Still sick...and a big step forward

Home today - no work, except for my writing and photography. And no one home either - R is off today and hanging out with friends. I have to somehow make a semi-miraculous recovery and take J to her soccer tournament game tonight, and N and their stepsister. Yikes, I hope I don't get pneumonia being out there tonight. I really just have to get them there, then I can go home. Their dad (X man) is picking them up.

But I did inch closer to my marathon commitment this morning. I finally registered for the Rock n Roll Arizona. Double yikes - first marathon, hopefully not my last. As late as last night, I was dithering about whether I should do this one, Austin, Napa Valley or another Arizona race called the Lost Dutchman Marathon, even though we already booked the flight to Phoenix in January and reserved the hotel in Scottsdale. But because of cost and logistics, I finally settled on this one. I think it'll be a good first-time one, even though there's a six-mile out and back on the SAME road. And it's not even a nice looking one.

Crazy? Sure.

Muddling through

For the last four days, I've been battling a cold. Needless to say, my marathon training has come to a screeching halt. Yeah, I know that I could probably keep running, do an easy 30 minute jaunt, but I'm really trying to get at least back to normal breathing and energy levels, and not feel like I've been it by an 18-wheeler.

I've been debating or not to go to work. Today especially, since I do not have any kids I need to see and I'm sorely tempted to keep writing and querying my travel articles. I also need to critique a friend's article, which initially looked really good. So much to do, not quite 100% healthy enough to do it all.

Oh well...keep plugging anyway. That's what I tell my kids when they're not feeling well but aren't running a fever. Kind of sad, I know - we have to keep pushing onward and keep moving. Wouldn't it just be nice to take a real breather and have the time to get completely healthy?