I have been thinking about working out for MONTHS. I have a membership at the YMCA I’ve been paying for and not using for a while...not good. And with the weight I’ve gained in the last year or so I’ve really been unhappy and contemplating getting to the gym to do something about it rather than sitting on the couch. So yesterday I went. Finally made the time to just go and do SOMETHING. Good news is I saw some friends there and since I’m woefully out of shape I decided to join them on the treadmills.
Their version of working out is walking for an hour and chatting the whole time. It was a blast. We just talked about anything that came to mind, sharing life, all while we walked. I walked 2.5-miles and came home with a sore hip when I walked. I went back today and came home with a sorer hip. It’s better once I’m moving and walking, but those first few steps getting going are brutal. But I’m going to keep at it because it’s something that I need to do and with friends there to motivate me and help the time fly by, it’s actually fun. Another added benefit is it gives me the adult interaction I’ve been craving for some time.
Their version of working out is walking for an hour and chatting the whole time. It was a blast. We just talked about anything that came to mind, sharing life, all while we walked. I walked 2.5-miles and came home with a sore hip when I walked. I went back today and came home with a sorer hip. It’s better once I’m moving and walking, but those first few steps getting going are brutal. But I’m going to keep at it because it’s something that I need to do and with friends there to motivate me and help the time fly by, it’s actually fun. Another added benefit is it gives me the adult interaction I’ve been craving for some time.
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Another thing happening right now is Ryan is working through some medication changes. For the last year or more we have noticed his medication hasn’t been helping him as much as it used to. In the last few months Ryan has gotten to a point where he’s realized he can no longer “manage” the difference of what the meds are supposed to do and what they’re actually doing. He went to the doctor yesterday and she prescribed him a new mood stabilizer.
Last night was rough for him as he tossed and turned all night and didn’t get much sleep. It’s going to be an adjustment as he figures out if this medication is going to work for him or not and at what dosage. But we feel real fortunate and blessed that in our 16-years of marriage this is our first serious medication change. Which is way longer than it usually is. The average med change is about every 5-years. And he lasted 4-times that (he had been on basically those medications since his late teens, so about 20-years).
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Still struggling with Brianna and bed time. I know it’s because she takes a nap in the car during school pickup, but I don’t know how to keep her awake. I may have to try something, anything because I am so done with wasting my evenings plopping her but back in bed 80-million times before she finally, finally goes to sleep.
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