ahhhhh... made it through that marathon!... and had a great weekend out west to boot! I did not give the marathon the respect it deserved. I thought what's the big deal? It is just two halfs.. no problem... i've run several of those. I had no idea what happens to your body during that type of run. Anyway, miles 1-18 were a breeze and I was way ahead of my goal. Then.... pinn meet wall! The last 8 miles were h3ll. Just crazy! But I powered through and kept running, well it might have ended as a slight jog, but I crossed that finish libe. Milestone accomplished! Maybe do another one someday.... but definitely not soon. Now time to get back to something I like much better... the weights!
I am feeling good about 2019... really good. I just have a weird positive feeling about it... I don't recall having this same excitement going into 2016, 17 or 18. Not sure what it is... but I like it. I need some new goals... I have done a lot over the past 3ish years. When BD first happened, I took a deep look at myself and figured out some things I wanted to change and worked on those. I think it might time to re-visit that exercise and see what more I can do.... what I want to do.
No dating for me right now.. I am just chilling and letting things flow which is how I roll anyway. But I am loving the stories down here... I'm learning!
Congrats on the marathon. I remember training for a half marathon like 10 years ago. I developed a tendinopathy doing that. Too much training in a short period of time...it was really not healthy at the end. Then I found me a OW so is was the remedy worse then the disease. Yuk...
How’s your dad doing Pinn?
WW H(me): 53 W: 48 T: 27 M: 22 S: 18 Piecing since 03/2016 Saw the light in the storm
Thanks for asking Nerf. He is doing so much better. He is home and on his own. Now to sell his house, sell my house and move on with life. Let's gooooooooooooooo!
Congrats on the marathon Pinn! What a fantastic achievement!
I've been reading your thoughts on dating and although I am still not D I have absolutely no desire to date. I think smeone one here hit the nail on the head for me. Having to get to know someone again and all their friends and family just seems too much like hard work! But saying that, you are young and a catch so why don't you have a bit of fun for now!
Glad to hear your Dad is doing better as well.
Happy Saturday!!
Me - 47 H - 45 D-16 M - 6 years Separated - May 16
Don't leave me behind can't you see me I'm shining... (Years & Years - 'Shine')
Hey Col! Aaawww you sure know how to make a guy ! I have to get caught up with you... Hope things are going well!
So someone asked me the date today and when I replied.. 'I think it's Dec 8th' a thought went off in my mind... like there is something about this day but I couldn't pin point it. Later on I got it... today is one year since D was final! Wow! Does time fly or what?!? The other thing that I realized was that I only saw ex for 5 minutes in all of 2018 at a wake. Of course some would say, well of course you never see her, why would you?!? There are no kids involved. Well... we grew up together so this the least I have seen her in a year since we met... almost 25 years ago! I just thought that was crazy. The desire to be back with her is zero.. zip.. nada! It is a weird feeling in a way.
That got me to thinking about what I have done in the last three years. I have traveled a ton! I can't believe I used to get anxious before flying. Hawaii, England, Ireland, China and multiple places in the US. Now I fall asleep on the tarmac... Thanks Ex! That is a great gift! Half marathons, marathon, good hikes, new friends, new hobbies.... not bad! I will be selling my house in the spring and who knows what is next.... not me.
Funny you brought up the dating Coly. I was thinking about that a bit today. Ex and I were on and off until about 15 months ago. So maybe 2019 is the year to make that happen?? I don't know. I did have two dates in 2018 (woo-hoo!... 2 more than I had the previous year!) but I can't even really count those because I knew nothing was going to happen. They were just very persistent so I said sure, why not... but really had no interest. It was good to get out but those were a while back now. Anyway, the bottom line is I have to let go and be a little more vulnerable in 2019. I'm definitely looking forward to the new year.
oh em gee, i've been looking for you pinn! I cannot believe you've been D for a year now. (as have I yay us). I need to catch up on your past year but wanted to come by and say hi. the little recap you gave above lets me know you're doing just fine. I am in the same boat -no desire want or need to get back with the ex. dating seems like such a daunting task. perhaps you'll meet a lovely lady at a run or on a hike. who knows?! I prefer to meet people more organically than on a site, but it's slightly a little harder for me, lol. looking forward to hearing how your dating goes in the coming year!!!!
Hey cheesy! Yea I hang out down here now... much different crowd haha! I agree I would so much rather meet someone organically rather than online or whatever. Just read some of the threads... what a headache! (Here’s looking at you J9 hahah!)
I did have one interesting thought today. I was thinking about how say 5 years ago my life was kind of set in stone... at least in my mind. It was just going to follow a typical flow I had in my mind. Of course there could be deviations but nothing major. Now, the whole rest of my life is an open book. I have literally no clue what will happen, where i’ll be, who I will meet along the way. And that is.... well.... kind of exciting in a way. If I decided to just pick up and move far away tomorrow... I could actually do that. It’s kind of cool.
! I have to get caught up with you... Hope things are going well!