I could say, I joined a gym today. Well, kind of. Sort of. During this pandemic, I need to walk when the weather isn't well suited for me. With the foot pain I have struggled with the last 16 months, I have to pace myself and walk when I can, even if it's late at night or early mornings protected in a climate control cottage.
The treadmill is up and going. Hubby and I worked this afternoon at digging our treadmill out of storage, relocate it to the COTTAGE, clean it up and assemble it. Try it out and go ahhhh. For being in storage over 4 years, it has held up pretty well except for the bottom panel being broken.
A new one will hopefully be in stock to where we can fix this. We have had our treadmill close to 11 years. It seems like yesterday that we went shopping for one and purchased this one.
Digging the treadmill out of storage required shuffling huge items in order to reach the equipment. Hubby had to lay pieces of particle board to make a smooth path across the backyard, side and front lawn, go up some front porch stairs, onto the porch, take a storm door off so the treadmill fit through the front door and into the cleaned up area for a resting spot. It was a work out for the both of us and I'm sure I will feel it in my bones tomorrow.
So very happy to have the treadmill up and going. I'll start walking this week. Get my journal out, find my walking shoes and go for it. I had hoped to be walking the first of November, but the window of time to get set up was not available until today. Just 9 days than desired. It will be alright. I am so HAPPY to have joined THIS gym. grins.
I now have an official membership at RETIREMENT COTTAGE GYM. Praise the Lord. It will be one foot in front of the other. I have not walked on this treadmill for 5 years. How quickly this time has passed. Lord willing, in another 5 years I will be 70. That's really old.
Pulling a lace curtain back to look out one of the Cottage windows, I could see the almost naked trees that have shed their AUTUMN foliage. It was a lovely AUTUMN day to set up the gym! Lovely. I hope I will shed some weight reaching my goal in a year. Shall see.
TODAY'S MONDAY WAS BUSY. Productive. I have peace about it. I will continue tidying the house, doing laundry, paperwork and make headway in the KITCHEN. Boxing up items to turn loose of. By the end of the month, I will be where I want to be with the KITCHEN.
I've started Christmas decorating in my head. I know where to go with the Nativity Scene and Christmas tree. Lush garland around the front door. Garland on the stair rail and fireplace mantle. Christmas cards and baking done early. Gifts out early. Music to warm up the HOME with the Christmas spirit. Hallelujah, the Lord's birthday to celebrate. There will be a sweet, sweet spirit in this place.
By Christmas, I hope to have the new TV room almost ready to roll except the new floor will not go in until SPRING 2021.
I have been watching a multitude of decorating videos and I am so impressed with the ideas.
Stretching for better health I am in hopes of reaching my goal.
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