Last week I had a stupid moment. This isn’t uncommon- I typically have these lapses everyday. But this one was especially stupid because I knew it was stupid the moment I did it. Getting ready for my long run, I pulled out an old, worn pair of socks from the back of my drawer, and threw them on. I knew the moment I put them on that they would suck on the run – and after having trained for various long-distance endeavors, I knew how important good socks are! Yet, I left on my adventure and by mile 3 by tootsies were hurting!! And by mile 5, oh yeah, that blister had formed!!!
It was stupid and I was mad at myself, but more than anything it left me wondering why do I hang on to things for so long? Socks, underwear, pajamas – these are all things that I wear until they are threadbare and forgo replacing. Why? Who the hell knows?!? I jump at the chance at replacing them for everyone in my family, but when it comes to me I guess I don’t feel like I should spend my time on replacing it. Should I replace them – obviously! My feet certainly think so. But I have a problem with hanging onto things for too long. Because I spend $12 over three years ago on a dumb pair of socks, I feel like I need to wear them forever to get their worth. I don’t know where this comes from – but it got me thinking about other things I might hang on to…toxic relationships…grudges…
So, now I am freaking out that I am a hoarder of all bad things while I am nursing a gross blister on my foot all caused by my stupid hoarding habit. It’s a cruel circle of stupidity I am stuck in! If you too are a hoarder of things and you don’t take the time/money to replace those things because maybe you don’t feel like you deserve them…just do it. You have earned the new socks! You are worthy of ditching that toxic relationship!! If not, you’ll end up with nasty blister… or worse!!!!
Side note – my all time most favorite running socks are the Balega Hidden Comfort Running Socks. They are fabulous in so many ways. Try them – you won’t regret it!!
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