She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

Proverbs 31:25. It was killing me that I couldn't remember where that came from since Sunday - I've been running the verse through my head every time I find myself caught up in thoughts that I don't want to be caught up in (which had increased 10x since Sunday).

So it's been day 3 of going music-less, and it's day 9 of marathon training, and I gotta say, it has been a pleasure. Haha. Kinda. The music thing is weird, every time I wake up, or get into my car, or sit at my desk, I instinctively reach for the music. I almost screwed up 3 times on Monday within the first few hours of waking up. Not that I would really count that, since it would be on accident. There have been times where I've wanted to turn the music on. It's been hard the past couple days since it's been nice enough out to drive with the windows down and that gives me a chance to share my music with the world haha. It's also hard when I think of a specific song that I really want to hear, that describes perfectly how I feel, and I want to sing along to. But other than that, it kinda makes time pass by a little slower and a little more intentionally. It's been a good exercise. I think in the future I may use music in good moderation.

Marathon training. It's been rough on the calves. And I've been stretching, massaging, and even doing cool-down runs. But yesterday I finally caught up on sleep a lil bit (12 hours :D ) and today I did 6 miles and they are pretty much not sore at all. I'm highly encouraged by this, and I hope to do even better runs. Although the blister on my foot has gotten bigger and bigger, but isn't painful - just uncomfortable. I'm slightly anxious but somehow also encouraged by this and hope to do even better runs :P I do need to buy better socks though.

Bedtime :D