sabbath

Well, it's been a nice day. Once again, I will not have this blog done by 9, but I am hopeful that it will be finished by 10 and I will be in bed not long afterward.

I don't feel nearly as tired tonight. I wonder if it has any correlation with the fact that I didn't exercise today. One day to rest. Kind of reluctant to start it all over again tomorrow. But… six days shalt thou exercise. Come on. Forty is coming.

So, Sunday. Ended up being a very good day. Leisurely morning, breakfast, church at 9:30. Lunch, visiting, took our guest to the airport. Dairy Queen!! (The only one in the whole country is at the airport.) Home, tried (unsuccessfully) to nap. Up, work on the computer with the TV on. Pancakes for supper, dishes, laundry, play with the kitty. Blog while watching LPGA golf. Got things done, but in an unhurried, stress-free way.

And it's so amazing to be typing and not fighting to keep my eyes open. I can actually think in whole sentences; paragraphs even. So here are some things I was meaning to write about all week, but was too brain-weary to remember.

We were at the hotel with our guest a few days ago, and a tuk-tuk driver who we know well asked if we needed a ride. (A tuk-tuk consists of a covered cart with seats, hooked to a motor bike.) We told him no, we were going to walk. We added that the motor taxi drivers who hang out on our street were always very annoyed with us, because we walk to a lot of places. He brightened right up and said, "Yes! That's true!" He enthusiastically went on to explain that there was a Dutch guy who lived on the street he used to work, but the Dutch guy never used his services because he walked a lot. He repeated a few times, "We all knew he had money, but he just kept walking!" Foreigners.

I found it a bit awkward to shoot photos while we had visitors. Like I said, we walked to a lot of places, which is usually my time for looking for beauty. It's best when I'm alone, because I can be very unhurried. But when it's just me and Mr. he always stops and waits patiently while I photograph things. However, with our friend walking with us, it was a little embarrassing. I didn't want to hold him up or appear like I wasn't engaged. But I still needed my photos. So, I pulled out my camera and took some hurried shots. Looking back at them, they're not bad, but not my best either. Although I really like the one yesterday, with the iron gate and the barbed wire. I am thinking I could do a photo exhibit on barbed wire. Might be interesting.

I was also a bit discouraged half-way through the week as I tried my first 6-day exercise routine. By about day 3 my left knee had started to hurt a little bit; just when I bent it with weight on it. It really didn't ache any other time, so I'm hoping the muscles around it will strengthen up and clear things up as time goes by. What do you think are the chances of that?

And it's been sooooo hot lately. You know it's bad when you shower, dry off, pull on your clothes, and by the time you're fully dressed you're already dripping in sweat. Literally. Sweat running down in rivers. Bad.

Well, it's close to 10. I want to end this day as well as it started. So, soon to bed. Next week is another busy one!