WEDNESDAY

THE WIND IS BLOWING.  This is my idea day in Kansas to where I can open the French doors that lead to the screened-in porch.  Freely the wind blows and I gladly embrace the sounds of nature.  Feeling the breeze is perfect weather conditions.  It's 75 degrees right now. Takes my breath away after being so cold a few weeks ago.  I can actually hear dried leaves breezing by, the wind and someone raking the yard.

I'm air drying my hair as I sit in my chair.  Early shower for me this morning.  My hair needed a good shampooing.  When I wash my hair these days, so much hair comes out.  I sigh. Just one of those things happening.  Having a few minutes to myself as Hubby went to the Bank and milked a cow.  This is what I call getting milk or moo juice.  

I will be starting another list for what I need to visit with my physician about in April for a physical.  A super long list.  When I think about what to talk about, it frightens me that there are so many questions.  It'll help if when I think of something that I jot it down on an ongoing list.

From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet back to the crown.  Questions indeed.  

It will be helpful to me to take a list with me when it's my turn to see him.  I usually have a list with me, so I don't forget things.  I have not been to the doctor for over a year.  Makes me smile. Between now and then, I hope to drop the weight I put on during 2020.  I will admit, I did not walk very much in 2020 as my foot were a nuisance.  The pain was awful.  Today, I am better, but occasionally my feet hurt.  If I can remember to ice them.  Now it's my back.  sigh.

Exercises for strengthening the back:

I watched a video on exercises that strengthen the back muscles.  I'll give it a whirl.  The discomfort seems to be moving around my body.  My back, my knee, my back, my feet, my back, my back, my back.  Losing weight would help all my joints.  This I know.  

Getting the weight off is another thing altogether.  I have to exercise.  That's all there is to it.  The Jack Lalanne videos are in the mail.  I told my son and he laughed.  All kidding aside, here is my son who is a marathon runner.  100 miler under his belt and he laughs.  

Another son, use to run, but has changed to disc golf.  A daughter that bicycles and runs.  All very active.  Their children the same.  As a child I was extremely active until age 6 when rheumatic fever caused me to have a heart murmur.  I slowed down.  I sometimes wonder where I'd be today if I hadn't gotten the fever.  It's better to not spend too many brain cells wondering, but dealing realistically with what I have to work with.

Part of my joint discomfort today is probably due to having rheumatic fever as a 6 year old child.  I was really very fortunate not to have issues with my joints until in my 60s.  I'll keep researching and reading about health issues because that is what I seem to like to do. Somewhere in my resume, I could slide in that I have experience in researching.  That's a stretch and a half.

A GRAND came over today to rake out the flowerbeds.  This is a huge help.  Was so good to see her.  We still social distance.  

Welp, I'm off to do something and 

won't that be a treat.

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