Day in the life...
Up at 4:30am, not to jog but to work and be mom. After working for an hour, I see my son off to the Chicago-bound train, drive my daughter to her, soon-to-be, old school...an hour and a half drive round trip. I arrive back home at 7:55am. I had e-mailed my employer I would be back in my office at 9am to finish out a 9 hour day. So, as I pull behind my new home, I am just itching to get going...away from it all!
Already dressed in my jogging attire, I slip my house key and driver's license in one pocket and my I-Phone with earbuds in the other. "Pandora Radio, take me away!" I have been too busy to build my own I-Tunes library...and perhaps too cheap. So, Pandora fits the bill just perfectly. For this occassion I pick the Pop & Hip Hop Power Workout Station. Supercharged!
I live two blocks from Lake Michigan on a bluff and make my way towards UWM along the top of the bluff, past lake-facing Mansions, a lighthouse, other morning joggers and dog walkers...always with the morning lake shimmering on the other side.
Up at 4:30am, not to jog but to work and be mom. After working for an hour, I see my son off to the Chicago-bound train, drive my daughter to her, soon-to-be, old school...an hour and a half drive round trip. I arrive back home at 7:55am. I had e-mailed my employer I would be back in my office at 9am to finish out a 9 hour day. So, as I pull behind my new home, I am just itching to get going...away from it all!
Already dressed in my jogging attire, I slip my house key and driver's license in one pocket and my I-Phone with earbuds in the other. "Pandora Radio, take me away!" I have been too busy to build my own I-Tunes library...and perhaps too cheap. So, Pandora fits the bill just perfectly. For this occassion I pick the Pop & Hip Hop Power Workout Station. Supercharged!
I live two blocks from Lake Michigan on a bluff and make my way towards UWM along the top of the bluff, past lake-facing Mansions, a lighthouse, other morning joggers and dog walkers...always with the morning lake shimmering on the other side.
Yes, a waterfall. Funny what one discovers on foot. My son and his girlfriend didn't believe me, but the proof's in the picture! This sure beats the treadmill. And my excuse to take breaks to take pictures sure helps.
What I didn't know was that the one day of warm weather we just had and all the rain were the perfect mixture for a mosquito fire storm. They were not bad by the waterfall, surprisingly, but I rounded back by the lake front and beach and found myself in clouds of freshly-hatched, very thirsty blood suckers. Way to crush a great morning run. Even though it was cloudy, I put on the shades and zipped up the jacket and ran much faster than normal.
What I didn't know was that the one day of warm weather we just had and all the rain were the perfect mixture for a mosquito fire storm. They were not bad by the waterfall, surprisingly, but I rounded back by the lake front and beach and found myself in clouds of freshly-hatched, very thirsty blood suckers. Way to crush a great morning run. Even though it was cloudy, I put on the shades and zipped up the jacket and ran much faster than normal.
I didn't stop to smell the flowers but was happy to see them finally blooming. I caught sight of a deer in this thicket just 20 yeards from the lake, but as I pulled out my I-Phone to take a picture of Bambi, I got a mouthfull of my mosquito friends. Bleachhh! Phhhttttt. And missed the shot. But had to smile...well, after I had cleaned out my mouth. Nature has a way of equalizing life's worries. So, I proceeded to jog back home.
Now, I did not take a picture of them, but there was a contigent of police officers setting up a command unit by the beach, apparently in anticipation of the warm weather beach crowd in the coming weeks. And there is nothing like a man in a uniform to make a middle-aged woman improved her pace and posture. I'm more of a fireman kind of gal, but that's okay. I got all kinds of sights this morning that kept me running! And all helped me get through the next nine hours.
Now, I did not take a picture of them, but there was a contigent of police officers setting up a command unit by the beach, apparently in anticipation of the warm weather beach crowd in the coming weeks. And there is nothing like a man in a uniform to make a middle-aged woman improved her pace and posture. I'm more of a fireman kind of gal, but that's okay. I got all kinds of sights this morning that kept me running! And all helped me get through the next nine hours.
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