System 13

Gnorb posted this entry today, which is actually 3 smaller posts rolled into one. He began the entry with:

Don’t you just hate it when you have a bunch of things you think are important to you going on, but then when you start to tell someone about them you realize they probably don’t give a rip?

I realized I’ve had a few things like that rolling around in my head – things that I’ve felt are fairly important to me, but I wasn’t quite sure if I could make a post out of any one of them. So, in the best fashion, I’m stealing Gnorb’s idea. Thanks, Gnorb. (Hope you enjoy your typewriters, and I hope you get your health issues sorted out soon!)

Point One. The first thing on the agenda: exercise. I’ve stuck with it. Days have been missed here and there, certainly, but the overall trend has been regular exercise. About two weeks ago, I started using my punching bag again. If you recall from the last post about it, I stopped using it because I was concerned that the house was going to fall in on me; that wouldn’t be good. However, upon inspecting where it’s mounted a bit more, I came to the conclusion that it should be okay. I’m going to keep an eye on the wall above the woodwork for any developing cracks, and if I see any, I’ll stop using the bag. Until then, I’m going to continue on. One good sign is that I’ve not seen any more little pieces of plaster on the floor after using it.

A week ago, I started the 100 Pushups in 6 Weeks program. I’ve been doing push ups as part of me routine, but I saw someone mention the site somewhere – a feed item, Twitter? – and thought it sounded pretty cool. I’ve done 4 sessions thus far, and am already seeing some improvement in my arms. Looking at the later weeks, I’m not sure if I’m going to keep up with it – I’ve done well so far – but we’ll see. If I can’t, I’ll just start the program over and do it until I can keep up.

Finally, yesterday, I signed up at Mapmywalk.com, to.. well, duh, map my walks out. It’s a pretty neat service. You map out your walks on a Google Map, and the site calculates the distance you’ll be walking. Speaking of walking…

Point Two. I’ll now be taking two dogs for regular walks instead of one, as I’ve officially accepted that the dog that showed up is now ours. I’ve checked everywhere I know to check, and found nothing at all about her. No one has said “Hey, my dog!” when I’ve walked her with Gandalf, nor has anyone knocked on my door saying, “Excuse me, you’ve got my dog in your backyard.” So, she’s now ours. We named her Zoë. The name has some spunk to it, which she has plenty of. Perhaps a little too much – I’ve been paying lots of attention to both her and Gandalf, but she still keeps knocking their water bowl over…

And yes, particularly because Cas did some light badgering via email, pictures of the dog shall be forthcoming. Soon. I promise.