Thanks for joining Coco and me for the September Ultimate Coffee Date today. These are always some of my favorite posts to read and to write. Who doesn’t love a coffee date with friends? Let’s make mine a large today, I am dragging this week.
September Ultimate Coffee Date
If we are having coffee, I would tell you:
I wish there was a such a thing as a “pillow concierge”. Let me explain. I have been on the search for the perfect pillow and I cannot find it. They are either too soft or too firm. They are either too high or too low. I sound like Goldilocks. My neck has been feeling like my pillow is just off and I wish someone could come over with a truck full of pillows and let me try them all out until I found the perfect one. How great would that be?
If we were having coffee, I would tell you:
After a summer of not doing very much running, I am finally feeling ready to “fall back” into longer runs. I am hoping my body will remember what it feels like again. It is funny how when you are in a groove with running, everything just clicks and feels so easy. Once you fall out of that routine, it is hard to remember how to get back there.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you:
I was lucky enough to have had so many travel opportunities this summer. In May, we celebrated our daughter’s graduation with our epic trip to The Maldives and Singapore. In June, I ran the Ragnar Niagara Falls race with my Moms Do It All Night Long Team. In July, the hubs and I spent a few days in Aspen, Colorado. In August, I took my son back to school in Indiana. Just this week, we spent a few days in Napa and LA. What a summer of adventure! I also would tell you that I am wiped and ready to be home for the foreseeable future.
But enough about me, If we were having a September Ultimate Coffee Date together today, what would you tell me?
I would tell you that a) I NEED my holiday and it’s not for a few weeks yet argh. But plenty of coffee in my favourite cafes when I do get there. And b) my body seems to be adjusting to my new medication and I managed to push it on a run yesterday and only get the same or lower heart rate readings than I did running 1.5 mins per mile slower on average. This does make me feel happy.
Happy fall running and staying at home!
I am so glad to hear that you are having a better week and feeling better all around. Vacation will be here before you know it!
It was fun following you on all your trips and adventures! Even if the running was not what you wanted, you had plenty of other “running” around 😉 Here’s to a fantastic fall 😉
Yes I did manage to stay pretty active. Ready to get back to running now!
I still need to fall back into running! I was so discouraged after my rough run in Boulder I didn’t try at all this week. I will be running next week — in Chicago!
You had such a great summer with all your trips. Amazing!
My Aspen runs were a joke! I am ready for cooler temps and to fall back into running just hope I remember how to do it
I sleep on my old down pillows–they’re getting pretty flat. The new ones I bought a few years back are overstuffed. I feel like Goldilocks! I need one that is just right! LOL
Yes that’s exactly how I feel! Why is it so hard to find the right pillow??
You’ve had amazing travels! After two international trips in spring I hear you on craving some home time. A pillow concierge sounds like a brilliant idea to me. It’s SO hard to find the perfect one.
Yes the travels have been fantastic but I am ready to hang around for a while. Why are pillows so hard to find?
Your summer travels have been droolworthy! I’m with you on the fall running. I’m proud of myself for keeping it together on my summer runs this year. It doesn’t always happen for me!
You did a great job of running through the summer heat! I am impressed
A pillow concierge would be wonderful! I found pillows at Costco that are just the right height for me – I like soft and low so my neck doesn’t hurt. I got an extra set and took one to the beach house and one to my mom’s house so I’d be comfortable at both of those places, too.
You have had a wonderfully busy summer of travel! So fun!
Thanks for the linkup!
I probably use pillows that are too high which is why my neck is bothering me. The struggles!
Traveling is great. I bet you got in a lot of steps.
If I didn’t have a marathon on the horizon I would have slacked on summer running too.
I just cannot do summer running anymore it’s awful here. Glad I kept up the 4 mile runs 3x a week most weeks. Traveling was a blast but I am ready to be home for a while
I feel you on the ready to be done traveling. I was so happy to be home after our last trip! Here’s to cooler weather and better running!
Yes hoping the cooler weather is here to stay. I am tired of sweating all the time!
I would tell you I’m also wiped & totally envious of everyone else’s travels, because it’s been a long time for me. But I do enjoy seeing everyone else’s travels (even if totally jelly).
Today’s run was really awesome — I’m sure you’re going to get back into the swing of things.
Pillows are hard, pun intended. Because they go flat in like 6 months!
Pillows are very complicated!
I second your request for a pillow concierge. Plus they’ve gotten so expensive that it’s harder to experiment.
I know wouldn’t the pillow concierge be amazing!?
My current solution for one pillow is two stuffed in one case. So not a solution but I can be such a princess and the pea
Interesting idea!
Whew! Just reading about all of your travels wears me out (and makes me just a teeny bit jealous!) I think you should go into the pillow concierge business. You could make a million dollars with that service. I would be your first customer!
ha ha great idea! I will do it after I find the perfect pillow 🙂
I love the idea of a pillow concierge – we just bought a new mattress and had so much help determining the right one. They should do the same for pillows!
You had some great adventures this summer! Hope your fall is full of fun as well!
Yes there are so many ways to try out mattresses but nothing for pillows!We did have some great adventures this summer. Fall should be much quieter
I totally understand what you mean about finding the right pillow. I prefer a more firm pillow and it was really hard to find one that wasn’t hard as a rock, but also not super soft either. I finally ended up getting one at Bed Bath and Beyond.
You definitely had a busy summer of travel so I can understand wanting to stay home for the foreseeable future!
Last night I switched pillows twice! It’s a battle for sure. Yes, Happy to be home for a while now
Those vacations sound amazing!
I would tell you that I need an actual “sit on my backside in the sand” vacation. We had a few big family events this summer that were really exciting and wonderful but there was a lot of fly here/drive there/drive back here/visit these people/visit those people so at the end of my vacations I was more tired than I was before them!
Yes! We actually did not sit still very much on our vacations either. I am always trying to squeeze in activities