It's getting harder to stay the course with Stay the Course to be honest. Maybe the Chimp was right, as with the Throwdown itself maybe this has run its course.
Finding it hard to be positive about much of anything. And that's not even counting all the horrible things going on in the world,which are to be discussed elsewhere.
My son, the rock of the family, is having surgery Monday for a very painful condition in his foot and leg. My dear wife found out in a nerve test yesterday that she has severe case of carpal tunnel -- in both hands -- and she, too, needs surgery, I'm now scheduled for a root canal and heavy-duty dental work creeps me out. I'm actually considering the specialist's offer of Valium to calm my nerves before the appointed day. Of course, there's the thing of my enlarging heart, which makes me wonder when I'll be getting pushed into an OR again. Amid all this, we're trying to help a granddaughter from Tennessee get resettled here so she can finish out high school in a good environment, and there are a thousand details to be handled.
After 15 years, Sadie Dog and I can no longer take daily walks because of the oppressive heat and humidity -- and frankly her condition. She pants a lot even without exertion, and stumbles and nearly falls just walking herself in the backyard. I hate to think about where this is heading and when, because she has been, like no other dog, my kindred spirit as I go deep into the senior years. I don't know how I would get along without her.
Well, this has been a helluva downer for a week-starter. On a slightly brighter side, I have been able to get to the workout room most days despite all the doctors' appointments and family taxi driving. Making the pool doesn't often work out, but t's still there. Have gone occasionally. I check in every day to Sparkpeople, but I avoid the scales. I practically begged my doctor to scold me about my weight, but she wouldn't do it -- she said actually I had lost a few pounds since my last six-month's appointment. But I know I am too heavy.
I suppose that's the secret of Staying your Course -- being positive. How do you do that? Prayer, meditation, focus, multitasking, counting your blessings, drinking a six-pack, reclining under an a-c vent...?
Should we just keep our course-staying to ourselves, and not share here (particularly when you have to put up with a Gloomy Gus like me)?
Finding it hard to be positive about much of anything. And that's not even counting all the horrible things going on in the world,which are to be discussed elsewhere.
My son, the rock of the family, is having surgery Monday for a very painful condition in his foot and leg. My dear wife found out in a nerve test yesterday that she has severe case of carpal tunnel -- in both hands -- and she, too, needs surgery, I'm now scheduled for a root canal and heavy-duty dental work creeps me out. I'm actually considering the specialist's offer of Valium to calm my nerves before the appointed day. Of course, there's the thing of my enlarging heart, which makes me wonder when I'll be getting pushed into an OR again. Amid all this, we're trying to help a granddaughter from Tennessee get resettled here so she can finish out high school in a good environment, and there are a thousand details to be handled.
After 15 years, Sadie Dog and I can no longer take daily walks because of the oppressive heat and humidity -- and frankly her condition. She pants a lot even without exertion, and stumbles and nearly falls just walking herself in the backyard. I hate to think about where this is heading and when, because she has been, like no other dog, my kindred spirit as I go deep into the senior years. I don't know how I would get along without her.
Well, this has been a helluva downer for a week-starter. On a slightly brighter side, I have been able to get to the workout room most days despite all the doctors' appointments and family taxi driving. Making the pool doesn't often work out, but t's still there. Have gone occasionally. I check in every day to Sparkpeople, but I avoid the scales. I practically begged my doctor to scold me about my weight, but she wouldn't do it -- she said actually I had lost a few pounds since my last six-month's appointment. But I know I am too heavy.
I suppose that's the secret of Staying your Course -- being positive. How do you do that? Prayer, meditation, focus, multitasking, counting your blessings, drinking a six-pack, reclining under an a-c vent...?
Should we just keep our course-staying to ourselves, and not share here (particularly when you have to put up with a Gloomy Gus like me)?
