If we were having coffee, of course I’d use one of my new mugs acquired on our summer vacation. I’d invite you to kick back in my summer sanctuary (that’s code for the deck) and we’d catch up.
I’d tell you that the basement flood really threw us for a loop. While plenty was damaged (hello carpet, padding and drywall, shelving, some furniture), we came away lucky too. None of our “irreplaceables” were lost, thanks to having stuff in plastic, waterproof bins vs cardboard boxes.
If we were having coffee I’d tell you the flood inspired a mega toy/clothes/stuff purge. The Caveman and I locked horns on exactly how to purge. He’s a “call the junk truck” kind of guy while I’m a donate girl. When the Caveman threatens to schedule the junk truck, I feel like the Scarecrow facing down the wicked witch and her flaming broom. I want to see perfectly good things given to those in need rather than thrown in a landfill. I can’t tell you how many carloads of stuff the teenager and I carted to the Sparrow’s Nest (women’s and children’s shelter charity) before the junk truck arrived.
If we were having coffee I’d tell you we partied like it’s 1999 here for Thing 2’s 12th birthday. She really turned a corner last year in 5th grade. Gone (mostly) is my little girl. Her affinity for Justice and Monster High Dolls has been replaced by Abercrombie & Fitch and Slime. Oh how I loathe the slime. I’m kind of relieved actually that “birthday season” has drawn to a close here. Everyone in this house has a birthday between the end of June and the end of July. Except for the dark horse: Me.
Injury is the thanks I get for pulling these weeds and 3 more piles just like it.
If we were having coffee I’d have to come clean and tell you that seemingly out of the blue, I’m nursing a post-tib tendon strain. When I thought about what might have precipitated it, I remembered I did a little weeding the day before it happened. Make that a lot of weeding. Weeding is like eating chips. You can’t pull just one. I noticed how sore my glutes and lower back were on my run, but my legs felt fine. About 3 miles in though, I stopped to cross a street and when I resumed running, my post-tib tendon was killing me. Even walking was painful so I phoned the teenager and she picked me up. I refuse to get too excited about this just yet. I’m hopeful it’ll fade away as quickly as it flared up. I’ll be running in the pool this weekend just to be safe.
I’d tell you this little guy has our hearts. Ozzy boy is a little guy with a big personality. We’ve…make that I…have had my hands full training him but oh my how he loves to play.
What would you tell me over coffee? Any post-tib tendon rehab tips? Did you take a summer vacation?
Over coffee, I’d tell you I’m out for running Chicago this year😢 Saw an orthopedic surgeon last week and he thinks my left knee has a torn meniscus. So I’m in the process of getting the official MRI and instead of running Chicago, I’ll be having surgery. I have to decide now to defer Chicago or just walk away from it? Marathon distance may be the thing I never do. I’m afraid of injuring my other knee if I try.
Oh Michele, I’m so sorry. I’ll miss seeing you. Wishing you speedy and complete healing!
Feel better! I hope it is just temporary so you can resume your training for Berlin. I love that Mykonos mug! It is interesting how the mugs have a different design (Abu Dhabi and Dubai).
Zenaida the Abu Dhabi one is the “old style”. Starbucks is in the process of updating them but most of Europe/Asia still has the old ones. I like the new style better too.
Ozzy is just a cutie! He doesn’t even look real! I am a donate it kind of girl too! There are plenty of people out there who need that stuff. I am with you, why fill up the land fill? I bet that feels good to have that project done! Rest up this weekend so you can get back on the road soon!
ooh bummer on the flood! That is never fun but as you say a great way to clean out stuff you never would have gone through. Hope your leg is feeling better-rest up this weekend
I LOVE your coffee mug collection!! And, can I just say that Ozzy is a little charmer? I hope your ankle is feeling better soon ((hugs))
I’m glad that you didn’t lose any valuables in the basement flood! My parents went through the same thing about 2 years ago and we ended up doing a huge purge of items and making a few trips to the local shelter. While the flood was definitely annoying, something good did come of it!
How’s the injury feeling today? Better I hope!
That photo of Ozzy is just too cute!
I somehow always seem to pull a muscle doing housework/lawnwork..lol
I feel the same about “junk”. It seems so final to throw it away. I’d like to see my stuff live on with someone else!
I felt my hip flexor protest when I was bending down to put food in Allie’s dish the other night. I thought you’ve got to be kidding me. It seems to be OK, but I stretched it out, in case something got pinched, and then turned to Biofreeze.
Hope you have a speedy recovery! I like to donate all my gently used “junk” too.
Marcia, i am living a parallel life! We just finished our basement remodel after a BIG flood- our second- they are a real pain and do so much damage! But I love our new digs and we got rid of a ton of stuff, which is great. My hubs too is a purger, where I constantly collect and then thankfully distribute to a goodwill nearby.My new-12 year old just told me she “needs” a new phone…oy. I sure do miss those Barbies these days!
Bummer on the basement. Even dealing with the carpet and wetness is enough of a challenge. We usually donate anything that is donate-able. You certainly added to your Starbucks mug collection this summer!
Love all your new mugs! 🙂 Hope that post-tib tendon calms down soon. How adorable is Ozzy!?! I’m with you on the donating rather than garbaging. It’s easy to just throw things away, but what a waste! Glad you were able to at least get some things donated before the junk truck.
I really really really need to clean out/purge my apartment of stuff! I have wayyyyy too many things and have been wanting to attempt to be more of a minimalist, but I keep feeling like I can find a use out of things (sigh). Donations sound like the way to go!
I hope you heal up soon!
Well now, isn’t Ozzy just the cutest little thing???? He looks like he has you all wrapped around his cute little paw!
Girl, you racked up on the Starbucks mugs on this vacation, didn’t you? Ever consider buying stock in Starbucks? 🙂
Weeding is torture on a 50+ year old body ….can I get an Amen???
Hope that PTT is feeling better and you are back to Berlin training in no time!
OMG Teresa I didn’t bat an eye at the weeding. Guess I need to play my diva card from now on and not do that kind of work from now on! :p
Weeding is so addictive! I love pulling up stuff. It’s so satisfying afterwards. I hope this is just a little blip and you’ll be back on the trail training in no time! Ozzy is adorable!
Oh Marcia, I hope the tendon calms down soon. Put your compression on :O) and put your feet up! I swear it helps all my aches in my calf and ankle and feet.
Ozzy is too cute for words!
Oh my goodness Ozzy is a cutie for sure! Good luck with the puppy training – my’s been around since April and it is still a battle of wills…that I’m losing!
Sorry about the tendon! Hoping it is just an odd thing that will disappear as fast as it occurred!
Floods are never fun. We had 3 this year. Two in January when there was SO much snow melting & our back ditch was clogged and all the ditch water tried to fill the basement. And April, our water heater decided it was done holding water. Oh, and my lovely MIL tried filling the basement window wells with water last week when she was watering for too long. Our window wells hold about 30 gallons of water and about 5 came into the basement. I do love your new Starbucks mugs!