It’s raining cats and dogs!
What? Did someone say “dogs”? No, not you, Molly. You can go back to sleep.
Poor Henry; he hates the rain. Right now, for example, he’s hiding in the very back of my parents’ closet, shaking like a leaf! I’d pick him up to comfort him… but rainy days are actually one instance when Henry doesn’t want to be cuddled! (Usually you can’t get him to stop rolling over, begging for someone to rub his belly !)
It’s not fair (do I sound like a petulant child?); while the rest of the country seems to be experiencing beautiful weather, we’re stuck with rain rain rain, here in Texas. And while I normally don’t mind a good wet-n-rainy run, severe thunderstorms aren’t exactly my cup of tea. So I *gasp 
* resorted to the gym this morning, a place that’s become a stranger to me in the past few months.
Luckily I’m equipped with the proper weapons to make treadmill-running fun.
‘Course, I’m always looking to expand my repertoire:
What do you do to pass the time on the treadmill? Even with those above “proper weapons” I try to avoid the treadmill at all costs. When I’m running on it, I feel like I’m going nowhere.
Oh wait… that’s because I am!
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Near the end of my run, I was presented with an outside source of entertainment: a guy hopped onto the machine next to mine and kept leaning over towards me. I knew he couldn’t be checking me out—I do NOT look pretty when I run; I’m a sweaty mess!—but he certainly was overstepping the boundaries of acceptable social behavior. As I was leaving, he said, “Dang, you’re one fast little girl!” LOL so that’s why he kept looking over; he was trying to read how fast I was going.
Anywhoos, I know I promised a post with info on how you can win some of that yumlicious Artisana coconut butter. But I haven’t had time to finish said post, so it’ll have to be tomorrow. Right now, there are more important things to do (such as rescuing Henry from the closet!).
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But before I go, I want to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who weighed in on my knee issue.
I received so much good advice 
. Thank you all!!
awkwardddd dude at the gym!
And those Artisana butters look divine!!! Yummm, cacao bliss? Yes please!
Aww, poor Henry!
I love that doggie picture! Too cute!
Ha! That would totally creep me out! I’d be all like back off, dude.
I actually prefer the gym to the outdoors. I know I’m crazy, but for some reason, I can breathe better when I work out when I’m inside. Weird. And I like the fact that everyone around me is also working out when I’m at the gym.
Yes another chance to win!!!! Your the greatest!!!!
~Justine
haha, I hate it when people stare at my treadmill and try to run faster than me!! We’ve had lots of rain in St. Louis too, so I haven’t been able to run outside much either…
How’s it going with the new running shoes? I have an old pair that I keep putting new inserts in…new shoes just don’t feel right to me and I’ve tried 3 or 4 pairs!!
*I thought I said this already BTW…
Aw poor Henry! Gydeon hates the rain as well, shivering in the corner! Loved the running story- I admire how you get into this motivation for excersize routine, I hope to do that some day too!
I was just wondering, how fast do you normally run? I know it’s like 7 miles (I sweat like crazy at 2!) but I can only measure on a treadmill, and it’s often so loud to concentrate on a film! :-0
Don’t you love guys at the gym? That is seriously why I avoid gyms!!
I’m sorry it’s rainy there…. it’s not so great here either. Maybe we should take a trip to Hawaii? What do you say?…. CCV & CG do Maui!
We could drink out of coconuts and eat chocolate bars and get tan. Sounds good
I hate treadmill running so the only way I can cope with it is to do sprint intervals ’cause what’s a treadmill for if you can’t make it go really really fast?!
By the way, Molly is so cute!