Bee in my Bonnet

Sick.



It hits all of us about this time each year. It got me earlier in the week, but thanks to something or other (right or wrong, I'm blaming it on my increased activity) it wasn't as bad as usual and has mostly passed by. Whew. That's one less thing.



But the down days have taken their toll and I haven't strapped on my running shoes in over a week. Therefore, instead of repeating week 4 a second time, I'm opting to go back to week 3. Hopefully a week of laying around drinking Nyquil hasn't set me back farther than that and I'll be able to resume my "training" with little difficulty. Keep your fingers crossed.



Some people have asked me what I've been doing. It is actually called "Couch to 5K" (http://c25kapp.com). It's an ipod app, but I assume there is something equivalent for other platforms. The point of it is to take a recovering couch potato like myself and over the course of 9 weeks (unless you are a repeater, like myself) take you from almost no running at all to a 5k. My plan is that my first 5K attempt will the Strawberry Days 5k in mid-June, unless some miracle makes me feel prepared to do one sooner than that. But what better time to do an initial humiliation in front of complete strangers as well as life-long friends and acquaintances than at my hometown festival? If I time it right, I can pass out right in front of our traditional seats in front of PG Printers and just have my family drag me into the shop before they call 9-11.



In other mundane news, I got a "bee in my bonnet" yesterday and convinced my kids to paint my kitchen chairs and table, and - even more miraculously - convinced Lane to paint the kitchen. Said painting also required a coat of primer since the Peanut Brittle color I had picked out about 2-ish years ago was kinda dark. This color is called "Spring Bud" and is a green shade (citrus-y, if I had to choose a word) and it is not far from a white. It's subtle, but fresh and clean. I'm painting the white part of my dining room set a barn red, leaving the wood parts alone. I think (read: hope) that the two colors will look as good together as they do in my head. Also, being the cheapest person alive has make finding/buying curtains an excercise in futility so I found some fabric and I'll sew up my own valances. Sometimes ya just need a change, ya know?



We were invited to dinner at Kassie & Jesse's house tonight. That was a lot of fun. Dinner was fabulous, the baby was adorable (he's sick too, poor guy!), and we played some fun games.



Got my bills paid tonight and my checkbook all caught up. I wonder if the day will ever come that I don't absolutely detest that little chore. I hate it. Always have. I guess I always will.



Will trade cupcakes for accounting service.