On August 4th, I ran 18 miles. That was a long way.

On August 18th, I ran 20 miles. Man, that was even further.

July/August kind of kicked my butt -- not the running, I'm sort of in a running grove. August was just insanely busy. Mac didn't didn't teach any writing workshops (www.dcwritersway.org) in August but had three readings on Friday and Saturday evenings. On the 18th, I ran 20 miles and that evening took photos at Mac's reading for the web site. Between wrapping up my work at PIRG and having a social engagement every time I turned around, I was wiped out.

I spent the last two weeks of August sort of recovering. (I left my job on the 13th and began using up some vacation time.) I did all the projects I have been meaning to do for ages. I cleaned out the house and created large piles of stuff to get rid of. I weeded the garden and planted some early fall vegetables. It was very relaxing and I got a lot of exercise.

I also did some job hunting. However, Congress is on recess during August so nearly everyone who works for environmental advocacy organizations in DC goes on vacation. I spent the time going through the "What Color Is Your Parachute?" book and doing all the quizzes. It's pretty helpful. I rewrote my resume you can see both here: new resume, old resume.