Well, I am on a corner block so it is more like Sideyard Blitz but that does not have the same ring to it.
I am not a gardener and my yard is a mess, my mother has taken pity on me and my Xmas and Birthday present this year is some landscaping, yipeeee!!!! I am adding some $$ to the budget and finally I’ll have a spot where I can laze around with a book, nap outside on nice days after runs and to entertain in. I am very excited, Mum was just over and we did a heap of measuring and she took some notes. It is a pretty sunny spot and ever conscious of the water restrictions I am going with a Mediterranean courtyard vibe. The soil is pretty poor so I am going to work around the existing Cypress Trees that border my property and provide a great screen and then go for some decking and sandstone paving. Then I will buy some big old pots and pop in some Myer Lemons and Olive Trees. I am also going to ask the landscaper to sink in some redwood posts that I can hang a hammock off, bliss!
Before all this I met Mum at a Cafe near me so we could start making some plans for my sister’s Hens do in March, strippers, penis shaped chocolate and sleazy knickers are NOT part of the plan, Champagne by the truck load and great food is. So here I must confess that I did cheat on the detox just a wee bit, I had black tea, even though I usually take it milky and sweat sweet and a yo-yo biscuit, I couldn’t help myself, Mum and I always have a treat when we meet for coffee. Am I the only one that gets miffed when a pot of tea is presented with a tea bag hanging out of it? Heathens! How hard is it to pop a few tea spoons of leaves in there and give me a strainer?
I had my regular doctors appointment this morning, I do this once every 2 months so I can have a blood test to check on the iron levels. It was good timing because I have been having a spot of Plantar Fascia trouble, nothing as bad as the last time and there is no pain to run on it, but it does worry me. Doc had a prod, told me to massage with a golf ball and prescribed a weeks worth of anti-flams but I haven’t been ordered to rest (yay!). If it doesn’t settle in a week she will give me a cortisone jab.
I had an early run today, starting at about 630 so I could shower before my appointment. After the last week it was such a treat to run on a cool morning, you could still see the mist hovering over the paddocks on the Dandy Creek Trail, it was so wonderfully peaceful and I had a slow gentle run.
Distance - 8Km
Time - 43:29
Avg pace - 5:26
Avg HR - forgot chest strap
