Tag Archives: exercise

dandelions…

11 Friday May 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

early this morning I caught sight of a couple of robins in the front yard… I’ve heard them recently but these was the first ones I’ve seen… a sure sign of spring;-)…

had another visit with the physiotherapist… my knee is doing very well although the range of motion is not where he would like it to be… he poked and prodded and gave me different exercises to do for the next few weeks…

as I drove up the driveway I spotted the dandelion flowers and chive blooms…

according to the David Suzuki Foundation we should leave the dandelions to help the bee population… well, maybe that’s what I will do…

I think back to the number of times my girls brought me home bouquets;-)…

right…

06 Friday Apr 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

my goodness, crazy busy day…

woke up really early and watched a few tv shows…

had difficulty walking as my right knee has gone from a bit of discomfort to serious pain…

got ready and went for blood work for my next doctor’s appointment… I always try not to stress but it is difficult as I wonder if I’ve consumed the wrong foods which could have raised my A1C… the technician did a great job as I barely have a mark on my arm… yay…

was able to get in for a pedicure at the last minute and it went well… a few times I had to hold my leg as the aesthetician worked on it… she had lovely purple hair and is the most gentle person on staff…

then it was off to the physiotherapist office to see what they might be able to do to help my very sore knee… it had been uncomfortable for a while but in the last two days I have barely been able to walk…

he advised that is was inflamed but felt it was likely osteoarthritis… did lots of measuring, pushing and pulling and then used ultrasound and electricity on it… I have things to do three times a day and go back in a week… he mentioned that it was likely going to hurt a bit more after all his prodding… and he was right…

icing it as I write this… good news is that it should be much better by the time I head to Ottawa;-)…

littering…

02 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

was a bit behind this morning but eventually headed over to the Park for my weekend visit…

spotted this flag on the sandbar in the river by the walking bridge to the Park…

there were likely thousands of people in the Park last night for the fireworks and during the day for all the Canada Day activities and they hadn’t yet got it cleaned up…  garbage bags were piled around the garbage cans but there was also lots of trash along the paths… I should have taken a bag and collected as I walked because I am a bit crazy about not littering, just ask my kids, lol…

happy to see water lily flowers in the Arbour Pond…

the main lily pond is not doing nearly as well… only spotted one bud where usually by now there would be dozens of blooms…

once I got home I spent a few minutes admiring the clematis… it has exploded…

finally spent some time in the garden reading and watching the fish in the pond…

article…

28 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , ,

been thinking recently about exercise…

today an article came up in my email about walking… was fun to take… got 10 out of 13 correct…

nearly finished our 30 day challenge at the office and I have done my exercises every day… will be taking a break when we are finished… I’ve pulled something in my right side and I think it needs a rest so it can recover… 

really looking forward to getting over to the Park and wandering through the English and Leo Mol Gardens… should be soon…

purple hyacinth blooming…


smells divine;-)…

alarm…

07 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

last night we were supposed to get a snowstorm but instead the wind swirled around the house… very little snow but we had a bit of snow and lots of cold wind all day…

tonight we decided we would go to aquasize even though it was blustery out…

rather proud of ourselves for going out in the miserable weather, lol…

had a good class, although there were only five of us…

got out of the pool and were drying off and getting dressed when the fire alarm went off…

terrible noise… everyone in the complex had to go to the front lobby and wait… with the alarm still ringing…

eventually the firefighters arrived and they spent about fifteen minutes going here and there… while the bells still rang…

eventually the alarm was turned off… at that point we couldn’t hear very well…

after another fifteen or twenty minutes we were allowed back in to get dressed…

we think that there actually was an issue although they never said anything while they were there…

made for an interesting evening…

fridge…

26 Thursday Jan 2017

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

last night when I got into the house and opened the fridge it was not cold…

I wondered if I hadn’t closed the door, so closed it and left it for awhile… still not cold when I opened the door later… the lights were working but there wasn’t any motor noise…

was able to pull it out from the wall, but not enough to easily get behind it to unplug it… so I had to get a stool and climb over a counter and twist around… 

eventually got it unplugged, but when it was plugged back in, still wasn’t working…

spent a bit of time taking stuff down to the fridge in the basement… so lucky to have that one… good exercise, lol…

now there is a giant white box in the middle of the kitchen that takes up a big portion of the room…

today I did some research and eventually got an appointment for someone to come and check it out tomorrow afternoon…

fingers crossed that it can be fixed…

weights…

22 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , ,

now that I’m working again on Fridays I am back to Friday yoga…

it is harder than what we were doing before I left… at that time we cycled through 3 types – restorative, slow flow and yin… they were simpler and more basic, which is really more my speed…

the Friday class is now a follow up from the Tuesday one which I don’t attend… feels like I am always in catch-up mode… also haven’t done yoga since last March…

still trying to decide if I will continue on or whether I might look for something else to do…

currently I am walking on the treadmill for 10 to 15 minutes every weekday and trying to get to aquasize on Tuesday evenings… 

maybe I will start to lift weights one night during the week or spend time during a lunch hour on the treadmill at the office…

snow coming down and melting as it hits the pavement…

drizzle…

29 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by in family, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

yesterday I got off work early and went to the Formal Gardens at the Park to get in some exercise and collect poke balls…

pleased that I actually got out there… by the time I left the office it was drizzling and it kept up the entire time…

once there I put on my hat and rain jacket as well as some gloves to stay warm… I did still have on sandals…

on my circuit around the Gardens I ran into a fellow who asked me some questions about texting and cell phones… we would pass one another and have a few friendly words each time… kind of fun to have someone to talk to, lol… even if he didn’t know what texting was…

got some interesting pictures…

not sure why so many of the trees have this gray streak down the side…

there were leaves everywhere…

the Pavilion through the mist/drizzle…

took a little detour on my walk and spent some time taking pictures of Canada geese before heading to the car and then home…

as I was nearing the park exit saw two deer crossing the road and was able to stop and watch them for a few minutes before other cars drove by and scared them away… there is actually a deer in this picture but it is camouflaged pretty well…

felt good to get out and move… and I collected 100 poke balls:-)…

slippery…

01 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by in family, health, life, nature, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

up early to head to the clinic for an A1C blood test… see the doctor next week…

always park a ways from the clinic and walk to get a bit more exercise… the sidewalk was terribly slippery… on my way back, sadly an hour later, I chose the road as a safer way to travel…

after the test I went to the Assiniboine hotel for breakfast, as I’d been fasting…

put on those big girl pants and ate on my own…

  
did a bit of shopping and picked up valentine treats for the boys and even mini eggs for Easter… 

  
now to put them in a safe place that I will remember on the 14th, lol…

also picked up a couple of tops… lots of black and white out there, but no purple…

  
had a nap and went to a gathering for supper and the evening… lovely dinner and interesting conversation with some very special women… we were all careful as we arrived and departed to watch our footing so there wouldn’t be any falls… lots of ice under the light dusting of snow…

another excellent day off…

movement…

26 Tuesday Jan 2016

Posted by in health, life, nature, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , ,

first thing this morning I walked on the treadmill at home for twenty minutes…

at noon I walked on the treadmill at the office for fifteen minutes…

after work I went to the pool for aquasize…

lots of movement today…

tonight I caught some movement in the sky as a plane flew through my picture of a lovely sunset…