Little Hen

I need to add something to my annoying list...actually, I need to add a few things.  Several times I've done something and thought - oh, that's annoying, it should have made the list.  Annoying Things About Me Part II coming soon.  Stick around long enough and you'll probably get to see Part III too.  I do love a good trilogy...

But I digress (see, another one for the list) ...I know I acknowledged that I can be loud, which is true.  And annoying.  But man, something that's even more annoying is that as loud as I am, my laugh is even louder.  Like, disturbingly loud. 

Today I was meeting with one of my favorite people and best friends - we were taking care of some business.  And while we were enjoying each other's company, it wasn't like we were having a party.  There was nothing beyond a normal level of noise. Except something was said that made me laugh and I swear, the windows shook a little. 

I don't know...I have no volume control.

And honestly, unless you're Julia Roberts, there is nothing attractive about a laugh like that...she can pull it off but the rest of us just sound like...a cackling hen.

On the plus side, this is the second time I have seen a dear friend AND been gifted with popcorn!  This makes me very, very happy.  And a bit spoiled. I'm not as obsessed as I sound, really.  There are lots of other things I like too -anything sweet, sugary or chocolate.  I'm not hard to please.  Popcorn or anything else - I just feel special to be thought of, in any way. My friends are awesome.

And for anyone that cares - I have NOT been avoiding the workouts. Not completely.  I just hate saying the same thing in every post.  How interesting is it to know I do the same exact workout every other day or that I almost died on the treadmill because my body can't keep up with what I think I can do in my mind? 

I ran last night - one straight mile. No treadmill track. My pace was slower (3.5) but I was consistent with my speed throughout the run- with the exception of two 5 second breaks when I decreased the speed to 3.0.  I think I probably get better cardio with the track but I want to try to run a 5K in November so I'm trying to get ready for that and I thought this would be better then the stairstep effect...I have no idea if that's true but I'm going with it.  So I was slow but my plan is to gradually increase my speed and my distance. 

We'll see... either way, I'm running in November. I was out of shape last time and I got through it.  I knew it was going to be bad when I showed up and realized I was the fattest one there.  That's never a good thing.   And I only had a few hours sleep.  It was not pretty.

I'm sure I'll still be out of shape in November but I'm going to make sure I actually go to bed this time.  So no matter what, I'll be in a better position than I was last time, right?

I'm off to get in some strength training before bed.  I've got to keep with it because the shoes I like to wear require that I be a tad bit lighter than I am.  I swear, I could hear the stilettos I wore today cry out a little with each step...

That heel is a lot skinnier than it looks!