Runfessions for September

It's the end of September--can you believe it? But that can only mean one thing, right? I mean besides pumpkin everything. The end of the month means it's time for Runfessions, that monthly clearing of the conscience, hosted by Marcia's Healthy Slice. Have you runfessed lately? It feels great and there's no penance.

You would think that after my most recent runfession, I'd have nothing left to share. I thought about saving that story for this post, but it was like diarrhea. I just couldn't hold it in.

Have no fear. There's plenty more where that came from. The runfessional is open..

I runfess that my blog is in Blogger jail. Earlier this week, I received an email from Google that told me my blog was in "violation of Google Webmaster Guidelines". Apparently, some links on my blog have been spammy. I have no clue what links they are referring to nor do I know how this will affect my blog. I've spent a great deal of time searching for answers, but Google is not all that helpful. I'm not a big blog by any stretch of the imagination, so why Google is targeting me is a mystery. Nothing has changed. My analytics are the same. If any of you expert bloggers out there have any advice for me, shoot me an email. I'm all ears. And apparently I'm not alone. Seems like Google's hit a few of us...

Speaking of pumpkin everything...I runfess that I don't like pumpkin flavored things. I'm going to sound old when I say this, but back in the day, the only thing that was pumpkin flavored was pumpkin pie. Which I did not like, ever. To me, pumpkins were for carving at Halloween and the seeds were for roasting. But eating the innards of a pumpkin? Ewwwww. Clearly, I'm alone in my pumpkinless world since everything nowadays is pumpkin! And I do mean everything...

Don't get upset if your kid comes home with these in his trick or treat bag...

I runfess that I'm not much of a TV watcher. Never have been. Especially since I finished watching Breaking Bad. That show was so good, so out there, that nothing has come close. Until my sister told me about Shameless. OMG. Have you seen this show? It's on Netflix. Apparently, there are 6 seasons (I'm still in season 1) and I'm hooked. After working in healthcare most of my life, it's really hard to shock me, but I watch this thing with my mouth hanging open half the time. If you are offended by swearing, sex, and debauchery, this show isn't for you. This family is so bad. Truly. I really feel so much better about my own life now.

Frank (the dad) and Fiona (his daughter)

I runfess that I recently did a purge of my Facebook friend list. My feed lately was filled with posts from people I didn't know. I do love the ability to keep up with friends old and new. But I can barely handle the drama posted by the people I know, much less from those that I don't. I get friend requests from people I don't know and with whom I have no mutual friends. Am I the only person who finds that odd? In addition to that, I started to feel some discomfort with a follower of my page, who has a tendency write really wacky things in the comments on both my personal page and my running page. He also does this on other people's pages, so I've tolerated it up until now. It was a comment he made about my coach and my training that sent me to the unfriend button. From here on out, I'm going to keep my personal page personal. What I'd really like to see is the ability to have my running page but no personal page at all.

Oh, and then there's this...

I runfess that I'm still up in the air about a fall half. Do I or don't I sign up for one? I'm running fairly well right now, but with the Florida Half in December, do I want to risk awakening that sleeping plantar fascia in my foot? And if I pick one, which one? Naperville? Milwaukee? Madison? Stay tuned...

Are you a pumpkin spice fan or foe? What's the craziest pumpkin product you've seen? Any TV show recommendations? How do you feel about friending people you don't know on FB? Anyone running a fall half?

I'm linking up with Marcia, as well as Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia for Friday Five! 5 Runfessions, y'all...