Zenaida Arroyo

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

This is a previous post from October 2024.

Today I am using the prompts from the Jetpack app.

• What countries do you want to visit?  I want to travel all over the world but here are my top 5: Mexico, Greece, Egypt, Italy, and France.  If I could retire right now and have extra money, I would travel.  I would also pay for a friend to accompany me.  I know I am a grown woman but traveling alone doesn’t sound fun.

• Have you ever had surgery?  What for?  I’ve never had surgery.  I am lucky.  I hope I never need to have surgery.

• What would you change about modern society? Technology.  I like technology and how it has simplified many things.  However, at the same time, it has made it worse for us.  As much as I hated it, I thank remote learning for now being able to work from home whenever it is required.  However, technology can also backfire in a school setting.  My students have a Chromebook that they use in the classroom and home.  Because of technology, many students are on their Chromebook and do not have basic motor skills (use a pencil, cut with scissors, etc).  They also are not doing fun stuff like coloring.  Sometimes technology doesn’t let kids be kids.

•What do you love about where you live?  I think by now it is how comfortable and familiar I am with everything around me.  I am familiar with the routes going to and coming home from work.  My neighbors to my left and right are awesome.  During the Winter, they sometimes use their snow blower to clean up the snow.  I still want to move because I want more space, but at the same time it scares me.

• What does your ideal home look like?  I’ve always been fascinated with Georgian homes.  I want a big bedroom with my own bathroom.  Right now I have a small bedroom and one bathroom in the apartment.  I also want a room for my Peloton bike, and eventually get a treadmill and a rower.  My home will also have a dining room so my family can get together to eat and talk.  Let’s not forget a cat room for Lola and Mateo!

The topic for next week – Runfessions with Marcia.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

Welcome to the February edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah.  It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by My First 5K and More, Running with Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me!  

Now, grab a mug of your favorite beverage, and let’s chat!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you (and I know that you know) that I FINALLY bought a house!  I don’t know when I will stop saying that so be patient with me.  I haven’t moved in yet but slowly have been moving some things there.  On Saturday I received the living room furniture and kitchen table.  The plan is to move in by the end of the month.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that Menards is my new favorite store.  Move over Target.  I have been there twice and have walked out with over $100 in stuff.  All of it is for the home and I need it all.  I applied for their credit card and I can see myself going there even after I have moved in.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I received my corral for the Shamrock Shuffle next month.  I am in Corral D.  I know I have never been in A or B but cannot remember if I’ve been in C.  Am I ready?  Nope.  That is OK because I only want to finish and have fun.  I hope it isn’t too cold that day.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you I don’t know if I will be ready for the first two half marathons I signed up for this year.  For sure not the one in Myrtle Beach on March 1st.  The next one is April 5th in Albuquerque.  Or maybe I will be ready for the one in Albuquerque?  I haven’t been running but can start….soon.  What do you think?

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you in my excitement when I bought my house, I didn’t take into consideration the height of the basement ceiling.  It isn’t high but not too low either.  I don’t know how I will be able to run on a treadmill without hitting my head.  I guess that is a job for the contractor to figure out, right?  Speaking of treadmills, I know I want a Peloton one but the Tread+ is $6,000 while the basic is $3000.  I don’t have to get the Tread+, and have heard that it is worth it, but it is so expensive.  I may need to check and compare both of them before I purchase one.

The topic for next week’s Fit Fit Friday – 5 Things You Love About How You Feel After Your Run/Workout.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

Happy Friday!  We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

These are my favorite running-related books in no specific order.

• To The Gorge.  It was well written.  I felt like I was there with Emily.  I would love to meet her, give her a hug, and ask about her training.  

• The Longest Race.  I knew the issues with Nike, but wow, this book talks about so much more.  This made me like Kara Goucher even more.

• Choosing To Run.  She is my favorite elite runner.  I will always root for her.  

• Boston Bound.  It is an easy to read book that details Elizabeth Clor’s struggles as she attempts to get a BQ.  She tried for 7 years and finally qualified in October of 2014.  She ran the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016.

• The Bright Side Running Club.  This was a book reviewed by Wendy.  It was heart-warming, sad, and funny too.

The topic for next week – Runfessions with Marcia.  We hope you’ll link up with us!