What a crazy week! (In fact, it was so crazy that I completely forgot about publishing this post even though I had written it. Sigh! Since I committed to not skipping a week, here it is a few days late.)
With a killing frost looming on the weekend, this is the harvest week of the year, but somehow it also was full of writing and reviewing projects as well as appointments. Obviously there was little time for anything else, and that’s not good. I did not meet my fitness goals very well, but I am learning to ponder carefully before agreeing to new projects or appointments. Here’s how I did fitness-wise:
Walk 8000 steps a day. No, the average was just over 6000 steps. I will need to go for walks daily.
Do the physiotherapist’s stretching exercises every second day, and one quality repetition of the core strengthening exercises every day. No, I did about half of this. I need to set aside a specific time of day for these exercises.
Make some yoghurt using a candy thermometer. Eat lots of veggies. Preserve lots for the winter. No yoghurt, despite the children’s pleas. We ate lots of veggies, though. We also dried many herbs and made sauerkraut together. On a good note, I’ve discovered how to make instant buckwheat-flaxseed porridge, and with butter and cottage cheese it makes a nourishing meal.
Rest every afternoon, and spend more evenings reading. The resting was not an option; I was busy enough to really need it. As well, the seven-book review I was working on gave me plenty of incentive to read in the evenings. After busy preserving days, it was a joy to lie on the couch and slip into the adventuresome world of the dog Scout and his teenaged friends.
Adjusting to Normal Life
Now that I feel well, I need to take control of my schedule and outside activities. Just because I have the energy to do something, doesn’t mean I should do it. (Yes, we’re back in real life! And that’s such a blessing from the Lord!) Next year we will avoid appointments during harvest season. Although I’ve been planning my reviews carefully, usually more than a month in advance, I accepted extra time-consuming projects just because they were important. Lesson learned: Make sure there’s time available before committing to new projects, even if they are important. Most things can wait until next month when I can schedule them in.
Goals for next week:
- Walk 8000 steps a day, even if it means going out for a walk in the rain.
- Do the physiotherapist’s stretching exercises every second day, and one quality repetition of the core strengthening exercises every day. Determine a time of day that will work for me.
- Make some yoghurt using a candy thermometer. Eat lots of veggies. Preserve lots for the winter.
- Rest every afternoon, and spend some evenings reading.
If you want some fitness accountability, join Fit Mommy Friday at Got Chai? As you can tell from my posts, you don’t need to be very active or healthy to participate, although some of the Fit Mommies are.