I’m about to go soak my weary body in a warm bathtub. Not that I need the justification, but I earned the relaxation and my muscles will appreciate the treatment. I definitely put the labor in Labor Day Weekend today. It began with Tai Chi class for about 90 minutes this morning. I then made a circuit through town to do errands. Here’s my list:
- Drive to veterinarian’s office to pick up the heartworm preventive treatment for Nat & Pxyi
- Get gas and fill car tires with air
- At little neighborhood hardware store pick up new trash can, new recycling bin, picture hangers and those little felt things you put on the bottom of chair legs
- Stop at the post office
- Go to pet store and tote out big bag of food, also for Nat & Pyxi
- Since it was right next door, run into florist and pick up half a dozen sunflowers just because I wanted them
- Go to health food store and check out coconut palm sugar (Ever since I found out that most stevia products still have junky stuff in them, I’ve been on a quest for a lower calorie but more natural sweetener for my tea. A friend suggested coconut palm sugar at 10 calories a teaspoon. Will let you know if I like it after I try it.)
- Realizing I was hungry, I had lunch at the health food store — a salad of zucchini, beets, carrots and cabbage, spiral cut so that the veggies looked like spaghetti, served with warm quinoa. Delicious and I brought half of it home to eat tomorrow
- Go to Home Depot’s garden section to get new herbs and flowering plants
That was all by 1 o’clock! Once I got home and unloaded everything, I got to work on removing the old/straggly/dead plants from my various planters and replacing them with the new items. I love the instant satisfaction of seeing new, pretty flowers and greenery!
I moved inside to do some work. The construction work on my dining room and living room is complete! (Except for a few touch-ups that will be completed next week. I have a short punch list for my contractor.) I at least got the floors “broom clean” today and can do more tomorrow. It’s also important that I move some stuff that I was storing in the guest bedroom out of that room because a friend is coming to visit at the end of next week. So that was more of my labor today.
With that complete, I took a little break during which I debated with myself about whether I’d done enough physical activity with my chores and Tai Chi to qualify as exercise. Thankfully, my higher minded self won the debate. I turned on the DVD player and did the entire 30 minute routine that was scheduled for the day and then took Nat & Pyxi for a walk.
But I still wasn’t done!
After dinner (Leftovers from last night. I’d made balsamic glazed brussel sprouts and grilled skirt steak. The meal was even yummier tonight.) I put together the last two new dining room chairs that I bought. When that task was complete and the chairs were arranged around the new table, I decided that I’d done enough for one day. I flopped into my chair and watched the rest of the Phillies game.
I’m whipped, but also feel terrific for having accomplished so much. I feel even better that I actually can accomplish so much in a single day. The fact that I’m tired and my muscles feel the effects of the work has nothing to do with obesity. I think anyone on the planet would feel the same after such a busy, filled day. More than the tiredness, I feel grateful for the energy and endurance that helped me achieve the day’s chores.
Better yet, I know the same energy and endurance will be with me tomorrow when I finish putting my guest room to rights, clean the swimming pool, and hang some art. Labor ensues!
How are you spending the three day weekend?
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