Skinny Points

You know when you look out your window and see what looks to be feathers flying??? And then later it all makes sense? Yeah, that happened today.

I looked out the window and saw feathers and thought - wow, that's odd. Not so much. We have a bird nest above our security light heading out to our patio. It looks like a baby didn't make it or something didn't want it.....whatever happened, it was disgusting and a sad day for baby duckling. And we now need a new welcome mat for the back.

After lysoling the crap out of our cement steps, I decided to start tackling the basement. Since we may be moving in a few months, I decided to go down and start clearing things out. I figure if there are things down there that we haven't used in a year, we can likely get rid of them and no one will really care much. Our basement is pretty much the land that time forgot. It is basically a storage shed underneath our house, really. It's damp, dark, and scary......and after what happened today, I will likely never go down there without wearing every piece of protective equipment I own.

I was digging through some things and moved a bag. I saw something move, and thought, because of the massive size, that it was some type of cricket. How I wish it had been a cricket. Instead, it was this:

Terrifying, right? After running around in circles and not being sure of what to do with the thing, I sprayed it with lysol and then stepped on it with a plastic bag under my foot. And now I just have to pray none of it's family saw me and is plotting revenge for the next time I enter the basement.

After being scared to my very core, I headed out to Edgewood to go on my run. I used Map My Run to find a new route. I think on my longer runs each week I'll probably do this just to keep things fresh. They have a great selection of routes all planned for you! Unfortunately, the Edgewood route was in a completely residential area and I felt odd parking in front of someones house, so I found another route.

I ended up running part of the route down Turkeyfoot Road, which is really nice, except for the half mile stretch of sidewalk where purple clover is growing over on each side. This was really pretty to run through, but seeing as I am allergic to bees and wasps and they were all over the flowers, it was a tad bit stressful!

I survived the clover, and continued on my run. It was tough today! I also made it just shy of the three miles I was scheduled (2.71). My legs were tired - I think part of it was that I have significantly increased my distance this week, but it was also a very hilly run. There were three big hills throughout. I'm not much of a hill person. I need to really watch the elevation when I pick a run. Lesson learned.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms! I have a rest day and I'm gonna enjoy it!