Monday, September 29, 2008

Further On Up the Road


I'm on my extended days off and my last shifts at work are coming up at the end of the week. My body will thank me when it's all over. I need a break! Today I had sort of a mental health day and didn't do much of anything. I took care of a couple of time sensitive chores but didn't do any cleaning or much cooking. I have a lovely chicken roasting and will finish up the other preparations for a chicken dinner in a bit.

We had the remnants of Hurricane Kyle overnight but it's sunny now. The wind changed direction in the last hour or so, the sun came out, and the temperature got much cooler. It's 13 degrees now and was 20 this morning, in the rain.

My body needs a break but at the same time, the regular walking and exercise I get from my job will have to be maintained if I want to keep my girlish figure, my excellent level of fitness, and good mental health. I'm glad it's autumn which in itself is an incentive to go walking every day. I was going to go this morning but it started to rain so I didn't. I will make it a daily habit once work is over next week. I have to do 15,000 steps or 24 km a day for maintenance and that will be hard so I'm not sure how to get this level up without joining a gym or dancing every day on top of the walking. Staying fit is time consuming and hard work.

Who likes the blues? One of the best who has influenced the blues players of all time since him is Bobby"Blue" Bland. Here he is from 1957 with the definitive rendition of Further On Up the Road and from 1960 with Two Steps From the Blues. Those titles sound appropriate for today's post don't you think?

4 comments:

Ralph said...

Better thee than me, dear, going to the length of counting steps. Me, I just set out and hope for the best, raise the heartbeat and feel like I'm getting a workout. We both seem to be doing OK.......

Ocean said...

You will just have to wear your step counter ever day and then just keep being fit until you reach your level. Call me tomorrow anytime!
Love you

Cuidado said...

Counting steps is a simple matter of wearing a step counter. I need excessive activity since I quit smoking to keep my metabolism the same. It's been difficult.

Cuidado said...

Ocean, I thought you were working today. I'll call you tonight to find out how your first day went.