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Hang in there, mama. You've got a lot on your plate. I'm so sorry you're having to party plan on your own. I wish I was closer, I would totally help!
revolting~Welcome! Gear check is no biggie, really! Usually, you just put whatever you want to check into a bag (either provided or one of your own, smallish-size) and hand it over. They either give you a claim check (a sticker with a number for your bib) or attach your bib number to your bag. Run the race, retrieve bag. Simple.
Depending how long the race is and how close you can park to the start/finish, I might not even bother, though. Most shorter races I've run haven't even had the option. The last 5k I did, I parked a few blocks away and left everything except my car key in the car.
). I may try to do a little more research tomorrow and make a decision one way or another.
Tonight was curriculum night at school. I discovered that there are 18 boys (!!!) and 8 girls in DS's class.
Holy moley! Lots of other good info. I really like his teacher. She's new to the school, but I like her vibe. I think she's going to be great. And our awesome room mom from Kindy last year is room mom-ing again this year. Good stuff, all around. Except that I had to miss kickball for it, which was a major bummer, but necessary.
rr~Ugh. I did it. That's about all the good that I can say about it. I accomplished 17 miles of forward motion. I can't really call it a run, because the last two were almost entirely walking. I realized just a few miles in that, hello...only had 2 hours of sleep yesterday after work, even if I did get a respectable 7.5 last night. Remember when I barely made it 3 last week after doing the same thing? I didn't! And then, of course, I ran out of water around 14, it was 90-ish degrees, and not much shade. Sigh. I'm actually wondering a little bit, too, about my hypothyroidism. My dosage is apparently dialed in and my TSH levels are back to normal, but I don't feel back to normal. I am literally tired all the time. Now, I do have poor sleep habits on top of working night shift, but still. I don't feel like it should be this hard. Even my short runs are a struggle these days. I've trained for two marathons before, the second one while in school full time, and those training cycles were a cakewalk compared to this. I've already decided that it's time to get serious about sleeping. No more taking the kindle to bed with plans to read for "just a few minutes." No watching pointless tv. No pointless internet surfing. Go to bed and get some sleep. Period. Hopefully, I can do that and maybe things will turn a corner, cuz if not then I have no idea.
Hang in there, mama. You've got a lot on your plate. I'm so sorry you're having to party plan on your own. I wish I was closer, I would totally help!revolting~Welcome! Gear check is no biggie, really! Usually, you just put whatever you want to check into a bag (either provided or one of your own, smallish-size) and hand it over. They either give you a claim check (a sticker with a number for your bib) or attach your bib number to your bag. Run the race, retrieve bag. Simple.
Depending how long the race is and how close you can park to the start/finish, I might not even bother, though. Most shorter races I've run haven't even had the option. The last 5k I did, I parked a few blocks away and left everything except my car key in the car.Quote:
Yeah, this is what I'm thinking. He didn't specifically say this, but my cavities were in between two teeth, one on each tooth, which is making me wonder if it would have happened if they were spaced correctly. Ugh. I hate being on a deadline to decide something this major (did I mention that the special is only good for the month of September, and the dentist is out of town the last week? Originally Posted by Mel38 
Yay for a full bonus!! I don't know about the orthodontics. Did the dentist mention whether getting your teeth into better alignment would help keep them healthy in the long run? That was the clincher for me in getting my teeth fixed at 38. Quite an expense, but if it will help you keep your gums healthier in the long run, then maybe it is worth doing. Can you shop around for prices?
Yay for a full bonus!! I don't know about the orthodontics. Did the dentist mention whether getting your teeth into better alignment would help keep them healthy in the long run? That was the clincher for me in getting my teeth fixed at 38. Quite an expense, but if it will help you keep your gums healthier in the long run, then maybe it is worth doing. Can you shop around for prices?
). I may try to do a little more research tomorrow and make a decision one way or another.Tonight was curriculum night at school. I discovered that there are 18 boys (!!!) and 8 girls in DS's class.
Holy moley! Lots of other good info. I really like his teacher. She's new to the school, but I like her vibe. I think she's going to be great. And our awesome room mom from Kindy last year is room mom-ing again this year. Good stuff, all around. Except that I had to miss kickball for it, which was a major bummer, but necessary.rr~Ugh. I did it. That's about all the good that I can say about it. I accomplished 17 miles of forward motion. I can't really call it a run, because the last two were almost entirely walking. I realized just a few miles in that, hello...only had 2 hours of sleep yesterday after work, even if I did get a respectable 7.5 last night. Remember when I barely made it 3 last week after doing the same thing? I didn't! And then, of course, I ran out of water around 14, it was 90-ish degrees, and not much shade. Sigh. I'm actually wondering a little bit, too, about my hypothyroidism. My dosage is apparently dialed in and my TSH levels are back to normal, but I don't feel back to normal. I am literally tired all the time. Now, I do have poor sleep habits on top of working night shift, but still. I don't feel like it should be this hard. Even my short runs are a struggle these days. I've trained for two marathons before, the second one while in school full time, and those training cycles were a cakewalk compared to this. I've already decided that it's time to get serious about sleeping. No more taking the kindle to bed with plans to read for "just a few minutes." No watching pointless tv. No pointless internet surfing. Go to bed and get some sleep. Period. Hopefully, I can do that and maybe things will turn a corner, cuz if not then I have no idea.
for your dh and job.
for health out toward your family and extended family. 
Thinking of you. The light in Seattle was noticeably different to me (as in, wow, I really like the southwest). Just take it one day at a time as much as possible. Walk, breath, vent here, (and keep looking at real estate near me 
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I'll take it. Because today: Weight circuit for ~85 minutes felt like I had lead in my veins. But it's done, and considering I almost pulled out of the gym parking lot right after I pulled in, that's good (it didn't hurt that just as I was pulling in my prof. was locking up his bike and heading in 
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You want a funny image? I finally found the little sprinkle things for the cupcakes, they were behind the couch in the TV room. I can't believe I didn't look there first!
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It's my birthday present and my Christmas present and several months of allowance and the money my parents gave me for my birthday. I was able to send my old one in for a rebate so that helped some. The 605 (610? whatever the number is) looked nice, but it was very running-focused and I wanted something that had functions besides running and biking. I like to use mine for snowshoeing and hiking and even canoeing, and this makes it really easy.
I was seething.
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