Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Summer fun

Well, thank goodness that it is the summertime, and there are plenty of opportunities to be in water. Fourth of July weekend was great because I spent so much time just floating in the water. Ditto with the past weekend. It is amazing how swimming can be so beneficial to everything. It also helps that so many vegetables are ready in the garden. I have been eating cherry tomatoes as a snack each afternoon. So much better for me than anything else. And I finally decided to have a much smaller garden this year. It is only 5' by 5', and there are just a small number of plants (3 pepper plants - yellow, of course, 3 kohlrabi, some lettuce and beans, a few cucumber plants, 2 zucchini plants, you get the picture). The tomato plants are all in pots and they are doing great! I set the pots out on the brick patio, so they are getting plenty of heat. I just need to make sure that I water them each day, but these days it is fun to go out and check on what has ripened. Oh, and I have some herbs, which are always fun to add to any meal. I have no idea if this is cutting down on the food bill, but I do know that you can't beat the freshness.

Today is a raining day, but that is a good chance for me to catch up with household chores and get a lot of work done. Later I promised my son a trip to the fair. I am really getting out and enjoying the weather, but I have to keep remembering to take it one step at a time. Paced activity is the key. And I think downsizing the garden has made the whole experience so much more enjoyable and manageable. I don't look at the garden with dread anymore. As I sit here writing, I see that the morning glories that I planted around the fence of the garden are smiling back at me. Seems like things are going well.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Keep moving

Well, back to that old theme of activity, activity, activity. It is not as easy as it seems. I keep trying to remember to ride my bike places, if possible. I have been pretty good about that. I also try to walk as much as I can. However, I have a dream of really working out, like I used to. I was just thinking this morning that I cannot believe that I used to go for an hour on the stair master or in an intensive aerobics class. It just does not seem humanly possible. But I guess it is and, while I know that can never be a real goal because that intense level of working out will just make my fibro worse, I can still dream of doing it for 15-20 minutes, right?

I don't remember if I mentioned WiiFit before, but in the winter that was a lifesaver. I would get up every morning and do 30 minutes on that. It wasn't very intense, but it got me moving. I really need to get back to that sort of routine. Summer is nice, though, because you have so many opportunities to move.

So, now I must go. I am going to take a walk around the park. Just trying to keep moving.