Day 5

This was a tricky day.

Thursdays are a day off from the workouts with Art and the team, so it can be a slow day for me, a day puttering around the house.

Today, I sorted the recycling, did two loads of laundry, and cleaned the kitchen. I read the paper, worked the New York Times crossword, and played with the dogs. I did a little legal work and posted a couple of items from the garage on EBay.

This was all procrastinating because I had planned to do my walk in the morning.

And I didn’t want to.

So I kept doing stuff around the house and the day might have gone by without any exercise at all, except that I told myself that I would not eat lunch until I’d made the walk. Probably not the healthiest motivator, but it worked - I became so hungry (and the house was so clean), that I had to get out and get it done.

So I did, a little later than I’d have preferred. The day was beautiful, and although my left quad kept threatening to throb, it never got too bad. I extended the walk a little further and tried hard to just relax and enjoy it.

I’m glad I got out of the house.