I’m a big fan of Option C. Whenever possible, that’s the option I choose. No, no, it’s not some new fangled alternative birth control method. It’s a decision point.

You remember Scan-Tron tests right? The tests where you had to use your #2 pencil to fill in the bubble that corresponded with your answer. There were always for answers to the test question. Answers A and B were usually two good choices, answer C was “Both of the Above”, and answer D was “None of the Above”. You remember those kinds of tests, right? Well, anyway. Whenever I’m faced with two good choices, I like to choose C.

For example, last night I was faced with the choice - go running or hang out with The Hoff and drink wine and eat yummy spinach appetizers while our kids were someplace else. It was a difficult decision for me, between the two really great ideas- work towards meeting my marathon goal, or have some much needed chill out time with a very good friend. So I chose Option C - Both of the Above.

I found a way to have both. Isn’t that just so typically American? Why limit myself to one, when I can find a way to have it all? Who says I have to pick just one? I’m the boss of me!

In a perfect world The Hoff would have come over and run with me, she does have to put a swimsuit on in public this weekend. But she’s nursing a neck injury and wasn’t to excited about running around Stinky Lake. I ran when I got home, and she met me a little later and we chilled.

Did you catch that? I ran last night. I got in my car, drove 45 minutes home, sat down on the sucking sofa twice and still managed to get my fat ass up and outside. I ran the loop around Stinky Lake. It took me about 45 minutes between warm up and finishing the loop. The weather was awesome! It was 90 degrees when I left the house, cloudy and windy. Which means there wasn’t a direct sun beating down on me and reflecting off the pavement. The wind was cool and as the sun slipped behind the clouds the night was just beautiful. It was my usual run/walk routine, but I finished the entire 3.5 mile loop.

I was very proud of myself.