Saturday Morning

And I Ran...

So, I'm currently training to run the Chicago Shamrock Shuffle, which is an 8K race held in downtown Chicago. This has been my third week of training and I'm amazed how quickly I can get back into running. Don't get me wrong, for the first five minutes that I'm running I want to shoot myself in the face. But, after that first five minutes it feels like my legs are finally awake and I am in the zone.
I'm very new to this running thing. I just started to run this past fall, when I was training for my first 5K race. It took me a while to finally enjoy the act of running, but I began to find that I felt extremely relaxed afterwards. I'm talking that, "I just got a massage and I'm not going to let anything bother me" type of relaxed. Unfortunately, my running got put on the back burner during the busy holiday madness. However, I'm now back on track (no pun intended) and starting to get super excited to run my first 8K race! My goal is try to sign up for as many races I can this spring and summer, so I can keep up this new running lifestyle!

Random Hardcore Beowulf Fan?

Someone in New Mexico really likes Beowulf.

Snow Day!

It's a beautiful day! The snow is falling hard and turning the ugly, bare winter trees into fluffy white, enchanted things of beauty! I love the snow. When I hear news of a snow storm, it brings my inner child out who longed for snow days filled with building snowmen and making snow angels. It makes me sad when I hear practically everyone I know complain about the snow. First of all, it's January in Chicago people! Of course it's going to snow! What's with all the fuss and the doomsday weather reports? Plus, what good is it being so cold out if there's no pretty snow to look at? Sure, it can make traffic horrible. But traffic in Chicago is never desirable. Turn up the music in your car, drive slowly and calmly, and enjoy the fluffy white stuff!

Is it Friday yet?

I am having one of those weeks where I start off positive and hopeful for what the day will bring me, but once I get to work I end up letting others drag me down. I hate when that happens.
I work in the social service field at an agency which supports people with developmental disabilities with different, wonderful programs. An outsider might assume that everyone who works here must be a really caring and loving person. While that's certainly true about the majority of people who work here, there are unfortunately a few who do not fit that criteria. I know this, but every time I run into these people I'm surprised by their rudeness. Lately I've been running into people who are one of my least favorite personalities. The type of person who acts super friendly to your face and leads you to believe that they've got your back, 100%. Yet, once you turn your back they are gossiping about you and trying to tear you down. Ugggh!
I realize that I've basically turned this post into a rant, but I think I just needed to take a break from banging my head against the wall. Tomorrow, I will resume my hopeful attitude and attempt to kill these people with kindness!

New Year's Resolutions

The last blog post I wrote for random cotton candy is so hilariously sad. Yet again, I am reconfirming my commitment to this blog. I really mean it this time! I swear!

Obviously, one of my New Year's resolutions is to write more. Sadly, I did very little writing in 2011 and I have missed it...a lot. I would like for 2012 to be the year of the pen (or keyboard) for me.

This blog is just a little slice of the writing I will be doing this year. I'm warning in advance that I plan using this blog as almost a stream of consciousness, in order for me to get my creative wheels working again. So, I am not promising to make sense at all times or to even use proper grammar. This blog is my self-indulgent writing activity.

Now aren't you excited to start reading again!