Runnin' with the devil

I left work today at 1:30 to go to the Wal*Mart doctor/clinic for my ear ache. I went to the school nurse this morning (thanks for the suggestion Becky) and had her look in my ear. She said it was kind of pink (I guess it is suppose to be white) and it looked like there was swelling behind the ear drum. As they day went on I felt like A.) my inner ear was going to swell so much that it was going to start hanging out of my ear for everyone to see or B.) my ear drum was going to bust. The WM doc gave me a prescription for amoxicillin. The pharmacist told me to take three doses a day including three doses today! Three doses between 3 pm and bedtime!? I hope to be feeling better by tomorrow!

Alea didn't have school today so Davin took the day off to spend it with her. I gave them the task of taking Sparky to the groomer. Doesn't he look so handsome now? His hair was so long he had to lift his head to see us from under his 'bangs'. 

At Wal*Mart today while I was killing time waiting for the meds to be filled I found a Danskin short sleeve workout shirt that is all white that fit really well. I am going to wear it as my white shirt for the color run. Guess what? It cost $4.96! That is total awesomesauce! I wore it tonight (since it is not recommended to try a different outfit/food/etc. the day of a race) and I loved it. I might even get a few more for those times when I'm not ready for long sleeves but it is too cool for tank tops. 

When we got home from dinner and picking up Sparky I decided to go ahead and work out since it was just my ear that hurt. I drove to the school to run the track. I did two miles in 30 minutes. Not bad! I have found that Pandora has a workout channel that has music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s with a great workout pace. As I was running I heard the song "Running with the Devil" by Van Halen. I had to ask myself who was the devil I was running with. I thought I might have a little devil on my shoulder but then I bust out laughing (while running) because I realized the devil was me...my mind. My legs, arms, body were ready and willing to run but my mind had told me only 45 minutes earlier to eat a terrible dinner. I sure did have to give myself a pep talk three times during my run to not throw up that terrible dinner I just ate. If I could stop being my own devil running and losing weight would be so much easier. 

Two weeks from today I will be driving to Memphis for the Color Run. I have come so far since I first suggested to Haley that we do this run.