Fit Mommy Friday

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Things are moving along on my journey from illness to wellness.

Exercise: A walk in the woods, several trips to our ‘distant’ garden, some light gardening, and some housework.  Did you know that sweeping the floor is one of the most exhausting things in the world?  Of all the activities that have sent me to the couch for significant periods of time, sweeping and scrubbing walls—especially shower stall walls—are the worst.  I suppose it has something to do with the chest muscles.  In any case, I’m trying to do more of this kind of housework, since it will result in a cleaner house as well as a stronger and fitter me.  But I only do tiny bits at a time, since I want to get stronger, rather than end up on the couch.

Nutrition:  Not enough vegetables.  In fact, I didn’t even notice that the asparagus was popping up in the garden! The chickens and ducks got the overgrown stuff, and we enjoyed a huge batch of super-fresh asparagus for supper.  (I froze some too.)  Nowadays, I often go to my huge parsley patch and enjoy a handful of the sweet, barely-up greens.  There is very little as yummy as baby parsley.  I’ve found a few patches of nettles to  cook into soup, and will likely do that for lunch since my family is succumbing to a nasty cold.  I’ve enjoyed a tiny bit of peeled fruit most days this week and none of it seemed too sweet for me.  And I had a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie.  (Thanks for baking, kids!)

Rest:  The better I feel, the harder this is to do.  My doctor tells me it is important, though, and my husband backs up the doctor.  So I dutifully rest every afternoon…and most days I still fall asleep.   

I still occasionally get tired.  If I stop and rest immediately, this is no problem; if I keep on going, however, things get worse quickly.  So during supper preparation I occasionally find my self sitting in our lovely veranda for a few minutes.  These mini-breaks are a real blessing for they allow me to do a lot more.  This could, I suppose, be called stopping and smelling the roses.

Back to Normal Life: 

We had a full, busy Sunday and I felt great afterwards!  On Wednesday, we discovered a thrift shop and had fun choosing a whole bag of clothing for $10.  After that, there was still energy left to pop by the homeschool consignment store to pick up our unwanted books, our money, and some old, old Henty novels.  And after all that, there was still energy left to function normally the rest of the day! 

Next Week:  My goals for the next seven days include trying not to get the cold that’s invading our family, enjoying a wedding, making it to church twice on Sunday, and getting the garden planted.  I’ll have to ration my energy, eat very well, and be sure to allow plenty of rest time.

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