Chugging Along

It's amazing how Tuesday's Back to School Night can leave me exhausted for the rest of the week. I think it's because I'm not used to putting in a 13 hour day at school, nor do I ever hope to be. My running also got a little thrown off, too, because I had to switch from a Tuesday run to a Monday one. My legs were still feeling Saturday's 5 miler and Sunday's humid jog, so Monday definitely hurt. Now I know why Mondays are supposed to be rest days. Fortunately this Wednesday was just a cross-training day instead of a running day, so I was able to get home nice and early and use the ellyptical. I had the gym all to myself, which was great.

Today is another 3 mile run, and then I get to rest tomorrow before Saturday's 4-mile run at Fletcher's Boathouse. It's just a recovery run, which explains why it's less than last Saturday. Following the run, we are going to have our Honored Teammate Picnic, during which Personal Honored Teammates (loved ones of team members who have survived a blood cancer) are invited to partake in the activities and share their stories. I think it's going to be a lot of fun and very inspiring. This is good news, since my fundraising has hit a lull and nothing motivates me more than a reminder about the real reason why I'm doing this. I have a bake sale coming up with Erin at the Giant on Duke Street, and I am still working on getting on the list to do gift wrapping at Border's. I also sent an email to the Wonderland to see if they would be willing to let me do some sort of fundraising Happy Hour, but they haven't gotten back to me yet. I'm thinking about talking to the people at Chevy's in Pentagon City, too, and perhaps contacting some other places. I'm definitely starting to feel like I have two jobs!

In related news, thank you to those of you who have been clicking the ads on the left side of this blog. So far, I've made $3.78 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society just because a few people have done nothing more than click on a few ads. Please continue clicking, as my goal is to raise $100 that way!!! Thanks everyone for your help!!