Friday Coffee Date
Oh hi there! I have several things to share on this coffee date, so get out your mug of coffee, or Earl Grey tea, and we’ll chat. The first thing I would tell you is- I did my 20 mile long run!!! The hay is in the barn, although the horses may be a little hungry this year. Because of the weird timing (spraining my ankle, DNF’ing my race, and then frantically finding a “replacement” race) I didn’t do as many long runs as one would normally do for a 50K. But that’s okay! I’ll still be able to complete the race and have an interesting experience. Remember how I was dreading this run because the forecast showed a VERY hot day? Well, I decided to follow the advice, “If you can’t get out of it, get into it.” I packed up my cooler with lots of ice, water, LMNT, and snacks (Lara bars, gels, and Tailwind.) I even made a special playlist for this run (which I titled “98 Degrees,” ha.) And… I wish I could say I enjoyed it, but it was SUPER HARD. Here’s me at the start looking optimistic and jaunty: … and here’s me at the end. You might notice a couple wardrobe changes! Even though my shirt was a crop top, I had to take it off. It was just this soaking wet…. thing against my skin, and it bothered me SO MUCH as the run went on. And I switched to wearing my ice hat around mile 14- the hat with little pockets for ice cubes. So, note to self- don’t even think about wearing a shirt for this race, and wear the ice hat. Anyway, I’m glad that’s over. The next thing I would tell you is, my son is coming home! He’s on his way from Waco, driving- he’s going to stop in Tampa to visit a friend, and he’ll be here Saturday! HOORAY! We need an infusion of joy right about now, and my son will be just that. The last- and possibly most important- thing I have to share is, I solved my email problem. I was getting so many junk emails that I was missing real emails from actual people. At one point I took the time to unsubscribe to each and every one, and the problem just got WORSE. I was literally getting about 100 emails a day about “Biden’s bombshell,” “Russia’s terrifying new weapon,” and “Bank accounts frozen! Yours could be next!” And on and on. I was getting at least ten emails a day trying to get me to purchase a “Trumpinator bobblehead.” I mean, how stupid do these people think I am? How did they get my email address, anyway??? Then I heard on the Happier podcast that Elizabeth had the same problem- and the solution is to block the senders. She said if you unsubscribe, it just makes the problem worse, because then they know there’s an actual person dealing with the emails (only unsubscribe if it’s something you originally signed up for.) It turns out it’s REALLY easy to “block senders”- just mess around a bit with the options and you’ll find it- and it works! All the annoying emails have disappeared. Of course a couple new ones crop up every day, but I just block the senders and that’s that. What would you tell me over coffee? How was your week? Do you get annoying emails? Top photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash