snow day
Before Xmas when we had bad snow one day I had a nightmare journey back from the health club. I went early and the road was fine, very little snow, and when I came out it had snowed a lot and the little slope up to the exit was not driveable. Other cars were sliding and failing and I skidded on it and went sideways. I had to have help, men pushing the car after they put gravel down, and then on the main A41 a 5 minute journey home took over an hour. Cars were slewed across the road, skidding slowly, traffic jammed with stuck cars, especially on the roundabout near here, and I needed help again, kind men pushing. to get round. The car is automatic and I know NOW how to put it into gears.
But with all the warnings I am now a bit scared to go to the club when it is snowing heavily. 3 weeks ago I was ill anyway and then a week or so afterwards rang to be sure the exit was clear and it was ok. This morning I chickened out and did tai chi at home and took Bobby for the longer walk I haven't been able to do after gym and swim for several weeks, but he is slowing too. Last Tuesday when we drove to the bigger park he didn't run at all, but today he was very excited and ran around lots and then found a Bijon Frizzee and a terrier, his favourite size dogs, and played chase with them. He's now had breakfast and retired back up to bed though :).
It's funny, he is most energetic first thing but gets his arthritis painkiller medicine after the walk on his breakfast. You'd think he'd be more creaky before, like me. But he gets less keen to exercise later.
I hope not having a swim won't mean I don't lose any weight at weigh in Tuesday. I have had 2 or 3 weeks of gain. Not masses but a pound each time or half and although I am well into normal weight and nowhere near over medically I was hoping to go down some more for safety. We had a challenge on, the facebook group who support each other. I had about 4 lbs to go before Xmas and now it's 8 :(.
I was supposed to go to Emma yesterday but started a sneezing, dripping cold on Friday morning at the gym. I've done that quite a few times now, every week or two. It lasts a day and goes. I think it must be an allergy to something there. It begins in the pool usually, so a cleaning product maybe, or something in the changing rooms that another person uses. It would be very hard to find what. As I'd had a bad cold though and was still coughing after 3 weeks I thought it was another one and postponed visiting Emma, but then woke up yesterday and was fine. I will go next week though and Sara and a cousin of Capt Ex will go too then.I'd quite like to see Sara's children and her when not needed to babysit.
But with all the warnings I am now a bit scared to go to the club when it is snowing heavily. 3 weeks ago I was ill anyway and then a week or so afterwards rang to be sure the exit was clear and it was ok. This morning I chickened out and did tai chi at home and took Bobby for the longer walk I haven't been able to do after gym and swim for several weeks, but he is slowing too. Last Tuesday when we drove to the bigger park he didn't run at all, but today he was very excited and ran around lots and then found a Bijon Frizzee and a terrier, his favourite size dogs, and played chase with them. He's now had breakfast and retired back up to bed though :).
It's funny, he is most energetic first thing but gets his arthritis painkiller medicine after the walk on his breakfast. You'd think he'd be more creaky before, like me. But he gets less keen to exercise later.
I hope not having a swim won't mean I don't lose any weight at weigh in Tuesday. I have had 2 or 3 weeks of gain. Not masses but a pound each time or half and although I am well into normal weight and nowhere near over medically I was hoping to go down some more for safety. We had a challenge on, the facebook group who support each other. I had about 4 lbs to go before Xmas and now it's 8 :(.
I was supposed to go to Emma yesterday but started a sneezing, dripping cold on Friday morning at the gym. I've done that quite a few times now, every week or two. It lasts a day and goes. I think it must be an allergy to something there. It begins in the pool usually, so a cleaning product maybe, or something in the changing rooms that another person uses. It would be very hard to find what. As I'd had a bad cold though and was still coughing after 3 weeks I thought it was another one and postponed visiting Emma, but then woke up yesterday and was fine. I will go next week though and Sara and a cousin of Capt Ex will go too then.I'd quite like to see Sara's children and her when not needed to babysit.