I just want to JUMP

Music has come back to me!

Yes folks, I got a nano. I know what you're thinking...that I don't deserve it. And you're right. It was all my fault, my stubbornness that caused the untimely death of "cool runner" (my blue ipod mini). If I would have just relinquished the unit to MB when I had the chance...but no. I had to keep it on my arm, brutally exposed to those cold bundles of ice...she just couldn't take the abuse!!

Okay...I'm alright now.

There is still some hope for cool runner. I have not given up on her yet. This Friday I am going to Macworld (an Apple conference) held in San Francisco. I will ask around and perhaps bring her along and see if I can get any help for the little mini me.

Back to the Nano. It is black (2g) holds 500 songs. MB is a dear. He worked all day yesterday (overtime) just so he could buy it for me. It is my early birthday present. My birthday is not until late February. I felt terrible getting it, knowing that I'm the only one in the family who has ever had an ipod, only to break it and get another one so soon. He bought it at Best Buy so he could also buy a warranty which covers everything, including moisture damage (the problem with cool runner). Hmmm, good idea knowing me. It's not that I don't take good care of my stuff, cause I do! But I am very strong willed. And often times, it over rules my better judgment.

I ran to Hidden Gold (5 miles). Being the first sunny Sunday in quite a while, there were lots of people out walking, riding horses & shooting hoops.
I saw my friend, Thea, but she didn't see me. I really need to call her. Her husband, Ron, was driving. He saw me and waved. My knees did not hurt at all today. Perhaps my training plan is working. Cutting back on distance and concentrating on quanity, strength training & stretching is having an effect.
However, I've noticed that getting out to run EVERYDAY is a little daunting to me. It's not that I can't do it. I know I can, and really love it. The problem is time. It takes most of my morning to exercise, shower, write this post...blah, blah, blah. Running is not the only goal of my life right now. I want to write my book and perhaps get a part time job to save money for a trip to Portugal.
I am not gifted in the art of multi-tasking. Which is why I waited until this point of my life to tackle life time goals. When the girls were little my whole world revolved around them. They needed me constantly, and I was a good, tentitive mommy.

Life is a balancing act. The things that mean the most, get the most of your time. FEAR, or just plain LAZINESS, can over ride your good intentions and kick your priorities to the bottom of the list, replacing that precious time slot with nothing. You know what I'm talking about. Haven't you ever had PLENTY to do, but instead you just sat around and watched tv? I know I have. I did loads of nothing last year. I wonder how many hours I wasted doing nothing, when I could have been writing or reading or catching up my scrapbooks or....you fill in the blanks.

Okay, that's enough of that. My mind rambles sometimes...

I'm going to be very careful with what songs I choose to go on my ipod. However, 4 movie themes have already made the cut. Star Wars, The Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Unending Stories (Neverending Story) & E.T.

I have lots of movie theme songs... call me crazy, but I just love them!

No more running nakey for me! Hehe