Neighborhood Walk

Waking after only about an hour of sleep. I struggled to get back to sleep and ended up downstairs again for at least an hour, and even after my return to bed, sleep was light at best. And as luck would have it, my best sleep was just before it was time to get up. It was 610am, which was fine. However, on top of waking a little bit late, I was very slow to motivate.

I cranked out sit-ups, windmills, and push-ups, the first calisthenics I’d done since the Friday before heading out of town. While on vacation I stretched, meditated and ran, no calisthenics. Woke Mindy with coffee near 630am. She said that she was extra tired too. In a unusual move, I plopped back into bed for another 10 minutes or so. I got up again once Mindy was up and out of bed. Hey, I worked several hours over the weekend so I wasn’t about to sweat trying to get in the office by 9am. I decided to take my time. As such, I didn’t leave for a run until almost 710am. I let Mindy know to advise Bella to head out on her own if I wasn’t back in time.

The forecast looked decent – low 60s and partly sunny on Monday, sunny and near 70 on Tuesday. However, at the time of my run it was still pretty chilly – near freezing. I ran the full 4.1 miles, my legs perhaps a little tired but all in all no worse for the wear. Felt good to run on flat ground.  I made it back home near 753am. Mindy was long gone and Bella already in final prep mode. I saw Bella out to the bus stop then walked the pug.

By the time I was done with my breakfast, showered, and ready for work it was near 9am. Worked a little bit from home before heading out the door near 910am.Got to work by 930am. Spent the first hour cleaning up email. Busy day catching up on all the important stuff that came in while I was off. Stayed busy all day. Didn’t bother to take a real lunch break.

Left for home around 5pm. Talked with Mindy but not for long. She was busy grilling salmon for dinner. Before dinner was ready, Mindy said I had time to take a quick nap, something I used to do pretty regularly but haven’t for the last couple years. Felt good to slip into the recliner and dose off soon after arriving home from work.

Around 6pm we sat for dinner: salmon, corn on the cob, and a garden salad. The salmon was a tad overdone but still good. After dinner Mindy & I took a walk with the pug. It was a lovely spring evening. Eiknarf was breathing heavy upon our return. We both agreed that she needs to get out more.

Not much else going on Monday evening. Off to bed near 930pm.