It may come as no surprise that while home from my job working on a cruise ship, my schedule has been relatively open. Not working has a funny way of keeping your time pretty free.
But it also has a wicked toll on an already tight budget. I've been doing pretty well with our grocery budget using flyers and coupons, but more than anything, I needed to start bringing in some money.
Getting a job when you know you're leaving town in 5 months can be tough. I can't in good conscience not tell people that I'm not sticking around, and I couldn't face an office job, temporary or no. So as a result, I've found work doing product demonstrations, which has been fun and a good second use of my compression socks (hello, at least 6 hours on your feet!)
So, that's where I've been. Bridal show, in-store demo, some mystery shops... I've missed a couple of conditioning runs (but not many) and I've also completed a 10 mile long run.
The long run was delayed. We were scheduled to run it on a Saturday, however we woke up to significant rain, so a long postponed trip to the Running Room outlet store in Etobicoke was in order. We stocked up on warm, water resistant attire, did some Halloween candy shopping, waited for Greg to get his hair cut (he booked a commercial and needed to look "clean cut"), then accepted that we would be running the next day instead.
Cold run. Wet run. Long run. But, ultimately, successful run. We ended up speeding up for the last few miles to try to outrun my sister's dying iPhone battery. That's one way to guarantee a negative split!
We were happy to finish the run feeling good, because it was our last long run before our upcoming half marathon this Sunday, November 11.
I had to opt out of my weekend run this past weekend because I'm pretty sure I gave myself a mild concussion after walking into a cement overhang in a parking garage on Sunday on my way into work. I was tempted to just pack up the car and leave and head to the hospital, but in my mind, I HAD to work - there wasn't really anyone to replace me, and despite Greg being out of town shooting a commercial that will help us get through the next few months comfortably, I NEEDED to bring in some money.
It was a real knock to the noggin, too. My vision went for a second, I dropped what I was carrying, and the pain was something I don't think I've ever felt before. It wasn't just hurting me, it was scaring me, and I was on the verge of tears for about an hour. The only reason I didn't let myself cry was because I was wearing makeup and didn't have extra to do touch-ups. I just applied ice to my head with one hand, and set up my display with the other.
I was a blathering idiot for the first hour of trying to do my product demonstrations for people, and then less of an idiot but still confused for the rest of the day, with a headache that wouldn't go away.
In retrospect, hospital. Right away. I was a dummy.
In the long run, though, everything was much better after a good night's sleep. All is well.
So that's where I've been.
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