My favorite swimming conditions are cool waters! I was able to get in and have a nice swim today. I only did a 900 because I was pretty tired. I had a sleepless night last night. I did get a few hours sleep when I got back and then another couple this evening. It is my hope that tomorrow I will get into a routine for the week. I have lots to do this week and some traveling to add to the mix. Hopefully I will be able to schedule in some swim time and quite a bit of walking on one of my endeavors this week. I fully intended to mow the yard today and then the wind made me decide to come inside and curl up under a blanket instead. It is getting pretty bad so I will have to get at it either tomorrow or Wednesday. I am thinking Wednesday because it is supposed to be a great deal warmer then. I guess I just need to be glad that we don't have flooding or snow.
Grocery shopping is on the to do list for tomorrow. I am planning on getting some things that are fresh and healthy. I will of course replenish staples, but try to concentrate on the fresh stuff. I need to get some healthy snacks. I don't snack a great deal, but when I do I crave and only have on hand junk. My stupid fault! Since it is warmer out I will be more apt to eat fresh foods because they will be in season. It is also more appealing to me to eat lighter foods in the summer versus winter months. Mmmmmm.......strawberries sound so good right now. I will put those on my grocery list for tomorrow.
A happy, healthy, and productive week for all!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Not MIA
I am not Missing In Action. I am back on the blog train. The trip with my cousins and aunt was a fun and quick trip. I did get to spend time in the pool both nights that we were at the hotel. We explored at the City Museum and had tons of fun. The zoo was another place that we enjoyed. We walked and walked and walked some more. I was really relieved that I had been swimming and becoming more active prior to the trip. I was able to keep up with the kiddos and not get sore and out of breath.
There are always things that do go wrong on these trips. We were not an exception to the rule here. We were about 20 miles from home and I realized that I left my camera at home! The kids and my aunt were not supportive in turning around to go get it so I reluctantly continued on and silently cursed myself for my forgetfulness. The show went on and it was kind of nice to be able to enjoy the surroundings through only my eyes and not the lens of my camera. When I saw a mom taking a picture of her child and husband I stopped and reminded her to make sure and get in a picture, too. I told her to make sure that she wasn't always the one behind the camera because later on she would wish she would have got in the pictures. She told me that actually her husband is usually the one that is taking all of the pictures and she stopped and made him give her the camera so she could take on of him and their little tot.
Since I have been back I have worked on the yard a bit and the house. I have not been swimming as much as I had planned, but I did get to go for a dip last week and then again this week. I plan on going again later in the week and continuing to do yard work as well. My goal is to make sure that I swim a minimum of three times a week from here on out. I intend to add on some other lifestyle changes later on once I have made swimming a habit in my weekly routine. Getting back into the groove is rough, but it is worth it at the end of the day.
There are always things that do go wrong on these trips. We were not an exception to the rule here. We were about 20 miles from home and I realized that I left my camera at home! The kids and my aunt were not supportive in turning around to go get it so I reluctantly continued on and silently cursed myself for my forgetfulness. The show went on and it was kind of nice to be able to enjoy the surroundings through only my eyes and not the lens of my camera. When I saw a mom taking a picture of her child and husband I stopped and reminded her to make sure and get in a picture, too. I told her to make sure that she wasn't always the one behind the camera because later on she would wish she would have got in the pictures. She told me that actually her husband is usually the one that is taking all of the pictures and she stopped and made him give her the camera so she could take on of him and their little tot.
Since I have been back I have worked on the yard a bit and the house. I have not been swimming as much as I had planned, but I did get to go for a dip last week and then again this week. I plan on going again later in the week and continuing to do yard work as well. My goal is to make sure that I swim a minimum of three times a week from here on out. I intend to add on some other lifestyle changes later on once I have made swimming a habit in my weekly routine. Getting back into the groove is rough, but it is worth it at the end of the day.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Feeling Gloomy
I know that the best way to fight the gloomy feeling is to be active, but I just didn't want to. I will be out of town for a few days on an adventure and I know that will peek my activity level. I decided to get off my gloomy behind and work on some craft projects today and that seemed to help. I debated going for a swim for the past two days. I didn't go on Friday and mowed the yard instead. I think that I will not swim on the yard days anymore. I just am drained by the end of the day if I get up early and go swim and then mow that afternoon. If I am planning on going out on a Friday night it stinks because I get goofy acting when I am tired.
I learned this last weekend when some friends asked me to go to dinner and a movie for a girls night out. I declined on the movie because I was tired and had only slept a few hours the previous two nights. I ended up driving them all a few towns away to dinner because a delay in movie times and we had a fun little adventure but my driving skills were scary by the time I dropped them off at the movie. I was fine by myself but oh so distracted when sleepy and driving in an unfamiliar place. It was fun and memorable, I will give it that.
I plan on swimming the next two or three days but not laps. The hotel has a pool and I know that I will be the one on kid pool duty. The walking will be a fun and interesting change as well. I am thinking that I should really get back into walking on the mornings that I don't swim and during the evenings on the days that I do swim. Enjoy nature this week. I hope to have some pictures to share sometime by the end of the week. I would like to share pictures of the facility that I use and some of the equipment. Don't get water logged.
I learned this last weekend when some friends asked me to go to dinner and a movie for a girls night out. I declined on the movie because I was tired and had only slept a few hours the previous two nights. I ended up driving them all a few towns away to dinner because a delay in movie times and we had a fun little adventure but my driving skills were scary by the time I dropped them off at the movie. I was fine by myself but oh so distracted when sleepy and driving in an unfamiliar place. It was fun and memorable, I will give it that.
I plan on swimming the next two or three days but not laps. The hotel has a pool and I know that I will be the one on kid pool duty. The walking will be a fun and interesting change as well. I am thinking that I should really get back into walking on the mornings that I don't swim and during the evenings on the days that I do swim. Enjoy nature this week. I hope to have some pictures to share sometime by the end of the week. I would like to share pictures of the facility that I use and some of the equipment. Don't get water logged.
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