It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about things other than just running, cycling, strength training, yoga, and complaining about our most recent injuries. Sound good? I’ll go first…
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that we’ve only had snow flurries and one light dusting of snow so far this winter, but we might be hunkering down if the European model is right and the east coast gets socked with the snow storm that’s forecasted to hit late Sunday into Monday. Last year we had no measurable snowfall.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that my husband gifted me with a paid Strava subscription for Christmas and the first thing it told me was that my workouts were below my normal average. Thanks, Strava, I can get that kind of disrespect from Garmin for free. 😉
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that I also received a Tenikle flexible tentacle tripod (as seen on Shark Tank) for Christmas. Expect blog and Instagram pictures taken from more interesting angles in the future, especially if I can actually get it to stick to the wall…
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that I have thoroughly been enjoying houseplants for the past few years. I took an indoor houseplants class as an elective my senior year of collage, but had gradually gotten away from the hobby until I started training a new client about five years ago who’s really into plants.
This pink Aglaonema is just one of my favorites. It’s waist-high and brings a smile to my face every time I walk by the room. Kim and I recently discovered our mutual love of houseplants and when comparing notes often wish we could share propagations.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that I wore these cute new black boots to a Christmas party (we walked to and from our friends’ house) and my feet were in a world of hurt the next day. They felt great when I tried them on, but by the end of the night they were cutting across my instep. I stretched them with 1-pound dumbbells and they felt great when I wore them a few nights later to Christmas Eve mass.
When a shoe cobbler isn’t available, dumbbells just might do the trick!
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Today I’m joining Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner and Coco at Running With Perseverance for their monthly Ultimate Coffee Date linkup which goes live the first Friday of every month. Be sure to stop by their blogs for a cup of coffee and to say hello; and while you’re there, be sure to check out some of the other bloggers who are participating in the linkup.
- Questions:
- • Do you enjoy houseplants? If so, what’s your favorite? ~ Currently this pink Aglaonema is my favorite.
- • What’s the most creative “outside the box” way you’ve fixed something?
- • If we were having coffee, what would you tell me?
Oh, great idea to stretch your shoes! I hate buying new shoes (except running shoes) because I always feel like they trick me and betray me by feeling good in the store and torturous at home!
I’m interested to learn what you like about Strava. I don’t think I care enough about my data or take my “training” seriously enough for any subscription to be worth it.
I’ve been perfectly happy with my free version of Strava, but my husband loves all the extra info he gets with his paid version. Time will tell how much I use the extra info. I’ll keep you posted…
Ha, what a great use of the dumbbells! I’ll have to try that sometime for my shoes.
I was in upstate NY for the holidays and they had snow while I was there. We didn’t have any here in Cleveland until I came back- now it won’t stop and we’re due for more! I can’t escape it this year!
The snow accumulation amounts seem to be getting higher the closer we get to tomorrow night’s storm. It will be interesting because we haven’t had a big snowstorm for three years.
We got our first real snow yesterday. We’d had a few cases of snow “dustings,” but none of that stuck around for longer than a day. I think this stuff will be here for awhile given the forecast is showing single-digit nonsense for the next week. I love that house plant!!! Yes, we’d be sharing a lot more than just lively conversation if we didn’t have half a country separating us!
We had heavy snow yesterday afternoon, twice for about a half hour each time, but it only stuck to the mulch and was still here today.
Strava and Garmin can be so rude!
Once you’ve had some time to use it, I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether a paid Strava subscription is worth it. I feel like I already get so much out of my Garmin, but maybe Strava has some hidden gems I’m missing out on.
Your Aglaonema is beautiful! I wish I could have house plants too. Moving between two places, it’s just not practical. It’s one of those little things that really bugs me!
I will let you know my thoughts on free versus paid Strava once I have a chance to use it for a while.
Yes, I can see that moving between two places would make it impossible to have houseplants. I get stressed out about our plants whenever we’re gone for more than two weeks.
I would have never thought of using dumbells to stretch shoes – great idea!
I’ve never used Strava – Garmin is rude enough LOL
That’s such a pretty plant!
hahaha, love your comment on the disrespect from Garmin (and Strava). Garmin likes to tell me I need to get my shiz together too. (I’m trying here! 😛 )
That’s so cool that you got to take an indoor houseplants class in college! I got into em’ a couple years ago and am okay at keeping “plants that thrive on neglect” alive, haha. (My inchplants, snakeplants, and ZZ plant are all flourishing + my friend gave me some cuttings last month for a few others that are miraculously still alive!) Your Aglaonema is gorgeous!
I have some black, Lucky Brand booties that were my go-tos over the holidays as well. I didn’t need to stretch them but I’m glad you found a way to make yours more comfy! When my dad died we were gifted a variety of housplants. I’ve kept them all alive so far…it’s been over 3 years now. Love the pink tones in yours!
You get extra points for keeping potted plants from flower shops alive because they’re often arranged for short-term beauty, not necessarily compatibility of the various plants in the arrangement (some liking drier conditions, others liking wetter soil).