fall

it's a beautiful, cool sunday afternoon with glimpses of fall in the air. adam is spending the day with his dad at car races so i'm left to myself. i have enough things that need to be done that i'm not going crazy, but i don't have so many things to do that i don't have time to just sit and enjoy the day. here's a rundown of the day so far.

i got up and went for a 10 mile run with Jaimi and Janelle. (did i mention I'm training for a half marathon in Oct?) it was a the perfect weather for running, but it was a hard run. i'd never gone that far before, so that in itself is a personal victory, but i walked some of it and never got into a good running pace. i was tight and slow. hopefully next week will be better.

then i took a hot shower and put on sweatpants. i can't remember the last time i wore sweats, but it feels wonderful. i walked to blockbuster and got sunset boulevard, one of those classics i've never seen and that i don't think adam will mind missing.

my big goal for the day is working on an article that i'm writing for Radiant magazine. it's a 2000 word feature on how we can maintain healthy relationships when everything we see in the media is negative. this is exciting and scary to be working on. it has been my dream to work for a christian woman's magazine for years and now i'm taking one step closer to fulfilling it. i'm also realizing that it's a lot of work. sure i write every day at work, but i don't think i've written a story this long since college (thankfully the stories i write about remodeling usually top out around 800 words, i can't imagine writing any more about low-maintenance products or lighting)

2 loads of laundry, a batch of chocolate chip cookies and a short nap here i am typing. how's that for a Sunday?