Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

April 7, 2010

RUN FORREST RUN

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 10:44 am

That’s how I felt today when I went to the beach- the way that Forrest Gump must have felt when he put on those pair of tennis shoes and started running. It felt good!!

I actually didn’t think I’d be able to run far, because as much time as I can spend on the elliptical, when it comes to running, you’re talking about the difference between apples and oranges. I wasn’t about to let that keep me from trying though, and I left Marcel in the dust  sand and took off.   Surprisingly, JJ followed and didn’t try to jump on me the way he usually does.   This time, with tennis ball in his mouth, he ran along beside me and was fantastic.   Looks like I had myself the perfect running partner.    I got tired, but I told myself I wasn’t going to stop until I reached a little further, and then I chose a piece of shoreline that I would run to and I did it-   TWICE!!    Granted, it wasn’t a mile, but it was probably a 1/4 mile and since I’m not really a runner (yet) I thought it was great and I was proud of myself.  

I’ve decided that I’m tired of living inside the box- so it’s time to step out.   All I can say is – Watch out!

The “Eyes” Have It.

Filed under: Health/ Fitness,Life,Shop til ya Drop,Things I Love — gardener @ 10:39 am

Not too long ago, mom and I were talking on the phone and she mentioned that she and dad had appointments to get their eyes checked and that it looked like they would both be getting new perscriptions for eyeglasses. She commented that she really wasn’t looking forward to the new prescription because last time she and dad both had to have new glasses, they ended up spending close to $400.00 for two pair. Since I don’t wear glasses, I almost choked when she quoted that price.

My first question to her was why they didn’t get them from Zenni. She asked me where it was located and I explained to her that it wasn’t a ‘store’ that she could visit, but instead it was a virtual store online and that she could get glasses for as low as $8.00. Her first thought was that it was some sort of gimmick, but I assured her that the only difference was is that Zenni doesn’t sell designer frames, but that the quality is as good as if not better than some of the designer frames out there.

I explained that by not having physical store locations, it allowed them to keep their overhead lower, which ultimately meant savings in the customers pockets. Mom was impressed and said that for those prices she and dad would be giving it a shot. I told her that she would need to make sure and ask the doctor to measure their right and left pupilary distance and write it down for them, and the rest would be easy-peasy. I also told her if she needed any help, she could always call on me, after all- that’s what great daughters are for.

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