I have no momentum. Zero. I charged up my iPod and packed my gym bag on Wednesday night while heroically proclaiming to my wife that I was going to work out before school Thursday night, before work on Friday and then again while our daughter napped on Saturday. Three straight days of high-energy exercise!
Yeah, none of that happened.
My excuses, while valid, were far too commonplace: I was stuck at work until at such time when I had to leave right for school, we awoke WAY too late for me to stop off before my day at the office began and on Saturday, we were having such a nice and productive day around the house that the thought of slicing out a chuck of time for a workout seemed, um, nonsensical. That and, well, I feel asleep when my little girl did.
Today, the rain is pouring down around us and we three are feeling a soggy malaise resulting in a veg-out kind of day that, while always immensely enjoyable, also ends up making me feel akin to a concrete statue at day’s end. Not good at all.
When the cold, wet weather conditions subside, I will take up the chore that forces me to be active (at least once a week), burn a fair amount of calories and has me doing more laundry than ever – Lawn Mowing!
It is just about that time here on the East Coast, to gas up the mower and walk in straight lines across our yards. I have shunned the notion of a riding mower since we moved into the house for two reasons. The first is purely economic – we simply cannot afford the luxury of dropping a couple grand on a replacement item (after all we have a lawn mower). The second reason is pride and self-esteem. When we bought the property, with it’s roughly ½ acre yard, I was a young lad of 26 and I thought to myself, how could I justify sitting down to cut my lawn when I am young, healthy and able-bodied? I still feel this way, at 31. I picture myself as a lazy loaf sitting there in the sun, and I just cannot live with that image of myself. Instead, I prepare my iPod and head out for a couple hours of solitude and sweat. I honestly cannot wait for those days to arrive again. The grass needs it now…and so do I!
Until Tuesday…
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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