Ok enough of my ramblings....here's the photo of Mae you've all been waiting for, waiting in the snow for snowballs.
I have a couple of things to share with you....remember the Altras? The shoe to end all mountain running shoes? Well sadly, I ended up returning them after about 3 months. They were perfect, great shoe, scrambling around the mountain, running , hiking. they kept me comfy and dry through October, the wettest October on record in Seattle. They were warm and great into November. And then, one day, my feet were WET! They were leaking at the seams and also had really broken down after only about 100 miles of use. No cushion, dead shoes. I spoke to a rep at Altra and he confirmed that because they are new shoes/boots for them they didn't really know what to expect. The "neoshell" is not actually neoprene but a gortex like material. Anyway, they went back....I couldn't justify the $160 retail price (I paid $140 thru Road Runner Sports and they have an excellent return policy). I got a really ugly pair of Asics that are doing the job well enough for half the price.
Ok, The Universe....so I don't mean this in a Carl Sagan way, though I LOVE Mr. Sagan. I am talking about all that Karmic stuff, you know, things working out in the end? squaring up the score. settling accounts.... My daughter was complaining about how she didn't get a discount on her rent after a friend said she referred her AND a manager called and told her she would get $300 off rent....a different manager told her NO. Because the friend didn't fill out the referall form correctly. What?? As my daughter was telling me the story, the Boston Irish in me came out and I wanted to call said manager and tell her what a *#@! she is, but then....and this is pretty amazing for me....but then I thought "no, the UNIVERSE can handle this". You know why? Because the Universe can dole out some really nasty shit! What can I do? Swear into the phone? Use my wit and language to come up with some mean, but to the point, derogatory insults? sure...But the Universe....the Universe takes care of revenge and getting even in a BIG way. I have seen this first hand . I have seen some terrible things happen to people that have not been very nice to me. Really awful, life changing things. And that's sad. So, I am letting go of anger (yeah right, at least this month ok?) letting go of righting wrongs. I'm not using my life energy on that pursuit. I'm gonna just let Good ol' buddy Universe do it's stuff. I will stand up for my rights, take matters into my own hands when it's logical. Ask me how this is going in a few months though!
Yoga. So I have always tried to do yoga and have literally hated it! Hated the often false, mumbo jumbo breathing crap (all that breathing!) and the little outfits and mats and the stupidly presented calm. Plus, physically it kills me! And I am no slump when it comes to athletics. But....I have this friend. He is a really awesome person, the 70 side of 60. I met him in grad school more than 25 years ago and, well, he's one of my favorite people on the planet. He's an antsy one. Always on the move, he runs, works out with weights, swims and DOES YOGA. So, if your friend, a friend whom you love and trust, tells you something is good? That's right, You gotta check it out. I managed to find YOGA I CAN STAND!! Yoga, I will admit, I actually LOVE! It's Yoga With Adriene, and I am 10 days into the 30 day yoga challenge. She's real!! She's like "yo, dude, we are gonna DO YOGA". Well, maybe not quite like that, but the presentation fits me, fits what I look for in any fitness instruction, honest, straight forward, no nonsense guidance. Fabulous personality,Yoga with Adriene works for me. If you are thinking of adding yoga to your life, check out her youtube channel . There are a lot of sessions to choose from and they are short and so do-able!
Happy 2017! Hope the year is filled with all good things for you! We will be out playing in the snow, enjoying this beautiful mountain day~ ciao!
Wow...this post had a little everything. Bad shoes, Mae playing in the snow, Big Ol Rant, and yoga. Wth lol
ReplyDeleteSorry about the shoes, if you lived in a less gorgeous place, you wouldn't have this problem. I guess it's the price you pay lol.
I have a slightly different view on the karma/universe process but in the end the outcome is the same. Life is too short to be wasting time on things out of our control. I tell the wife all the time, you can't hold everyone accountable in life. I choose not to stress myself out over that and focus on the things I can impact. Being a man of faith, a good husband, good dad, etc.
Yes, the same outcome for sure! I think as moms sometimes we need to control everything , fix everything, right wrongs...like Wonder Woman! Life is way too short for that energy expenditure...gotta save some energy for running! How is running btw? You had mentioned a rut...
ReplyDeleteAgree, i try to let our kids be independent. Learn to problem solve on their own. We were in a single parent home growing up so we HAD to figure things out. Now mom and dad are both around plus mom is a stay at home mom, so kids have access to us. We have to be intentional to teaching them to problem solve.
ReplyDeleteRunning is coming along. Been willing myself back into a routine lol.
Are you guys all snowed in up there?
ReplyDeleteHey, a PR!! Nice work!! That's great!
ReplyDeletewell, you know, we've been down in the single digits and teens with clear skies and our snow pack is pretty good but I want to say below average? Now we are supposed to get rain/freezing rain/ice....But so far there's nothing and it's still only 16 degrees! we need some fluffy type snow!
Yeah that PR is pretty awesome. Really proud of that effort/race. Things were clicking pretty good.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's the non-winter in me. All we ever see is white fluffy snow and never visit when its rain/ice. That doesn't seem as fun lol
That is a fantastic PR! you should definitely be proud!
ReplyDeleteSo you mean like freezing rain ? like what we've had now? About 8 inches of the stuff and it's similar to sand! Very strange. Plus now it is snowing. It's not bad out really but...the highway is closed in both directions until at least TOMORROW! Too dangerous for road crews to work and it's a major highway...Very high avalanche danger. Not fluffy.
I try not to brag too much about my accomplishments because it really is a blessing to even be able to run. But when I get a performance like that, all I want to do is tell every single person I know lol.
ReplyDeleteYeah see, way different than what I think of winter. I'm thinking you have all this wonderful powdery snow, your snow shoeing all day, Mae is playing all the time....lol not so much
This winter has been kind of unusual. Until this ice storm, all but one storm was powder! that's unheard of here. We usually hae what is referred to as "cascade concrete". the problem was that for the last month we've had really cold temps! Single digits? Poor Mae...we could only stay out for short bursts. It's warmed up now to the 20's and was even 30 last night. balmy!
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