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Among some triathletes, there seems to be a superstition that as your race approaches, the universe tries to make things difficult for you.<\/p>\n

If you’ve seen or read 11\/22\/63, you know what I mean. \u00a0(If you haven’t, stop what you’re doing right now and go read\/watch. \u00a0Seriously.)<\/p>\n

So even though my race is over a month away, things are starting to get a little crazy.<\/p>\n

Work is nuts, as expected. \u00a0We have a huge project milestone coming up mid-September, so that’s intense. \u00a0Going well, but still pretty intense.<\/p>\n

My poor house… Let’s just say that someone who owned it before me did some very shoddy construction work and now I’m having to have some major work done on the house. \u00a0It could be much worse, but the work has only just begun and I’m not sure how long it will be until it’s complete. \u00a0Fingers crossed that as the work progresses, we don’t discover things are much worse than we thought.<\/p>\n

Of course, the added stress is that everything that was once in my office is now stacked around the living room and dining room. \u00a0It’s… not relaxing. \u00a0I’m not a neat freak in any way, but the mess is definitely distracting. \u00a0Once all the repair work is done, I’m still going to have to rip out the remaining carpet in my office and paint the entire room. \u00a0I’m probably not going to get that done until after Augusta so… that’s fun.<\/p>\n

Then on Wednesday night, the engine coolant light in my car came on unexpectedly. \u00a0The car wasn’t overheating, so I wasn’t immediately worried, but that’s something that needs to be dealt with. \u00a0A trip to the dealership later (all covered under warranty), everything was fine, fluids were topped off, and it was likely an air bubble that caused the light to illuminate. \u00a0Ultimately a non-issue (plus I got a free car wash out of the deal), but still just one more thing I had to deal with.<\/p>\n

So now I’m just waiting to see what happens next with the home repairs and how many days I will need to work from home to get it done. \u00a0Thank goodness for flexibility in my work schedule!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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