Walking Around

Got a good night's sleep.

 

A quiet morning at home: Zara used the kitchen litter box, and Mimi chased her when she got out. I chewed Mimi out, but she has no impulse control, even as compared to other cats. Sigh.

 

Storms are on their way. A good day to stay home, I think. Hot and humid. Come on, fall weather.

 

Zara will eat most of her food if I guard her from Mimi, so I've added that to the routine.

 

Need to try on the sweats that I bought, but am less inclined to do so given the hot weather. Maybe I could just hold them against me.

 

And here comes the storm. A good time for a nap. Mimi's watching the rain.

 

Someone whom I follow on Facebook has a group that encourages people to follow their goals. He's been losing weight, and most of the people in the Facebook group are working on losing weight. He has signed up for a 10K race, but he also walks 10000 steps or more in a day. It got me thinking about how to get more walking in. My barrier today is that I'd have to shower and get dressed. Am I a lazy bum? I also have a issue sometimes with my leg falling asleep when I stand or walk for a long time. I haven't talked to the doctor about it because I'm sure that they'd want to do an MRI, and there would be a whopping co-pay. I think that it's because I sit with my legs crossed a lot, so I'm trying to break that habit. I looked at FitBits on eBay, but I would want a new one because I previously bought a used one and the battery died. Can't afford one right now.

 

I had a bad feeling that I missed a homework assignment in one of my classes, but I didn't. However, my payment for my classes was returned because I didn't update to my new debit card fast enough, so I need to fix that.

 

I just remembered that I need to renew my passport. 

 

I did throw myself together and go for a walk. Go me. It occurred to me that I could use Map My Walk on my phone in lieu of a FitBit, but I left my phone at home today because I ran the battery down.

 

Ran a couple of errands. Returned a small notebook because I'm tracking expenditures on my netbook. Sent a check to my flexible spending account because they said that I overpaid my dentist. My dentist said that they're doing an audit on my account, but I haven't heard anything from them. Meanwhile, I have medical tests that I need to have done, and I need the money in my flexible spending account. (Grrr.)

 

Went to watch NetFlix, but it said there was an account issue. Need to update my debit card with them. (I'm going to get surprises like that all month long.)

 

My conversations with Mom keep getting longer and longer. I think that she's a little lonely, although she has lots of friends. She's doing well, although she still is kind of tired. She was talking about Christmas a lot. I told her that I'd send her the recipe for the quiche that I make.