Relaxing

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Up until a few months ago, I did not like Sundays. It was just as hectic as every other day.  After Mass, I would go to the market for the weekly shopping while the kids went to CCD (Sunday school) then I’d pick them up on the way home.

We’d unload the car, put the groceries away and I’d hurry to get lunch on the table.

This routine continued even after the kids moved out.  Mr. Aitch was the choir director at a different church so I would still go to the market after Mass while he was at his church.  Then the rest of the routine followed pretty much the same: unload the car, put the groceries away, hurry to get lunch on the table.

Mr. Aitch retired from the choir director position over a year ago and since we were both retired, I didn’t need to go to the market every week.

The hectic routine gradually changed.  I always associated going to Mass/church as a dreadful thing and I would berate myself for not wanting to spend some time with God.  But that wasn’t it at all.  It was what I made the day out to be and yesterday, it finally dawned on me that I now enjoy Sundays again.

A day of rest and relaxing.

The neighbors…again

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Mr. Aitch and I have been enjoying our neighbors again.

We love watching this feathered couple outside our window.

Usually, the female eats from the feeder…

…preparing the meal…

…while the male sits or hops on the ground picking up any seeds she happens to knock off the suet cake.

But sometimes he gets a chance at the feeder, too.

Walking it off

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My Fitbit* Flex is a few years old and was a great motivator to get up and walk. (This model is no longer available.)

After I retired (and had a change in some medication – meaning I had to change to a not-so-great insurance plan), I gained 20 pounds.  Happy?  Not in the least.

Anyway, I’ve been doing these “Workweek Hustle” events with some other Fitbit users.

These have really helped me get out of my favorite knitting chair and move.  I only know one of the people in this group but that really didn’t matter.  What did matter was that I was motivated again to do something about the extra pounds.

And last week I won! 

Big time won!  Personal best week!!

I just need to keep walking to reach my goal of losing ten pounds by July 4th.  The only downside to this fabulousness is not much knitting.  I haven’t figured out how to walk and knit at the same time without doing any damage to the knitting or myself.

*Not a paid product review.  Just my story and my own personally purchased Fitbit.