Note to Self. Night time Jogging in Winter Darkness = Hazard

The funniest part about the fact that I was jogging in the dark, late, in winter weather is not actually any of those details. The hilarious part is that I got a doctors note out of running the mile in high school and whined and walked during every running requirement my entire gym class life. I literally hate... hated running. I have been driving past a lady everyday on the way to take my son to school for the past two years. She is always jogging and it always looks like it's at a very comfortable pace. After all these months I finally passed her at a location that I was able to stop her and chat. She was super sweet and gave me tips and explained that she runs at that pace because she goes 8 miles everyday! I got a poncho and a neck warmer thing that has a fancy name and started jogging. Everyday! I'm not at 8 miles but I am at 1 and for a girl who hates running and isn't a real work out gal, this is the hugest deal! I really don't want to haul the tots on my jog in the clumsy jogging stroller that we have, so I have been going after dinner which gets later and later as hubby has been stuck working late. Tonight it was pretty dark (can't wait for daylight savings next week where it's dark an hour earlier) and I was jamming to my tunes and then smack! I felt it coming and then I slammed to the ground. Hand and knee are pretty cut up thanks to uneven sidewalk and no lights but I fought the urge to run home and cry to hubby and decided to finish my run. Super glad I took up this new hobby, just need to find a way to get out there before the sky is pitch black! Now I need my a cowboy band aid. Stat!