May 23 was my one year anniversary for this blog.
Today is my Dad’s birthday. I miss him.
In two days I will see my daughter, her husband, and the twins, E&Z.
In three days I will see my daughter-in-law and family, B&J.
In five days we will remember and honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Not much knitting is going on. We’ll have a house full of people this coming weekend so I’m down to panic cleaning and decluttering. I have to make a list of everything that needs done so I feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. I can get easily distracted and it keeps me on task, too.
I’ve been feeling a bit out of sorts lately and I thought that joining in with Cindy and her Smoosh Camp 2011 would help get me out of that funk. I’m not as detailed as Cindy is. I’m just trying to move more and watch what I put in my mouth. After all exercise reduces stress, improves sleep, boosts self-esteem, plus it releases dolphins that make you feel better. Or is it endorphins? =)
The first week I managed to walk one lap around our building each day during lunch. It was cool but not raining.
Last week it rained every day so I didn’t get to do my lunchtime walk. That Monday I did some exercises while sitting at my desk. The rest of the week was a bust.
This is a new week. Yesterday I did two laps and expanded my route. The assistant director asked if I was going to do my lap at lunchtime so he went along with me. The second lap was his idea and it was good. I didn’t get that sleepy feeling around 2:00 even though I didn’t get a very good night’s sleep the night before. In fact I felt great the rest of the day.
Maybe there is something about those dolphins after all.
Alex Trebek was in our area yesterday taping a segment for an upcoming category on Jeopardy. I didn’t know about it until it was all over. If you’re interested, you can read about it here.
I used to watch Jeopardy All. The. Time. And I used to be pretty good playing along with the contestants. I don’t watch much TV now and when I do, it’s not the time when Jeopardy is on. In fact there are days that go by when we don’t even turn on the TV.
When I was in college, my roommate and I would watch the show and play along and we’d even keep score. The loser washed the dishes. The show came on at 12:30 in the afternoon. I’d get back to our apartment after my morning classes and we’d sit and watch the show while we ate lunch. One day Jane was answering ALL the questions correctly and I thought something was up. Later she confessed that the same show came on another network earlier and she watched so she knew all the answers.
I bought two poppy plants last year and wasn’t sure if they were going to bloom this year. One did so far. Isn’t it lovely?
Poppy
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