7:30 am - Take son to school. Yell at him the whole way for missing his carpool this morning, insisting on better time management.
8:00 am - Realize sore ankles are probably from run yesterday. Read paper. Have breakfast. Think about work and looming deadlines, blogging, and sore ankles.
9:00 am - Google local running store: Metro Run & Walk. If going to continue running without serious injury, need right shoes. Today. Store not too far from home. Appreciate good luck in finding store in such close proximity. Peruse entire website to get true sense of who they are and what they do, including who and what they link to. Discover they hold running clinics. Think about signing up. Put off decision until tomorrow.
9:45 am - Justify reasoning for pending shoe purchase to husband.
10:00 am - Think about work deadlines for a few minutes. Shower. Watch end of Rick Steves' travel to Italy's hill country (Orvieto! Assisi!)
10:25 am - 25 minutes late for work. Get back to home office. Check mail and blogs for ten minutes. Put nose to grindstone.
11:05-11:40 am - Phone meeting.
11:40 am - Leave for Metro Run and Walk. Schedule is free until 12:30 so have plenty of time. Drive 20 minutes to store (oops, wrong turn).
12:05-12:40 pm - No other customers so get personalized and prolonged attention. Understand that shoe shopping should not be rushed. Find right shoes. Sign up for loyalty program. Discover $10 reward off next purchase! Browse apparel in store for ideas on next purchase. Wear new shoes home.
12:55 pm - Hungry. Make lunch. Call Mom and Dad. Read article in magazine.
1:45 pm - Notice time! Put nose back to grindstone.
3:00 pm - Get reprieve from car pool duty. Be thankful for extra hour to work. Try to stop mind from wandering to new sports bra I'll need since I'm going to be running more.
3:15 pm - Search web for best sports bras and sales.
3:30 pm - Upbraid myself for lack of attention to work. Get back to work.
4:25-5:15 pm - Drive to Kohl's to see what sports bras they have in stock. Buy dress shirts for son. Realize what time it is and leave without buying sports bra.
5:30 pm - Catch up on news of the day. E-mail. Facebook.
6:00 pm - Decide to walk the dog. Realize much better idea is to go for run to try out new shoes. Change clothes. Stretch. Short run (don't want to press it until shoes are broken in a little more). Stretch. Shoes are great.
6:45 pm - Catch up on news.
7:10 pm - Only worked 3 hours today? How can that be? Get back to work. Dinner? Too committed to job to be distracted by mere bodily needs.
7:20 pm - Reply to e-mail from friend. Listen to stomach rumble.
7:45 pm - Back to work, slacker!
7:55 pm - Too hungry. Congratulate myself on working late. Resolve to work more tomorrow.
9:45 pm - Take off new shoes. Compare to old shoes. Congratulate myself on smart purchase.
11:00 pm - Have hard time falling asleep, thinking of looming deadlines.
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