Ready for Spring?
So for the past couple of weeks I have been making a concerted effort to quit sitting on my ass on the days I am not working and actually go outside, enjoy the "fresh" air, and get some exercise. I have set a goal for myself of exercising for at least 30 minutes three times a week. This is actually less than the recommended standard set by the American Heart Association. (However, it would be virtually impossible and probably clinically insane for me to think that I will actually work out or exercise on days that I am working twelve hour shifts. Plus, I feel like I get my share of physical activity at work, so I don't really feel bad about not trying to exercise on those days.)
So far, I have been keeping up with it pretty well, despite my usual day of exhaustion following any span of working several days in a row. In fact, once I finally get motivated to get out there and just do it, I usually feel more energized and generally more motivated to accomplish whatever tasks I may have set out for the rest of the day. That is, until today.
I felt pretty run down this morning anyway, because I had a crazy day at work yesterday and ended up not being able to leave until about 10pm. So I finally peeled myself away from TLC this afternoon around 5:30 and ventured outside for my usual walk/jog through the neighborhood. I felt like it went pretty well, returned to my apartment, and plopped down into the recliner to catch my breath before stretching.
As soon as I sat down, I must have sneezed about 10 times and my nose was an instant running wasteland of snot and general clogginess.... Ugh! My first thought was "Oh crap, I've contracted my Favie's plague/sinus infection that has reduced him to a coughing, snoring, stuffed up and runny nose, sneeze-o-matic 5000 since last weekend." But the more I thought about it, the more I felt like it was a reaction to being outside, since I had been fine all morning.
Weather.com certainly confirmed my suspicions. So apparently I'm allergic to tree pollen. And here's the kicker: Somebody left town for business this morning and took all the damn drugs with him!
So far, I have been keeping up with it pretty well, despite my usual day of exhaustion following any span of working several days in a row. In fact, once I finally get motivated to get out there and just do it, I usually feel more energized and generally more motivated to accomplish whatever tasks I may have set out for the rest of the day. That is, until today.
I felt pretty run down this morning anyway, because I had a crazy day at work yesterday and ended up not being able to leave until about 10pm. So I finally peeled myself away from TLC this afternoon around 5:30 and ventured outside for my usual walk/jog through the neighborhood. I felt like it went pretty well, returned to my apartment, and plopped down into the recliner to catch my breath before stretching.
As soon as I sat down, I must have sneezed about 10 times and my nose was an instant running wasteland of snot and general clogginess.... Ugh! My first thought was "Oh crap, I've contracted my Favie's plague/sinus infection that has reduced him to a coughing, snoring, stuffed up and runny nose, sneeze-o-matic 5000 since last weekend." But the more I thought about it, the more I felt like it was a reaction to being outside, since I had been fine all morning.
Weather.com certainly confirmed my suspicions. So apparently I'm allergic to tree pollen. And here's the kicker: Somebody left town for business this morning and took all the damn drugs with him!
posted by Bean at
12:21 AM
2 Comments:
That's some funny snot.
;-)
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Russell, At
2/21/08, 1:38 AM
Here's what's even funnier: Today it was raining so I couldn't really exercise outside, but I was still determined to keep up with my exercise goals. So I decided to try an On Demand version of "Dance Cardio" from "The Firm," which is a show on Exercise TV. I think I got more of a workout from laughing at myself trying to keep up with the moves, than actually doing the moves the right way! Either way, my abs hurt a little already, so I maybe I did something right! :D LOL!
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Bean, At
2/21/08, 10:05 PM
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