Cupcakes & Handbags

Now that the heat has finally broken – and my subsequent “Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder” (self-diagnosed) and general hating of any temperatures over 72-degrees has lifted, I’m feeling pretty damn fabulous. Optimistic, even.
I KNOW, right?

So, with all this positivity and shit, I’ve become overwhelmingly busy. This girl’s social calendar has kicked into high gear – a nice reminder of what it’s like not to be a slave to A/C. Had I actually taken a breath, this is what October has looked like:

• Fostering the world’s cutest calico kitten, helping her find her forever family and then crying for a week. Dear god, I don’t even really like cats. But Bella was awesome. So, saying goodbye was just a wee bit harder than expected.
• Seeing !!! at Emo’s. Oh, how I love that band – best booty shaking music; and I’m not ashamed to admit my dancing resembles Nic’s after a few too many Goose & Sodas.
• AIA Homes Tour - which was fucking awesome BTW. Modern home design inspires me to be a better person. Is that weird?
• Running. A lot. My next race is in less than three weeks. I ran 14.5 miles this past Saturday – which if you know anything about math, is 1.4 miles longer than my actual race. Are my coaches trying to kill me? (Yes. They are.)
• Lunching with my lady friends. Wine nights with my lady friends. Brunching with my lady friends. Bitch sessions with my lady friends. Baby showers with my lady friends. Fundraising with my lady friends. (Rinse & Repeat.)
• Pumpkin road trip.
• Chopping four inches of my hair off. THANK GOD. I love my hair right now. Sassy!
• Fighting with our apartment management company. What a giant bunch of assholes up in this place! Wait, I’m sorry, I should love the fact that, in addition to the endless piddly maintenance shit that happens on a weekly basis, we just had our second major roof leak since we moved in. Did I mention this place is BRAND-FUCKING-NEW?
• Having numerous conversations with my lawyer. (See Above.)
• Starting a business and helping another friend launch her craft business — Totally exciting stuff so keep your fingers crossed. A meeting with the city tomorrow will determine next steps. Exciting!

And just think, we still have five more days to go! Yes, life. It’s (finally) looking up!

In an effort to motivate my ass and start running again, I picked up a new pair of runners from my favorite local running shop today.

After over ten faithful years in Adidas running shoes, I got sold on a pair of Asics Gel Nimbus VIIs a few years back and have praised the shoe gods at Asics ever since. I remember testing the VIIs in the store and freaking out about how comfy they were. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I felt like I was running on down pillows.  I loved them so much, I bought two pairs and have rotated between them in an effort to prolong their lives. When I finally decided to update my kicks this week, the world wide interwebs broke my heart after I found out the VIIs were discontinued many, many years ago. Asics is selling version #10 now so I guess its been a while since I actually logged any serious miles in my shoes.

I looked at the Nimbus 10’s today but decided to pick up a pair of Landreths partly due to the color combination and my preference for anything green. (Yes, I am that vain.) The Landreths are ridiculously light and cushy. And now that the weather here has finally broken and is almost tolerable, I’m pretty sure I’ll be making good use of these shoes on a routine basis. At least one would hope….