GRATITUDE - a little goes a long way: naps

Saturday, July 28, 2012

GRATITUDE - July 28, 2012

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME TO HAVE NO EXCUSES FOR GETTING IN SHAPE PHYSICALLY.

Hopefully, I have passed the post-retirement phase of naps and nibbling.

I love to cook.

I like to take naps.

I now have more time to do both.

Bad combo.

I have enjoyed the past month of being no-more-work Bob. Enjoyed it too much. I have gained 8 lbs.

This is the photo that pops up when you log on
...doesn't seem fair does it.

More work-outs, more exercise, smaller portions, fewer hours in the kitchen with all the cookbooks and with my kitchen laptop homepage at cooks.com, no post-lunch naps (didn't break free from the post-dinner nap today, however). I did work at Calla Lily Resort (my backyard) most of the day. Sweated off a couple of lbs. Building a new pergola over the back deck in the next week or so. Moved deck furniture, trimmed trees and shrubs, raked leaves, spread redwood bark shreds, planted flowers and plants and discovered my new power nozzle can pop-off at a moment's notice, without warning, and create an instant shower...hot day, so no problem.

Nest time, I will take the picture
with my glasses on.

Time to get back in shape. Watching the Olympics on T.V. These guys are in shape. That could be me. My daughter snorts at the suggestion. My wife just closes her eyes and smiles. What????

rlw

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Friday, July 20, 2012

GRATITUDE - July 20, 2012

I AM GRATEFUL FOR AN OCCASIONAL GUILT-FREE NAP.

Alarm goes off a bit before 6 am. I am already awake. I am the first one up each day. No work for me, so it is the dutiful husband-father gig. I do the alarm-off, lights-on, good mornings to the sleepy-heads, blinds open... make breakfast and lunch for the cat and for those heading out to school/summer camp or work (none of those are me) and a latte with a chocolate swirl design floating on top, for my spouse.

The up-side is that, as they make a running-behind (pretty much always) dash for the door, the cat and I are heading to the couch to stretch out and "rest our eyes" for just a minute.

Today it was for two hours.

Previous versions of 'normal' circumstances, I would be appalled and guilt-ridden.

Current version of 'normal', I just feel refreshed.

I am not late for anything.

And, oh yes, I am grateful.

rlw