Day Fifteen

Three days left!  I think I'm starting to get it, but I don't know whether I'm ready to be on my own.  For sure I am ready to come home.  I miss Grandma, and my own bed, and my puppies, but am I really prepared to do this by myself?  It's kind of scary to think about.

It's been hot here the last couple of days--well, high 80's, which as all y'all know is too hot for me.  I walked the 1/2 mile loop this afternoon about 5:30, though, and it was really pleasant.  I sat on a bench to rest, and the breeze was cool.  People say it's quiet at our house, but it was really quiet there.  I sat longer than I needed to for rest, and just relaxed.

I was up early this morning to do laundry, and since the laundry is right across from the gym, took the opportunity to do my 20 minutes on the exercise bike.  So I did really well with my exercise today.  I have to repeat the treadmill test tomorrow or the next day.  I wonder whether or not I'll see any improvement.  I don't feel like I have really come very far on the exercise front.  I do have periods of time when my back doesn't hurt and I am thankful for that.  My feet (ankles) may be some better, but are still quite troublesome.  I'm definitely going to set up something so I can keep doing the hot and cold foot baths.  I think that helps, and for the first time in a long time the skin on my heels is not so dry and cracked. 

It seems like I should have some more exciting news to report, but I don't.  There was an outing to the Placer Gold Mine today, but I decided to stay here and finish laundry and work on homework.  The description said there would be extensive walking and standing.  Standing is one of the hardest things for me and wears out my back so quickly.  Also the air conditioning in the bus isn't working, and thinking of riding in there for 30 minutes each way wasn't appealing.  I think in the end they took a van, because there weren't too many participants.

Well, keep on keeping on, and I'm looking forward to talking to all of you in person about this experience.  Until the next time, Good Night.