Random Musings

So when I'm running (which I'm doing a lot right now because I am training for a half marathon in a month) I think of so many great things to blog about....

Then I sit down at my computer hours later and can't remember a damn thing I wanted to post!

I do pray a lot on my runs.  I pray for my dad.  I know his test results showed no cancer and I'm so thankful for that - but I also know that bladder cancer is a bitch and keeps coming back - so I'm prayerful that it stays away from him.
I pray for my mom.  I think she's an amazing woman and I wish she could see herself through my eyes.
I pray for my sister.  I think that she could be a lot happier if she made better decisions for herself and believed in herself as much as I do.
I give thanks for Ryan.  I've never met another guy like him and I try not to wonder what I did to deserve him but I just give thanks and pray that the love we share never fades.
And, I give thanks for Madison.  She's so amazing and sometimes so challenging.  I try to have patience with her (she's just like me!) and I want to be a great mom to her. 

Praying during my run makes the run go by a little quicker. Or at least that's what I tell myself.  My Saturday run was not fun.  In fact, a little known fact about me is that I don't actually LIKE running.  I love the feeling I get when I'm done with a good run.  I love being in races.  And I do love that I have at least one half hour of alone time.  It's one half hour where there is no one asking me a question, demanding anything from me, or needing me.  But during the run, its not like I'm all smiles and happy.  I'm usually exhausted.  I run anywhere between 5-6am so I'm half asleep most of the time!  But my training is obviously paying off.  My pace has decreased so that I am running a 9 minute mile or less.  My 10 miles this weekend was 9.03min/mile and I was actually at 8:33 for the first 6.5 miles.  Yesterday, my run was 4 miles long and I was at 8:34 the entire run.  Today, 5 miles and I was at 8:45 the whole time.   I'm proud of myself.  Proud that I have stuck to this hobby that I started three years ago to simply lose baby weight. 

One random thing I do remember from my run this morning was thinking:  I'm odd sometimes!!
This was because I had just seen my favorite amount of change on the dryer before I left the house and then I got to thinking - that's weird that I have a favorite amount of change.  But I do.  In the spirit of this thought, I'll list some random musings about myself for your enjoyment:

• My favorite amount of change is $.41 (and yes, there is a reason - if you can figure it out, you win!!)
• My bed MUST be made each morning - no exceptions.
• I clean like a mad woman when I am stressed.
• I am a horrible photographer and almost always forget to take pictures on picturesque days
• I stopped getting my nails done a few years ago and do them myself because I think I do a better job than the salons!
• I sweat like crazy when I eat ketchup - but I love ketchup and eat it on so many things.
• I fix the towels in the bathroom every time I go in there.
• I do the same with the pillows on the couch.
• I cry when I'm stressed.
• I try so hard not to judge others, but I still do it (and beat myself up for it afterward).
• I am terrible at geography but fairly decent at math (I did major in it!)
• I am extremely thrifty.  I wont pay more than $15 for almost any article of clothing unless it's a big occasion.
• I don't love babies.  I wont ask to hold your baby, I wont get excited when one comes in the room, and they make me a little nervous.
• I do enjoy being with toddlers - I feel like I can reason with a toddler, therefore they are a little less intimidating.
• I often have a hard time forming an opinion on something until I've heard the opinions of others (on both sides of the argument).
• I love bruschetta. Especially Trader Joe's.

That's all of my randomness for today.  I'm sure there will be more.