Lets Post our Daily Exercise
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I got several long walks in yesterday plus some weight lifting at the gym. Today I walked in the morning, and I am about to get a little walk now at lunch.
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Just two baskets. One for hubby and one for me, comes out to 2 loads a person.
Not doing anything today. Its just too hot!
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Various types of yoga Sun/Mon/Tuesday, plus today the additional exercise of getting my mom to a Dr appt in the 101 heat index...only to find the Dr wasn't there! It is such an effort to get mom out of the house at this point, she was about to cry.
Sorry for the sunburn Salt, we have a boat and after a bad burn nearly 20 years ago now, my best friend became Land's End 50 SPF clothing, I have rash gards, tops, pants and dresses. Lands End is great in that off season everything goes to 40-50% off...and then I do my shopping.
While the heat is horrible, we do have AC here in SE Virginia, stay safe my friends in the NW and other areas without AC, it's brutal. Had thoughts of quitting work early and sitting outside and reading, but with the 101 I will skip that! Take care, TT
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Have friends and family in the Pacific NW. Feeling bad for them and they are feeling the same for me.
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TT, when my dad got old, he became very immobile and very hard to get from one place to another (I am not kidding when I say that lugging him around led to my hernia). I finally hooked up with services for the elderly and was able to have him picked up for, and brought back from appointments by their handicapped accessible bus (plus they got him up and off on their lift). It was a nominal fee. I could either meet him where he was going or ride along for $5 (if my memory is correct). You could also book it for fun things; church, dinner at a restaurant, family gathering etc. within certain hours. Maybe check out if something like that is available in your area.
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imhere: Welcome! Sorry about your dx but I'm glad you found us. Everyone has given you excellent advise.
saltmarsh: Ouch on your sunburn! Hope it's better now. I imagine you're staying inside bc of the brutal heat. Stay cool!
M0mmy: Hope you are staying cool also!
Badger: How is your mom doing?
Karen: I know you are very disappointed to not be able to visit your dd.
Heidi: Love that your dog helps you up those mountains!
Claire: Your meals always look delicious. Our small garden is producing potatoes (they were volunteers from last year), zucchini, squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes now. It's wonderful to have fresh vegetables from my backyard. I also go to our local farmer's market to buy other fresh food.
Ruth: Your July 4th party will be much better this year compared to last year. It will almost seem normal.
edj: You have all the rain! We have nothing. It might rain Friday but I'm not holding my breath.
GoKale: Feels great to walk, doesn't it?
TT: How frustrating to get your mom to the doctor's office and he wasn't there. And in the horrible heat!
Hi Everyone! We are hot and humid here but not like several of you. Heat is so scary. Our high has been 90 degrees. I walked (and ran just a little) today. Didn't push it. We leave for a week at the beach on Saturday so I have been getting things ready for the Packing the Car exercise. Ugh.
Thanks for liking my rocks. I made more paper quilling cards last week. My butterfly attempt looks more like a double winged mosquito LOL
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I would be glad to have that particular mosquito!
Jealous of your upcoming beach trip!! 0 -
Wonder, I have been staying cool. Plenty of fluids on hand to drink, blinds and curtains closed to keep out the heat and ac in working condition.
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Wonderland, your art is beautiful, truly.
More rain today, we are on tap to get 2 to 3 inches, just today. Ugh.
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Hi all,
It's just delightful here west of the Cascades this morning. Low 60s and just lovely for sleeping. Warm, but not really hot for the next few days. Though the past days wewre hotter, the experience was not nearly as dreadful as when three weeks of 90F+ temperatures hit the Northeast.
The salmon was ridiculously easy to make which I did the day before the heat arrived. A frozen side of Chilean Keto Salmon which I prepared with herbs (lovage and garlic scapes), some wine, and a bit of the herb balsamic vinegar I made a few weeks ago. It may have taken me three minutes to put together, and then about 15 in the oven. I had it hot the first even and then cold. I have one piece for today's lunch.
Washington State is fully open as of today!!!!
But not the UK, and I made the decision yesterday to postpone my Scotland trip again until next year. This will give me more time in August, and is actually a gift as I will be able to go next year and spend several weeks in the UK. I won't have the pressures of work and will be able to take my time and explore another section. I may have a place to stay on the South Coast as well as with my friends in London. Airbnb is also great too.
There are plenty of fun things to do closer to home. I am looking at spending several days in the San Juan Islands and I would take my car as it's actually cheaper over several days than parking at the ferry and taking my bicycle. Or the North Cascades which I have never explored. I would visit Dry Falls, the story of which makes Noah look like a weenie. I am also planning to visit my friend who lives in Coeur d'Alene ID in September when her children are in school. It will still be warm enough to enjoy the lake, and I may do a bicycle ride into the mountains.
Vineyard duty this coming weekend and Labor Day Weekend. In between, lots of work. But as I do all these things, happy to know that it's the last time. Yes, I am really ready for my new life. - Claire
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Wonderland- thanks for sharing pics of your artwork. Beautiful! Yes, I'm grateful to be able to walk. In the early morning or evening I see rabbits this time of year. I'm also on the lookout for turtles crossing the road. I try to give them a little “help".
Claire- wow, retirement! So exciting, when will it be? I still have 7 years if I want health insurance partially paid. I do, but we shall see.
TrmTab and Ruth - my mom uses a walker, but sometimes she asks me to let her just hang onto my arm. I'm tempted to let her, but if she trips, I can't catch her. If I fall, too then I could break a bone. It's just not worth the risk.
Editing to add my exercise: walked in the evening yesterday. Meant to walk this morning, but didn’t get out of bed on time. I’m guaranteed 30 minutes a day during the week walking from the parking lot to the office. Today a walk at lunch and weights at the gym after work.
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It's so hard when one's parents begin to decline. Sigh, heartbreaking really.
Claire, if you run out of things to do in retirement (which you won't!), you can come and cook for me. Your recipes always sound delicious!
Here's the Wednesday Walking Women on our pre-Independence Day walk. Zumba tonight.
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LOVE the painted rocks and the Quilling! You all are so talented!
Ruth: love the group photo, but Bruno is missing???
On vacation. Too hot to take much advantage, but have done double workouts today -- personal training strength for an hour this morning, then did a 45 minute rowing (on erg -- way too hot to be out on the water! though pretty darn hot and humid even indoors) HARD. Got my best split time yet! Well, hit it for a few seconds, not an entire split (500 meters)
Next up in vacation fun: Cleaning the refrigerator!
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Good to see all your updates, friends! TT, that trip to the doc sounds frustrating (!), and thanks for the tip on Lands End!
I walked my little dog about a half a kilometer this morning, and then I just did 45 minutes of PT exercises involving 3 lb. weights.
It's 97 in the shade here, and I'm still avoiding going outside during daylight. The burn is definitely healing...it's in that phase where it has started itching but I can't scratch because it still hurts so much? Let this all be a lesson to me -- hopefully the last one I will need on this topic. Meanwhile, the SPF clothing I ordered (2 shirts, 2 pants, one broader-brimmed hat) has arrived, so I will more easily be able to "do better."
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Bruno is not a morning dog. As is the case with DH, he likes to sleep in. He didn't even budge when I left this morning!
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Went to lunch time Tai Chi, the zen of which burned off way too quick when I got back to the office.
Off topic...but we moved houses last year and instead of my screen porch, we now have an open deck
...and it really needs a fan to be able to enjoy/suffer through the cocktail hour with a 104 heat index
Any "fans" of weather proof fans out there...recommendations to share??? Thanks, TT
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Checking in after some time off for a visit with good friends who came to visit from California, followed by travel. The friends' visit was a big success from a healing broken leg rehab point of view (and of course it was great to see my friends!)...they wanted to see the Pueblo cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Monument...so off we went, and much to my surprise and delight, I walked a total of 4 miles that day!! WooHoo, a LOT for me right now! Then the next day we did about 3 miles just doing tourist 'stuff'.
We were a few days behind our friends on the road: I am now in California where I will be for several weeks; mostly follow up medical appointments for the eye/vision issues I had just before the pandemic...all routine follow up (albeit by specialists who don't exist in New Mexico; it is a very rare diagnosis)...and of course while I am here I am seeing friends and family and having fun too! Had a MRI of my eye area today (again, routine follow up) but plan to do some walking by the ocean tomorrow. The weather here in the San Francisco Bay Area is great and typical for June: fog in the morning, cool and partially sunny in the afternoon...My heart goes out to those of you further north, and in the NE, who are having to deal with this heat!
Take care all!
Octogirl
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Glad you are on the mend, Octo! And enjoying the beach and nice weather. One of my friends is watching her granddog for two weeks ago we are having a play date at 9:30 am to try to beat the heat. I will drag Bruno out a little before then to get our Obedience Training walk in too. Barre Sculpt and Dance2fit tonight.
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Here is Bruno's response in the morning when you say, "Do you want to go for a walk?".
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Smart pup!
Heat wave is broken here! Only going to be in the low 80s but still a bit humid. I can cope with that!
Doing light housework between now and Saturday. My mom and stepdad are coming to my house Saturday on their way back home from picking up the remaining things they are getting from my step-grandad’s house before it is sold.
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lol
Mine would not have fit!
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Such a cute picture, Ruth!
I did weights yesterday after work at the gym and a long walk on the treadmill. This morning I went for a walk. I love a morning walk because it’s so peaceful and I beat the heat.
No exercise or very little after work because I’m meeting a friend for tea and then visiting my mother.
Looking forward to the weekend because we are visiting our daughter in the mountains and planning on blueberry picking, hiking, kayaking, and fireworks! Some of it exercise, all of it good for the soul.
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It was raining Tues morning so no walk but went raspberry picking with DH once it stopped. A friend has a large patch and invited us to pick all we wanted. Yum! Lots in the freezer and we've been enjoying fresh berries. Supper last night was spinach ravioli and a fabulous salad made with fresh-picked lettuce from our garden, plus tomatoes, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and cashews. mmm
Walked early yesterday while it was still cool then went to visit mom. She is doing OK. I'm going with her today for a doc app't. She will not ride in my car, insisting on a wheelchair transport van so she can roll in & out. I meet them at her care home then ride in to the clinic. It costs $90 for the round trip which is not cheap but it's peace of mind for her and avoids any possible injuries - to me or her. Will be home late so no idea what's for supper. DH works until 3PM so he can figure it out.
It's going to be hot today so I got out early this morning for my walk.
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Badger - I love picking raspberries and eating them, too. The place we are going this weekend for blueberries also has raspberries but they're not ready now. I would love to go back when I can get raspberries, but it's quite the drive. I may do it anyway! So nice that your husband can figure out dinner sometimes.
I hope the appointment with your mom goes well. It's nice to have the transport service available so that you can choose.
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Some hiking + a swim= a happy, tired dog
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Love watching dogs swim!
Have fun with your dd this weekend GoKale. Sounds like you have a fun time planned.
badger: Glad that your mom is ok. You're a good daughter.
HI All! Mowed for 75 minutes today. Took breaks bc it's so hot and humid.
Have a good weekend everyone!
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Nice cool morning so got out and walked. Ever notice that most dogs wag their tails while they walk? Is it physiology or happiness? Doesn't really matter LOL.
GoKale, my DH is a retired chef so it's no trouble for him to whip up a meal. Our only difference is in preferences. He's a meat & potatoes person and I prefer veg.
Got home at 5:30 PM after waiting an hour for the wheelchair van to pick us up. Luckily it was nice enough for us to sit outside the clinic entrance and people-watch. Mom has a frozen shoulder and the doc prescribed more PT and maybe a cortisone shot. The lack of movement is causing swelling in her left hand. She's got an LE sleeve w/glove, which helps, but she doesn't like it and I think doesn't wear it much. Also, she's had a few TIAs (mini-strokes) and is having trouble with her legs. She couldn't step up onto the scale to get weighed. She's frustrated and I don't blame her. We all want to be able to do what we want when we want to, but sometimes that isn't possible.
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I would have joined Bruno in the swim! There were dogs at the swimming hole earlier this week. All of us were having a wonderful time.
I am off in a couple of hours for a 4-day weekend of helping out at the winery tasting room, restocking wine and the like. It will be hot on the other side of the mountains, but the mornings should be cool. Think I will cycle and not hike the canyon this time. I will try out at least one local swimming hole.
It turned out to be a major blessing that my Scotland trip is postponed until next year. While I am givng up my nonprofit work, I plan to do some project work. That will fund my travel, or at least make a huge difference in what I am able to do. More fine dining; better rooms; general upgrades; more trips.
Which brings me to: out of the sky, I just landed the most lucrative consulting project ever. I would not have been able to do this one if I had been off to Scotland in August. Something challenging and fun. My long term client specifically asked for me as opposed to a big name consulting firm. She will also want me to do her overflow work going forward, so it's a major win!
It will be quite the busy summer as I hand off my nonprofit duties and prepare for my new life. Plus do this and one other small project.
I also will have a place to stay when I visit Boston! I can't wait to get back for a few days. Looking forward to being a (well-funded) Lady of Leisure! - Claire
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Couple last minute chores.
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