Hola, ladies!
I just woke up from a nap.
Need to wake up some, do some cleaning, and then get to my workout finally.
Thanks for the good wishes re my school project…I have heard nothing yet.
Wendy & everyone (since we all seem to have had the friendship issues) :: I was nodding my head as I read through your post about your friend b/c of the current situation with my BF, which I’d partially described to you while hanging out on the almost-RT. Esp. the part about just wanting your old friend back. :-( I have had that same thought many times for months now. The drifting with my friend has been going on since January – ever since things got serious with her now live-in boyfriend. She grew distant and “too busy,” and things have been tense sometimes in terms of not really knowing anymore where the person is coming from with certain comments. I think the best thing to do is back off. You’ve already asked him what’s wrong – he’s had several opportunities to lean on you, and if he doesn’t want to, that’s on him. My friend has been in touch with me mostly via texts but has had little idea all summer what’s been going on with me. At one point, she actually apologized and said she’s had her head up her butt and she doesn’t mean to, that her life doesn’t resemble her life anymore. I told her it’s OK, that I know she’s been goo-goo gaga in love and will come back ‘round eventually. And in the meantime, she kind of has. A few weeks ago, we hung out for the first time, and what she revealed confirmed my suspicions that her boyfriend has been sucking up almost every second of her free time. He calls her constantly, wants her to come home, doesn’t want her to go out, etc. I think he has been actively trying to edge out her friends. Funny how Mr. Laidback turned out to be a possessive freak. I get the sense there’s a part of her that’s not really happy – even though she *says* she basically is. I think she’s being stifled, but I am *very* careful about voicing my opinions. I know it’ll just burn me in the end. So I mainly listen and bite my tongue...Anyway, I hope tonight you guys have fun and can reconnect. It is very strange behavior, IMO, but there’s a reason for it, I’m sure. Is he seeing a new woman who is possibly threatened by your friendship?…Boo on not charging the iPod. HATE when I do that!
Laura :: so do you have a plan for getting SIL to your house?…*lol* Some cold front! Hope it cools down for tonight’s class for you. I’m like Wendy – I would not be able to handle a workout in that kind of heat without AC on full blast.
Angie :: smiling about the Def Leppard concert dream.
Rock on! In terms of running, I’ll jump in, too, if you don’t mind. As someone who once had a nasty about of achilles tendonitis, I learned to listen to my body and play it safe. I would recommend that you look at your time rather your distance in the beginning. Check out the beginner running programs on
www.runnersworld.com. If you do your own thing, it’s a good idea to follow the 10% rule – that is, don’t add more than 10% time or mileage per week. And Wendy is right – a good shoe is key. That and stretch! And give your body time to adapt to the stresses of running…Your post put a big smile on my face. Thank you for the invite to Michigan! If things don’t pan out for me here, you’ll hear from me.
…Re: the rotations, check out Aug. 04. I know I blather on and on about it, but I think you’ll like it since you’ve said lower body is a stubborn area for you.
Diana :: some of the cheetahs have raved about Bento…think I’m gonna have to add her to my list…guess your body needed a little bit of extra rest this morning…Am sure you will bust some hump at the rec center and at boot camp, though!
OK, I have to get moving here…Have a great rest of your afternoon!
