I awoke at 2:30 AM to the sound of a cat barfing somewhere close to me. Maxine prefers to deposit a hairball on her little rug or the small rug on my side of the bed. So I carefully placed my foot on the hardwood floor to avoid the rug and immediately found were the sound came from. I got up, put the lights on, cleaned it up, went back to bed. Couldn't get back to sleep. My right shoulder and left hip started aching, Maxine plunked her body against my head and purred loudly but contently in my ear. She was wide awake and ready to play. By six, she was running kitty olympics down the length of the house and I still couldn't get into a good sleep so here I am with my coffee, my cat, and my computer. It's about 60 out now, very foggy, the woods are teeming with birds songs. The first orange day lily opened before I got up. It's actually my favorite time of day no matter what the weather. So I'll say "good morning" to all, get another cup of coffee, and head out onto the porch with my cat before I miss the peace and serenity that morning brings to me in the mountains.
I may repeat things I've already posted. It's not due to age. I'm too lazy to go back and reread what I blogged previously. I've joined the Murphy Health and Fitness gym that's located right across from Konhete Park where I walk so I can swim now too. I didn't realize how much I missed being in the water. The other gym, Erlanger Fit Plus membership runs out in September. Cliff and I belonged to it since moving here and it has a great rehab program that both of us have used at different times. One time I asked a therapist about knee discomfort/pain and he showed me ways to strengthen quads and leg muscles to prevent knee weakness. Cliff did PT a few times for back discomfort due to belly pulling on his back muscles. After the PT a patient get a free month at the gym. We did Zumba and yoga classes together. But now I need to swim. Pool is heated when the temperatures cool down. Our mornings have bee...
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