Well, it’s been quite a week! I’m having a teensy snafu with this website- please bear with me! You can still leave a comment, you just have to scroll waaaay down, past all my recent posts written out in their entirety (WHY DID IT DO THAT???) I’m working on it.
As always on the last Friday of the month, I’m linking up with Marcia for Runfessions!
First, a CONfession. I’ve been a little down lately, and when I discovered the issue with my blog, I confess that my first thought was, “What is going to happen NEXT? Is my house going to burn down?” Then I thought about what it would be like if that actually happened. Let’s imagine that everyone- humans and animals- got out safely, but our house burned to the ground. Wow, that would really suck!!!
I pictured us living in a hotel, buying all new clothes, desperately trying to replace our phones, laptops, and other necessities while trying to deal with the insurance company… maybe my current life isn’t so bad, after all.
Next up, a runfession. I haven’t been running much lately, but my husband has! Last weekend he ran the “Iguana Man 10K”. He had a great time, placed second in his age group, and made some new friends.
I’ll runfess that I had some FOMO… until I saw the race shirt.
Who chose that COLOR??? Is there such a thing as “neon chartreuse?” I think that’s what this is. And why is the iguana wearing a sombrero??? My husband actually likes wearing race t-shirts, like he’ll wear them around casually or to run out to the store. I’ve challenged him to wear this one in public, but so far he’s only worn it in the house.
It’s hard to have a lot of runfessions when you’re hardly running, so I’ll leave it at that! I did run once this week, and tomorrow will have my third ART treatment. I’m working hard to fix my calf and my blog. Wish me luck!
Advice needed: if you have a blog, how do you back it up?
Do you like wearing race t-shirts? Have you ever gotten an especially ugly one?
Top photo by Jeremy Lapak on Unsplash
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It wasn’t so hard to get down here! But thanks for letting us know. I’m sorry you’ve been dealing with so much. A stubborn injury that seems resolved and then comes back, over and over, and keeps you from doing your favorite thing (that is also physically and emotionally beneficial), is REALLY hard. I think you’re handling it really well. And I really hope you get the results you’re looking for with ART.
Keeping all the fingers crossed for you.
(Oh and your husband should write BRAT on the back of that shirt. It’d be super cool. 😉
Thank you Noemi! And I’ll pass that along to my husband, ha ha.
My runfession is…I like the race shirt! It doesn’t get any more Florida Man than wearing the Iguana Man race shirt! I had quite a collection of race shirts that I used to wear all the time, but they’ve worn out. There’s nothing better than running a really great race and having a great shirt to show for it afterwards. My favorite ugly shirt was from a Turkey Trot – it is bright orange. I only wore it for running though.
Hubs has been in a really good place with running after a long bout with PF and he’s running a TRAIL 5K this weekend. It’s the first race that he’s run since…2018???? I’m excited for him and I have absolutely no desire to join him.
Even with what happened to Elisabeth I haven’t done anything to back up my blog. I will read my old posts every once in a while and I love seeing all of the family memories that I was writing about when I thought I was just writing about dinner, but somehow I can’t get motivated to do anything to back it up. I hope the tech stuff clears up. The good/bad thing about blogger is that it’s a consistently meh interface that hasn’t changed since I started on it in 2011 – I bet it hasn’t changed since Engie started in 2004.
It hasn’t changed since I started in 06! But you should back it up; it’s very easy!! VERY! I can show you on two mins!
Sign me up for that lesson, please! I know I should be backing up mine, but…. I did look into printing it into books once, years ago, but whatever I was looking at was willing to pull my posts but put all the photos at the end, and that did NOT work for me. My photos are throughout the writing and that’s how I want it.
Well, I’m VERY happy for your husband! Just out of curiosity, what did he do to get rid of his PF? Or did it just go away. Anyway, I hope his race goes well and that he has a fantastic time!
I know… after Elisabeth lost her blog we all should have backed ours up immediately, but I still haven’t. I figure I should now, before I start messing around with it.
Oh Jenny, I am so sorry that you are still having issues with your foot! That’s cool that the hubs is running though! I don’t mind the shirt, if he wears it while running and falls off the sidewalk or something he will be easy to spot. Unless he falls into very bright grass. The color of very “safety first.”
I have only run twice in the last five months and the second one, which was eight miles, made me sore!! I will probably try for a few short runs dining my cycling break in September and we will see how it goes. I am out of running shape, that’s for sure!
Oh Jenny, I am so sorry that you are still having issues with your foot! That’s cool that the hubs is running though! I don’t mind the shirt, if he wears it while running and falls off the sidewalk or something he will be easy to spot. Unless he falls into very bright grass. The color is very “safety first.”
I have only run twice in the last five months and the second one, which was eight miles, made me sore!! I will probably try for a few short runs dining my cycling break in September and we will see how it goes. I am out of running shape, that’s for sure!
Ha, yes, that shirt does scream “safety first.”
The thing I’ve discovered is- nothing keeps you in shape for running other than running. You can be crushing it on all other sorts of cardio, but when you go back to running you feel like a beginner. At least that’s my experience!
I’m not a fan of most race shirts. I’m not a t-shirt gal, so the majority of my shirts (the good, the bad, and the ugly) don’t see much action anyways. Now if they had a more flattering fit (with ANYTHING but a crew neck), that might change my perspective:-)
Yes, I never wear t-shirts for running. I wear tanks almost year-round, unless it gets “Florida cold” and then I’ll wear a long sleeve. I never wear my race t shirts.
I’ve gotten plenty of ugly race shirts and they get purged. End of story. That one there is a real prize. Haha! Sorry about the blog and the calf. Hopefully all will settle down for you soon. My blog is a tech mess. There’s a Google thing that expired and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I do have my plug ins to update automatically, that’s about all I can say.
It was a plug in that caused my problem- it didn’t install properly after it updated or something. I got that fixed but the blog is still messed up. I’ll be spending some time on it this weekend!
Good luck with the treatment, Jenny! Hope it goes well.
Yes, comparing anything with your house burning down, aieeee. Last year when the fires were in Kelowna, that scenario did cross my mind. Talk about terror!
Wow, I’ve never been in a position where I actually had to consider the possibility of my house burning down for real. Definitely terrifying.
Well this morning I woke to a notification that my post today was flagged for inappropriate content so readers will have to acknowledge that there is sensitive content before they can read the post! I panicked and then figured out it was due to a description of a book that I DNF’d. But wow was that weird. It still looks like it is flagged for inappropriate content but oh well. Not sure how else to fix it! I hope you figure out why the comments are in an odd place! I have not backed up my blog but I would need to do it on my husband’s laptop since I don’t own one currently and I rarely use his laptop!
I hope the ART helps!! I’m sending you allll my healing thoughts!!!
Thank you Lisa1. And now I can’t wait to read your post today : )
I have thought about my house burning down too and no, definitely would not be a good thing. Helps to put things in perspective sometimes though. Good for you husband! Sorry you couldn’t join him. Hoping those ART treatments will do their thing soon. Have a good weekend
Thank you Deborah! I guess it really does put things in perspective- I’d rather be getting ready for work on a morning of not running, than picking through the charred rubble of what used to be my house. Things are good!
I’m a fan of bright running clothes but I usually only wear race shirts to bed so your husband’s shirt would be a no-go for me! I just don’t usually wear t-shirts for running because I sweat so much and then they just cling ugh. Some races I’ve done have the option to skip the shirt and save $5 on registration so usually I do that!
I’m hoping you get some relief from your calf issue soon!
Thank you Ashley! And yes- if I have the option to skip the shirt I usually do.
I have thought about what would happen if my house burned down. Definitely not good. Helps to put things into perspective though. Congrats to your hubs! Sorry you could not join him. Hoping that ART does it’s magic soon and you are back at it!
I’m with you on it being hard to have runfessions when you’re not running – I hope you calf issue resolves itself soon!
Congrats to your hubby! That shirt is quite loud LOL Let us know if he actually wears it.
Thanks Michelle! Yes, I’ll give an update on the shirt situation.
Yes many ugly shirts and too many that don’t fit. NYC ones are the best… they always fit well and I like to wear them. Otherwise I limit my race shirt wearing to runs and gym visits. Only the nice ones do I wear on race day.
Will you both run with me in Ft Lauderdale? Haven’t registered yet. I’m afraid that I’ll get injured.
Everything is up in the air right now- I have a race in November and I’m not sure if I’ll be running that or not. And then I’m thinking of attempting Forgotten Florida again- that’s in February so running Ft. Lauderdale would probably be out. But you never know- I haven’t registered for it yet. Either way I’ll see you when you’re down here.
Now that is a specifically colored shirt! I hope he wears it out and about and you get a picture of it! (In my household, that would go right onto my holiday card, haha!). I have no idea how to back up a blog and hope you find out and get it where you want it to be! I’m just excited to be able to write on mine on a computer vs. my phone like I have been this summer, oof haha!
If my husband wears that shirt in public, hopefully I won’t be with him! But I’ll try to get a picture, somehow.
I hate it when my blog gets all glitchy. I hope you get it sorted out!
I’m feeling a little down about running–it’s been rough lately and it’s not because of the weather. My body is starting to rebel with long distances. Sigh…
Well… summer running is hard. Maybe you’ll change your mind in the fall, or maybe not! There’s plenty to do with shorter distances.
Jenny–I hope your weekend turns out lovely and that ART is doing the good work.
Your mind is taking you to the darkest places–what if you had cancer? what if your house burned down? What is going on, friend? I’m so sorry you’re going down those rabbit holes we have no control over.
But I do think there’s a way to back up your blog… I feel like I saw Engie do a methodical, step-by-step, tutorial once. Let me go find it!
Found it!
https://ngradstudent.blogspot.com/2023/09/1114-control-back-it-up.html
Oh wow, thank you Maya! I’m definitely not going to touch a thing until I get it backed up.
I know- why is my mind doing this? Oh wait… I know why. Sigh!
Ugh, I’m sorry your blog is giving you trouble too! How frustrating!
My blog “backup” is that I write all my posts in a Word document before I post them. Maybe they aren’t IDENTICAL to what gets posted, but close enough.
That shirt is… very visible! I am mystified by the sombrero, too. And why the iguanas are lounging with cocktails instead of running? But congrats to your husband on his great finish!
Yes, that’s the other thing- why are they boozing it up? I’d like to meet the person who designed this shirt.
I had some blog issues the past few weeks but finally figured out what was going on — a jetpack update messed up my akismet spam settings. Enough about me ….
Congrats to your husband! I’d wear a “loud” shirt like that, especially if I did so well,
I hope things start looking up for you!
Thank you Coco. I’m looking over at my husband and he’s wearing the shirt right now, ha ha. I guess he’s pretty proud of that race (as he should be!)
I *think* my blog gets backed up regularly but I should make sure it does! I think you use WordPress, right? I can try to see what the problem is – I’ve had to get very good at WP issues with my job, so sometimes I’ve been able to solve my own blog problems thanks to that! Just an offer for you!
That is a VERY interesting race shirt, haha. The color! The cartoons!
If you’re on WordPress, there’s a plugin that you can use to get a full back up of your database. Do you pay for hosting? Then your hosting company should also make regular backups. You should ask.
Re: race shirts, I am kinda picky with what I wear when I run and I would not wear that color LOL (I have started opting out of receiving a shirt, unless it’s a really cool design/color because I don’t need extra shirts lying around that I don’t wear). But congrats to your husband on second place!!
Oh, how frustrating! I have an auto backup of my blog saved to my hard drive but I’m not sure I would know how to access it if I needed it.
That shirt is something else! I only wear race shirts around the house and to bed.
Oh, how frustrating! I have an auto backup of my blog saved to my hard drive but I’m not sure I would know how to access it if I needed it.
That shirt is something else! I only wear race shirts around the house and to bed.
LOL on the color of that shirt. I remember in the 80s when neon was a bit of a thing. I would have worn black leggings with a black top, and maybe socks in that color. I had a chartreuse blazer for awhile that I adored, but it wasn’t neon.
My brain goes dark sometimes too. My husband’s cousin recently had her house burn to the ground with all of their things in it. NOT FUN, just as you said. Thankfully everyone got out, but wow, what a lot of work.
After Elisabeth lost her blog, I backed mine up. And haven’t since.
I obviously am not very good about learning lessons.