Monday, March 5, 2012

Escape

"But Mama - I am a gorilla. I eat bugs. Not people food. I need bugs for dinner. We can use gummy bears for bugs can't we?"
"Wheeeeeeree is myyyy piiiiiiigleeeeetttt? Wheeeeeere is iiiiiiitttt?"
"mama mama mama mama mama mama" *clump clump shuffle shuffle*
"did you make me a sna--"
Bang.
Shut the door.
BSB (don't judge!) and my first footfalls hitting the pavement means my alone time has started.
It feels so much better than I thought it would to run. Run away until I am ready to run right back.
3.5 k in 26 mins. Not too shabby.
Arriving back on my street I sprint back to the chaos. Refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of the day.
But so glad for the chance to do something for myself.

3 comments:

  1. You have managed to sum up exactly why I run, or, what drove me to run when I first started escaping. It's hard to find a legitimate reason to leave the house alone amid the chaos. Especially one that doesn't cost the family any money.

    Your post made me tearful. Thank you.

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  2. Yayy! You should make that a story for 'chicken soup for the mothers soul '

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