Reviewing

I looked through what I wrote last year regarding the husband's health. What an improvement! When he visited his cardiologist within the last week or 2, the cardiologist was surprised at how he is doing! The swelling in his ankles and feet is much less and he has energy to do things again.

Now I need to find some things for him to do.

Weekend at the coast

Had a fun weekend at the central coast at my friend Rachael's house. We attended a small concert in a recording studio in Cambria and saw a movie and had dinner with our friend Candace who also lives in the area. Lovely weather!

Not sure what this plant is. It looks kind of like an asparagus plant that has gone to seed. May be called a Horsetail? It was growing en masse under a grove of Eucalyptus trees.

Thoughts about running

another disjointed, possibly rambling post...

My youngest brother will be in California the last weekend of July to run the San Francisco Marathon. He's been running off and on for probably 20 years. I last ran on a concrete gym floor at the local Y about 20 years ago and hurt so bad, I didn't think I would ever walk for exercise again.

Forward about 20 years and several cycles of weight gain/loss, and I discussed briefly with my brother the idea of walking a 5K next spring and he mentioned that with proper training (read slow training) I could possibly run (read this also as slow) a 5K.

Yesterday, I heard a discussion on public radio about barefoot running and the benefits of it and the drawbacks of "shod running." I spent some time this evening reading some websites about barefoot running and running in some shoes called Vibram Five Fingers. Interesting. I think I'll look into this kind of shoe and experiment with running short-really short--distances in my house on the nice smooth wood floor.

One of the differences in barefoot running is the runner doesn't necessarily land on his heel; but he might land on his forefoot or midfoot. I found this particularly interesting as I have looked at runners on the treadmills at the gym and see most of them running and landing on their heels. I've never been able to do this. It feels most awkward for me.

More things for me to think about.

Weight Watchers info for this week: Still have about 17 pounds to goal.

Saturday Night.

It's Saturday night and what a long day! I spent the morning on laundry, then made a trip to Visalia for Costco. Husband needed a refill on some meds. While there, checked out a couple of other stores and so was late to the Costco pharmacy and got there during their lunch. So I roamed the store, grazed the samples and looked at books and clothes. I got home about 4:00; so I wasn't able to do everything I had planned for the day.

I feel like Scarlet O'Hara. I'll do it tomorrow. I need to wash windows, dust under the furniture, and straighten most of the house.

I'm following a website/blog called Flylady--a cleaning system. You'd think I had enough to do without taking on this, but the house needs a system. I miss big parts of what I need to do by not having a system. This one may not be what I need, but it's interesting to look at and think about. Babysteps and starting new small habits one by one. That idea works for me. I'm not sure I can wait until I get out of babysteps!

Tax Time, Training

Finally got my taxes done, printed, uploaded and paid tonight.
Completed a six-hour training on autism this afternoon.
Have most of my life back...

My hand is healing.
I have too much to do at work.
Will be filing paperwork this evening or tomorrow.

On Saturday, I'm hosting a training for our and the districts' interpreters for the deaf.

Can't wait until school is out so I can breathe!

Another Busy Saturday--are there any other kinds?

Had a full day Saturday.

Picked up my mother for a trip to Lindsay for a quilt show. Wow! There were some absolutely beautiful quilts there. They had some Hoffman Challenge Quilts and clothes made from Hoffman fabrics. There were also lots of art quilts and some more traditional styles of quilts.

Some of my personal preferences for quilts and other things I like to have around me were expanded on and clarified for me. I have re-discovered that I like graphic designs with limited number of colors and bold contrast. I also like quilts with bright colors--graphic again, but also those with pictorial themes.

Having difficulty uploading pictures so will try later.

Overeating again and hand healing

What a weekend of overeating this is shaping up to be! I started yesterday by eating everything in sight right before making dinner! Then this morning, I ate a pre-breakfast snack, my regular breakfast, and then an early lunch before heading off to Costco to graze--oops! shop--and finished up the afternoon by having a nice, not-too-large dinner. Gotta see what tomorrow holds.

Stitches out on Monday--I think--is a good thing. I'm tired of sterilizing my palm and re-bandaiding it twice a day. I'm also hoping that the surgeon gives me some ideas on how to re-develop flexibility and strength in my fingers.