One of the challenges around the changes in my life this fall is figuring stuff out. The list of stuff to figure out, in addition to the actual stuff they're trying to teach me at school, is overwhelming. There are all the campus systems (the financial aid office, the bookstore, the campus transit, the bizarre ID and passcode system, how to register [THAT was something], the clock system [class times aren't REALLY class times, they're 10 minutes later]). Then there's BART and how to get there, and the bus from campus to work on days I do both, and I also need to figure out my kids' transportation system for the coming school year.
Then there are little things, like those cute sporty flats I bought 'cause they were OK for walking. They cut into the side of my heel walking up the long campus hill. And I need something to keep my lunch cold. And an extra battery pack for my laptop.
But yesterday I found the bike parking at the local BART station, which solves a bunch of problems for me (I won't go into them all), and it's free and there are always open spaces and it's secure parking and in a safe spot for me. That was a triumph.
And this morning I managed to roll out of bed even before my alarm went off at 5:30, put the water on for coffee (I'd cleverly set everything up the night before), put my gear on and head out for four decent miles once I'd had a cuppa joe. That was a HUGE triumph. I even borrowed Rob's strap-on head lamp so I could see the sidewalk, avoiding a broken ankle.
Cue up the Mary Tyler Moore music...
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Sometimes it can make your brain cramp.
The image of the running with a headlamp sort of makes my brain cramp.
5:30AM runs? Strap-on headlamp? Honey, you are now officially Hard Core.
I'll only cue up the Mary Tyler Moore theme song if you promise that on the next run you'll stand in the middle of an intersection and toss up your headlamp with glee.
(I owe you an email response. It's coming!)
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