Hi there. I’m too busy for tax time.

Posted on April 14, 2011 2 Comments

Taxes are not done yet. We have until the 18th, right??

Sorry I’ve been MIA this past week! Lots going on:

• MAN-FRIEND PASSED THE ILLINOIS BAR!!! Rejoice!  (Anybody need an environmental lawyer?)
• Man-friend and I volunteered at the Chicago Food Depository on Saturday. What a great experience!  CFD was one of my 12 charities of 2011, so the opportunity to actually see the way the distribution center works was awesome. We were on a production line stuffing emergency food kits that the city distributes after disasters like floods or blackouts or blizzards. Our team packaged something like 36,000 pounds of food. My item was peaches. The song “Millions of peaches/Peaches for me/Millions of peaches/Peaches for free” kept me buzzing all day long. After that, we went to the heart of Chicago for tacos and tamales and tres leches cakes. Perfect date day.
• One of my best friends and her hubby just moved from Nevada back to Chicago. We saw them Friday and Saturday night. Now I need to help her find a job! (Anybody need a healthcare marketer?)
• On Sunday I ran the Shamrock Shuffle. I finished the 8K (about 5 miles) with a time of 47.27. My best finish ever at this race and in the top 25th percent of all female finishers! I guess all the rehab and gym time this winter paid off. Giant WOO-HOO to myself there. Here’s a post-race pic.
  Total cheeseball, I know. But I love those $5 gloves.  Wheee!!!!
• My brother adopted a shelter puppy! A 1-year-old American Bulldog, white with a brindle patch on his eye. He looks like Pete from the little rascals. We visited him after the race. So sweet! And so glad my fam could save this little guy and find him a new home. Here’s a gratuitous picture of his adorable little self. (Also, anybody need a video game designer? My brother is out of meaningful work, too. He designed this site.)
• Finally, I went to my first yoga class yesterday. It was $15 for 90 minutes. I was super nervous to go alone and worried I’d find myself in the company of super bendy people. But ya know what? I was one of three people there, and it was not scary at all. It was excellent. We focused on stretching our legs. PERFECT for this runner. I learned so much and can’t wait to go back!

OK, now what was I saying about taxes? Oh right. I need to do them. Sigh.

Category: Life
   Tags: Fitness , giving , Pets

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