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Year Four, Day 290, Pandemic Times Day 39, "Stay Home - Stay Safe" Day 27: Our Running Challenge:





Good evening friends!

We are sitting here on the cusp of 40 days since the coronavirus was first declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

Forty days tomorrow. Most biblical!

There is much talk about transitioning to phase one in various states. We haven't started yet here in Washington or across the river in Oregon. But I'm hoping it will be soon. We are closing in on 30 days of "stay home - stay safe" here in my state.

I have only been outside my home most of that time just to walk across the street to the park to get some exercise. And speaking of exercise, I'm so excited to inform you that I'm going to start running tomorrow! My whole family! We're beginning a family running challenge. It will last the rest of the pandemic. My daughter and my son-in-law,  my son and his fiance are all going to run everyday and log our time and our distance. We don't have any stakess in place, just a goal to get healthier. And my personal goal has always been to run in a 5k before I die. Hopefully that won't be for a long time. Death that is. I hope to run a 5k within the next year. I'm not sure when they will allow large races, but I'm going to be ready!

Today, after my video in the park I mapped my course. I only walked because I  just wanted to see how long a lap around the park was. I walked for 6 minutes briskly. But then to my horror, I found out and I did not have my GPS turned on. So I do not know how long I walked. I will start anew tomorrow. I'm determined. I'm excited. Nothing like a new goal to get my adrenaline pumping.

 I needed a new goal. And plus this blog is going to get really boring if I don't have something else to focus on besides it pandemic.

We have not been given a definitive reopening  date yet. But I think it will be within the next month. My mom and I have been talking longingly about where we will go for a celebration breakfast once they let us out of our caves. I've been going to breakfast with my mom at least once a week for the past 5 years. I really miss our time together.

 Although I become such a good cook and isolation, I never go to another restaurant as long as I live! Just joking. I can't wait to go to breakfast with my mom. I am dying to go to Starbucks and hang out and read and have a matcha green tea latte. I am dying to go to my gym again. I miss my work at the Music Center so much! And I am in withdrawal from lack of Library time!

I'm glad we're doing this running challenge it will give me something to focus on. Oherwise you, my dear reader will be tortured by my daily new recipes and pictures of my new creations.

Like my taco  chaffle dogs, for example. That was my new creation today. I made a chaffle with taco seasoning.After I cooked them in the waffle iron,  I draped the chaffles over a baking pan so they formed a taco shell shape. Then I fried some hotdogs and stuffed them in the chaffle taco shells topped with sauerkraut.


I imagine when they finally let us out of our caves, that I will still keep some of my good habits. Like home cooking. And daily walks in the park. Like maybe doing more work at home, rather than spending so much time commuting. I'm enjoy this time with my granddaughter immensely. When I look back on my life later I imagine I will look back at this time fondly.

We are blessed. There are so many people suffering losses right now. Mine have just been financial. And I'm used to struggling financially. My whole life.

I must say, that I am proud that I've come this far - that I've been able to comply with the stay-at-home mandate. And overall I made the best of it.

And on that note I'm going to get to bed early.  I plan on running in the park early tomorrow and probably making whole lot more chaffless.

I wish you many blessings of good health.

My prayers are with you and the whole world.

God bless you and your lived ones.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Love,

Zits
My Running Path

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