Cleaning, It's Good for the Soul

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 15

Yesterday morning, I went for another jog. But something was different: NEW SHOWS! I went to Boutique Endurance to buy a new pair of running shoes. It really makes all the difference. I didn't realize how little padding my old shoes had left! It's like walking on pillows! I still didn't get through the whole workout, but I did about 20 minutes. Then I went for a walk around the neighbourhood as a cool down. It felt good. I'm still trying to figure out what to wear on my jogs. Yesterday was -2C, so I wore a long sleeve thermal type shirt under a sweater and one of my new pairs of pants. It was good, but my hands and ears were cold. Maybe I need a tuque. I'm really nervous about running in the actual winter, with snow and stuff. I don't know if I'll actually keep up with it. I need to, though. I want to run a 5K this summer.

That's not all I did, though, yesterday. With the help of my mom, I cleared out a closet (not Eminem style). These aren't your normal, average, tiny closets. This one is HUGE. It's essentially a walk in closet where I had kinda just shoved a bunch of crap.Not just my crap, but all the crap that my grandmother (I inherited her fully furnished apartment) already had in there. After a whole lot of bags for donation, bags of garbage and recycling, I have all kinds of room in this mini-room/closet.

Here's the thing. I'm not a hoarder. I'm just lazy. I have no problem getting rid of things, when I put my mind to it. But finding the time, or the willpower to actually do it is difficult for me. I get overwhelmed by the prospect of all this effort and work and I'd honestly rather watch TV or read a book or dick around online.

But it's done. The closet at least. Next week, I'll attack another room!