Last Place Runner

My job ended on Friday. I’ve said before that it has been a stressful year, so I was glad, in a way, to have some kind of finality.

I had an interview this morning, though, at City Hall. The mayor needs someone to work in the office half days for a few weeks. That would be perfect for me. A little bit of extra income for a month or so could be the financial difference in making it to the next job. After my interview, I went to open my unemployment claim. And I’ll keep those observations to myself.

Running, though. Right? I am doing a One Mile Run Club and I am 100% so far. This morning it was spitting snow, but after I got my errands sorted, it was perfect for an outside run. I didn’t bother with my heart rate monitor or GPS, I just had on my Fitbit. I think I got about 1.5 miles and plenty of sunshine. I would’ve kept going, but I left my phone in the kitchen to charge and I didn’t want to miss any calls. And, obviously, nobody called. That’s always the way.

If I am offered the job with the city, I may start as soon as Wednesday. I’ll go in at noon every day and work until 5. I will like that because I’ll have plenty of time to run before work. Oh, and apply for jobs and take care of the house and all that other stuff. But devoting more time to running has always been part of the plan when the time came that I wasn’t working.

So that’s where I am now. My first day of unemployment was pretty busy, but that didn’t leave me a lot of time to worry about things I can’t control.