Before I get to the running shoes, I simply NEED to talk about the tutoring... (I now tutor, thanks to a brilliant friend of mine)
What an experience! I am hooked. The kids are simply amazing! If I understood correctly, they are supposed to be "at-risk youth" ...from disadvantaged backgrounds or whatever... well... maybe it is too soon to talk, since I have only met 4 of them tonight, but they are so sweet, so innocent...
There was this one girl who was sort of just going through the motions without much enthousiasm but by the time we figured things out in chemistry, about fire and different componds that together make salt and water and all kinds of magic she was as excited as I was (cause believe you me, I learnt as much as she did if not more!!!) she actually said she is now excited cause she's starting to understand how it works!! Now really...what is there more rewarding in this world!?! not that I am taking credit for it...but truly it was ...magical :) Certainly beats pushing paper around on my desk all day!!!
AND NOW (drum roll)....the running shoes. Tomorrow, finally, after 3 days of idling...I will finally work them again. My brand new pair of GT-2130 that gave me wings to fly all over that treadmill on their maiden run. So much so, in fact that I self-induced a humongous migraine complete with nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity and all the trimmings... But I just could not stop!!! Well...ok... for my level of "fitness". Whereas I usually manage 8-12 minutes at 4.5 to 6.5 mph... on these GT's I went for 23 minutes at 4.7 to even 8.5 mph!!! Intervals, of course, let's be real...but still...a world of difference :)
So, till tomorrow... I will sit through one more day of paper shifting, petty corrections, fake smiles and yes's ...but then...THEN I will lace up my brand new babies and RUN!
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