Perspective.

When I tell people that I am a Chemistry major, they say things like "Oh wow! You must be really smart" or "I was never good at Chemistry." You would be surprised how often I hear the latter. But when I tell people that I am Education major, they say things like "Oh good for you" or sometimes they produce an awkward silence. Last week I was at a "late" reception for my Uncle's recent marriage (BTW, they got married on leap day, I mean who would wanna get married on a day that is only there EVERY FOUR YEARS?!?!? Just my 0.02). Anyway, my aunt was introducing myself as an Education major who wants to be a teacher. To my knowledge, she did not mention any specific subjects that I would wanna teach. When the woman she was talking to, who liked like a weirdo, looked at me as my aunt was introducing me, she gave me a blank stare and said "Good for you." Good for you? What does that mean? Stupid, idiotic person. What job does she have that is SO much better that she thinks she can degrade teaching? Its people like this that make me say "I am a Chemistry major." But the great thing is, I do not care what she thinks.

Consistency.

When I was on the XC team this past fall, I was in the best shape of my life. Now that I am not running XC, I feel like I am missing out. Recently though (within the last few weeks) it has been my goal to become a more consistent runner, in terms of my training schedule. To help me with my goal, I have been keeping a training log throughout the duration of summer, which I feel has really helped me stay on track. This past week has been my most consistent week with a embarrassing 26 miles this week. I am hoping to increase that to ~30 miles next week, which is still minute. I am going to be building my base throughout the fall and winter, in an attempt to have the best season of running I have ever put together.