Running and Reflections

I'm finally having some really great runs. It got really cold this past week (upper 40s/low 50s) and it has been a total game changer. I also got some new contacts finally! I can see so much better and sweat and rain isn't distracting me like it was when I was wearing my glasses. The last two times out I ran 5 and 12 and I finally got some of my speed back and had no mental blocks at all. Absolutely amazing. The marathon is one month away. I reached my fundraising goal a few weeks ago--thanks to everyone who donated!

In other news, work is starting to get really busy. The hardest part for me is probably going to be running meetings since that's new to me. It's crazy for me to realize that I'm doing these "real adult" things now--I have a career--INSANE. I have an apartment. I'm paying for it with money I'm earning. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in stress and in being overwhelmed, so it's good to try to take a step back and appreciate how far I've come. Moved here for school not knowing a soul. Now here I sit, with the job I worked for for years knowing I have friends here I can count on. I don't know if I will stay here for good, but I do know that these past three years have been some of the best of my life. And I have faith life will only keep getting better. Good things come from hard work and also sometimes when we least expect them.