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Health and fitness
Since my last post with regard to health and fitness, it seemed not a lot happened for quite some time. My decision to make sure I changed my food intake and exercise just didn’t seem to get me very far. I wasn’t failing exactly, but I wasn’t progressing and it seemed my weight continued to increase, although very slowly. My exercise intentions finally started to stick a bit better in the last couple of weeks. I’ve been using my bicycle as often as possible instead of taking the car on short trips. Today I cycled off to the pharmacy to get something for Lego Lover’s throat and the trip there was only marginally longer than driving. So I saved fuel and wear and tear on the car…and I expended a few calories at the same time.
The bicycle is getting far more use lately so I hope to continue to that habit. I did have a bit of a setback on Friday when I rode up to the shops, locked my bike and returned to find it moved…Some teenager had picked the lock and moved it but left the lock and my helmet in the same place. He had a bit of an attitude and was openly bragging about his act. Too bad he didn’t put his talents to better use. So I will be driving off to find a better lock this week before use it for anything longer than a very quick stop.
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Losing it?
Yesterday I went to fill a prescription for Lego Lover for medication he started two weeks ago. The pediatrician had given us trial packs at a lower dose and he is moving up to the regular dose now. It’s a restricted and uncommon medication so it shouldn’t really have surprised me when I went to fill it not long before the pharmacy closed to find they don’t keep it in stock. There was little to no chance of getting it filled so I agreed to have it ordered in. So Lego Lover missed a dose last night (the pharmacist said it should be fine to miss one dose).
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New ways
Tuesday is the day we deliver the community paper to about seven or eight streets in our area. It’s 252 papers although we usually have half a dozen or more remaining when we finish. The paper route is mostly a job for the games fanatic but I almost always help out and sometimes his dad helps out too. Last week, he simply didn’t want to do it so he will miss out on the money. It took me nearly two and a half hours to finish, even with the scientist coming out to help towards the end for about a dozen papers or so. If it weren’t for the money GF would have given it up ages ago. I still suspect it will be gone in the not-too-distant future, especially if another means of earning money presents itself. I think most of the problem has been his anxiety. He gets really worked up if people are around and the stress he endures seems to be worse now than when he started. Anyway, he puts in the bare minimum, if even that, to get paid.
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Cough and splutter
I think the laryngitis is settling down a bit but the ear problems and the coughing are still driving me batty. The reflux is not a constant problem right at the moment either. I finally have been able to stay at home and rest instead of running around.
We were kind of forced into it by our car deciding that it is going to sputter a bit and threaten to collapse. Apparently it’s a cylinder problem. The scientist took the car in yesterday and it won’t be ready until tomorrow afternoon. Another $200-300 out of pocket. Apparently we’ve had a good run with ours since most cars would require replacements long before now. We are now getting more serious about finding a new or newer car. The repairs are starting to add up.
So the only place I’ve been this weekend is the video shop. We had a dvd due back yesterday so I had to cycle there. Not something I really wanted to do but I was best equipped to do it. I made the trip without too much drama and picked up a few groceries at the shopping center to bring home in my basket. My cough didn’t bother me much until the last fifteen minutes…but no major coughing spasms.