Rehabbing Myself and Getting Up

I see another month+ slipped away without writing anything. I read several other blogs and do comment most days but my urge to write seems to be taking a nap somewhere.

I've started a little-in home exercise routine. So far 10 days in a row.  My left leg has always been a little wimpy since a car accident in my 20's. Those things come back to bite us in our older years.  It refuses to hold me up at times and I have fallen twice in the last five years because of it, once on my face in the parking lot of a store. Arms full, no warning, bang. So I used good old U-tube and looked up exercises for stability and legs that I can do with out going somewhere.

I also found one about how to get yourself up off the floor. Getting Yourself Off the Floor  I can no longer get down and scrub the kitchen floor like I used to do because, duh, I can't get up. I used to pull myself up using the counter but a long winter of of coughing and inactivity has given me spaghetti arms as well. And, yes, I could have done these exercises but I didn't. I have hand weights and some instruction from a previous stint at the Physical Therapist. Ten days may not sound like much but I can see the improvements already.

I have plenty of time for myself since all the grandkids are very occupied this summer. After having kids around twice a week I suddenly have extra time. I'm planning a week's visit to see my three sisters who all live in and around Portland, Oregon. Hope to visit the Portland Art Museum and the Japanese Gardens there. The gardens have been redone since my last visit there and I'm very curious to see what they look like now.

Photo:Travel Portland

Hope your weekend was good, so far mine has been and I've have read no news. Monday is soon enough for that.