1. I have a half marathon this weekend with a mongo hill in it and I’ve done zippo in the hill training department. Not even gonna try to make any excuses. This is NOT a goal race though. Just a training run.
2. Since marathon training started, I’ve dropped my brick workouts like a hot potato. Plus I never got clippy shoes…or pedals…and my duathlon is approaching…
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| What’s this dude doing? Shouldn’t they be travelling in armies, carrying crumbs back to the hill? |
3. Ants. Who wants em? Not me. But I keep finding them in the house. I cut them a little slack, you know with the heat and all. But now that it’s 40+ degrees cooler they need to get out. I’d understand if they were bellying up to the dog food bowl or making a beeline for the pantry. But I find them in weird, allegedly food-free places like the foyer, the kids’ bathroom. I scoped out some natural remedies which, because I’m a benevolent natural woman, I will share. Right. Now.
- Baby powder, dusted on both the ants when you see them, and at their entry point into your house.
- Spray white vinegar mixed with water to get rid of the ants’ scent trails – if they can’t smell their scent trails, they’ll stop coming around.
- Even more ant-fighting power: vinegar and water, with about ten drops of tea tree oil mixed in. This is an excellent cleaner, disinfectant, and deodorizer.
- Place bay leaves or cloves at their point of entry. Ants hate the scent of these, and will avoid them.
- Try sprinkling cayenne pepper at their point of entry.
- Make your own Borax ant traps to help get rid of your ant problem for good.
- Collect them, dip them in chocolate or carob, use them for pre/post run fuel or in birthday party goodie bags (ok this idea’s all mine. I’m cracked. But you already knew that).
