A normal Thursday - I'll take it!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

I took NyQuill when I went to bed last night.  A couple of decent swallows worth.  I slept GREAT last night!  I set my four alarms so I could get up and walk with Lois this morning.  That was the plan, anyway, I was hoping this cold would let me.  When I woke to a cold, rainy morning, I had my doubts.
I dressed warmly, though, and off I went.  I did manage to walk the whole way, though I did not make it around in 33 minutes as we have been doing.  We started at 10:03, and didn't get done until 10:38, so it took a few more minutes.  Still not bad, considering I couldn't take a deep breathe, and had to stop whenever I had to take a drink of water (which was often).  And, boy, oh, boy, did my lungs ache afterward.  Most all day afterward.  This is the first day that my lungs actually hurt.

For lunch, I was hungry, too, so I had my chicken salad, walnuts, and a banana while playing on the pute.  I don't think I've done that all week.  At 1, I put a pot of beans (15-bean soup mix) on for supper, so they could cook slow all day.  I figured, if nothing else, just smelling them would make me feel warm.  I would add the meat to them around 4, and we could eat around 6.  Sounds like a plan!

I pretty much just sit and play on the pute all day.  Chest (lungs) is hurting, breathing is not easy, but better than the last couple of days.  Damn cold!  Glad I only get 'em every three years or so now.  Just gotta suffer through it.  Should be over soon, I keep telling myself.  Of course, I tell myself a lot of things...

At 4, I go to get the ham to put in the beans...I don't have any.  WHAT?  None, in either freezer.  Well.  Time to improvise.  No meat except hamburger.  Hmmm.  I find what is left of a package of brats in the house freezer, so I chop those into 3 pieces each, and throw them in the pot.  Better than nothing, right?  So, supper goes pretty much as planned, just different meat in it.  I enjoy a big bowl (yes, I said enjoy) of beans with 2 butter breads, and that's my food for the day.

I am under on calories for the day, and I really got some exercise today.  I'll definitely take it!

Today will get five stars for both food and exercise.