While some might think I have finally gone off the deep end given the title of today's entry, let me assure all that I am still here persuing the 2,879 different tasks I must accomplish before our vacation just under a month away.
The title refers to the fact that just a bit ago, I logged on to the L.A. Marathon webpage, found that I could register myself for next year's Marathon, and immediately did so. As of 11:34 a.m., I have financially committed myself (to the tune of $85) to run in the 2007 L.A. Marathon.
Why would I do so? Have I been so impressed with my stellar 15:00 per mile pace over the last two weeks that I know I'm giving the Kenyans and Russians a run for their money? Hardly. It's actually due to something I do almost each and every day.
Ask my kids what my two favorite words in the entire world are and they will answer Sale and Clearance. I know where all the clearance end caps are at Target. I get positively giddy if I can find an item at a ridiculous price and then match a high value coupon with it. I will leave an item if I feel the price is extreme. While our families' financial position is in good shape (something I am grateful for each and every day), I will not spend one penny more than I have to on anything; why should I? I'd rather take that money and put it in the kids' college funds, blow it on a supreme vacation we'll always remember, use it to have a dinner date with Keith, anything other than give it to manufacturers who are convinced we can't live without their stuff. But I digress.
Paying for the Marathon now feeds into the I-hate-to-waste-money syndrome I have. Imagine what I could do with $85! Not to mention the fess associated with BRW (a value at $120, in my opinion!), some appropriate running attire and proper shoes. I've blown a fortune into the psychotic idea that I can finish a marathon at 40. That alone is enough for me to keep going and something to remember on the days I don't want to go to the gym and don't want to get out of bed at 5:15 a.m. on a Saturday morning.
So I'll be there, March 4, 2007, somewhere on 5th and Figueroa around 8:00 a.m. I'm calling it the start of the largest 40th birthday party in the history of me -- 25,000+ people will be there with me.
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- neenermom
- At this point in my life, I'm first and foremost a Wife and a Mom. There are lots of lacrosse games, taekwondo lessons, playdates, and homework I constantly juggle, plus school reports, Science Olympiad, college interest letters, you get the idea. Running from the elementary school to the high school and back again -- Mom's taxi service. Add to that the attempt at a clean house, two dogs and a parrot, folded laundry, decent meals -- everyday is a new day. I'm 44, Roman Catholic, Mexican, divorced and remarried, a lifelong Democrat slowly turning to the darkside, struggling to keep the weight off as I get older and my mind sharp as my kids get older -- staying one step ahead of them physically and mentally. New obsessions, old fashioned ideas, lots of hard work, and a sense of humor are key! I love my life and I'm blessed because of it. But I see the world around me, the world my children will inherit, and I worry about what kind of world their children will grow up in. Some of the nonsense that goes on today makes me cringe and tells me that teaching them critical thinking is key to their future. And not just theirs!
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