MEDICAL APPOINTMENT, SHOPPING and GETTING A HAIR CUT

HAD A EARLY MORNING START so HUBBY COULD GO TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT in Manhattan.  Another day out in the cold.  Unbearable temps.  Spotting a few snowflakes flying through the air reminded me that we are suppose to have snow this evening, not early morning.

The landscape was sobering where the scenery is speckled with snow covering the grounds.  A dull grey sky canopies above.  Looks like WINTER.  Sorry, the ballad Home On The Range doesn't sing true today where the skies are NOT cloudy all day, because they were all day.  ALL DAY.   

I sat in the lobby waiting for him.  40 minutes later he appeared in the lobby announcing he has a sinus infection.  Nothing that a little shopping couldn't help.

The doctor's office is near TARGET so we went.  Wanted to get some more under the bed storage bags for bedding.  They did not have any of the kind I purchase just a few days ago.  WHAT??? You're kidding.  Nope.  They had a whole new line of brightroom accessories, but none like I had previously bought.  WHAT???  I'm not being very flexible.  This messes with my plan of how to store more bedding.  There goes my 'EVERYTHING MATCHES' plan.  Right out the window.  humph.  

Okay, back to the drawing board.

The weather hindered the shopping.  Too cold.  From Target, we went to the grocery store for cottage cheese, green beans, sweet potatoes, chicken breast and a few things not on the list. Thought we'd best get HOME since it was snowing and blowing by now.  Had to pick up Hubby's prescription in a different town.  I noticed a THRIFT SHOPPE a few doors down so I buzzed in and took a look at what they had.  For little of nothing, I purchased a couple of books.  Library stop and then on HOME.  Charlotte's Hinger's book, The HEALER's DAUGHTER caught my eye so this be the one to check out.  A Novel of all things.  

Of all the places this book's story could have taken place, Nicodemus, Kansas is mentioned. Looking forward to reading a novel for real.  

In this cold, my body gets so stiff I walk funny.  Getting in and out of the car took a toll on me, but I managed to get 'er done.  The afternoon tireds started affecting my old body so I knew it was time to go HOME craving SPRINGTIME.  Ready to sit inside our little COTTAGE away from the maddening crowd.  Feet up.  The cold does a number on my thought life that wonders to other places on planet Earth where the temps are in the 70s.  Where might that be?

HOMEWARD BOUND.  HOME, unloaded our spoils and rested.  Laundry to follow.  Since it's the week-end, I'm psyching myself up for finishing the laundry and having the Dining room look like a Dining room again.  I have used the table for a CATCH-ALL and it sure did.  I am being methodical concerning the plan of action to getting THINGS done.  I have to get caught up with ALL the laundry before I can allow myself time to draw or sew.  Laundry is ongoing, but I don't usually get so far behind that I cringe at it every time I walk past the Utility room.  It calls my name even when I ignore it.  Look the other way.

How to make LIFE as interesting as possible takes a bit of mind crafting.  

After I washed my hair and combed it out, I decided that I needed a cut.  Not a trim, but a full blown cut.  I did the butterfly cut on it where you comb the hair forward and make a pony tail at the forehead.  I did then I cut off a couple of inches.  I took the hair down, combed it out, took a leap of faith CUTTING close to 8 inches off.  That was fast and nearly painless.  Snip and just like that it was significantly shorter.  I liked it knowing it needed a good cut.  

By Summer it should be the length that I am very comfortable with.  Hair grows approximately 1/2 inch a month.  

✅ Haircut off my TO DO LIST. 

This evening will be MOVIE NIGHT.  Not sure what we will watch yet.  I suppose that will come to me when the time comes.  

With each passing day, I seem further behind than I want.  I don't think it's my imagination.  The Lord knows I am trying to GET THERE, wherever that is.  If I were to take everything that needs to be removed from the house so we'd have a minimalist appearance, I'd have to get rid of just about everything.  I can box it up and stack it in the garage then when the weather is more old lady friendly, I could go through the boxes deciding what to sell, pricing it or do something with it other than being in a box.  

January comes to a close.  February is a blink away.  SO ready for it and warmer weather.  This Sunday, the weather is suppose to be nicer.  I will need to go to the store and get the rest of the Valentine cards needed.  First thing Monday morning, I will need to go mail my Mom's Valentine's gift.  The cards will go out a little later in the week.  

HEALTH:  Perhaps these arm exercises will help me.

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I know that the GOOD LORD wants us to be moving about
for our health, so here goes.

    

God bless and may you have
a wonderful week-end,

~d🫶

ARM EXERCISES TO HELP AN OLD LADY TONE UP

EXERCISING WITH PETRA FROM FACEBOOK.  Available for all to watch.

HERE I SIT TRYING TO TALK MYSELF INTO GOING TO THE TRACK TO WALK IN THE COOL OF THE DAY!  I'm not moving very fast and really would like to just stay HOME sitting.  SITTING will not help me reset my health journey.  RESET IS ACTUALLY A CONTINUATION OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE August 2020. The change in food started and I haven't looked back since.  Now I am working at being in motion more.

I started walking in 2024 about the month of March and have stayed at it.  I started slowly increasing the distance to a MILE.  A year later I am working at walking 2 miles each outing. This feels like it did when I started walking one mile so I know I have improved.  The FATIGUE after walking is still there though.  If I absolutely cannot walk 2, I deliberately walk 1 mile.  This morning I walked a mile.  I got started too late and the temps had already raised to an uncomfortable level.

When I weighed less and was 35 years younger, I still had fatigue after a work-out to the point I could either exercise or do house chores, but doing both was out of the question for me.  I have a heart murmur and to this day I have to pace myself as I am in a delicate condition.  Just the way it is.  I have physical limitations.  I had to decide if I wanted to be a stay-at-home momma or work out of the household.  I chose my family over employment outside the home working for others until we relocated to Marion, Ks in 1992.

I did part time work cleaning a house, clerking at a video store and substitute teaching.  When I started being a para, my health went down hill.  I was exhausted to the point of hitting the sofa when I got home from being a para and sleeping for hours.  I was in a bad way.  Eventually I was able to function better, but I was not thriving.  

I wasn't able to work at a job outside the home and run a household very well.  Taking care of my family suffered.  I was plagued with disappointment and guilt.  When we moved to the Tulsa area, I returned to staying at HOME full time.  To this date, I have remained HOME.  It is the best place for me to be.

Turning 70 continues to surprise me.  I'd like to firm up my upper arms as they are like jell-o.  I know it'll take commitment and effort to change their present sad condition.  I believe I can do these arm exercises and get along alright.  

Here's to a stronger me,

~d 🏋