Category: Life

OxYokeInn w/MarshGroup:  1:04:08, 13.81 miles, 12.9 mph, HR=114.  We attended Gordon Lightfoot’s concert at the State Theater.  It really freaked my out that Mr.Lightfoot is the same age as my Dad.  His fans are no spring chickens either, as evidenced by their difficulty in getting out of their seats and hobbling up the aisle.

My second session of Small Group Weight Training at TheMarsh.  The good news:  No one shows up wearing lipstick and all four of us are of similar age.  The bad news:  I’m easily twice as strong as any of them.  I’m going to give it a couple more weeks, but, I think I would be better served by doing a circuit of the weight machines on my own.  Afterward, I went to Penzey’s to buy more vanilla sugar for the ice cream.  Met Steve for lunch at Harvest Moon.  I took Gracie to Augusta for grooming.  It was harder than I thought to leave her in someone else’s care.

I don’t know when my office was last as under control as it is today.

I attended a “Women in Transition” meeting at Axel’s Bonfire in Eagan.   The traffic was horrible.

Today was Day 2 with my standing desk.  Yesterday I never sat at all.  That was in part because I had no chair.  This morning my exercise ball arrived and I sat on that to eat my lunch.  I can easily roll the ball under my desk when not in use, which is most of the time.  I’m standing to do things that I thought I would sit to do.

LuceLine/OldCrystalBay Out&Back w/Daisy:  1:08:31, 4.13 miles, 3.6 mph, HR=104.

Mass.   Coffee and the paper on the deck.  We went to an open house in Wayzata and I will scratch that one off my list.  I’ve started the ice cream cake for Steve’s birthday.  Read This!

Fox/Willow/Watertown/Leaf Loop w/Daisy:  1:07:39, 4.01 miles, 3.6 mph, HR=135.  We attended James J Hill Days in Wayzata.

I did my usual Pilates with Carol at the Marsh.  Then I added an hour of small group weight training.  After my shower, I spent a leisurely 90 minutes with my coffee, a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin and my GalaxyTab.  Then there was gentle yoga.  After that I met Steve at Harvest Moon for lunch.  I spent the evening at my office; cleaning the walls and installing my standing desk conversion.  This ended up being a way bigger project than I anticipated.  I gave up and went home about 9:30.  I’ll finish on Monday.

Daisy had to miss her Obedience/Agility class so I could go to my Women’s Council meeting.  For the record:  Daisy makes an awful lot of the same snorting noises that Hanna made.  Let’s hope not for the same reason.