Trying To Look at the Positive Things Today

The indoor pool is closed for two weeks of maintenance, so we ALL have to use the outdoor pool. Now, in the summer months, I adore the outdoor pool. It gives me a super great workout, and I can wear my bigger fins for some speed. The only downside is if the weather is like it was yesterday - thunder, lightning, and the pool would have been closed for safety. I just have to remain flexible and move with the punches. Flexibility is key to life, after all. 

I have two sets of swim fins - one short 
and one long. I can only wear the long 
fins in the outdoor pool. They're a bit 
of overkill in the shorter indoor pool. 
I like that feeling of speed, though, since 
I'm not a fast swimmer, so it's a lovely 
and different feeling to cut through 
the water. 

I awakened at 1:45 am this morning, and decided to just stay up, do my morning meditation without rushing, and start my day out right. That turned out to be a good decision, because here it is, 10 after three, and DH is up, interrupting my morning routine. Apparently his hip is acting up. I suppose that's understandable - he's been spending most of his time working in the warehouse on cleaning and repair work. But it also meant that he came down to chat with me, so ... interruptions. LOL

My morning ended up being interrupted, but since I 
awakened early, I got all of my meditation in before I 
had to interact with anyone human. I'm pleased about 
that. 

I was going to order another 6-9 months of my brain pills, and realized that I might have actually done that earlier in the week. It wouldn't be a tragedy to have a double shipment, but it would be hard on my bank account. The pills aren't inexpensive, and I really can't easily afford to double-order them. I still have six weeks left, so I'll hold off for two weeks or so to see if I already ordered them, or if I need to get an order going. I can order directly (which is what I think I did), or from Amazon. It didn't appear on my Amazon orders when I double-checked, but I seem to recall the Stonehenge website (the manufacturer of my pills), so I suspect I've already placed my order. 

"Out of all the things I've lost, I miss my 
brain the most," is the saying, and I have 
to agree. I've been taking these for more 
than a year, and I do notice a difference. 
Now it's automatic. I awaken, I take two 
pills along with a swig of water, then I'm 
ready to plug in my earphones and listen 
to whatever guided meditation I've chosen 
for the day. 

I'm ahead of things today. Will that last for the day? It's unlikely, but I'll take the positives when I can get them. I'm already thinking about my "day off" tomorrow and what I need to get done. It's time to be highly scheduled because my time is starting to crunch. Under ideal conditions (having already retired), I'd be flying out to New York City today to attend the family reunion over the next few days. I'm extremely disappointed to be missing this - who knows what kind of physical and/or mental state I'll be in when I'm 74? Or, if they will even hold another reunion. The only certainty, is that if they do hold a reunion in five years, it won't be in the USA. Well, I tried and things just didn't fall into place for this dream. 

So, I'm wrapping this up and heading out to the pool. It's only in the mid-50's right now, (12.7 C) so it's going to be a bit "crisp" before we're in the water. Then, the temperature won't matter because we'll all be swimming. I only hope the pool won't be too crowded. Have an excellent Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.