- My birthday is next week,
so I am treating myselfand my bestie coworker is treating me to a manicure today!!! How sweet! - As a present, I bought myself two pairs of running shoes. Because of my extreme supination, my running shoes only last to 200 miles IF I’m lucky. And I run around 1,500-2,000 miles a year, so I need 8-10 pairs a year. I was telling my snis all this and she asked me to estimate how much I’ve spent on running shoes this year, which inspired me to start tracking it (and back track it) so I don’t get tooooooo ridiculous with how many shoes I keep around.
- Sad news – last week there was a fire at a famous landmark near us, the Pyramid House. The humans in the family got out okay, but one dog did not, and four fire fighters were injured. I’ve heard there was over three million dollars in damage, and that the family plans to rebuild – but that could just be a rumor. See more here (pdf here) if you’re interested.
- I finished My Fight/Your Fight and am now reading The Last Time I Lied, the second book by Riley Sager (I read his first book, Final Girls, this month too!). It was interesting reading My Fight/Your Fight with Rousey saying she was never going to lose a fight, but to know that she did right after the book was published. I hope she writes another book in a few years about how that affected her and if it changed her mentality!
- This guy showed up Tuesday! And according to my brother, his name is Hector! Seeing him really made me want to open the cat house back up (<— searching for that link brought up a lot of Snow pictures and upset me a bit).
Aww… Hector’s so cute! Hopefully he sticks around 🙂 And yay for birthday manicures!
I bet we will see him again! Especially if we open the cat house door.
I like how it turned out! I got “Alpaca My Bags” from the OPI Peru collection! https://www.hbbeautybar.com/products/alpaca-my-bags-by-opi
I bought new running shoes in honor of your birthday too 😉 That really sucks that you go through them so fast though!
Bummer about the Pyramid House, especially the dog not getting out 🙁
Welcome, Hector! You guys have quite the outdoor animal sanctuary – word must be getting around, with all the critters that keep stopping by!
Awesome!!!! It does suck, but at least I find good prices on them!
I know. 🙁 I wonder what happened. Work was being done on the house, and I don’t know if that was related or not!
I think it is! My cousin said Hector was sent by Snow <3
Hector is cute! We need more pictures.
That sucks about only getting 200 miles out of shoes. I think I get close to 300 but mine are very light with little padding so not so surprising there. Glad you got some new ones…that first run in new shoes is the best!!
I will share more if I get them! I have some of him by the hostas but you can’t really see him!
It does! But I find them for cheap, at least. I bet I could work to fix my gait and have them last longer, but, eh. I am looking forward to a run in a new pair tomorrow or Sunday!
I had never even heard of the Pyramid House before the fire! I’m genuinely surprised I didn’t know about it, because I think to think that I’m in the know when it comes to architectural things around the Chicago area, but apparently I’m not as in the know as I fancied myself to be. $3 million in damage, though…yikes. So sad about the whole situation 🙁
It’s well-known in Lake County! I wonder if word doesn’t spread much beyond that since it’s a residence. There are actually a lot of interesting residences here (and all over the Chicagoland area). Have you visited the Farnsworth House in Plano?
I hope they repair and reopen for tours so you can experience it 😉
Hector and the text message – love!
Right?! So funny!
Riley Sager is actually a man. 🙂 I believe it’s his pen name. I finished The Last Time I Lied and loved it more than Final Girls.
Yay for birthday pedicures! That’s going to feel so good for you, after all the time you spend on your feet!
Ahh, thank you! I will correct that! I am worried I won’t be able to finish it before it’s due tomorrow. Wah.
It did!!!
I was walking around Ulaan Baatar when I got your email about the Pirmud House fire, so now those two things are linked in my mind!
What color manicure did you get? (It might be old news by now.)
I didn’t realize you were a supinator. I feel like pronation is so much more common, so I’m always vaguely surprised when I hear someone needs supination-control shoes.
Oh wow! Did you imagine it in the landscape there? 😉
I got Alpaca My Bags, a sort of slate blue from the OPI Peru Collection.
Oh gawd. I supinate HORRIBLY. Like my race pictures look like I’m breaking my ankles. Pronation does seem much more common.