It's a Busy Day in My Mundane Life - LOL

Yesterday's swim was wonderful, although I did end up cutting my workout slightly short because I had a slight twinge in my eye and decided "Better safe than sorry".  Today I'm hitting the day running - I'll swim, then drop off my swimming stuff, and then head immediately to the car dealership for my semi-annual/annual checkup and tune up. I have a 7:00 am appointment there, and I want to get in and out as soon as possible. I'll take my laptop along with me, they have a pretty nice set-up for electronics with easy access to plugs in their customer waiting area. 

If I drove a Ford, I could easily walk back home after 
dropping it off, then walk back to pick it up. But no ... I 
drive a Mazda, and it's a good 20+ miles to get to the 
closest dealer for servicing. Still, Minion likes the care she 
gets from people who know her, so I drive out to 
"car row" - the Eastern part of the Cities where there are 
most of the car dealerships. At least their waiting room is 
comfortable and has good tables for my laptop. 

I'm hoping against hope that I won't need a new set of tires. I was warned, last time I had the car in for servicing, however, that I would probably have enough tread wear that a new set would be necessary on my next check-in. Well, today is that day, and they are running a good sale on tires right now, so if I need a set, I'll take advantage of the sale. However, I'd rather skip the expense until the Fall if I can. 

Tires are expensive, and I knew they do this 
sale two times a year - Fall and Spring. I wanted 
to be sure I caught this because I'm 90% sure I need 
new tires on Minion. 

Isn't that often the way of it? Something you know needs to be done, but you'll postpone it for as long as you can. You won't allow things to get out of hand - if it's mandatory, you'll do it. But, if you can push it off a bit longer, you'll try that first. I'm not sure when that became part of human nature, but it's probably a good thing that second-guessing and double-checking have become more common. Instead of rushing out to kill the lion, only to become kibble for the pack, we've learned to watch and gauge our actions more carefully. Less kibble for the lions, more exquisite sunsets to enjoy for us. 

Less kibble and more kibble, why do we feed our pets 
kibble or similar products in the first place? Can this 
possibly actually be healthy for our pets? 

Of course, it's also a "day off". I need to figure out what I want to cook today, because my side of the refrigerator is sadly empty. I need my meals for the next week. The weather is warmer, but I might make a batch of my roasted peppers and tomato soup. I always like that, and in terms of prep, it's not horrible. Yeah ... that might be a winner for today. I have time to think, however. I won't be going to the store until after the car is done, so I'll be rather late at the store today. It'll give me time to think about what I'd like to eat before I head over and buy my chicken for tonight's dinner. 

Today is Wednesday, which means baked chicken breast 
for dinner. I don't have to make up my mind about what 
to make for my dinners until Friday, since I get two portions 
of food from one breast. But, I might as well start 
thinking about what I'll want for the rest of the week. 

In any case, life is usual and mundane, and that's not all bad - LOL. Have a totally excellent day and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.