I Swerve for Squirrels

So, my original plan was to post this last night but we decided to take advantage of the free keg at The Deuce, so you can imagine I wasn’t very productive. Anyway, yesterday was an amazing day all around so I thought I’d share!

I have a side job of cleaning house for this couple (Thanks Jill!) once a week. It’s great because I get a work out from all the stairs, a plus it gets me out of the office for a few mindless hours. I got there around 7:30 because I had to stop in the office to send off my newest contract (exciting, but that’s another story.) After my normal routine of cleaning, vacuuming up ladybugs and mastering how to fold a fitted sheet, I was driving home when I realized something about myself. I truly believe I’m happiest when I’m driving with my windows down and my music up. I happened to have 311 Soundsystem in my car which was perfect for yesterday’s sunny weather. Now, the other thing I realized is that my mood went from an 11 to about an 8 when I caught up to the car in front of me going about 20 UNDER the speed limit on a curve, impassable road. Then 15 minutes later on what should have been a 5 minute drive, I caught up to this old lady close enough to read her “Keep Abortion Legal” bumper sticker and was back up to my wonderful mood and passed her with a smile!

With the help of some good friends, we got a deck put back together that I’ve been staring at for the week, trying to figure out how to get it to pass code so I can sell this house already. As a real estate agent, you have some deals that are cake and others that drag on too long and require a ton of work. This one had me, shovel in hand, flattening out piles of dirt because my friend/buyer has a broken arm and just HAD to have this house that needed foundation work done. We have to work on it some more this weekend so the appraiser can come out on Monday.

This being a blog about my running, I must admit that yesterday was the first time I ran all week and it was short and sweet. I hadn’t eaten since breakfast, plus I couldn’t take too long because I need to go into work that afternoon. Lame excuse, I know, but Jennifer and I plan to walk/jog today after work and I get off early for Good Friday, so I can run some before that. Also, I hope to get some new kicks this afternoon, which I’ve been putting of for weeks now.