Paid to Workout

As I have mentioned several times in my blog: wouldn't it be great if I could find a way to be paid to workout. And not in the way that I paid myself each time I went to the gym and then allowed myself to buy a car stereo. No, in the way that, I don't have to work more than 40 hours a week because I am making a little extra money while getting/keeping my body in shape. Yeah, that would be the life! Well, I may have found it. Dog-Sitting. And although it is few and far between, it is excellent. I currently dog sit for my mom. She goes out of town, on average, two nights a month. She pays me $15 to stay at her house and wait on her spoiled Golden Retriever. When I started this gig, it was NOT worth it. The puppy was a nightmare. I got bitten and jumped on constantly; I had to be at her house every four hours to let the dog out; I got little to no sleep because the dog wouldn't sleep through the night and didn't like that I made her sleep in a different room than me. My mom's original plan was to pay me less but after I refused to do it a few times, she realized that it was worth the money. Now, it's annoying, but not deathly! I love the dog. She is adorable and loves me too. And for someone who doesn't have a lot of un-conditional love in her life, that's worth a lot. But with tonight's excellent weather, Hannah will make for an excellent running partner. I am going to take her out for a three mile run. It's hard on her; she hasn't been training like I have. But she loves it. And when we get home she is exhausted. So she lays around while I watch free cable. And she sleeps through the night. And I make an easy 15 dollars. Shhhh! Don't tell my mom!