Posts from ‘January, 2010’

Dearest Sun, where have you gone? Have I offended you?  Has another mistress called? You’ve left me pining, crying, a shadow of my former self. I miss the warmth of your rays as you kiss my naked shoulders, Your sweet sigh as you caress the beads of sweat from my brow, The hide-and-seek of patterns [...]

We met at Bobolink at the usual time Saturday morning.  7 AM in January is tough, because the sun hasn’t crested the horizon and the chill in the air is palpable.  The forecast called for 48 degrees, but we were at least 20 degrees shy of that mark when I pulled into the parking lot. [...]

Today is a rest day.  I’m taking the day off from running, cycling, lifting, swimming, and thinking heavy thoughts.  I feel drained, but in a good way.  I’ve pushed my body through its paces, I’ve been passionate about my family, books, and work, and I’ve had meetings about each of those topics. Today is a [...]

It’s been an up-and-down week.  On Monday I posted about my funk.  And boy, was it a funk.  I walked outside for an hour and a half with Kirby before going to pick up the kids, just because I couldn’t stand to be inside and still. Monday night I went to Book Club and mentioned a [...]

I’ve got the Monday morning “blah’s”. It didn’t start out that way. I woke up early and headed to the pool for Master’s swim. Haven’t been there in a LONG time (too long to even remember, was it November??) and it was great to be back in the water. I swam in the slow lane [...]