Life is busy !!!!
How can the days go so fast but the to do list never seems to get smaller?
Chickens and bees
The chickens have finally been evicted from my family room. Yes, the chickens resided in my house for about 6 weeks. They would have gone outside earlier but it was cold….and then rainy. And well, Jason just didn’t want to put them out in those conditions. I was done with chickens in my house. Seriously, is not a Newfoundland, a cat, some crabs and a parrot enough in my house? Then to add 4 chickens…for 6 weeks! Eiiyiiyii! But the weather finally was deemed acceptable by Jason and out they went! Yay! But seriously, I can’t complain about it….his heart and compassion for animals was part of what made me fall in love in the first place!
So the chickens are out in their run and sleeping in their coop! Last night they finally figured it out and put themselves to bed in the coop. Jason has been having to physically put them in the coop at night. They would stand at the gate crying for him to come get them to I guess take them inside to the brooder box. (He did that for a week or so…would let them out in the day when it was warm but put them back in the brooder at night!)
They are cute…and fun to watch. (It will be some mo the before we get any eggs!) the bee hive is set up…but no bees. That will probably be next spring!
Garden
The weather was crazy through April and May. The garden work kept getting pushed aside. Finally I realized that if we were going to have a garden at all that I had to get working! So I spent one weekend outside preparing the beds. And then this last weekend I dodged raindrops to plant the main garden. I also spent a lot of time putting together a raised bed….filling it with soil and compost (the compost piles are on the other side of the property…) and then planting that. I was so tired! But the garden is planted!
Weight Loss
Non existent! Seriously non existent! It is depressing and disheartening….but I know I haven’t put my all into it. I have been eating about 1700 calories per day. Which sounds great …but I don’t lose at that rate. Sadly. So lose is what I am NOT doing!
I am working to turn it around. Lowering/watching my calories more. That sort of thing. I am also making a concerted effort to move more around the house. More projects and such to keep me active.
Home
A few months ago I decided to join Crunch …the gym/franchise/location that was being built near my house. I signed up and waited…and waited…and waited. I was hoping that they would have some classes that would work with my schedule. Zumba was my hope! They finally opened last weekend and that means I FINALLY got to see the class schedule! There are a few Zumba classes that I can consistently make work with my work schedule…and some sacrifices at home. I was excited but nervous as I was going by myself…and would know no one once I got there. But I did it. I registered for my class and went last night.
The music was loud. The room was full (the Zumba classes have been consistently booked full on the schedule….walk ins are not happening at this time). It was hot. It was so fun! About 15-20 minutes in I was overcome with an emotion. That emotion? I felt as if I had come home.
I always knew that I had enjoyed my Zumba classes years ago when I went. But I thought it was mostly for the social hour. It wasn’t until last night that I knew. Yeah the social hour was good fun….but Zumba is my home.
My work schedule allows me to attend a class on Friday! Fridays will be a sporadic able to visit day….and this Friday is a ‘I can go to class’ Friday! I can’t wait!
My body….handled it pretty well….my legs may be a bit tired.
Life is busy. But it’s going well. This is my time to lose this weight and get back into shape! Even better, I’m excited about the getting in shape! Bring it on Zumba!
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