Carla Benton

Sometimes it feels like runners talk a lot about unseasonably warm conditions at marathons or stifling conditions in Tokyo for the world championships, but not enough about climate change.

I did a lot of train travel last year. Some journeys took as long as I’d have to devote to heading to the airport early enough and then getting from the airport to my stay and were cheaper w/ more room to move, no liquid restrictions and bag limits or fees, and left me in the city center. Def rec.

I’ve never spoken or typed anything about the P@ragard IUD for my phone to eavesdrop, never mind had one, so IDK why I keep being served ads about the lawsuits for being injured by one. Skeeved out, nonetheless.😵‍💫

Found out a smaller Midwestern fall race I was considering is already sold out.🙄
I’m already over social media bc *gestures around*, but if it ever actually all goes away, I hope a byproduct is that the general public chills on running. I think it’ll wind up more fun again.

That annual sigh of lease-renewal relief that I’ll keep living solo for triple digits (that is, rent below $1K).

Proud of myself for knocking my taxes out early this year, especially as a freelancer who actually does them herself.

Finally snowing again❄️☺️

Help, I’m in that pre-vacation limbo of not wanting to shop for food that will go bad or spend $ on takeout😖

Stalking the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian weather a week out and am so excited for cold sunshine.

Who knew so many lovely people would want to run togetherTuesday at 6:30am? We had two lovely people check us out for the first time today! If you’re curious about us, you can find our schedule on our home page!

#chicagorunners #running #rogersparkrunningclub #rprc #runclub #chicagorunclubs

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I found this to be relatively helpful.

Can more people get on the Bluesky train already? So fed up with Meta. Almost ready to trash it all and figure anyone who needs to reach me can send a LinkedIn message.

Love to Google “Can you turn off Google AI” only to get their AI telling me I can’t 🙃

💔 the Senita news…and dreading when all my pocketed sports bras run their course😫

Did you combine swimming with a sauna? If so, do you have a rec for where to go? Planning a trip in Feb!

Annual Christmas tradition is shaping up to be housesitting w/ a cute dog and booking a spa hot tub experience. Will take it over being around Republican relatives and their inflammatory comments💁🏻‍♀️

It’s extra-frustrating this time of year bc they likely don’t want something extra to deal with before the new year, their payment people might already be clocked out for 2024, etc.🙃

If they tell me when to expect it and it doesn’t show, I follow up then. Repeat each time that happens. If this was a first-time client, I’m not likely to take a second project, TBH.

Truly, the thing that holds me back from being more of a nomadic worker (vs. WFH and just traveling on vacation) is not being able to bring my monitor and blow up whatever I’m editing to 200 percent.👵🏼🤓😓

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Played the points game to book my dream Scandinavia winter birthday adventure ✈️🤩🧣

CIM crowd support.

Who else is here after an Irish Exit from Twitter (nope, still never calling it that other letter of the alphabet)?