Running has to be the least forgiving sport. Take a couple of weeks off, start back up again, and… splat. It’s starting from zero. Last week was readjustment week and I ran one miserable run, but I was so tired, it didn’t even count. But this weekend I had to start up again, so I plunged in. Although plunge isn’t the right word. Waddled in? Flopped in? Whatever it was, it wasn’t pretty, so I’m back to plodding along at a snail’s pace. I ran a miserable three on Sunday, a horrible six yesterday, and plan on making myself unhappy with a four or five tomorrow. Running sucks. The only thing that sucks more than running, though, is not running, so I guess I’m stuck.
We’re back in sprint mode. School starts this Thursday, today is full of doctor’s appointments, orthodontist appointments (yes! We are there! Orthodontia has begun!), errands, the start of soccer practice, and general crankiness. Seemingly overnight, our calendar has gone from lazy summer days to being filled with dance class, religious school activities, viola, piano, soccer, Girl Scouts…. I am dizzy just looking at it. And the Jewish holidays are smack upon us! Time to start baking hallah, finding new fruits, and planning the sukkah.
But it’s good for us. Pie has had a rough week without routine. She’s anxious for school to start and I know once the first day passes, she’ll be fine, but for now, there’s this little body that has been appearing in our bed in the wee hours of the night. And, frankly, I am dying to get back to writing! The second draft of my novel has been critiqued, and I am eager to get the third draft written. I’m excited about the novel (again! don’t worry; this feeling will pass), and I have been fidgety that I haven’t had any writing time for over a month. This Thursday, it’s novel time! My goal is to have it to my next set of readers come October, which means a lot of focused writing for me.
Run. Write. Parent. Run. Write. Parent. It’s going to be a busy fall!
I know! I’m so happy to be able to write during the day again! Woo-hoo! Then again, I just sent my WIP off for another round of beta reading, so I don’t really have anything to work on at the moment, lol. The idea of starting something new makes me nauseous :-/