Blogging is an OK choice. I am trying to step up all the time and make the best choices, but man, it is so hard. Anyway, my compromise is to blog once a week about whatever was noteworthy. A "story of the week", a "photo of the week", a "dinner of the week", you get the picture.
Flowers of the week:
I'm done with my flower garden, it's too hot, it has too many weeds and everything is overgrown. But I do have some lovely bouquets.
Meal of the week:
I made a Nicoise salad with food from my garden and grilled salmon. The potatoes we are growing are so good. I recommend potatoes.
Story of the week:
The Top of Utah marathon was a pretty sorry experience. The first 14 miles went well--a little over an 8 minute average. My knee injury started to hurt around then but I kept pushing through it until 18 and then realized I would probably need to slow down in order to keep going. At 23 my knee wouldn't bend anymore so I walked the last 3 miles and finished with a 4:09. I pretty much accepted it as it happened because I knew that I hadn't exactly followed the doctors orders. After the Ogden marathon I started running 20 miles every other Saturday. I loved it, but on the 3rd time around the cartilage under my knee cap was shot. I saw a sports medicine Dr. and he said to lay off the 20 milers. I didn't do that. Just so you know for future reference: if you haven't been running at least a year, don't run 20 miles every other Saturday. Good times.
About the course, the first 14 miles are really beautiful, after that the course becomes slightly bizarre. It's like someone just decided to run circles (or more appropriately, geometric shapes) around the finish line in order to get 26.2 out of it.
Scary story of the week:
We not only found a black widow (always) in the basement where my children play but also a scorpion. Did you know scorpions lived in Lehi? I do now.
Outfit of the week:
This is slightly frivolous, but here's the deal: I am an ageing mom, I wear a uniform. Every day. Jeans and a t-shirt.
Here is the other deal: I have a closet that houses a collection of cardigans, shoes and skirts that I don't wear. In an attempt to be somewhat hip and youthful I am trying to wear some of the clothes in my closet.
Here was my attempt today:
Magical photography compliments of Lulu.
This week bonanza is something, no?
7 comments:
i even adore your mundane side. potatoes and cardigans.
check out my friend dawn... www.racingdawn.blogspot.com
she is kicking trash on these marathons. maybe you saw her there! if so, i would have to be jealous that 2 people i adore so much were together without me. minus the part about the 20 mile run.
Darling outfit, Martha! I love our garden potatoes, too. We are not big potato eaters, but I always insist we grow some, because when I do want them, Mmmmm, it's nice to have home grown.
I hope the scorpions don't come to Orem. Yikes!!
Sorry you're burned out. I feel out of touch with you altogether, so not knowing why, I still feel an "I relate" feeling.
Your flowers are gorgeous. I want a flower garden . . . in a few years. :)
Take care and hugs to you!
I like it...I will be looking forward to next week.
I love your amped up uniform.
You always look FAB! Your flowers are gorgeous and I'm simply amazed that you would even contemplate a marathon, much less actually complete one, knee or not. You are awesome.
I keep thinking I need to grow potatoes. Maybe next year .... Sorry about the marathon, darn it. Still amazing that you even completed a marathon! Love the outfit, you are beautiful. Yummy dinner, I might just have to come to your house every night for dinner. Sorry life is hard, I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Keep going Martha, you are awesome!
Greetings from the scorpion capitol of the USA!! I totally get the ambivalence re: blogging. I'm almost always glad I record my memories...but not always sure it's the best way to spend my time.
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