Woke up this morning to a 5 mile run. My legs are finally getting stronger and the hilly run was more manageable than it's been in weeks. I tried to not get discouraged when I started back up again, wanting to flog myself internally for letting the endurance that I built up melt away into nothing. Starting over is a huge bummer but what does not kill you WILL make you stronger. Isn't that the sole purpose of a marathon anyway.
After my run, I helped the get kids ready and off in the direction of school, myself included. We had math assessments today and I needed to make sure the volunteers had direction and knew where to go. We had some new volunteers today and it's critical they enjoy their first time or you can consider them done as far as volunteering goes.
Then off to clean a house.....nope not mine. My husband loves knowing someone is coming home to a nice clean house all the while wishing it was his....hehehe. I love to clean other peoples houses I just don't like cleaning mine. I wish I could start a Co-op clean club, we all rotate and clean each others houses once every 2 weeks. Lots of people like the idea but nobody is stepping up to do it. That's weird.
Done, headed to the car wash and then the grocery store......yes and thoughts of alcohol pop into my head. This is an alcoholic blog so theres no way to get through more than half a page without me bringing it up..... It's a gorgeous day. No rain and it's actually 60'. This would be the perfect scenario for a bottle of wine, my lounge chair, and the drive way. I know you are cracking up right now thinking she sits in the driveway? Yes I do, that's what the folks did growing up and that's what I do. Plus it's amazing how within 15 minutes of parking myself, in my chair, in the driveway I will suddenly have 3 or 4 neighbors joining me. This is where the action is, this is when you see who belongs in your neighborhood and who doesn't. It's the social action center ,especially on a warm sunny Friday afternoon.
I was on my way to the grocery store and I started to think about my usual routine. I would find dinner, load my cart with wine, beer, and other forms of snacks, I will need either late that night or mid morning to offset the effects of the night before. Instead my shopping trip by passes the wine isle, even though my favorite bottle is on sale, and head to the bottled water. I'm really liking mineral water right now. I still have the feelings of wanting to drink but it is becoming less notable. The best example I can give is....you know when you are driving and suddenly you catch yourself in autopilot. You quickly redirect your course and simply laugh at yourself for being so focused. You are glad you caught yourself in time so you wouldn't have to back track, turn around or go completely go out of the way to get back on track. Yep, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on drinking. I think about it, get focused on it and then catch myself right before I take that unwanted turn. The good thing is now I can laugh about it.
Off to the drive way to catch the afternoon sun. Mineral water in hand, chair ready, and thoughts of the house I cleaned wishing it had been mine.
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