I made an executive decision to stay at home this weekend while the husband ran off to Minneapolis to game with friends. Two old age problems are getting me down: I have a dodgy left hip. If I stretch and use the hip, eventually it settles down, and it’s fine, but things like 5-hour car trips, of which I’ve had several lately, aggravate it, so I thought I’d give the hip a chance to heal. It helped some. I’m reminded of when I had plantar fasciitis. It feels like a muscle thing, so I’ve been stretching more.
And the condition that shall not be named is more readily taken care of when you’re not on the road, so I stayed home and did that too. This Friday we’re going to take a looksie and see if the condition that shall not be named can actually be named.
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Blood test reveals high cholesterol of a minor sort as always, but as I age, the number does creep up. More exercise? Yes. The heat tends to get in the way, but I will make more of a concerted effort. Walked for an hour yesterday, for example. Should also really start considering the effects of red meat, cheese, eggs, etc on my diet more than I do. So I shall.
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Bookwise, got a lot done. Friday I wrote 3000 words Saturday I checked student papers. Boo! I sort of forgot to figure that into my schedule I suspect that was a Freudian slip. However, Sunday, I started to do some vital character work, and I read a huge chunk of an excellent book on Venice.
The best part of me staying home is that I’m not starting the week at a chore deficit. Just jumping into my Monday in the usual way. This’ll be an interesting week full of dietary restrictions and tests. I will disappear about Thursday night, and we’ll talk again probably on Monday.
And that’s what I got.
