oops

Tonight's run was going great. I did my first mile in 11 and a half minutes, which is 30 seconds quicker than average. After the 2nd mile I took a few blocks to walk. I had barely started back up again when I got distracted by looking at my phone to change the song that was playing. Before I knew it I was face down on the sidewalk. Ugh. I ended up with a lot less skin on my knees and some blood running down my leg. Fun. I ended up in the bathroom of a fast food chain trying to clean it up. Needless to say, I didn't get to finish the 3rd mile. Very disappointed.
Picture 1 is from before the fall, running along the Charles looking towards Cambridge.
Picture 2 is after the fall, obviously.

on the move

It's official....I'm moving. Not very far, just out of the city that I currently live in. One city over actually. It's a long story why it's happening, well, kind of. Not for blogging really. If you are reading this and have never lived in a large (and incredibly expensive) city, you won't be able to wrap your head around what moving here involves. Being from a not big city/very cheap place to live originally, it still blows my mind a bit. For example, I have a realtor. No, I"m not looking to buy, just rent. Yes, a realtor is almost a must. He emailed me with a place that hit the market yesterday with the first available showing today at 10. It was under priced and getting a LOT of attention. We showed up at 9:45 and the people with their realtors began appearing. It was crazy and we were actually laughing about the ridiculousness of it all. When talking to him last night he said that we might need to be ready to offer more than the rent. UGH. Once we got in there I decided that it wasn't for me, but was a great steal. I have another one in the works and had my phone "pre-screening interview" tonight. Wow. This is truly crazy.

In the last 3 nights I have run 9 miles (3 miles each night). Still seems crazy that I actually did it. I almost didn't go tonight, but after dinner I just felt too guilty. I talked myself into just doing 2 and a 1/2, but once I got there I had to get to 3. Seemed silly not to.
The first picture is from last night and the last 2 are from tonight.

New dinner experiment tonight. I got eggplant at the farmer's market today and needed to figure out what to do with it. I"m still not eating gluten and am vegan for the most part. The exception tonight was egg. I was going to make a chia "egg" but went with the real thing. I cut the eggplant into thin slices, dipped it in egg, then cornmeal, then into a hot pan with a touch of olive oil. Here it is served over black lentils with diced tomatoes and fresh basil. Pretty yummy!

3 miles in 36 mins. That was my early evening run tonight. Again, not speedy but feels good that I went that far. My 3 miles ended at the grocery store where I got a HUGE watermelon. I have been making myself eat it all summer trying to like it and I think it worked. So the 5ish block walk home included carrying an 10 extra lbs. Workout bonus!

Tonight's run was 2.5 miles and took 31.41 minutes. While I'm not breaking any speed records, I am running the whole distance.This photo is when I was going through the Public Garden crossing the swan pond. A bit busy with tourists, but still pretty.

Go!

Sport: Running Start Time: Aug 7, 2012 6:42 PM Distance: 4.00 miles Duration: 54m:35s Avg Speed: 13:38 min/mi Max Speed: 9:12 min/mi Calories: 350 cal The app on my phone keeps track of all of this and on the connected website shows my route. I tried to get that on here, but it wasn't working. It was basically down to the river, past the Esplanade (the photo is looking across the Charles to Cambridge), through Beacon Hill, the Boston Common and Public Garden.

Diapers, diapers, and more diapers

There had been rumors about an anonymous diaper donation coming to Cradles to Crayons. Then nothing more was said. I was told that if/when it happened it would be huge. They were right! A few hundred thousand diapers huge. I was able to score 60 cases for the families that are in our program. While that sounds like a lot, it doesn't last long. But we were SUPER excited and extremely grateful. Yes, I fit ALL 60 cases into my car!