Haha, not likely, but I will admit that I’m going to show a bit more skin in this post than I ever have before!
It started yesterday when I decided to take my crazy pup on a nice 5k run. The sun was shining and it was seriously the perfect day to get out and enjoy the weather with Tals. I had planned to take the roadie out, but my cycling partner fell through and I wasn’t in the mood to spend hours pedaling all by my lonesome. Such a rough life I lead!
This was the grin Tals had on her face before the run….I should have know then!
Anyway, we got a mile out and Tals was dying because of the warm sunshine. Being the lovable dog owner I am, I decided I would let her take a drink from this muddy and algae-covered pond in the field.
(Are you seeing where this is going already?)
I walked her down to the edge of the pond and she started lapping up the good stuff. I kinda quit paying attention and while I was holding her on a locked leash, I wasn’t even looking at her since she was so preoccupied with rehydrating herself. Yeah, that was my mistake!
Apparently, some idiot duck decided to swim in the pond, right in front of Tally’s eyeballs. Naturally, because she is Tally and lives to make me suffer, she took off and LUNGED at the duck, determined to eat it!
Luckily, she didn’t get the duck because I had her on a locked leash. Unluckily, she completely pulled me into the pond!
Since I hadn’t been paying attention, I totally fell into the water sideways, covering myself with algae and mud. Actually, I’m pretty sure the only part of me that didn’t go in was my left arm….skills, my friends. Skills.
After some serious cursing and yanking and thoughts of “Wow, I want to beat my dog!”, Tals and I got out of the pond and surveyed the damage. I was a hot mess, covered in mud and totally smelling awful. SERIOUSLY glad that no one saw this!!
Long story not-so-short, I decided that it was far easier to take off my shirt and run in my bra instead of dripping mud and algae all over the place. Damnit, I wanted to finish my route!
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| After I got home, with the mud all washed off 🙂 |
After I got home, I thought this whole day through. I’m not a self-conscious individual (years of dancing in skintight spandex will rid you of that REALLY fast!), but I’m also not super flashy. I don’t wear clothing that shows a lot and I have never, ever run in just a sports bra. No, I know I’m not fat but it’s just not something I feel comfortable with.
However, I realized yesterday that I’m kind of over that. Am I overweight? Nope. Do I have the most amazing body ever? Hell no. But am I comfortable with who I am and how I’m built? Sure looks like it! Now, I’m not gonna go sprinting all over town half dressed and I doubt this will become a frequent occurrence, but it sure was a lesson in regards to my own self-esteem!
Looks like I owe my furball of a dog a  big ol’ thank you 🙂
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