Everyone is busy, busy. I know. And I am just the same. But between trips to the hospital to see my mom, designing new products, training seamstresses, hanging out with my hubby, playing with my kids and trying to force feed my family vegan meals, I have been running!
Now, I am not a ‘runner’. I don’t have fancy shoes, cool clothes and no hairbands. But I pop in my earplugs, start up a little playlist I created and run. Not too far …. yet.
But I LOVE it. My head clears, the commotion subsides, I don’t answer the phone, tweet, or email. It’s me, the music and my body. About halfway through, when I have settled in and the quiet begins, a great song comes up (yes, sometimes that happens to be the Brittney Spears my 6 year old purchased on the sly) and suddenly I can run a little more. And it’s then that new ideas seep in. In an instant, I can see a new ad, hear a phrase that just must be written down, envision a new stitch or a curve. I get ideas for blogs, newsletters and ways to thank my employees. I feel like I *can* attend that meeting, schedule another conference call, refresh the website, and work until I get it right.
In a way, it’s like I am training to run my business.
(by the way, feel free to send along recommendations on your favorite running tunes. I know many of you out there are avid runners … Jay for one and I *know* we have similar tastes in music, Nicole ….)
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009, 4:21 pm | 
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March 29, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Good for you, Leah! I’ve been toying with the idea of picking up running myself. I doubt I’d get to the end of my block, but it would be a start.
March 31, 2009 at 9:40 am
I love to run to Gomez, Jack Johnson and good old Reggae. They all nice beats that keep me steady.
April 30, 2010 at 8:54 pm
‘gnarls barkley’ is good. and ‘rodrigo y gabriela’ are veeeerry good…but, no lyrics. generally not a fan of no lyrics. but, it’s so upbeat and delicious.