Health Trek Day 37

I have decided it is time to start following my own advice. Today, I made the decision that I would live in the moment. See if I could find joy in all the mundane things that are on my chore list today. We spent the weekend outside enjoying this beautiful, unexpected warm weather, but the inside of the house now looks like a Nor'Easter blew through it and the Laundry has somehow multiplied so it is reaching the ceiling! (Partly due to the winter clothes we took out of storage that needs washing to get that "musty" smell out) So I have a long, long list of things that need to be done yesterday, so I can do all the things I want to do!
I began at 4:30 a.m. by going to the gym. It is amazing how hard it is when you miss just one week. We didn't get there at all last week and now it feels like I had to start over. So to take my mind off the pain, I brought my kindle book and immersed myself in a good story. Soon the exercise was done, and I was able to walk out with only a slight limp to show for it. When I got home, instead of heading to the computer, I decided to start on the laundry. I had a couple of loads that needed folding so did those while the machine washed the rest. I put on a nice CD of my favorite music. This one was called the romantic piano, and has all the songs on it my Dad used to play. Listening to it always makes me nostalgic. I forced myself to stay in the moment however, so I started paying attention the the folding of the laundry. I made each fold perfect, felt the softness of the fabric, the clean smell, and the warmth of the clothes from the dryer made my hands feel good. I actually began enjoying that task that I usually try to race through. I then stripped the bed and changed the sheets. I noticed the rich aroma of the clean sheets as I put them on the bed. I relished in the fact that I could once again lift the mattress without my arm hurting. Once the bed was made, I stood back and admired my work. A bedroom looks messy with the bed unmade, but when it is made it makes the whole room look inviting.
I may seem like I am dwelling on mundane topics this morning, but I think getting older makes one realize that if we don't enjoy the time we have left and slow down a little to savor it, we will find our lives spent and discover all we did at the end of it is give in to malaise and discontent. I want to spend my remaining years enjoying every moment even if it means learning to like housework!
I received the new TOPS Day One this weekend and I have decided to use it. I am starting as if I was a new member and going through the booklet every day learning how to get on track to lose weight. Along with my Choice is Mine workbook, I intend to make 2010 the year I become a KOPS!
ROCK On!

A parable for you today:
Imagine Life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called Work, Family, Health, Friends and Integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will come back. The other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will irrevocably get scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. Once you have understood the meaning of the five balls, you will have the beginning of balance in your life.
From "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" by James Patterson
Plan for today:
Breakfast: toast and tea, banana
Snack: celery
Lunch: tuna sandwich on wheat bread, pickles
Snack: pretzels
Dinner: Roast beef with mushrooms, baked potato, broccoli
Snack: jello

Exercise: 1/2 hour treadmill; 1/2 hour bike at gym, therapy exercises
Chasing Ben around tonight while I babysit.