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Well, I accomplished my goal of not going anywhere over the weekend. But it ended up being eventful anyway.


Tigerlily went to the animal hospital to get her glucose regulated. She ended up staying overnight, and we ended up with a $300+ vet bill and the responsibility of injecting her with insulin twice a day for the rest of her life. DH and I had an angst-laden discussion of the monetary value of a cat with some really annoying (and often destructive) habits, and ended up deciding that once she was regulated, the monthly cost ought to be manageable, so what can I say, we're just a couple of bleeding hearts.


I'm becoming increasingly fed up with the way I look and feel, so I went jogging. I hate jogging. Really. The last time I did any sort of running was in high school gym, because they forced us to. But it's perhaps the most convenient form of exercise I have, since I don't have to drive anywhere to do it, and look! A nice trail through the woods behind our house! I don't know how far I went, but I went along at a gentle pace for about 15 minutes pretty much without stopping, and alternated walking/jogging back, for a total of about 35 minutes. If I were really ambitious, I'd try getting up early Tuesday and Thursday before DH leaves for work and do it again. And now I've put it in writing so that I have even more motivation to actually do it.

Later that evening, I went to the pool with DS1, and convinced him to let me do a couple of laps during Adult Swim, and I really do mean just a couple, because I felt lightheaded and weak after those 100 yards. Either too much exercise in one day, or I'm that out of shape, or both.


And I started on a sleeve on my top-down cardigan. Not that the body is done yet. So I was working with six balls of super-tangly yarn, except I was working off two ends of one ball so really it was only five. And then DS2 got his foot caught in it. Eep! But I perservered, finished off the bit requiring the two-ended ball, and so now I'm back to only 4 balls of yarn. And this time I put it where neither cat nor toddler can get to it.

Date: 2005-07-11 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chenoameg.livejournal.com
Wow, that's quite a weekend.

Date: 2005-07-11 04:54 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
And all I did was paint all weekend.

8 - 1 ft wide louvered doors. They've been primed for more than a month, but I finally had time to paint and wanted them done! Now to assemble them. Surprised Astra didn't mention my letting DS1 play with the cordless drill. Or our experiment in paper mache. :-) Of course, maybe I should have spent time working on the railing so we don't have piles of preschoolers playing on our stairs without a railing at DS1's birthday party.

Date: 2005-07-11 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unclenomer.livejournal.com
Gah, forgot to log in again.

Date: 2005-07-11 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] astra-nomer.livejournal.com
Yeah, well, I was just hitting the highlights. From my perspective. You can talk about *your* highlights in your own LJ. :P

Date: 2005-07-11 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] superjeannie.livejournal.com
Hey good for you with the exercise! Every couple months I try to run for a bit but I am so unmotivated. Last time I ran for about 15 minutes and then spent about 30 minutes panting like an asthmatic pug (I don't know if you've ever met an asthmatic pug but they make a really funny yucky sound). Anyway the only time I was ever able to run with any regularity was when I had a friend at NIH, who's a surgeon and a real bad-ass (in a good way), decide to be my coach. She made me get up and run and she wouldn't let me wimp out. I need her to come encourage me again! Or I need a personal trainer.

Date: 2005-07-12 01:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] astra-nomer.livejournal.com
Yeah, I can see how having a good coach can make all the difference. At least I have a good alarm clock (DH)!

Date: 2005-07-12 02:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] remcat.livejournal.com
I thought I hated running, and then last summer I really got into it. I would love a running buddy to keep me honest ... if you're up for it. I plan on running 20 minutes 3x per week, plus a long run on the weekend.

Date: 2005-07-12 01:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] astra-nomer.livejournal.com
I'd love to be your running buddy! I'm starting out small -- 3X a week, one of those times on the weekend so I only have to wake up gawdawful-early in the morning twice a week. But yeah, someone to keep me honest would be great!

Date: 2005-07-12 06:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] remcat.livejournal.com
It's a deal then :).

Date: 2005-07-13 12:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 76trombones.livejournal.com
Yay, y'all rock!

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