The old guy in the lighting fixture section knows immediately what bulb I need. He also knows that HD doesn't stock the 2-ft plastic light covers, only the 4-ft ones. I ask him if I should just use tape, and he says packing tape will work for a while but eventually it'll peel off. Better to go to the paint department and get some clear epoxy to fix the crack. Sounds good. Of course, the epoxy takes over 20 minutes to set, and the cap that you're suppose to place over the snipped epoxy containers fails to fit properly. I'm tempted to toss the entire package. I'm sure this is also "planned" so that I'll have to buy a new dual tube of epoxy should I ever have need again. In the end, I leave the cracked cover off and just enjoy the bright whiteness. My son and husband come back from Boy Scout service work, and remark that now the kitchen is as bright as a full moon. I'm a bit dismayed at the bulb label that says it's new and improved. Yes, new and with less mercury. So that's good. But then I read, bulbs should last 3 years if used for 6 hours every day. Uh, my old ones were on continuously for close to 15 years. Hhhmmmm.
My hubs is off to Boston for the week so I get to the gym late. It's not very crowded, and that's just the way I like it. My shoulder has been extremely troublesome this weekend, especially after I sat in an awkward position on the sofa. The shoulder rotated at an odd angle and it hasn't recovered. This week I'll call and see what appointments are available for the orthopedic specialist. Next week I have a checkup with the glaucoma doc to see if using Travatan® instead of generic latanoprost has made any difference in my eye IOPs. I am having a very hard time adjusting from close reading on my iPad to driving at dusk. It's as if my eyes just don't want to focus properly. They do eventually, but it takes a long time and I'm impatient. Important bits are losing their flexibility and I don't know how to fix it.
I do 30 minutes on the cross-trainer, no pull ups, and sets of push ups. Also, crunches and planks. Then, DB deltoid work, and some Rip Skulls. I end with another 30 minutes on the elliptical and a quick stretch. Done. I just have time to shower and splash a little moisturizing cream on my skin. I still don't like the smell, because it's lactic acid based, and smells like milk to me. I've rediscovered the urea foot cream Flexitol® and marvel at how well it works on my cracked heels. It's even dealt with a new foot issue: tiny painful raised bumps on the inside of my feet under my inner ankles. The cream caused the skin to flake off and the bumps have receded. I suspect it has something to do with age and Ichthyosis Vulgaris, the fish-scale skin disorder I've inherited. My mother used to call it alligator skin. It's actually a deficiency of the protein profilaggrin. But I suspect it's also related to my Raynaud's since my mother and grandmother had both as well.
There's probably a baby Plantar's wart on the sole of my left foot. Right now I'm using OTC wart remover pads (40% salicylic acid), and my foot feels much better. I've just realized that the cross-trainer and elliptical machines have me "running" with the ball of my foot striking instead of my heel, which is much better for my knees. My feet aren't actually striking, but I know where I'm putting all my weight as I pedal. I'm having to file the callouses on my palms more than once weekly now. What the heck is going on? Yes, kicking and screaming into active old age. Ggrrrrr...
Monday
6.61 total miles
30 min x-trainer
Calories 141
Miles 4.00
Average Heart Rate 157
Knee-ins 50
Push Ups 50, 30, 30, 30
Crunches 3 x 60
Bird Dogs 2 x 60s
Side Planks 2 x 60s
DB Front / Lateral / Rear
15/20/25 lbs x 12/12/15 reps x 2
20/20/25 lbs x 12/12/20 reps x 1
Rip Skulls
40 lbs x 12 reps x 3
30 min elliptical
Program 1
Calories 297
Miles 2.61
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