probably because they were hoping to be fed. The next thing that met me, was the smell of dog poop. Right by the back door was a nice large deposit from one of my furry friends.

Next, I turned my head to find my son’s creative way to tackle his new project. I guess YaYa was afraid he’d miss something important on TV if he didn’t catch his show live rather than using the DVR. Not only did he cart ALL of the clothes from his room to the downstairs living room, but he also managed to remove most of the items from their hangers.

Needless to say, the dogs got the bulk of my frustration. [Read more…]

alpha face-off

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Lil Yelp is back in town — visiting us for the summer.  He is bigger than life and filled twice the energy.

He arrived with a bang; dropped off by a young woman and her little girl who seemed overwhelmed and a little too eager to get rid of him. The conversation went something like this:

“Um. It might be easier if I let him out of the crate and then lift if off. Are you ready for him?”

“Oh, sure.”

“O-kay…”

[out jumps a wriggly wild thing moving around at warp speed like a tasmanian devil]

“Oh dear. [To dog: “SIT”]

“Good luck with THAT!”

“What? She (BoBo’s girlfriend) said he sits, stays, comes, and is potty trained.”

“Yeah. I’ve yet to see ANY of that.”

I had no choice in the matter. I had to accept him AND I had to let him in my house. [Read more…]

Safety Reminders

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I know I’ve been a bit heavy on yoga and light on running lately. I guess I figured that since I’ve been writing about running for so long now, there isn’t much else to say. But that thinking is just… well, WRONG.

I think I mentioned, a while back, that I was helping a friend get up to speed (so to speak) with his running. I’ve been giving him bits of advice here and there and taking him along with me on lunchtime runs. Well, it appears that I neglected to provide him with some very important safety reminders. My bad!

You know that stuff that we could all stand to have repeated once in a while – just in case we start to feel indestructible or something like that? Well, here are just a few of them. Please, leave a comment to add anything I’ve left off to the list for the benefit of all.

  • Make sure someone knows where you are heading.
  • Have identification with you. I wear an elite bracelet made by RoadID.
  • It’s a good idea to bring a phone along, OR a friend, or BOTH.
  • If you run with music, keep it low, and consider leaving one ear free. If you don’t, remove an earplug when crossing streets or passing others.
  • Look both ways before crossing the street – even if it is a road-less-traveled.
  • Stay alert and keep an eye out for “bad guys.” Because, as we all know, they are lurking about.

Did I miss anything?

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