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I had a much better week at my support group meeting this week. Instead of the recumbent exercise bike (which killed my knees last week), I exercised on the treadmill and rowing machine and was perfectly fine the next day. So, I think I'll stick to those and stay away from that recumbent bike! And, during those ridiculous relaxation sessions, I DID NOT close my eyes this time and that went well also. Yeah, I have these little weird idiosyncrasies, and, as I mentioned last week… one of them is closing my eyes while sitting around a table in a roomful of strangers. It's not relaxing. So, I'm not doing it!
Now, if I could just get myself to exercise more than once a week, I'd REALLY be doing something! I still go to the Y and do water walking twice a week, but that's hardly a good workout. THAT is more relaxing than sitting in support group relaxation sessions! LOL Have I been to the Y to work out, though? No. :( I just have to plan my time better and MAKE time to work out. A couple of weeks ago I bought a floor mat and some exercise bands that came with an instructional DVD. Have I even opened the box yet? No. :( And I found some great exercise videos on Xfinity On Demand. They have everything there! Have I tried any of them yet? Well, does just watching exercise programs count? ;) So, I've got some work to do on my exercise program. Maybe I just have to think about it awhile, before I actually do it. (Oh, I can justify just about anything.) LOL One of my support group goals last week was to get to the Y to work out at least ONCE this week and I haven't been there yet, which leaves me just one more day before support group to get there. I will get there Monday. (Yes, I will!)
Kerry and I went to Salem Willows Friday night with my brother and sister-in-law. For those of you who are not familiar with Salem Willows, it's a quaint little area in Salem, Mass. with a beach, fishing dock, park, kiddie rides, amusements and take-out restaurants. We go there for the Chinese pepper steak and chop suey sandwiches usually. We've been going there for those sandwiches since …. well, since before Kerry and I knew each other! His family used to go there when he was a young boy and my family used to go there when I was just a little girl. I loved the little boat rides and they still make me smile when I go there and see little kids riding on them now. :) But, anyway, I was a little scared to try a pepper steak sandwich… beef hasn't been agreeing with me lately and I really don't need the bread. So, I thought I'd try a small, half-pint container of chicken chop suey. And I ate it all! And, I didn't get sick! Yay! I can go to Salem Willows and get something to eat there! I can be normal! LOL So, that was a very good thing! I ate it very slowly, but I ate it and it was good! :) Then, we went over to the arcade and played some skeeball and slot machines. You only win tickets in the slot machines. But I won a LOT of tickets… over 1400! And I thought… wow! I'll be able to get that really nice plastic spider ring I'd been looking at! LOL But, nooooooooooooooo! I got a pink, sequined cowboy hat with flashing lights!! Yeeeeehaw!! :D You KNOW I wore it all the way home… yes, with the lights flashing! At one point we had a police cruiser two cars ahead of us. The cruiser was going very slowly. Kerry was somewhat concerned that we might get stopped for displaying illegal flashing lights! LOL :D We made it home without incident. :)
Well, that's it for this week! I'll try to post another update before vacation, but if I don't get to it before Friday, this will be the last update until August. Enjoy the weather! Enjoy your grandchildren (or children, if you haven't yet been blessed with grandchildren) and have fun!
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