Once again I ventured out onto the pavement without adult supervision to attempt exercise and once again it was a trying attempt to say the least. I was able to leave the dogs behind this time, vowing to again run with a partner once I determine the difference between my behind and the hole in the back yard. I chose a lighter pair of shorts and was rewarded with not once having to tug at them. I also chose different headphones, but once again I was betrayed. This style has a rubber piece that is supposed to fit into the ear canal and block ambient noise as well. FYI, don't block out ambient noise when running on the street. It wasn't a car that scared me out of my shoes, it was a dog. It wasn't a pit bull or Rottweiler. It was a small terrier about the size of Neela. After I climbed out of the tree and noticed it was an ankle biter that sent me shrieking like a little girl spotting a spider, I looked around me and noticed curtains shutting and I swore I could see the dog pointing and laughing. Once I started sweating, the rubber on the headphones became lubricated and no longer stayed anywhere but dangling from my arm. I will find a pair that work for me, if it's the last thing I do. I did shave 9 seconds off my mile bringing me to 10 minutes, 21 seconds. Fat people laugh at me when I run, and spin circles around me on their Little Rascals.
I was telling Tom about my run yesterday and he came up with a suggestion I wish I would have thought of. He said "Why didn't you just tie the headphones around your waist to hold your shorts up?" And that's why Tom lives in a bigger house than me.
I completed my New Employee Orientation at Mayo and am now an official employee complete with name badge and paycheck. I set a goal three years ago that I was going to become a Mayo employee and I finally achieved that goal.
My next goal is to graduate college. Look out, year 2019, I'm coming. Somewhere, off in the distance, I can faintly make out a chuckle between bites of a Ho-Ho.
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2 comments:
Thanks for the laughs. People at work think I am crazy, lauging at my computer. Good thing I read this one at home. Glad to hear that you are feeling better. Have you tried the headphones that go around your ear?
Glad you are feeling much better. Kudos for running to get fit! You successfully accomplished the hurtle of the Mayo employee and I know the college grad in you is right around the corner! Bring it on "hurtle jumper" bring it on...........
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