1. A pretty decent rule of thumb to follow: face the facts.
What fact did I finally face?
If I don't go to the Fitness Center in the morning, chances are good I won't go in the afternoon.
I've avoided mornings since my surgery as a way to avoid being with larger numbers of people, but today I I decided to see how spread out people working out were in the Fitness Center at around 10:15 or so.
It was pretty good.
In addition, during my last post-transplant check up, PA-C Natasha Barauskas clarified for me that while if the gym were crowded, masking up would be a good idea, what I really needed to be sure to do was sanitize the machines I work out on, keep my hands clean, and avoid physical contact with others.
So, today, with the number of fellow exercisers fairly small, I diligently sanitized machines, kept my hands clean, and didn't shake anyone's hand, slap any one on the back, or hug anyone.
I exercised for an hour, huffing and puffing my way toward my goal today of burning 300 calories.
It felt great.
2. Before going to the gym, I was sly and had the Walmart order I made for groceries be ready between 9-10, guaranteeing I'd get out of the house before working out. I picked them up, brought them home and put them away, yakked a bit with Debbie, and zoomed back to Smelterville to the Fitness Center.
3. Back home, I decided, after some internal debate, that I would travel to Oregon next week and, on Saturday, attend the memorial service for Harold Lannom, a great friend and fellow parishioner at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Harold lived to be 100. He lived in Corvallis the last years of his life and his memorial will be at The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan in Corvallis on Saturday, March 1st at 2:00.
I'll spend the time I'm not in Corvallis in Eugene and start back to Kellogg on Tuesday morning.
It will be a whirlwind visit --I hope I can get around and see as many friends as possible.
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