Dropped both boys off today at school / sitter, then went to a local parish for 8:30 a.m. weekday Confession, and I planned on going for a run. As I was driving up, I realized I could see the ocean from the road. I was a bit early for Confession, so I went ahead and went for a 20-minute run—and I ran to the ocean. So, so glad I did that—ran up the dunes, then down towards the water. I ran along the beach for a little bit, collecting shells where they caught my eye, and then back to the parish for Confession. One of the best things I’ve done recently, which was awesome. Totally glad I went for it here.
I told the priest that if I looked or sounded all out of breath, it was because I went for a run—at the end, after absolution, he said to me “you inspire me—I’m gonna go work out.”
Went shopping—picked up a new pair of blue dress pants for work (size 34–instead of the 36’s that I wear, to better reflect weight loss), as well as a new track bag for running / athletic stuff (the ones that I currently have are kinda small, and it’s difficult to fit a day’s worth of dress clothes in those, even though running clothes take up much less space, so I needed something bigger). I then went out and got some new pairs of blue jeans—I can now consistently wear a size 34, and one of the pairs is a ‘slim fit’—wasn’t sure how much I would like them, but I tried them on and I like them much more than I thought, and probably much more than I should. I look great in all of them, but especially those ones. I’ll wear the ‘slim fit’ ones when I want to look especially good or be something of a flirt (I know, who exactly do I have to flirt with right now besides no one)—might as well look good. PMA and all that.
Retained the L today—filled out the paperwork, and sent it over to her legal assistant. Retainer is $1500, and whatever is unused can be refunded, and retainers can be renewed as needed down the road and as negotiated—this probably won’t be the end of this, I’m afraid.
Running club meets tomorrow, which is nice. Need to get back with the sit-ups and push-ups, but the running is a good start. I’ve seen that there is a Catholic Young Adult sports league that is active in Orange County—I’ll need to look into that (I’ve seen it on its Facebook page when I would search for it online—I’m a lapsed presence on FB; yes I’m there, but I really haven’t done anything sustained on it for years, and I feel like my life is honestly better for it). Looks like I’ll need to send an email or make a phone call over lunch or after classes. I do realize that I should branch out and get some non-Catholic / non-religious GAL activities, but I figure this is a start.
