All-Righty Then!  Did it again today, but didn’t keep track of the minutes because I was halfway down the block before I realized that I left my kitchen timer AND my iPod on my desk.  Let’s hear it for winging it!

I ran ALL the way to the post office (6 blocks), then ran all the way to the bank (8 blocks), walked two blocks and ran all the way back to my office!!  Total of 28 minutes, most of them spent running instead of walking. 

Now my butt hurts.  Can you pull a muscle in your butt? 

Running – check.  Three minutes walking, four running, repeat three times.  I ran indoors on a treadmill today, as the wind is gusting at 30-40 mph, and I just didn’t feel like getting blown into the path of an oncoming car.  Something about broken legs and internal injuries just doesn’t appeal to me.

BIG PFFFT!  I gained a pound this week.  I know exactly why.  I received some rather disturbing  news last week, and in my mounting panic, I knowingly ate more than a few cookies.  And Chick-fil-a nuggets with waffle fries.  And a large hamburger WITH a bun and onion rings.  And some licorice.  And a piece of cake!! 

I kept up with moving by running, pilates and gardening, but it wasn’t enough to compensate for the indulgences.  Eh.  I’m off to a better start already this week, and I will be successful.  No dipping into the WW weekly allowance points for me this week!  Well, unless I totally max out on activity points.

I hesitate to fully disclose the disturbing news until I get full reports back (hopefully this week) from all the doctors involved and the lab results, including pathology.  Yeah, pathology.  It’s that bad.  Prayers would be appreciated that this turns out to be nothing.

I consider myself to be an avid gardener.  Love to get out in the dirt, nurture baby seedlings into giant flowers or veggies.  I have to admit that I’ve let my gardens go.  Lack of time once I went back to work full time and the ongoing drought sort of killed them.

However – we had rain this winter.  Serious amounts of rain.  Enough to fill lakes and recharge aquifers, and enough to revive my garden!!  I spent this entire morning digging, weeding, and tilling – about 30 WW activity points worth of work!  Yeah!  More astonishingly, I found old friends.  Perennials that I thought were totally dead and gone are pushing up leaves and blooming their heads off.  I’m flabergasted at their resilience. 

I need some of that, especially for the days when cookies are screaming my name.