Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Back to Summer

My car registered 82F when I got back in it after spending a brief hour at the gym today. But at least I went, did some cardio, got a set of pull-ups done and a few critical core movements before rushing off. This is what happens when your kid doesn't drive and doesn't have a car, and doesn't have any friends employed at the same store to cage a ride from. 

After about a week of rain, the skies cleared for two really nice days. Now it's overcast again and there's another storm in the forecast. I walked the dogs and then put them in the car when I drove my kid to the job that started at 7:45 this morning. The dogs were okay going to the store, but waiting for the assistant manager, who was running a bit late due to traffic, absolutely made them bonkers. I wasn't going to leave my kid standing in front until I was sure that everything was good. The drive to the park was hectic. Thank goodness I have my dogs tethered to the back seat belt, otherwise they'd be jumping on my head, in my lap and generally interfering with the operation of a motor vehicle.

We'd been at the park for a boring hour and were about to leave when a new, extremely hyper pup showed up that my dogs like enough to play with for a little while. By 9:30 we were all ready to leave. By the time I got dogs fed and my gear bag packed, it was past 11. I have to pack the night before if I want to make better time! Which means I really only had an hour at the gym before needed to rush out to pick my kid up. The shift ends at 1:00 although it's been so busy that it doesn't really end until 10 min past. 

The gym was fairly empty and I got on my favorite elliptical. I felt really tired and wondered if it was the potassium gluconate I've been taking on days I don't eat a banana. I'll have to pay more attention! I can correlate drinking black cherry juice with better dreams though. The chamomile teas, melatonin tablets and magnesium glycinate don't seem to promote restful sleep in my case, and lately I've been waking up stressed. Except the mornings where I had about 6 oz of black cherry juice before bed. And I like the way it tastes... kind of like flat Dr. Pepper. Or a less sweet prune juice. Not a crowd-pleaser for sure.  

Sunscreen makes me shiny
Then off to the last movie we'll ever see at the local theater. Today is their last day and I am definitely sad about it. Although the parking lot was full, there weren't many people inside the theater. I did really enjoy the movie (Thunderbolts*), and we waited until all the credits were done to watch that last little clip explaining several months later there's an alien spacecraft entering the atmosphere with the number 4 on it. Fantastic Four makes a comeback? Too bad we won't have a local cinema to watch it at. 

27 May 2025 11:23-12:20
Tuesday — super Abbrev Cardio
Last Cinema Day

Precor elliptical #1
Program 1
Time: 30 + 5 (5522)
Distance: 2.81
Cal: 311
Avg Hr: 153, 205-87
New FB: 43-141
(12:01)

HGPU 18

20 Hip Bridges (12:11)
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose


No comments:

Post a Comment

Too Hot for Summer Camp

Red cheeks! It was hot yesterday but there was a good crowd at the dog park early in the morning. My pups were quite happy to hang out with ...