hinky.

i had a mini precursor breakdown yesterday.

does anyone have those? the one where you know something is wrong, but you can't quite put your finger on it because it's like 20 bajillion different little things and this breakdown is in hopes that you won't have a huge full on mega meltdown.

there usually aren't tears and not as many people are hurt by the blowback, but something feels hinky. yes, hinky, go with it. it is totally a word.

anyhow...

saturday i ran a glorious 9 miles. i am not even really sure why i stopped running. it was one of those stars align and all is right with the running gods type of run. it's ever allusive and we all strive to achieve it.

tweeting it makes it real, correct?

i mean it could of had something to do with my stellar diet that day. cereal, cheese squares with wheat thins, and a box of macaroni and cheese. yes an entire box. i can dominate one of those bad boys no question.

that one to be exact. i have a theory that if the mac and cheese comes in shapes, you don't actually get the same amount in the box. not that i can't eat an entire box of the non-bunny shaped variety. and they were on sale for $1 at target.

sunday the princess and i forwent a run for a walkabout. which was lovely and calm.

yesterday we did the dreaded runch. i just wasn't feeling that four mile run. it was awkwardly hot and cold. then we went on a walk later in the afternoon.

yesterday i also ate ramen for lunch. because i am an adult. hey i made it fancy. but my real problem with ramen is who eats 1/2 a brick? WHO?

serving size:

and that is where i end my post, because i don't want to admit that i may or may not have eaten another box of mac and cheese for dinner. of the non bunny variety...

friday five.

the rain has sapped all my brainpower. all i want to do is take the monster and cocoon into the covers and never come out. judging by the drool on my keyboard (not mine) and this setup, i would say that praia girl is on board with that plan.

so here is my friday five.

1. score of the day at target. 3 boxes, 4 packets each, 12 packets total for $6. #winning

2. these showed up in the mail yesterday and i am PUMPED. buy things from me. #helpmeimpoor

3. this happened today. watch out costa rica, i'm coming for you!

4. i really, really want this kate spade iphone case. perhaps even NEED it. 

5. i can't stop watching the coverage on boston. like have been watching it since about 5 this morning. and not a whole lot has been reported or changed since the first couple of stories this morning. but this is amazing to me. #prayforboston

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quickbooksing

this morning i ran with the furrymonster, did a little blogging, read a few blogs, sent some e-mails, ate breakfast, and then generally procrastinated. not really, but there isn't a whole lot to do after you've sent out e-mails.

i've been trying to get better about getting out of bed when i wake up, but some  mornings i am either up at 452 or i snooze until 7. and snoozing until 7 i can get away with some mornings. this morning i was able to take that luxury and then still run about 4 miles with the monster before anything life altering had to occur.

that life altering thing was taming the mop that i was calling my hair these days. i am really bad about remembering to go get my hair cut. then comes the day where all i want to do is lop it all off and call it a day. so today i went and lopped it off. well not really, but a sizable portion is now removed from my noggin.

taking pictures of yourself is awkward. or i am awkward. probably a combo of the two.

now that my head feels about 10 pounds lighter, i am currently cruising craigslist. there are ALWAYS some gems on that bad boy. today is for a specific purpose (aside from updating the wood business account). on monday i started a company.

a quickbooks company to be exact. it's not glamourous, but i am good at it, and i figured instead of getting paid 1099 style, i can funnel everything through an actual company. be legit and things. thus the craigslist trolling. i've been hunting down leads for people who need part time work. listen up atlanta folks, who needs some quickbooks assistance? hmmmmm.

this also means that fuzzy and i are doing this.

then we moved onto this.

but then the cats came out and we were quickly ushered inside.

that shit has got to go.

do you ever have those moments when all you want to do is spend money and spend it as fast as humanly possible? why does that even happen?

i have been having one of those weeks. it doesn't happen often, but when it does, holy hell hold on for a ride.

usually i just build shopping carts and never actually purchase anything because i go through and delete everything one by one until the cart is sad and empty. and for the love of everything holy, stay away from target and tjmaxx, because they will lead to some serious shopping benders.

this little gem did happen.

once i've built my shopping cart of dreams and then subsequently slaughtered those dreams i then go into my own closet and start getting rid of stuff. it's pretty cut throat. i don't like stuff, so i just get rid of it. to the tune of about once a month. it usually begins when i go to put something on and i don't like the way it fits, so it goes into a pile.

there are rules to this purging though. never, and i repeat never, purge when you want to rip your ovaries out of your person. it won't be pretty and it always ends in sobbing ugly tears. most likely all while screaming and listening to some suitably horrible 90s girl songs.

trust me on this one. please. nothing fits properly during that time and you are at your most critical.

second rule: there is no fight club. but seriously, there isn't. moving forward...if you are purging your closet make sure and try things on. i mean everything. make a no, yes, and maybe pile. rehang the yes pile (preferably by colors...), don't look twice at the no pile - toss those puppies in a bag and don't look back, try the maybe pile on again and give yourself 10 seconds to decide. or do this. i actually recommend this.

third rule: if something is too big or too small (and i mean comically small) don't hold onto it. you will never wear it again. mark my words.

fourth rule: don't drink and purge. oof. okay, okay i amend that. don't be drunk and purge. drink mimosas and purge. that i am on board with.

fifth rule: that t-shirt drawer. the one you can barely open because you fear the drawer breaking from the sliders and crushing your toes because of the shear weight of cotton in that bad boy. you know the one, open it.

take them all out and get rid of almost all of them. keep the really sentimental ones and then build your base from there. we all know everyone wears about five tshirts they own.

sixth rule: shoes. i have a lot of shoes. well i take that back, i had a lot of shoes. and then i realized i was hanging on to a bunch of shoes that i never, ever wore. so i got rid of them. just like that. no ifs, ands or buts about it.

seventh rule: do not immediately go buy things to fill up all the space you have made.

these rules generally work with everything else in your house. books, kitchenware, facebook... you get the idea.

now go forth and do great things.

side note: i am exceptionally bad at doing this with my dresses and swimsuits. i love me some swimsuits and it pains my soul to get rid of any.

thankful.

things i am thankful for:

my family

the little can. trust me.

being able to do this.

this view

taking pictures like this

definitely these

no caption necessary

and these. who could forget these.

the time i had with this sweet face.

days for pool toes

this furbaby

skies like these

muddled drinks with friends

this guy

making things for a good cause with these crazies

and many many more. #prayforboston

pray for boston.

no words.

just prayers.

woof.

this week was a bit hectic for me with work.

i was put in charge of the task of making sure that a table was completed on time for a charity function on friday.

which meant that in reality the table should be ready on thursday to plan for any hiccups that may occur.

and you know what i did, i got everything done on thurdsay. boom.

a little preview of the table. there are better pictures on facebook. anyways, the table was for this benefit called Lauraine's Table. darwin and his friends got together and decided they were going to build tables and sell seats at them at restaurants around town to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. they have a good friend Lauraine, who is currently fighting the good fight against LLS.

the benefit was friday night and was a huge success. it was amazing to see the turnout and meet a bunch of new faces.

saturday i had every intention of getting out of the house to do a short run, but my mom called me and my saturday fell apart.

my dog, coney, that i have had since i was 14 passed away on saturday morning. needless to say, i have been a bit of a mess.

he's been my best friend for 13 years. i could not have asked for a better pet. i love him to pieces and i am really sad that he is gone now. he taught me so much about patience and love. i know it was for the best, but damnit he was supposed to live forever. it's going to be really weird to go home and he not be there. he was always so excited about everything, and that's going to be my new outlook. be excited about everything even if it isn't exactly what i want to do.

darwin was kind enough to know that i am a hot mess right now, and brought over the fuzzybutt to keep me company this weekend. i immediately started crying when they walked in my door. i almost told him to take her back, because i didn't know if i could handle it.

but we hung out and she knew not to test her limits. we went on a walk later in the day and i swear it was black lab central. everywhere we went there were these sweet lab faces and i almost cried every single time i saw one. somehow they just know that something is wrong and they would all give me that sad, i am sorry face.

today we got up and ran an easy 7 miles. it was nice to just be outside. i sure do miss my coneman, but i know each day will get a little bit easier.

nothing like learning your life lessons from your pet. if you have a pet, please hug them tight for me.