Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Don't Take Too Long


For a person who is quite content lazing around all day, I sure have a short attention span. This week I managed to lengthen my daily treadmill time to 30 minutes. Not a record, I know, but it is progress for me. Bear in mind that I cannot stand to just walk the whole time; I have to change things up every few minutes. I go from walking, to jogging, to walking on an incline, to walking flat again. Even then, if it wasn't for saying the rosary, looking out the window, and reciting Italian phrases with my DVD teacher (Sono stanco!), I would never make it. I should never tease Don again about his need for multiple, simultaneous sources of input (t.v., crosswords, book, & computer). Perhaps it is because I am exercising alone. But then, what would be the excuse for my inability to swish mouthwash for more than 20 seconds instead of the recommended 60?

This was my other accomplishment. After spending a couple hours yesterday and a couple this morning pulling weeds, I got the front beds cleaned out. Now they are ready for me to plant more perennials and a few annuals and then cover with bark. I love these Star-of-Bethlehem flowers. The blossoms close at night and reopen every morning and the plants last for a long time in the spring. Besides that, they remind me of Betty. This is the statue that Betty kept on her "Mary Tree" and I cannot let it rest anywhere except against this big Maple tree of mine. Mary doesn't seem to be happy anywhere else in the yard.

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