Spring Again

It has been cold enough for ice to form in the outdoor water bowl at the dog park, but that was temporary. In the upper 30s early in the morning, but warming to mid-50s by the afternoon. It rained all day yesterday and there was still a heavy blanket of fog this morning. My dogs were unhappy that no one else was the park, not even cars parked in the distant lot, and no one walking their pups along the walkways or running them on the ball field adjacent to the dog park. It was eerily desolate, except for all the bird songs.

I spent the past few days trying to organize my kitchen better (tossing out dozens and dozens of plastic take out containers because how many do you really need?) and trying to facilitate adoptions for my late cousin's two cats. I think a friend of mine from HS, who had a rudimentary relationship to my cousin while not actually being related, will foster one cat and have a family friend adopt the other one. The cats are not bonded to each other, were both rescued as ferals off the streets separately, and are both 98% black. It's been said that black cats and black dogs have the worst chances for adoption once they get put into the shelter system so we're all trying to avoid that situation.

I got to the gym later than I'd like after doing a few errands. It wasn't crowded at all, probably because the sun came out and it seemed nice outside. I hadn't been paying much attention to the FitBit so I was surprised to see those alarming orange words on its face: LOW BATTERY. I took the bracelet off after the first cardio session and tucked it into my gear sack. There's no point to wearing it if it's just going to buzz about being out of juice.

I managed to make it to 2.8 and that was satisfying. Better yet was making it to 18 reps for two sets of pull-ups. I had intended to attempt a third set, but the Stretch Cage was occupied by the time I was done with the Life Fitness cross-trainer. And I just don't have the patience to sit around and wait for it, so off to the Aerobics Room to finish. Thoughts of maybe attempting that third set afterward danced around in my head, but by the time I exited the Aerobics Room, the gym itself was filled with HS kids everywhere. Literally everywhere. Like it was a clubhouse. Which, maybe it is.

Meanwhile, I sent my sister a birthday gift and she sent me a pix of herself holding a very large 18-month old child: boyfriend's son's "new" baby. So I guess my sis is a gran now and they are babysitting while the younger family visits. What I really noticed, though, was the salt & pepper of her hair. Cuz she's younger than I am. But my brother also has a lot more gray than I do. His mother-in-law has jet black hair in her 80s, which she attributes to eating black sesame. I dunno; maybe she puts that in her hair?  I have gray hairs too, but not nearly as much as my younger sibs. Just lucky I guess.

25 March 2025 12:31-2:30

Tuesday — All Cardio

Spring Cardio 55°F

Precor elliptical #1

Program 1

Time: 30 + 5 (5468)

Distance: 2.80

Cal: 308

Avg Hr: 152, 182-78

New FB: LOW BATTERY!

HGPU 18

Matrix StairMaster (R) 

Manual timer 8+2 cool down

Minimum 5 minutes

Speed 5 (50-45) / 2 (36) / 1 (33)

Steps 427

Floors 26

Cal 65

Hr 131

HGPU 18

Life Fitness X-Trainer #3 

Program Manual L1

Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15

Distance: 1.35

Cal: 115

Avg Hr: 120-127

   Skip HGPU 15 (occupied!)

20 Hip Bridges 

Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch

DeadBugs 20 x 5

Piriformis stretches

Child’s Pose

Cat/Cow stretch 12

Child’s Pose

Fire Hydrants 25 x 2

Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2

Push-Ups 26

Arm rotations 20

Air Squats 25

Neck stretch / Eye yoga