Week 1, Day 7

Not much to report today. It was 54° this morning. I contemplated putting on my workout pants, but I was already getting ready to leave and didn't feel like changing. Yes, I'm that lazy. It was overcast, too, but I put sunblock on regardless. Never go outside without sunblock, kids! Even if it's cloudy.

I wasn't too hungry when I woke up, but I always eat a little something so I can take my ibuprofen. This morning I had a bowl of fruit (grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew), and it did a pretty good job of tiding me over. For lunch I plan on having leftover spaghetti squash and some corn on the cob. There's a farm down the mountain that puts out a huge bin of corn every year at this time. It's getting to the end of the season, sadly. They sell them six for a dollar, and they are so fucking good. Seriously the best corn I've ever eaten. They're going to be selling pumpkins and corn stalks soon, which is so much fun. I plan on getting some corn stalks to set up here. This is my very favorite time of year. I know Fall is the time when everything is getting ready to retire for the season, but it is when I feel the most alive and happy.

For dinner I plan on making a vegetable stew with herbed dumplings. I need to swing by the store to get some thyme and potatoes. I also need to go to New Seasons for some almonds and raisins. I also want to get some dried figs. I was always leery of them, but then Evan let me try one when we all went to Cannon Beach last month and now I'm hooked.

The run was really incredibly easy today. I wasn't even the slightest bit out of breath after my runs. And! I had the track all to myself. Some kids came out to the playground during my cool down and it occurred to me that school is back in session. Lucky for me the track hasn't been used by the school in ... I don't know exactly. A very long time. I think if the school let kids run around a bumpy, overgrown track with potholes, there would be a lawsuit in their very near future.

I've just finished my ab workout and now I must shower before I take my mom on her Thursday errands. Next week the pool reopens, probably just in time for my period. Pffffffffft. I also have some flowers to plant. I love working outdoors.