I’m in a funk today, so I am going to brain dump here… I haven’t been running for two days. I have been extremely fatigued lately and I’m not sure why—there’s a myriad of possible reasons, but for the moment, it will remain a mystery. I set an alarm to wake up early and get out for a long run this morning. My alarm went off, and I was too tired to get up. I decided that it would be okay to sleep a little longer and go a little later. Unexpectedly, however, my husband was up and showering a little after six. I found out that he is finally feeling better after his chemo treatment on Thursday and had decided to go to football camp. He said that he would be back around 11. This completely derailed me. I know it shouldn’t have, but it did. My plan for the morning was to get up and run, then come home and shower and try to be productive. My expectations for the day had to change, I did not adjust well. That meant that I would have to run after 11, not first thing. Which means that I wo...
I once thought of Hippos as these slow, cute, chubby animals who lounged around in water all day, and then, I learned that they are actually one of the deadliest animals on earth. In that moment I felt a connection on another level with these creatures. I have often felt that most people have a skewed perception of who I am. And upon reflection, realized that I quite often misjudge others too. So really, maybe we're all hippos.