Own The Day

[pshaw_raven]

Rolled out of bed this morning, ran on the treadmill, did my strength training, and did all my morning chores! Which means it's time to catch up here. I've paid for my upgraded account, downloaded all my old LJ userpics and transferred the ones I still wish to use. Like Sebby here, for example. I think I've added everyone who commented on my add-me post.

I need to head out of here around four to pick Fox up at the airport. I'm leaning towards leaving early because the local LGBT+ youth shelter is having a ... dine for charity I guess you'd call it? Anyway, if you eat at Chipotle they get 50% of what you spend. I'm almost willing to risk food poisoning to do this, plus I love burritos. None of the Chipotles in my area had to shut down, but it's hard not to be shy of them after all the problems they had.

Treadmills can be pretty dull. I'm using the time to listen to podcasts, and I'm considering getting an Audible account, so while I'm getting my miles in I can beef up my brain. But this morning I was treated to cute birds. I can see out the front windows, and I have a couple of bird feeders set up in the yard. We also have a pair of Carolina wrens who're nesting nearby. For the last few years they nested inside the water softener, but we had to replace the unit, so they moved to the eaves of the garage. I watched one of the pair gathering nest materials while the other would go to the feeder, pick out a peanut (I have a dried fruit and nut mix on one of them), and carry it to the truck, which is parked right outside where I can see it. Then she (she?? no clue which one this is) would carefully put the peanut into the tire tread so that she could pick off bits while safely out of view of overhead predators. I also get to watch the younger male Cardinal try to fight with his reflection in the truck's side mirrors. And the garage windows. And any other reflective surface. Because Cardinals.

I'm actually feeling pretty upbeat about things today. It helps that I don't feel as sick as I did. Last night I slept propped up for a while because I felt like I might vomit even though I'd been unable to eat. But today I feel physically normal. Breakfast didn't upset me and I'm even thinking about making another cup of coffee. But now I'm curious if I had mild food poisoning, picked up a bug while I was out Tuesday, or what the heck happened there. Or perhaps I'll just be glad that I feel better.

Comments

[evilpettingz00]

Sounds like a good, productive day. :) It seems a bunch of people on my friends list are having productive days lately. I should join you! ;D Well, I went to work today, so there's that. *shrug*

Sorry to hear you've been sick, but glad you're doing better! :)

[expandranon]

<3

[pshaw_raven]

:D

[october_rain]

I miss having a treadmill. I get pretty bored on my elliptical sometimes, especially on nice, sunny days. Glad you're feeling better day by day. :-)

[pshaw_raven]

Ellipticals can be sort of fun. The treadmill is also helpful to me in that I can set the speed and not kill myself. Running on "normal ground" means sometimes I start off a lot faster than what I can sustain over the distance I mean to go. So I crash out and I'm still maybe a mile from my house, which isn't good. It's nice when a training plan says to do speedwork or hills and I can just make the treadmill do that instead of having to look at a map and figure out where some hills are.

[cdayzee]

I miss having the option of a treadmill when the weather is bad. Mine died but I had it for several years. It can be monotonous though but it serves its purpose. Sounds like you had a nice view of the birds :)

Chipotle & similar places kinda skeeve me out now. The food poisoning problem didn't help but adding to that is a couple experiences different members of my family have had while eating at those places. Supporting a cause though is a good excuse to give them another go.

[pshaw_raven]

The treadmill does get dull sometimes, but during the summer it will be nice. Right now, or sometime soon, we'll be getting yellow flies, which are extraordinarily aggressive biting flies. Then mosquitoes, which are the Florida state bird.

Chipotle is ... okay. I'd prefer Moe's, or making my own at home.

[cdayzee]

omg, I've not encountered yellow flies before; they sound dreadful! However, I have gotten bitten by flies before; not pleasant. Ugh, hate mosquitoes! I'd definitely prefer a treadmill then for sure!

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

We have cardinals here too, and yes, every once in a while one of them takes a shine to a mirror or window.

Re: Yes...

[pshaw_raven]

The garage windows have a reflective film on them to help with the intense Florida sun. You can see out just fine, but looking in the Cardinal mainly sees himself, or what he thinks is another Cardinal that, clearly, he must fight. It's amusing to watch when you're inside and he comes around.

He makes a circuit of the east window, south, west, then to the truck, then back to the windows.

Re: Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

That makes sense.

Me, I can whistle. When the male cardinals sing, I mimic the song. They puff up and shout back at me. It's really fun. :D

Funnier is when the females preen at me. If the males see that, they go totally berserk.