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 This is my life these days...

Well, I hurt my back/shoulder by trying to do the PT exercises at home early Wednesday morning. I think I should have done more stretching and warmed up, at least that's what Dr. Barb thinks. So I missed going to the Sit-R-Cise on Wed. and the PT appointment on Thurs. I'm no good to push myself when I have pains! No pain = no pain to me.

The morning pills,  most of which are over the counter at least. Vitamins and things to help various bodily processes work, brain, gut, lungs. Heart and blood pressure meds and digestive help are there too. And a smaller group at bedtime. I know people who have 3-5 times a day to take pills, with or without food. So I'm just happy these keep me going, for today anyway!

I slowed to a stop by the downhill side of the Lake Tomahawk dam, to see this seed cloth spread over the whole thing. Seems they're going with grass. Mmmm, wonder if it will be mowed! I liked when they had native wild flowers there. Oh well, can't have everything.

Speaking of having everything, here's my little porch garden for springtime. I'll remove everything for a pressure washing next week, then maybe everything back in place.  OK, left to right, Mountain Laurel bush outside the porch, pink Kalanchoe, purple petunia, new Lavender, Apple Mint, Old lavender, Christmas or sometime cactus, and hanging last year's geranium and a pot of purple petunias. All the plant on the table are orchids. Already we are getting too much sun to please them, which comes in afternoon from the far right.

One less pill!

 Being finished with antibiotics finally! That was the third (I think) time I've gone through fevers and awful coughing this year...and the medical people don't think most of them were pneumonia exactly. I've had 7 COVID tests that all were negative since this stuff started.

So I'm kicking up my heels today!

This is a morning shot of my front porch...you can see the Hostas in bloom at the base. And I had 3 Gardenias on my little bush in a pot. I need to harvest some of that abundant Basil (to the left of the petunias)

Feeling ready to greet the world again...but I do remember what led up to these episodes. I was beginning to exercise each time. I did maybe one or two days, then bang, sick again. So not this time! I'll do walking. And taking my inevitable photos of the scenes I want to share with you. But I'm staying away from those treadmills for, I don't know, at least a month. Then we'll see if that's ever going to be part of my life.

I'm sort of doing the plant based eating, but have moments when I  happily have what seems to be delicious to me...after all, I think being rigid about anything is not healthy. I do want to increase my eating at home to avoid some of the prepared foods that aren't always the best ingredients. But I'm taking it easy on myself!

Hope you have a wonder-filled day!

PS, today's map of smoke from fires in Canada and the west...HERE.  We have polluted air warnings here in NC...so my walks will wait, and I'll watch exercise videos (and maybe do a bit of stretching).