tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60030237024289934282024-03-13T00:15:06.412-04:00Meg Go RunMeg Go Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-25365706940734206172019-11-24T19:43:00.000-05:002019-11-24T19:43:51.672-05:00Holy shit, a Weekend Wrap Up!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Friday started with a 6 miler around my hood. I was due to lift, but running helps my mental health more than lifting does, so I skipped. I have been doing that a lot lately...</div>
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<b><i>As you can see, it was a leisurely run...</i></b></div>
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It's not a secret that I am really struggling this school year, but I was actually excited to go to work on Friday because it was our annual music field trip to see the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra perform at The Forum in Harrisburg. The only bad part about such a field trip is the bus ride...</div>
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The students were very respectful at the concert and I hope they enjoyed it.</div>
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After work, I went to check out a table I found on Facebook Marketplace. Paul got the dining room table in the divorce, so I have been without one since May. Honestly, it hasn't been bad! Not having a table made vacuuming a lot faster! But with the holidays coming up, I wanted a table. Buying something brand new was just not in my single girl budget, so I found a used table that just needed a little TLC for $130.</div>
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Then I had a night out with some girlfriends! We are all current or former colleagues, so it was fun to laugh, talk shop, and eat some yummy Thai food! We went to Bangkok 56 on Paxton Street.</div>
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I naturally woke up at the ass crack of dawn... a bit before 5:00. It's okay, I got a lot done in those extra hours, including cleaning my whole house!</div>
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I even had time for a Jelly photo shoot... You've missed pics of my cats, haven't you!?</div>
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That morning, I met my friend Kristen for some SUFFERING on the Appalachian Trail. Actually, when I am with Kristen, it's never a Sufferfest because we just chitter chatter the whole time! It was a beautiful morning and I was thankful to have the time to connect with my dear friend! We did 11 miles total. </div>
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<b><i>I legit felt bad for everyone still cuddled up in bed and didn't get to enjoy this gorgeous view!!!</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Check out those calves!!!!</i></b></div>
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That afternoon, my parents came over to help me put together my table! I don't have any tools, so thank goodness for dads who know what's up!<br />
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Then I went out and about running errands. I ended up getting some decor for my new table! Then I did a photo shoot of my new decorations to show my mom and to show you guys!<br />
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That night I went out for sushi with an old friend. I've been eating pretty good this weekend. If I were rich, I'd eat Thai, sushi, or hibachi every night for dinner!</div>
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I slept very late on Sunday, but I was happy about it. It was fun to be lazy for once! (Especially since I did so much housework and errands on Saturday.)<br />
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After messing around on the computer for awhile, I finally dragged my booty to the gym. I had a <i>really</i> good workout and pushed myself!<br />
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When I got home, I did some cooking and worked on a puzzle. I was in the mood for a relaxing night!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two blog posts in two days? Who AM I!? </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Has someone kidnapped Megan and replaced her with her former "blog every day no matter what" self!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't worry, I haven't been kidnapped. Over the past couple months, I had plenty of time to blog... I just didn't feel like sharing anything! I guess this weekend I sort of felt like sharing again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Saturday morning, I woke up at 8am feeling completely refreshed! The sun was shining and I had both kitty cats laying with me. What more could a gal ask for on a lazy Saturday morning?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I passed several people on the trail, many of them with unleashed dogs. (Dogs do not have to be leashed on the section of the AT I was running on.) 99% of the time the dogs I encounter on trails are well behaved. But today, as I was running past a man, his son, and their dog, the dog bounded toward me and jumped up on me. I was scared and threw my hands up. The man said, "Down," to his dog but did <i>not</i> apologize for his dog jumping on me. That really irked me. I know animals sometimes do things like that, but the owner should have apologized.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The moral of the story?<b> Animals are awesome and people suck.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On my way home, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up the ingredients to make a roast. This would be my very first time making such a thing, and I am pretty sure I called my mom at least three times to get instructions and clarification!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got a London Broil, like my mom suggested. I also picked up potatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic to put with the roast. Then I saw some corn on the cob and thought, what the hell, that sounds good too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had one annoying task to get out of the way before hunkering down for the evening... laundry. There is something going on with the pipe that drains my washing machine. It's clogged or something so it doesn't drain completely and water and food from the dishwasher fill the utility sink next to the washer. It's a huge shit show of piping problems going on in my basement and I have been putting off calling the plumber by taking my laundry to the laundromat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As my roast cooked, I did some research on dogs. While I was on the trail today, I was jealous of all the people hiking with dogs. I always say how I want a trail running dog but I never take any steps to make it happen. And why not!? I feel like I have the time, energy, and money to give a dog an awesome life! I just need to make sure it is a medium sized dog who wouldn't mind living in my 1200 square foot house and medium sized yard... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am looking at an Australian Shepherd. They are on every list I have found for good trail running dogs. Also, I remember meeting a runner out on the trail who had an Australian Shepherd and he only had good things to say about his dog and how wonderful his pet was for running and hiking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Obviously I am not ready to pull the trigger and I have a lot more reading and learning to do, but it is exciting to think about! The best time for me to get a dog would be during the summer so I would have the time to train it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I also took Christmas outside for a little bit. I have been letting him go in the backyard after my runs in the morning and he loves it. He mainly eats grass, and then when I decide it's time to go in, he runs away from me like a little two year old. Christmas is literally a very, very, smart toddler. And I love him!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ended up going to be early because I was bored. I tried to start a puzzle but I just wasn't into it. I looked for some events on Facebook and hit up a few friends but everyone was busy or didn't respond. Oh well, that's what I get for deciding around 7pm on a Saturday that I need something to do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I had off work on Monday, I took myself on a little adventure. I checked out a new to me section of the Appalachian Trail in Hamburg, PA. This section of the trail was going to reward me with two rock outcroppings overlooking beautiful Pennsylvania farmland: <a href="https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7052643/pulpit-rock-and-the-pinnacle" target="_blank">Pulpit Rock and The Pinnacle</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The day felt like summer for two reasons. First, I had nothing to do and all day to do it. Second, the weather was warm and sunny. I pulled into the crowded parking area by the Hamburg Reservoir a little before noon, clipped on my hydration pack, and headed up the gravel road to the AT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was easy to follow the white blazes for the AT up the mountain. I walked a couple steep sections, but for the most part I was able to chug along. As I approached Pulpit Rock, it got really rocky and I had to hike. I passed a young couple and they pointed out a porcupine hiding in a bush. (See, those are the things you miss when you are trail running as opposed to hiking and taking the time to smell the roses!)</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If it were summer I'd be so afraid of snakes on these rocks!</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The view from Pulpit Rock was breathtaking! I know I always talk about how beautiful Colorado and Northern California are, but PA does not disappoint either!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While enjoying the views, I started chatting with two other hikers. I took their picture overlooking the view and they took one of me. The women told me they were going to text the picture of them to their former colleagues. Turns out they are retired elementary school teachers. School was in session that day for their district, so they wanted to send them a little picture of what retirement looks like! (And they were probably trying to rub it in a little too!) We chatted for a bit about teaching and then I was on my way. I still had a lot of miles left to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I continued north on the AT along the ridge line. It got very rocky and I ha</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">d to walk some sections so I wouldn't twist an ankle. There were also some areas with boulders and I got a little confused about which way to go. I never got lost, just had to look carefully for the next white blaze. After about two miles, I made it to the enormous rock cairn and knew The Pinnacle was close!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Pulpit overlook was amazing but The Pinnacle was even better! It was just more vast and open! There was a rowdy group of hikers enjoying the view as well but luckily they left after a few minutes. I hate when people are loud at beautiful overlooks. I feel like one should respect nature and be quiet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found a spot on the rock outcropping and chilled out for a bit. I took a couple pictures, had some water, and just enjoyed the beautiful views and the beautiful weather. Whenever I discover new extraordinary places, I always think about the people I want to take there. I was making a mental note in my head of all the people I wanted to show this spectacular view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After 2.5 miles I came to an open grassy area that I later learned was used as a helipad. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this point I could go straight to continue on the AT or veer off to the left to the Furnace Creek Trail. I went left because I knew this trail would take me back to the parking lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't tell you how enjoyable this run was! If you have the time and the physical capabilities, I highly recommend you checking our The Pulpit and The Pinnacle! <a href="https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7052643/pulpit-rock-and-the-pinnacle" target="_blank">This link</a> gives you some helpful information on planning your day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But just typing and editing that last paragraph makes me realize how much I miss writing! I started writing fictional stories in elementary school. (I still have many of them tucked away!) I started journaling at a very young age and have every journal I have ever written . (Are you impressed!? If so, maybe you better thank my mother!!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Writing has always been part of my life. I think that is because reading has always been part of my life. I really believe avid readers make good writers. It worked for me, at least.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I started Meg Go Run, my life was set. Things were comfortable. It was easy to share and overshare. Meg Go Run started out as a fitness and running blog but it became much more than that. I am comfortable with everything I have shared over the past 7 (ish) years. In fact, I can't tell you how cool it is that I can use my blog to look back on different parts of my life and training and understand what I was thinking and feeling during that time. It is like an online journal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I last spoke to you, some things have changed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. I started my 15th year teaching elementary music.</b> Teaching isn't the same as it was even five years ago. I am burnt out. Teaching is such an emotional job and I feel like I have no more emotion to give. But I am tenured. I am established. I am good at what I do. I have health insurance. I have good benefits. In my heart, I know it is <i>okay</i> to not be in love with my job, but I feel like if you are a teacher, people <i>judge</i> you if you are not in love with your job. You know what I say to that? WHATEVER. Teachers are not martyrs. We are people. I can <i>do</i> my job and be <i>good </i>at my job and not be in <i>love </i>with my job. That's where I'm at. Judge me if you want. Actually, before you judge me, come do my job for a day. Then you can tell me your opinion!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. I'm still a super speedy runner!</b> As you know, I got pretty fast this past winter and it extended into spring and summer. Now fall has arrived and my speedy paces feel even more effortless because it is cooler. I definitely don't always feel like getting up at the ass crack of dawn to run, but once I am out there on the road, I feel awesome. I'm in really good shape. My next race is Hyner in April 2020, so honestly, this speediness is strictly for my own enjoyment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. I may start going to therapy every other week.</b> I love my therapist. He has helped me through the most difficult times in my life. But thankfully, things have settled down and we both feel like bi weekly therapy sessions are the next step. I am <i>so thankful</i> that I have health insurance that enables me to get the mental health care I need when I need it. I am also thankful for my therapist who has invested in me and helped me so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's all I got for now! It's not a completely transparent update of my life but it's what I'm comfortable sharing right now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please, please, please, if you are compelled at all, comment and tell me about YOU! I want to know what's going on in your life! Brag! Or tell me your hardships! Or just give me an update! Even if you never commented on this blog before, tell me something going on with YOU! I care. I swear, connecting with others is the coolest thing Meg Go Run has ever brought to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am thankful that this summer has been filled with lots of work and lots of play... so much so that it has been since early June that I have had a night with nothing to do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Usually, I'm a "go, go, go" type of person. And I did get my share go "go, go, go" today. I spent the morning chilling with my boyfriend. Then I went for a super speedy and scorching run around my neighborhood. Later in the afternoon, I met some friends for lunch at Pizza Boy Brewery. When I got home, I did a couple household chores. But I was tired and didn't have any plans for the rest of the evening. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What's a girl to do? Text some friends and schedule something fun? Sure, that was an option. But for the first time this summer, I wanted to just chillax!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At 4:30, I got into my jammies and climbed into bed with my laptop, phone, and a cider. It didn't take long for the kitties to hop up for some cuddles. Jelly curled up at my feet and Chrissy (the more "In Your Face" type of cat) wrapped himself under my arm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent a lot of time messing around on the internet. Finally, I got hungry and watched Big Brother as I prepared myself a Drunk Girl Salad. (Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, peppers, onion, hard boiled egg, ground turkey, black beans, BBQ chips, and Greek vinaigrette!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I'm back in my bed. As soon as I hit publish, I'm going to eat my salad and finish Big Brother. I feel a little lazy for just spending the night laying around, but in my heart I know that's healthy to do that sometimes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you are having a great Friday night, whether it's out and on the go or chilling at home and relaxing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and I hope to blog more soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Thursday, I took my grand old time waking up, relaxing, and doing chores. Finally around 1:30, I hit the trail. I parked at Sherwood and ran North up the mountain. This is a very challenging route, but when I get to the top, I feel like such a bad ass!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some updates about my summer. I'm going to tell you a couple random things, but I'm also going to refer back to my <a href="https://meggorun.blogspot.com/2019/06/summer-goals.html" target="_blank">Summer Goals</a> to let you know how those are going. This is just an all around checking in post, which I feel is MUCH NEEDED. Here we go!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I turned 37 a couple weeks ago and I am feeling FABULOUS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I haven't been on any trips since my girl's week at the beach. I would really like to do a two day getaway somewhere before the summer is over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My appetite has been weird. I'm totally over quiche and the other foods I was eating this past school year. Luckily, I found some new recipes I like! One is avocado egg salad. The other is avocado, egg, and tuna salad! I'll share the recipes in a future post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm still going to therapy and that is going well. I also visited my PCP to tell her about some anxiety I've been having and the unhealthy ways I have been coping with it. She suggested a daily anti anxiety med to help chill be out a bit, so I have been on that for nearly a month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a boyfriend! I'm not ready to elaborate too much about this on the blog, but I will tell you that he is absolutely wonderful and he treats me so well. We have a lot of fun together. He's a bit younger than me, but age aint nothin' but a thaaaaaaang right!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am spending a lot of time with my nieces and nephew. I hang out with them while my SIL runs or bikes. I love these kiddos! They are so smart and fun. They also get along really well and behave for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Run up Flat Rock by myself.</b> I did it! I didn't run the whole time (I would say that's impossible for me to do!) but I made it to the top pretty quickly and I felt like a bad ass doing it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple weeks ago, I shared some big news that Paul and I got divorced. While this year has been very difficult in many ways, I know it was the right decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Paul moved out, it wasn't as big of a transition as I thought it would be. Of course that's easy for me to say as I was the one who got to stay in the house. I totally recognize this. All I can share with you is my truth and my point of view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I was living alone, I felt free and like I had a new lease on life. I was surprised I felt this way because throughout our marriage, Paul and I were very independent. Sure, we spent a lot of time together, but never did I feel like I needed to ask permission to do anything. So why did I suddenly feel so free?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Living alone is awesome in that you can be totally selfish in how you live a great deal of your life. For instance, during the school year I get up around 5:00. Most of the time it's dark and cold. When Paul lived here, I had to tip toe around all morning. It's a small ranch house, so it wasn't like I could turn on lights, music, or the television. I couldn't even do light chores for the fear of waking him up. Paul never ordered me to be quiet in the morning, it is just something I happily did to be considerate to him. He would have done the same for me. It's just what you do when you live with someone you love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But once I lived alone, my mornings got so much better! When I got up, I felt like I could start my day right away. I turned on lights. I turned on music. I opened the front door to let the sunshine in. I said good morning to my cats in that wonderful high pitched voice I use when talking to my kitties. I felt ALIVE in the mornings because I could truly wake up and start my day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I lived with Paul, I never yearned for the day I could wake up and be loud and truly start my day. It wasn't until I lived alone and could truly do whatever I wanted that I realized that having to keep the house dark and quiet in the morning was so depressing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is one of the perks of living alone and I wanted to share it with you!</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you don't live alone, is there something you miss about it?</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Note: I'm not saying it's better to live alone than it is to live with loved ones. There are definitely perks to both! For instance, when I was married, I knew there was one person in the world that loved me and was always on my side and would do anything for me. That's a big thing to give up. Being able to be loud in the morning is definitely NOT an even trade!</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been quite awhile since last I blogged. I'm going to post a "Summer Updates" post very soon, but today, I want to tell you about my scorching hot trail run from Sunday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I missed my turn in the cornfield! I wasn't lost, but I was a little confused for awhile and it ended up adding an extra mile onto my run! Don't worry, I made it safe and sound back to my Mazda and pumped the a/c!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You may be judging me and wondering why I would even attempt to run 6 miles (which turned into 7 miles) on the trail in such extremely hot conditions. I will tell you why.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had my phone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Only half the run exposed me to the extreme elements.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been running in the heat (though not this hot!) all summer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am really in tune with my body and I'm not stupid. I am confident that if I felt sick or that I couldn't continue, I'd walk, find a house, or call someone for help.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love this section of the trail. I ran it last week with my friend Allison. But before that, it had been many years. I hope to run this section again this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wish I could give you a prize. The chipped off part of my tooth perhaps? No, that would be gross. Also, I don't know where it went. I probably vacuumed it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dentist will be fixing it tomorrow. I don't know what they're going to do, but I will be sure to fill you in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Current Running Situation:</b> My plantar fasciitis is officially gone! Hopefully my days on the arc trainer are over! I ran nearly 30 miles last week and everything felt fine. I'm back, baby! (And I didn't lose my speed!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-weight: bold;">Current triumph:</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b> </b>Learning the whole first page of The Maple Leaf Rag on the piano! I started learning the second page but it hurts my wrist. So. Many. Octaves.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Current excitement:</span></b> My garden is actually doing well this year! My herbs are flourishing, I already have several peppers, and I'm just waiting for more tomatoes to turn red!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Currently needing:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> </b>To catch up on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpD_acqIX0bwKUUnYDg-fLA" target="_blank">Kristina's vlogs!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Currently thankful for:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> Summer. I needed this time!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For a lot of my life, I suffered from disordered eating, exercise addiction, and poor body image. Luckily, for the past several years, I have done a good job at keeping those bad thoughts and habits at bay. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I've shared before, about 90% of the time, I feel fine. Only about 10% of the time do I still let those bad thoughts affect me. I never thought I would get to this point and I am so thankful I did the hard work to get here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sure, I would love to feel good 100% of the time, but I feel like with disordered eating and poor body image, it's really hard to totally get rid of <i>all </i>of those negative feelings. Keeping them at bay the majority of the time is a HUGE victory for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I want to share an example of how I sometimes let those bad thoughts creep into my brain and control my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One night while I was <a href="https://meggorun.blogspot.com/2019/07/beach-week-with-my-girls.html" target="_blank">at the beach with my friends</a>, we decided to go out for ice cream. I was actually in the mood for ice cream and was looking forward to getting something yummy. But when we got in the ice cream shop and started looking at flavors, I noticed all of the calorie content was displayed right on the freezer. It was impossible not to notice the exorbitant amount of calories contained in every flavor of ice cream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I immediately shut down and got in a bad mood. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just could not eat the ice cream after seeing the calorie content staring me in the face. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why did they have to post the calories right there? We all know ice cream is bad for us. Did they have to rub it in our faces? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it's messed up because a "normal" person would just enjoy the treat whether they knew the calorie content or not. Had the calories remained unknown to me, I could have easily enjoyed two big scoops of ice cream and not felt a lick of guilt about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instead, with the numbers staring me in the face, I had to walk out of the ice cream shop, angry with myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't worry, a couple nights later we went out for ice cream again and I got peanut butter pretzel ice cream in a cone. It was divine! And there were no calories posted!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Guys! When I was on my <a href="https://meggorun.blogspot.com/2019/07/beach-week-with-my-girls.html" target="_blank">super duper fun beach vacation</a> with my girls, I chipped my tooth! It's one of my front teeth and it's on the inside. It didn't hurt when it happened because it was apparently just a bit of the enamel that broke off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The chip is barely noticeable, thank goodness.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I will be honest, I was a bit freaked out until I called the dentist and they said they would be able to fix it for me. In fact, they <i>want </i>to fix it <strike>$$$$$</strike> because the tooth is more likely to decay if it stays damaged.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I have an appointment in a couple days, so it will be as good as new!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know what you are wondering: "<i>Megan, just how drunk were you and what were you doing that you managed to chip a tooth!?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here is a fun game! Below are 5 choices on how I chipped my tooth. One of the choices is correct, the other choices were made up by my girlfriends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, I know you are wanting a picture of this chipped tooth. But I promise it is not that noticeable, and every time I try to take a picture it comes out <i>very</i> unflattering!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the exciting things about traveling is getting to run in a new place! But I never get too excited to run at the beach. Running in the sand bothers my IT band and running on the busy, hard, flat road with the sun beating down isn't my cup of tea either. I know some runners like running on the boardwalk, but that usually requires weaving in and out of people so it's hard to zone out. So what was this picky runner to do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last week, <a href="https://meggorun.blogspot.com/2019/07/beach-week-with-my-girls.html" target="_blank">I went to the beach</a> with four of my girlfriends. Three out of the four mornings I was at the beach were spent running at Gordon's Pond in Lewes, DE. This state park was only about 11 minutes north of our Air BnB in Dewey Beach. Parking was $10 per day for out of state vehicles, but it was worth it to me to pay and have a beautiful place to run. I mean, just look!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took the same route each day. The Gordon's Pond trail is about 2.6 miles one way to Cape Henlopen State Park. Then I would do a short out and back on one of the trails at Henlopen and run back to Gordon's Pond to get me 6 miles total.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second morning I was Miss Speedy Pants, even though it was scorching hot! I ran the first half of my run in 23:08. I decided to try to get a negative split for the second half. Mission accomplished! But this run was an effort!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so glad I didn't have to pound it out on the pavement each morning and got to run on the crushed gravel trail. If you are ever staying at one of the DE beaches, I highly recommend checking out Gordon's Pond or Cape Henlopen for your running, walking, or biking needs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Monday morning, Karen, Cat, Andrea, and I loaded all of our stuff (I definitely over packed!) into my Mazda and headed to Delaware. Laveena would join us the next evening as she had a work commitment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The trip down flew by because we jibber jabbered the whole way. I was thrilled to get compliments on my driving from all of my friends. My new Mazda is very roomy and handles quite well! I was very efficient as I zipped down Route 1!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our AirBnB was about a 10 minute walk to the beach. It had three stories. The first floor had a common room comprised of a couch, table, and kitchen. There was also a half bath. On the second floor was a bedroom shared by Cat and Laveena as well as a full bath. On the third floor there were two bedrooms. Karen, as eldest, got her own room. Andrea and I shared the room with two sets of bunk beds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Funny Story:</b> Due to the bunk beds, Andrea and I joked that we were in prison and called each other "Cellys". We also assigned prison nicknames to each other. I was Moscato Mama because I'm older and I drank moscato all week. I dubbed Andrea Snoop Dog because anytime we needed something in the Air BnB (toilet paper, extra coffee mugs, etc) Andrea would go digging around in closets and cabinets and find whatever we needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Even though there was only one common room, we never felt crowded and we never got sick of each other!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We quickly fell into an easy, relaxing routine. Each morning, we would wake up whenever we felt like it (usually around six, since apparently we were all still on "school time"), drink coffee, make breakfast, and just chill out for a bit. Then we would all go off to do our various workouts for the morning. My friends did <i>a lot</i> of walking while I got my runs in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the end of the five days, some of us were more ready to go home than others. I myself found it to be the perfect amount of time to be away. I was ready to go back to reality and back to the KITTIES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This whole vacation was Karen's idea and I'm so thankful she organized it. I really hope we get to do another girls vacation next summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What I am about to say will not come as a shock to my "real life" friends, but I realize to most of my blog readers, what I'm sharing will come as some unexpected news.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many of you have noticed that Paul has been absent from the blog for the past several months. This is why. We filed for divorce in March, he moved out in April, and our divorce was finalized a few days ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Believe me, I never thought Paul and I would get divorced. When I got married, I intended for it to be forever. But no one can predict how life will turn out. We think we know, but we don't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life is long. I know Paul and I will both find happiness. Our separation was amicable. We remain friends. I just talked to him on the phone for 45 minutes the other day and it was wonderful. I think we are both adjusting to our new lives as well as can be expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's not to say things haven't been difficult. I can't speak for Paul, but the past nine months have been the most difficult time in my life. My close friends know this. They have been there for me and I can't thank them enough. I feel like I have been <i>taking</i> from my friends. But that's what friends are for, right? They're supposed to be there for you when you need them the most. I feel incredibly lucky that I have so many people there for me when I don't have the energy to give anything back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My family is extremely supportive as well. I was so scared to tell my parents our decision, but of course they support us and just want us to be happy. They love both Paul and I.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some of the logistics, because I am sure you are wondering. I am remaining in our house with the cats. (For now, I am hoping Paul will accept half custody of the cats because they miss him! But that's a whole other story.) I refinanced and am officially a single girl homeowner! Paul bought a house that's a half mile from his NEW JOB! (So he is a single boy homeowner!) He is an Account Acquisition Specialist for Healthy Hemp Solutions. Paul loves his house and he loves his job. He loves living alone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love living alone too, but that's not to say I don't get lonely. I know divorce is the best decision for both of us but it was really, really hard. These past several months have sucked so bad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paul and I do NOT regret our 10 happy years of marriage. We would not erase them. Getting married was not a mistake. It was just time for it to end and move on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Obviously, this whole life change is one of the reasons I have been absent from the blog for a long time. First of all, I was very sad and anxious a lot of the time and didn't have the focus to write. And everything that was going on in my life wasn't appropriate to share with the internet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the future, I do intend to write more about about my new life and some of the difficult feelings (and happy feelings!) I am going through. Paul knows this. And he knows I will never, ever violate his trust on the blog or share anything that would be inappropriate or was intimate to our marriage and separation. I hold our relationship in very high regard, so I won't share things that would go against that. But I will open up more about my new life and how I am adjusting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was supposed to meet Allison for a trail run this morning but my foot felt a little crunchy so I decided not to. Instead, I slept in with the kitties. Then I headed to the gym to lift and break a sweat on the arc trainer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my summer goals is to visit new trails. I'm a homebody and a creature of habit. I feel most at home and comfortable running the same trails all the time. But in the summer, there is absolutely no excuse not to switch things up. I have the time to drive to new trails and explore. So on Tuesday, that's exactly what I did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I headed down to Pine Grove Furnace State Park, which is about 40 minutes away. My "loose" plan was to hike up to the Pole Steeple Overlook, then hook up with the AT and either do an out and back or somehow get myself back to my car via a loop or whatnot. (This sounds very fly by the seat of my pants and UN-Megan-Like!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hiked up to Pole Steeple a long time ago. On this day, I ran some of it but hiked the really steep parts. There was no reason to go all out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was only about .7 miles to the beautiful vista! I stopped to take some pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately there was a family up there with young kids who were screaming and just <i>ruining</i> the beauty of the view. I really wished their parents would keep them quiet. Do you think I am being unreasonable? I feel like in nature you should be respectful and quiet, especially if there are other people around. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Either that or I'm a teacher on my 2nd official day of summer break and I don't want to hear rowdy children!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it was time to find the AT. I kept following the blue blazes for the Pole Steeple Trail and soon came upon an older couple hiking. I scared the woman a little when I ran up behind her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I though you were another snake!" she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Where did you see a snake!?" I asked, alarmed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Up on the rocks. There was a baby copperhead sunning."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"No there wasn't!" I challenged.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yes there was," the woman assured me. "I hate snakes."<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Me too," I told her. But then I had to run ahead. "I'll scare away all the snakes for you guys," I told them and they laughed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I wasn't laughing. Now I was <i>convinced</i> I was going to see a copperhead!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In just a few seconds I found what I thought was the AT. I turned right because I wanted to do a loop and this was the way the map told me to go. I had been on this part of the AT once before but I didn't remember it. The next two miles or so were a gradual downhill, rocky, and sunny. Every single stick I saw tricked me into thinking it was a snake. I basically convinced myself I was going to get bit by a copperhead. I'm a little... catastrophic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There weren't many white blazes. In fact, I barely saw any! Soon I was worried I was even on the AT. But then I saw a dude coming toward me that looked to be a thru hiker. I asked him if this was the AT and he assured me it was. I was so embarrassed. I feel like the AT is <i>my trail</i> and I should know if I'm on it or not!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After about two miles I came to a road. I consulted my map. If I turned right and ran a little ways down the road, I would hook up with the Mountain Creek Trail. So that's what I did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This trail was completely new to me, thus working me toward my goal of exploring new trails this summer! It was marked by yellow blazes. Most of the trail weaved around big tall trees and lots of green ferns. It also ran along a creek. It was very pretty!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a good thing I didn't see this before my run or I would have turned around and went home!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we were literally just putting. in. time. We couldn't be in our school because they are renovating it, so it was totally off limits. We were stuck in the middle school cafeteria just... literally sitting around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we arrived, everyone was all business on their Chromebooks doing the one or two tasks assigned to us. But the tasks didn't take long, and as the day wore on, we started to realize how STUPID it was that we had to be there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it was back to school for another two hours and forty minutes of just sitting around. Dee was painting her nails. Tara was in the corner listening to podcasts on her headphones. Everyone else was just standing around shooting the shit, just waiting to leave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was when my friends Katrina and Kim got out a ring toss game when I said to my principal in an exasperated voice, "Why are we HERE!?" Well that prompted him to check his phone and he had a message from the superintendent saying we could leave early. We all literally cheered. I may have jumped up and down...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was nice getting home 45 minutes early. I wanted to mow the lawn before I went out that night. My house looks so nice with the lawn mowed. Now I just need someone to come in and weed wack for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That evening I met my friend Sarah and her boyfriend Ben at the Pizza Grille for dinner and drinks. They are both so funny and we were laughing and having a blast. After dinner we headed to Little Theater of Mechanicsburg to see a musical by Trey Parker (of South Park) called Cannibal. It was about the first man tried for cannibalism. The show was SO WEIRD. It was funny and weird and when it was over, I still wasn't sure what I had experienced!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was beautiful out and very hot. There were TONS of bugs. By the time my run was over, I had a bunch of dead bugs all over my face, neck, arms, and even EYES. It was absolutely disgusting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>When I feel it coming on, I stop running and go to my chiro for a couple sessions of ART. So that's what I did and luckily, it hasn't turned into full blown PF. But I'm still nursing it!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Sunday- 60 minutes on the arc trainer.</span></b><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> I woke up with no heel pain! I really wanted to run, but I am proud to say I played it safe and spent an hour doing intervals on the arc trainer while watching Lady Gaga videos.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Monday- 1 mile run, 35 minutes arc trainer in the morning, then 10 minutes in the afternoon.</span></b><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> Unfortunately, I felt a little bit of pain on the side of my heel during my run this morning. My run was supposed to be 6 miles. I stopped short because I don't want to run with even a <i>little</i> pain. I didn't have much time before work so I was only able to get 35 minutes in on the arc trainer. Don't worry, I went back after work between therapy and my chiropractor session for another 10 minutes. I may be messed up in the head... Who goes to the gym for TEN MINUTES!? Me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><b><i>Oh, later that night I vacuumed and logged it on my Garmin, just for fun. I hit a vacuuming PR... My whole house in less than 15 minutes!!!</i></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My 14th year of teaching is in the books! Today is my last work day of the 2019-2020 school year. </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Visit new trails.</b> I'm a creature of habit, so I keep running the same trails near my house over and over again. In the summer, I have a lot more time to explore. I'd like to try a new trail once a week. Who wants to join me?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Spend lots of time with friends.</b> Come on, as adults, we all know this is easier said than done! But I mean it. Please friends, hit me up! Because I am going to hit YOU up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>5. Learn the Maple Leaf Rag on the piano.</b> I've been wanting to learn this song forever, but every time I sit down to try to work on it, I get frustrated because it is HARD! I am going to have a lot of extra time on my hands this summer so I want to get better at the piano and learn this song. Perhaps I will record myself playing it at the end of the summer and then you can all see whether I practiced or not!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far I can play the whole first section but not fast enough and not always on a steady beat. But I am amazed with my progress so far. I think I have worked on it for probably 3 hours total. Three more pages to go...</span><br />
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