I say it every month, but seriously HOW can we be heading into September already?? Time waits for no one and just like that, it’s time for another edition of the Runfession Friday linkup. Let’s get this party started!
I may have become too emotionally attached to my garden, namely my pumpkins. If you’ve ever gardened, you know it takes plenty of blood sweat and tears to foster those seedlings along. So when a certain predator (or herd of predators) attacks the fruits of your labor, you take it personally…and get a little, shall we say, violent. The other day while inspecting my crop, I was alarmed to discover that several of my beloved gourds had been savagely attacked. Forgive me Father but this sent me into a frenzy.
I named this one McDreamy. It’s a sickness.
I lost control of myself. Against better judgement I stomped into my pumpkin patch, rescuing what I could, sullying metallic sandals that are so not appropriate for pumpkin patch activities and shot putting said ravaged pumpkins into a nearby forest. It was like a scene from the pumpkin version of Caddy Shack. That fine specimen you see above remains in the garden, not quite ready for harvest. Leaving him…I mean IT…out there feels like Russian roulette. Will he be mine? Or will he be a midnight snack for some rabid raccoon?
Moving On…
There’s an elderly man in the neighborhood who walks with his walker to the opposite end of the ‘hood, then sits down and shoots the breeze with whomever passes by. I often see him when I’m out running and he doesn’t hesitate to draw me in to a long-winded convo. For me running and convo do not mix. I just wanna run, not stop and gab. So the other day when I saw him up ahead, I ducked into a wooded area undetected then reversed my path so I could avoid him. Rude? Maybe.
I loved everything about the Olympics. I am thrilled the American women placed in the top 10 in the marathon. Part of me wants them to have at least a participation medal though. I know, I know it’s not how they play and there are plenty of endorsements and all but still, top 10.
Speaking of the Olympics, yeah they’re long over. But I’m still staying up way too late.
As a self-professed hoarder of all things running, not to mention other stuff, I’ve been slowly but consistently grabbing the bull by the proverbial horns and decluttering, donating, and purging. I came across these tanks I got a couple summers ago upon the recommendation of another blogger. My teenager hates when I do this, but I got the same tank in a bunch of colors. Do you do this? Apparently I’d forgotten I even got a blue one because I found it the other day. With the tags still on. Sigh.
Speaking of obsessions, my PokemonGo habit while running needs an intervention. Many…ok all….of my runs have some, shall we call it “interval action” because I NEED to stop and catch those suckers.
Your turn: What have you to runfess? PokeonGO: Yes or no? Did you enter my giveaway?
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Still not playing Pokeman here, but I do tend to buy the same (or very similar) tops or least in the same color. One very dry summer we had birds eat our tomatoes — or at least drink the juice out of them. That’s when I stopped gardening. 🙁
Pokemon go. I haven’t even played it yet! 🙂 You’re pumpkin patch is gorgeous as well!
Ha Pokemon Go….I have it, and have played it maybe twice (maybe). I’m going to delete it. Even though it was a free app…it is of no use to me and is eating up my data. I have five matching tanks I got from Target that I love…I’m wearing one of them in the headline pic of my Runfession blog. I got the first one (light blue), then went back and got the purple one. Then a month or so later, noticed a coral-ish one on clearance! The following spring, they had all new ones…in different colors, so I got the turquoise and lavender-ish ones. And I haven’t seen them this season (WTH?)
A little over a year ago, I found shorts at Wal Mart that I LOVED. I now have out 10 pairs of them in lots of different colors.Tell your teenager she is WRONG and SHE WILL BE LIKE US SOME DAY!!! 😉
My garden was horrible this year. 🙁 Tomatoes are rotting, some of my pepper plants aren’t even giving me fruit, and I only got one zuke.
I really laughed at your metallic sandal comment. 🙂
Guilty on the PokemonGo. I said I wasn’t gonna play it anymore. But….. I have to hatch an egg or 3 on my runs / walks before I can go home.
No Pokemon go here. I can hardly keep up with IG and blog reading lol
I do the same thing, if I like it I want more colors LOL
A garden is hard work it would make me crazy too. The neighborhood I ran in this a.m. backs up to the state park, so it is full of deer and I was watching all the deer happily munching on bushes and flowers this a.m. and thought that must get annoying.
I never caught on to the Pokemon go craze. I don’t blame you for not wanting to stop and chat while you run. And I totally agree that there should be some sort of medal for top 10 in the Olympics. I mean, you are basically one of the top 10 in the world and should at least get something to show for it!
Don’t be too jealous…I got Pikachu this week!
The squirrels here attack my tomatoes. It doesn’t matter if they are green or red, they take one bite and then leave. Makes me so mad. At least, finish the thing!
You can send any unwanted tanks my way!!!!
Ya know, you bring up a great point about the Olympics. Shouldn’t everyone get a “participation” medal? It is such an honor to have even made it to the Olympics and then to go home empty handed must feel devastating. I wonder if they even get a certificate or anything?
That dude–that is when you wear headphones just to not be bothered. Runfession, I’ve totally done that before.
I still haven’t checked out PokemonGo, lol! It might be fun to see if there are any hiding around in my hood! I don’t blame you for annoying that guy, I hate getting interrupted during my runs too.
And sorry about your pumpkins! I wish we could get into gardening big stuff like that next year. Hopefully there really weren’t any rabid raccoons out there!
I think the olympics have thrown off my sleep schedule as well! Also, Pokemon Go is still so fun 🙂 I thought it might get old much sooner, but I’m still loving when I see a new one I don’t have yet.
I use to raise chickens so I know your frustration with something getting them. It takes so much time and care to raise chickens from babies. I have some pretty comical extremes I’ve gone through to save babies. My dogs keep coons away but they can wreak havoc. I hope you get to enjoy your pumpkin.
Still haven’t jumped on the Pokémon train.
Have a great weekend. I’m home one more weekend and I’m about to pull my hair out!
If I like a shirt, i will buy it in a bunch of colors – it’s so hard to find good fitting clothing!
Our garden started getting squash bugs this past week…and I feel like going crazy as well!!
Oh no!! I’m sorry to hear about your pumpkins! I hope you get to save some!
hurray on the decluttering! I’m working on my closet too!
Now you know how I feel about my pineapples! Garden mania! LOL! I am so glad I am not sucked into this pokemon stuff- I have enough issues already! 🙂 🙂 TGIF Coach M ! thanks for the fun link up!
Hope that squash will be YOURS! It’s lovely!
Thanks Elle, it’s enormous. The pic does not do it justice. As of this morning it is still hanging tough!
I understand your frustration with the garden! I haven’t played Pokémon-Go, but I’ve ran past several that do out on some of my runs. I admit, when I find something that fits well, I do buy it in multiple colors too.
I got as far as downloading the Pokémon-Go app. But, since I don’t like to run with my phone — who am I kidding? Never played. I have the same ratty (they are so old) Champion reversible shorts in 4 colors. It’s dark for most of my runs, anyway. That sure is a mighty fine specimen of a pumpkin. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the link!
I’ve been OBSESSED with spaghetti squash this summer! I really would love to grow it myself, but I’m not sure I could keep it alive!
I have not gotten into Pokemon, but I have a slightly addictive personality so I think it’s probably a good thing I haven’t! Your post absolutely cracked me up though because I am horrible about finding something I like and then buying it in every single color like my life depends on it. I have way too much stuff and try to purge at least twice a year. I now have a drawer dedicated to race shirts that I love too much to get rid of, but that I also don’t want to wear out because they mean so much to me. Weird? Maybe 🙂
I am so missing the olympics but I am however glad to have my productivity back at home!
Pokemon-no.
Of course you must get all the (flattering) colors. 🙂 No intervention necessary.
No runner who trains for races wants to stop & talk!
Definite no to Pokémon go…I runfess I haven’t been running? Ack. My mental health is suffering greatly, LOL.
I haven’t gotten into the Pokemon go craze but it is so funny when I run… there are SO many people out looking for them. I can spot them a mile away.
I have never turned around while running if I didn’t want to talk but I am guilty of not stopping. I just wave an shout hello and keep on going…..
Glad i am not the only one who buys things in every color.
I have three favorite fall/winter tops (to teach in/wear with jeans) I have one of them in 3 colors (probably only because I could not find more), one in in 4 colors, and one in 5 colors. That is 12 tops that are basically all the pretty close to the same style.