Health Trek Day 33

We all need to get out and vote today. You know what they say, you can't complain about the politicians and laws unless you get out and vote for them. No matter what side of the issue we favor, we should all exercise our rights and go to the polls. No matter what flaws we feel exist in our country, I still feel it is the best place to live. We can influence what happens by making our voices heard.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox. Now I just have to vote to get my lazy self dressed and start my day. I have a little cold so am pampering myself a bit and going a little easy on the exercise. But have to work the shoulder and do some yoga this morning. Mr. Gestapo has given me an even bigger list of resistance exercises but the good news is I can do them at home and don't have to see him again for four weeks. That will give him plenty of time to think up new tortures and give me lots of time to strengthen the putty in my arm that used to be muscle. I know now why they call it resistance training. I resist doing it everyday until the last minute and then I am too tired to do it properly. So this morning I shall follow the adage, Do the worst first, and get it behind me.
But first a cup of tea.
Wasn't yesterday a beautiful day! I guess we have to savor each and every one with Winter hovering on the brink. We have been doing all the yard things that need to be done before snow falls and are just about finished. We have a Pellet stove this year and already see a difference in the quality of heat in the house. It warms the entire downstairs and the floors upstairs are warmer. The gas we usually heat with warms our living room, but my kitchen has always been cold. So we tend to eat in the living room and seldom use our table, unless we have company. I tried to get hubby to eat with me in the kitchen, but he likes to watch TV during supper so we eat in our recliner. A big no-no according to the Weight Loss experts. One is supposed to sit in the same place each meal and savor the food as we eat. Eating in the moment and not mindlessly. Reminds me of my grandmother telling me to chew my food 100 times before swallowing. All those old adages made sense, didn't they? Anyway, hubby has to get up at 3:00 a.m. for work so the only time he can watch TV is between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. so we eat in the living room. So I try to eat mindfully from my comfortable chair and savor my food as I watch the News. Maybe it is a good idea. Sometimes the News turns my stomach and kills my appetite. Especially with all the political ads driving us crazy right now. Just think, after today, they'll e gone! Back to the normal ads that drive us crazy.
My friend came home from the hospital yesterday, so I plan to visit her this morning as soon as I finish resisting exercising.
The day begins and we can all Rock On!

Poem for today.

Perplexity
If you were born in 1912,
the world was a different scene
now even when we try to talk
We don't know what we mean.
Can you remember when a Ram
was just a father goat?
And Far Away the only word
that translates to remote?
A computer was in a Sci-Fi show
And Memory dreams of long ago
Then Log on would make the fire glow
If you had a Floppy, you hoped we wouldn't know..
Meg was the name of your female friend
Hard drive was a trip that would never end
A web was where the spiders grew
And virus simply was the flu...
But even though so much has changed,
On one thing you can rely
Friend still means caring
and lots of sharing, this fact you can't deny!
JPH

Plans for today:
Breakfast: English muffin, tea and fruit
Snack: almonds
Lunch: ham sandwich
Snack: cheese and crackers
Dinner: Chicken stir fry

Exercise: Mr. G's list. Walking with Ben. Yoga