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arthur_p_dent) wrote2025-06-08 10:19 pm
arthur_p_dent) wrote2025-06-08 10:19 pm
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This past week...
Well, it's that time of the week again.
The work week started out with two days of month end chaos, followed by two days of boredom, and wrapped up with a Friday off. I decided that I'm going to go back to the four day work week through most of the summer, partly because work is slow, but also because it gives me a much better balance with the different things I do every week.
I had good runs with my run clubs, including a shoe demo on Tuesday where we got to test out various models of a certain brand. This brand didn't fit me all that well, but I do need a new pair of shoes so I'll be going into the local shop for their next sale and try some others. I also did my weekly long run this morning, and I was able to achieve one of my goals for the year - 10K in under 60 minutes.
I got my brakes done this week, and that cost me through the nose. A year back I figured I'd save a few bucks by getting one of my wife's coworkers to replace the pads. Big mistake - he replaced a part incorrectly, and it ended up doing so much damage that I had to replace the entire back brakes. Lesson learned on that one.
Having Friday off I decided not to get groceries after work Thursday, but to wait until Friday morning. That was probably the least aggravating shopping trip I've had in I don't know how long. I think one of the reasons I usually hate it so much is because I always feel rushed, like I'm scrambling to get it done because I have so many other things to do afterward. But I had nothing pressing on my schedule (I planned out the weekend again, which is working out very well) and the store wasn't busy, and I was actually in a fairly good mood when I got home. Since I'll be taking Fridays off for the next while, I'll probably keep this up and see how it goes.
The rest of the weekend went pretty well. I had lunch with my good friend on Friday, got a few chores done around the house, met up with some friends Saturday afternoon for a couple patio beers, and had a night in with pizza and a movie tonight. Coming up, I've got a 5K race next Saturday, and dinner with my former coworkers early in the week after that, and hopefully another decent weekend before getting into my heavy year end workload.
All in all a good week. And now it's time to turn in so I can try and kick off the next one on the right foot. So long until the next time. =]
The work week started out with two days of month end chaos, followed by two days of boredom, and wrapped up with a Friday off. I decided that I'm going to go back to the four day work week through most of the summer, partly because work is slow, but also because it gives me a much better balance with the different things I do every week.
I had good runs with my run clubs, including a shoe demo on Tuesday where we got to test out various models of a certain brand. This brand didn't fit me all that well, but I do need a new pair of shoes so I'll be going into the local shop for their next sale and try some others. I also did my weekly long run this morning, and I was able to achieve one of my goals for the year - 10K in under 60 minutes.
I got my brakes done this week, and that cost me through the nose. A year back I figured I'd save a few bucks by getting one of my wife's coworkers to replace the pads. Big mistake - he replaced a part incorrectly, and it ended up doing so much damage that I had to replace the entire back brakes. Lesson learned on that one.
Having Friday off I decided not to get groceries after work Thursday, but to wait until Friday morning. That was probably the least aggravating shopping trip I've had in I don't know how long. I think one of the reasons I usually hate it so much is because I always feel rushed, like I'm scrambling to get it done because I have so many other things to do afterward. But I had nothing pressing on my schedule (I planned out the weekend again, which is working out very well) and the store wasn't busy, and I was actually in a fairly good mood when I got home. Since I'll be taking Fridays off for the next while, I'll probably keep this up and see how it goes.
The rest of the weekend went pretty well. I had lunch with my good friend on Friday, got a few chores done around the house, met up with some friends Saturday afternoon for a couple patio beers, and had a night in with pizza and a movie tonight. Coming up, I've got a 5K race next Saturday, and dinner with my former coworkers early in the week after that, and hopefully another decent weekend before getting into my heavy year end workload.
All in all a good week. And now it's time to turn in so I can try and kick off the next one on the right foot. So long until the next time. =]