Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Old Times and Mom Humor

I was thinking about something on the way home.  We live in a disposable world, and are often concerned with things being unclean.   With a warm sunny day, I was thinking back to high school.  One of my phys ed class choices was swimming.  We walked into the locker room, and was handed a swimsuit and a towel.  When our swim class was over,  we turned in our suit and towel.  They were washed (hopefully) and handed out the next day or the next class.   Would that fly in today's culture???     I think not.  Even my own thinking ... would I put on a swimsuit and wear it ????

It's Tuesday, and that means our weekly family dinner night.  Each week on Tuesday, we get together and share a meal.  It's a nice time to get to see the young kids and play Bingo or whatever.  While I enjoy them, its hard when you've worked a long day and stay awake past your bedtime!!  But we're finding that the kids behave differently at someone else's house than in their own home.  We've seen an improvement over the last few weeks in their behavior and that's encouraging too!   Most weeks, I supply the hot french bread, as they bake it fresh in my store, and tastes soooo good!  I also supply dessert --- tonight's choice, Rice Krispie Treats!  yummy

Mom's saga with her new house is on going.  Lots of little things to do to make things more "homey".   A really funny example is her handyman arranged to show up to start work at 8am.  He knocked, then he called me because she didn't answer her door.  I called her and she said "Yes, I see him, he hasn't rang the doorbell yet."   Um, mom, you're paying him by the hour... let him in!!!   lol 

Life in the fast lane ......!!





Monday, February 20, 2023

Choosing Different

 Lately, the last thought I have before going to sleep is remembering Chuck.  I'm sure it's because there are left over feelings because things just didn't work out.  Both of us were in places where a move just wasn't possible in the moment; and we were too far apart to get together on occasions ... he was a special man, and a part of me loved him very much.

With all that, I decided that it was time to take care of me.  I was noticing my Fitbit logging my resting heart rate at 66bpms.  In the past, it was usually 60-62, so that indicated to me that I needed to make some changes.  I have cut back on sugar and salt, and watching the foods I eat.  And I'm on the treadmill every day for the past 5 days for a minimum of 15 mins.  My target goal is simple:  Keep my heart rate above 125 for 15 minutes.  Anything else isn't as important.  For now.  Granted, I am still logging my time, distance and average heart rate,  because I'm a numbers person.  Even if the results don't show on scale, or anywhere else, I can track progress through numbers.   Today was day 5, and I wasn't watching the clock, ended up with 20 minutes ;)  I was happy with that!