This morning a dear friend came over to pick something up. She had some time so we had a nice visit for a bit. It was good to break my three day fast of not talking to anyone.
This afternoon I went to Emporia to pick up a gallon of paint and some sand paper so I can work on sanding and then painting two pieces of furniture this week. I’m anxious to get some paint on it to make sure the color will work.
I went to my first tax prep training. It took us a bit to figure out passwords so we could get on the internet. Once we figured that out, we had to figure out the various passwords for the various sites we use to take tests, play with doing taxes, and other things we have to do. Each site requires a different password and some have different user names. Can they make it any more confusing? Training took over two hours due to the glitches in getting proper access.
I stopped at Walmart afterwards and picked up a few groceries. They are out of distilled water again. Darn! I still struggle with these ongoing shortages.
I have a free day of sorts tomorrow. I have several homework lessons and tests I have to do for tax prep. We have more training session Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Found out we start doing taxes February 6. We will do them at the Senior Center from 9:00 to noon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then at the Credit Union on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 – 8:00. Not sure what my schedule will be but most weeks I could work most of the sessions. I don’t like going to town twice a day but if needed I will do so.
If you live in the Emporia area and want your taxes done for free, call the Emporia Senior Center and book an appointment. They will start taking appointments towards the end of January. You have to call between 9:00 and 1:00 Monday through Friday. Although this is a program for senior citizens, we do taxes for all age groups. We don’t have lots of volunteers this year so the slots will fill up fast as we will be limited to how many we can do each day.
I did 40 minutes on the bike this afternoon before I went to Emporia. I finished reading the book I had started earlier. It was another good book and it sure helps the time on the bike go fast when I read and bike. I am amazed that I was able to do 40 minutes. When I started two weeks ago I did 6 minutes and about died. My stamina is building quickly. By the end of the week I will be at my goal of doing an hour a day. Not sure if I will just stay at an hour a day or if I will keep increasing my time and intensity on the bike. I have the time to do longer than an hour a day so why not.
I’ve been back on my eating and exercise plan for 12 days now. The bloating I had been having is gone and I am feeling much better. Six more pounds to go to reach my first goal and then I hope to take off eight more after that. The number on the scale isn’t as important as how I am feeling. I already can tell I am stronger and have more energy than I have had for a long time. Trust I will be able to stay on the wagon and get back into shape. Feels good to be taking better care of myself. I neglected myself for way too long.
I’m tired tonight. Being around people tires me out quickly. I didn’t sleep very well again last night and I was up around 6:00 this morning. Maybe tonight will be the night I sleep long and hard.
Grateful for friends that come to visit, grateful the first day of tax prep training is over and I passed both tests, and grateful I have been able to stay on my eating and exercise plan for 12 days.