I have been incredibly sick again and am even more sick of being sick - if that makes any sense. Found out yesterday that insurance isn't going to pay for the doctor who couldn't help me so I get to pay him for nothing. Ain't life grand??
Anyway, I couldn't go the day without wishing Ms CrankyPants a very happy birthday. If I had the money, I'd buy her one of these.
Someone gave me a gift card for Home Depot for my b-day. Although I love her I must kill her. First she makes me do an amazon.com wishlist which was hard to do - then she turns around and veers clear off the amazon path and does this Home Depot thing. Me and $25 at Home Depot can do a lot of damage. New tile for my small bathroom floor? New wallpaper border for my kitchen? Flower boxes to go under the windows on the shed? New bathroom faucet? Blind for the dining room window? The list goes on and on.... Thank God they have a website so I can decide from my comfy chair. My legs would fall off if I had to walk the store to decide.
Speaking of walking, last week I started walking every night. With the exception of Saturday, I have walked every night for a week. Sound like no big deal but it is. I have spent months just sitting at the computer with no exercise to speak of. Everyone told me to start off easy and only go every other night. That kind of regime doesn't work for me. It's all or nothing. If I don't push myself beyond my limits, I won't push at all. Tonight is the shortest walk so far and it registered 7/10 of a mile on my pedometer that Christopher got me. My normal walk is closer to a mile and a half. Christopher loves it. He takes his bike - I take the dog. Dog chases bike. I get an upper body workout from pulling him back as well as the very brisk walk. If you've considered beginning an exercise program I'd highly recommend walking. I really do feel better since I started and it's a great change of scenery.
