I shared my bathroom with a gecko this morning. I was in the shower when I saw him scurry across the back of the tub. I may have screeched a bit. He hid behind my lotion bottle, then tucked himself next to the tub. After a minute or so he disappeared, but he popped up again a couple of times while I was getting ready for the day. I was going to help him find his way back outside, but he didn't like that idea, so I resolved myself to having a roommate and named him Erwin.
Erwin came into my life just following a funk-breaking, early-morning run. We did 34 minutes, of which I walked no more than 6. I think...I intended to reset the watch after the 5-minute warm-up walk, but I may have not actually done it. It was dang early and DARK. So whether it was 23 minutes or 28, I RAN MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. And that's the important thing here.
Though I still find myself in the category of "that girl." You know, the one who can't quite keep up. Who'd rather sit on the sidelines than huff and puff her way around the field. I've caught up to where Jen and Lauren were 3 weeks ago, but they're still ahead of me, and that's aggravating. Athletics have never been my strong suit, but I don't come in last (in ANYTHING) easily.
Oh, hello competitive nature. Where have you been all my life?
Welcome to the competitive club. Make sure it doesn't take over quite as much of your mind as it has mine. I've gotten a bit better at "letting it go" and being on a "losing" team though...which is good for my heart and mind. Sigh. Oh humbleness... where has it been all my life?
ReplyDeleteOh, and does Erwin talk with an accent like the Geico gecko? Cuz that would be sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou know, he didn't really say much. Funny. And now he seems to have returned to whereever it was he came from.
ReplyDeleteWow you responded to that really soon after I posted it. I had no idea.
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