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By kilax, December 2, 2013 6:14 am

I’ve been having this weird discussion in my head, so why not share it here, right?

Almost there! Still need to put up the Star Wars ornaments.

I really enjoy taking mental notes on my family & friend’s interests throughout the year, so that when it comes to a gift giving time, I hopefully gift them something they enjoy/that suits them. 

Of course, I have been thinking about this lately as I am ordering lots of holiday gifts, and hoping that I am picking the “right” things! I’m a bit anti-junk, and hate to think I would give a gift and the person would think “I don’t need this,” or, “what am I going to do with this?!”

At the same time though… I am reminding myself that this is one gift of an entire year. And! Gifts don’t define relationships. It’s how you act throughout the year. So I am really not that hard on myself, in my hunt for the “right” thing. 

So I was just going to post that sentiment. 

But then I thought about it some more. And despite saying that, and believing it, and trying to nourish relationships year-round, and through more than just gifts… it is true that when someone gives you something that is SO YOU, you DO feel really good (and maybe the opposite happens when they don’t?). At least I do. I’s nice when you receive something and think “Wow! They really know me and paid attention to me. This is something I love!”

And not to say “the thought doesn’t count.” It does. It really does. I just want to be honest and say that gifts can make me feel really good and loved. And that is kind of… sad?

Gah, the commercialization of this  season really makes things confusing, doesn’t it? And… I don’t see that changing any time soon. Or really even want it to. I enjoy buying gifts for people (year-round) even though I think we shouldn’t let that define a relationship (or, if you are religious, let it define this time of year). 

So, yeah. Just some holiday thoughts over here. I will continue shopping online now. Ha ha. 

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By kilax, December 1, 2013 11:44 am

Highlight of the Week: Seeing a beautiful sunset change colors throughout my run on Friday. I was mesmerized! 

Monday | November 25, 2013: 5 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: trail + hood, Temp: 27°/27°, Time: 50:09, Pace: 10:02 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: challenged, in to the wind!
Strength: medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: hyper
Tuesday | November 26, 2013: rest
Wednesday | November 27, 2013: 4.2 m run (w/Kelly)
Loc: Savanna, Temp: 13°/12°, Time: 41:22, Pace: 9:51 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: annoyed by the wind during the first half
Thursday | November 28, 2013: 6 m run (w/Valerie)
Loc: Savanna, Temp: 24°/25°, Time: 59:58, Pace: 9:59 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!
Friday | November 29, 2013: teaching strength class + 4.5 m run
Strength: medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 33°/30°, Time: 44:41, Pace: 9:56, Difficulty: easy, Felt: distracted by the beautiful sunset
Saturday | November 30, 2013: COOL 10K*
Loc: Old School FP, Temp: 32°/37°, Time: 52:47, Pace: 8:43 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: eff this/too warm
*My garmin stats are off from official race stats
Sunday | December 1, 2013: 10 m run (last 6 w/Bobbi)
Loc: Ray Lake FP, Temp: 31°/33°, Time: 1:49:23, Pace: 10:56 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: sore from the race / happy to run with Bobbi!

Notes:

• Ahh! It’s the first day of December! How is it already the last month of the year? Are you racing in December? Are you planning ahead for 2014?
  
• “Racing” on Saturday bugged a lateral part of my left quad muscle. I actually felt it a little bit during the race. Then it was tight on Sunday’s run. Grr.  This is the muscle that bugged me in the end of October, and a massage helped it feel better. So… I really need to foam roll. Like, every day. And not run “fast,” if I’m not going to train for it (duh). 
• I have some fun fitness events happening in December! I am really excited to incorporate exercise in to the celebration of the holiday season! 

Link to Training Week 214 <– this is more for me, for organizational purposes.