Happy Easter everybody! Time to reflect on things in your life, and appreciate all of the good things that have come. We all have our struggles, and setbacks, but we have to keep looking beyond that.
easter quote; “The great gift of Easter is hope.”? Basil C. Hume
If we don’t have hope, then what do we have? Hope can keep us going with everything. You can get work through any struggle in your life as long as you have hope. It is no different when it comes to exercise as well. We can all struggle with this, but we need to keep trying, and hope that things will improve. It is never easy, but the more you do it, the easier it gets. You just have to begin…
The weather has been improving now, and hopefully the last snow for the season was last week. Even with the weather, a lot changes in a week. We had 2 feet of snow, and crazy wind, and now today it is essentially gone, and 80 degrees. We knew things had to improve, or at least we had hope that it would improve. Hope can keep us going with a lot of things.
You have to begin. Once you start, then you need to keep going. Health challenges can make a difference on this as well, which I am now experiencing first hand. I will admit, I do not like it at all! I want to be back to how it was, and enjoying life, experiencing life, and doing activities I love to do. I will eventually get there. I have hope. As long as you have hope, you can accomplish almost anything!
Since I have been having health issues lately, my dog Zeus knows something is not right either. He tends to hang around me more now in the evenings. He is worried too.
But, the one who has been at my side through all of it, trying to help me hang in there, and keep reminding me of hope that it will get better, has been Sarah…My Sarah! This is what a relationship is all about. You help each other when one is struggling. In reality, we are both struggling. This is all new to us, and we are keeping each other going. I have hope that I will be back doing what I love to do later, and be healthy…as long as Sarah is right there with me!
Some of us have health issues that come up and we don’t always get to have a renewal of life. That is what Easter is all about. Embrace it. Have hope! Just like all of us with the struggles we may have, keep trying, keep believing, and have hope!
Have a blesses Easter everybody! Have hope, keep looking forward, and keep moving everybody!
Have you ever wondered how many miles you have biked, run or walked on the Watertown Recreational Trail? This summer we want you to join the third annual Watertown Recreational Trail Challenge. Starting May 1 you can stop at the Park and Rec Fieldhouse and pick up a tracking sheet that also has the mileage chart for the Recreational Trail on it. Keep track of how many miles you bike, run or walk, then at the end of summer by September 30 just turn your tracking sheets back in and we will tabulate who the three people are who have biked, walked or run the most miles and those three will receive awards and be recognized later in the month of October as the ones who put on the most miles on our beautiful trail system
Date: May 1 – September 30 Fee:
Free Location: All miles must be on the Watertown Recreational Trail
Sponsored by Brown Clinic STRIVE 2 Survive & Dr.Dan & Dr.Sarah Reiffenberger
With the Easter Holiday and Celebration just a few days away, many of you have your eggs hard boiled and ready to be painted…or many of you already have them painted! We had a great time getting ours ready this weekend (see above!). As Sunday comes and goes, you may wonder what to do with those eggs. Here are some tips for you to practice proper egg safety:
Not sure how to boil an egg? Place the eggs in a
saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil with the lid on, then turn
off the heat. Let the eggs sit in water for 15 min. Remove eggs and place
in a bowl of ice cold water to cool. This year, I used our InstaPot to
hard boil them—they turned out great and I enjoyed the new way of cooking!
Eggs should be used within 3 weeks of the sell by date.
Be sure to store them in the fridge at a temp less than 40 degrees F.
Hard boiled eggs spoil faster than fresh eggs as the
protective coating is washed away, making them more susceptible to
bacteria. Hard boiled eggs must be refrigerated within 2 hours of cooking.
If you want to eat the hard boiled eggs after the
holiday, you must store them in the refrigerator. Throw away any eggs that
are cracked, dirty, or have been out of the fridge for more than 2 hours.
If you are going to use the leftover cooked eggs, it is recommended to use
them within one week to prevent food poisoning. To help you do this, you
could make two batches- one to display and one for eating.
Ever wonder what the green ring on a hard boiled yolk
is? It’s a result of overcooking the eggs and is caused by sulfur and iron
compounds in the egg reacting to the surface of the yolk. The green color
may also be a result of a large amount of iron in the water used to cook
with. It may look funny, but it is safe to eat.
Slowly but surely, with a lot of help from Sarah, I continue to keep making progress as I continue to recover from the last few weeks. My workout now is walking 1 mile a day, at a 20 min mile pace. A far cry from what I usually do, but I am literally starting over. I am glad I have the opportunity to start over.
It was easier to get motivated even to go walk a week ago. The bike trails were all clear, the grass was clear of snow. It was great to get back outside and enjoy Spring for once! But even that had to change!
Getting 25 inches of snow will put a change in the routine of walking outside. At least I have a treadmill at home!
The treadmill is ok, as long as the TV is on, or I can listen to music. But, nothing compares to being outside. Hopefully this recent snow won’t last very long, as we all can get back outside again.
I guess overall it is no different when it came to exercising prior to having this recent illness. I am just at totally different levels of achievement at this time compared to previous. But it really is not any different. There is always some degree of discomfort. That is not always a bad thing. If things really hurt trying, nobody would do it. But, in order to keep progressing forward, there are always little obstacles in the way. Work, responsibilities…time. It still boils down to excuses. Time to decide what is more important to you, and to also ask yourself what are you going to do about it? Are you going to sit back and take it easy, or work for something you want to achieve? It truly comes down to choice…and are you willing to take a chance? No more excuses. The world is already full of excuses. Take control, and be the one in charge!
Spend time with friends. We have no idea when one of us may not be in the picture anymore! And remember, if you are trying, and moving, progress is still progress!
You never know what you have the potential to achieve until you try. Unless you try, you will never know. Never give up on yourself. If you truly can’t count on yourself, then who can you count on?
Never, ever forget this! When you move forward, you will continue to move forward. Keep moving everybody!
Do you have your Easter baskets all ready for the little (or big) kids in your life? Easter baskets are usually filled with all kinds of goodies and I like to think of them being just as exciting as getting your Christmas stocking! My family has all kinds of funny stories about the big search for finding our Easter baskets and of course what we find inside is even more exciting! The candy aisles at the store are filled with all kinds of goodies, but let us not forget that there are plenty of other non-junk food options to fill your Easter baskets with. Here are some ideas for you:
Sidewalk chalk
Color Dotz by Crayola (color your bath water with them!)
