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Monday, November 1, 2010

Five Things I Learned This Weekend (The Hard Way)

I never want to stop learning, because life would get boring awfully fast. But some "lessons" seem far more random than others. Five things I learned this weekend are:

1) Sunday morning drivers kind of assume they are the only ones out and about. They like to cheat those stop signs with rolling stops. Not really a lesson I want to learn while out for a run. I scared the crap out of two of them that were totally not paying attention. Luckily, I am very cautious.

2) I am weak. No matter how good I am the rest of the time (and really, I am good - I eat very, very little sugar), when there is a bowl of candy sitting in my house, my resistance goes waaaaaay down.

3) Peanut butter M&M's are really good. See #2.

4) Rehab exercises really do work eventually. Or maybe it was the cortisone shot I ran three miles without pain - the farthest I've been able to go in 2+ months since developing Runner's Knee. WooHoo!!! I am cautiously optimistic!

5) Taking care of your spouse post shoulder surgery is exhausting! I miss his cooking and dishwashing skills. However, making three awesome dinners, in three days, puts you somewhere in the level of *Hero* status. Especially when your family has been in a dinner rut of late.


***Ally

5 comments:

Matty said...

I always stay away from the main roads when I run. I don't trust all those drivers. The back roads are much safer.

Candy? Did you say candy? My favorites are M&M peanuts. They're like a potato chip. How can you eat just one?

It isn't my knees, it's my ankles. I get pain so bad that I can't run for days or weeks at a time. ARGH

Mindy said...

I'm totally with you on 2 & 3. No self control for me or my kids!

Christina Lee said...

PB M&M's are pretty yummy!

Clarinda said...

What is Runner's Knee? Glad to hear you were able to run pain-free. That's the best!

Erin said...

Ally,

My hubs broke his collarbone playing football last year. It was insane. I had to help him get dressed, put on his socks, and he was soooo whiny. Meanwhile we moms never even get a sick day. LOL!

i loooooooove M & M's---any kind will do!