Day 8 - Rest

"Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing.'" - Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love


Miles Ran: 17 Dollars Raised: $150

My goal on my "rest" days is to do some inward thinking, and take the time to focus on self-care. Anything that makes me really relax and step away from the craziness of the world around me, or focus on other health issues.

Today (sniff!) I've been attacked by allergies since I was around (the cutest) dog all weekend in New York. So I've been taking the Zyrtec, the Benadryl, and had tissues by my side all day as my eye and my shoulder (shoulder?) welted up in little circular spots.

I also started reading Eat Pray Love, which I absolutely recommend to anyone. It's about a woman who is searching to find her inner self on a year long trip through Italy, India and Indonesia. She's an amazing writer, and isn't really preach-y at all like I had suspected. On my ride back to Boston today I kept giggling at parts out loud and had to share them with my "Bus Buddy", Clark. Luckily, since he's a great friend, he kept me laughing the entire way, and didn't blast showtunes through his headphones like my first Bus Buddy. Off to indulge in some more reading!