Running towards denial

I'm in denial.

Although summer is officially over, I still dress for it every time I step outside to run.

Headband. Check.

Visor. Check.

Water belt. Check.

T-shirt. Check.

Shorts. Check.

Well, tonight it was damn cold while I was running. I don't know what I was thinking. Earlier in the day, darling daughter and I went to the park and it was a bit chilly. I guess I had tomorrow's warm forecast in my head when I left the house. It was only when I had started out that I realized it wasn't as warm as I thought it would be. I should have worn the new long sleeved shirt I bought two weeks ago, but no matter. When I run I'm committed to finishing, despite the weather conditions. But I really I have to get my mind wrapped around the fact it is fall and I need to start dressing for it.

Kleenex and sand

Yesterday wasn't my best laundry day. I needed to wash my running gear, so I threw it into the washing machine, not thinking to check pockets for Kleenex. When I went to retrieve my laundry to dry it outside, everything was covered in mini bits of tissue. After shaking each garment to get them as Kleenex-free as I could, I threw them back into the washer for a quick rinse cycle.

I thought the problem was fixed until I went to retrieve my laundry. Grabbing my shorts and a shirt, I found that they were covered in sand. Sand?!? What the heck? I didn't see a grain of sand after the last wash. So back in the rinse cycle they went. So after one wash, shaking and two rinse cycles, my laundry was finally free of both Kleenex and sand. Not too sure what was going on with the laundry gods yesterday, but at least my running gear is clean.