Ahhhhhhhh
After checking the weather reports I'd turned the pool heater on a couple of days ago, and just for the hell of it I stuck my toe in tonight. Blissfully warm.
So I found my goggles, grabbed a towel and took my first swim of the year, with the Black and White Cat sitting in the open breakfast nook window watching me. That felt gooooooood -- did 20 laps, which was enough to warm me up without really pushing anything (I learned the hard way in high school not to overdo it on laps, otherwise I wind up hurling the moment I get out of the pool). The sister will be happy to hear this, since it means she and the kids can swim when they come down here at the end of the month. In the meantime, it also means that I will be swimming regularly again, much to the gratitude of my joints.
Now I just have to finish getting the back yard gardening done, and everything will be golden.
So I found my goggles, grabbed a towel and took my first swim of the year, with the Black and White Cat sitting in the open breakfast nook window watching me. That felt gooooooood -- did 20 laps, which was enough to warm me up without really pushing anything (I learned the hard way in high school not to overdo it on laps, otherwise I wind up hurling the moment I get out of the pool). The sister will be happy to hear this, since it means she and the kids can swim when they come down here at the end of the month. In the meantime, it also means that I will be swimming regularly again, much to the gratitude of my joints.
Now I just have to finish getting the back yard gardening done, and everything will be golden.