I came home yesterday for a short trip to take care of some details. I will be heading back to my mom’s house after lunch today. It has been so nice to be in my own house. I feel like I haven’t been home all summer. And the bonus is that my sister offered to keep my kids last night, so I have some peace and quiet. It sounds selfish, but it feels good to take care of myself for a small amount of time.
I was at the track at 6:30 this morning since it is supposed to get into the 90’s today. I had the track all to myself for the most part and that was nice. Ended up doing 3 miles, half running and half walking. Had to go without my music because apparently when I charged my mp3, I did not realize the power was ON so it immediately started sapping the battery as soon as I unplugged it from the computer yesterday. Grrr. So I had to listen to myself breathe the whole time. 
I have replaced my last ticker with a new one for “project home stretch”. I have set it for 148 although I doubt that is going to be low enough. We’ll see when I get there.
Thanks for all the support regarding my dad. Bigprof, I am so sorry to hear that you lost your dad at such a young age. That is how old my daughter is right now. Some things in life will just never make sense. Feathers, oh how I know what you mean about the blog title. I have spent a lot of time in the past week being thankful that I have been on this path of improving my heart health. If I were in the health condition that I was in February, I would be in such a panic right now. But I know that I am doing all I can to get and keep my heart healthy. Some things may be unavoidable, like my dad’s atrial fib. but my thinking is that I need to control those things that I can.
Off to enjoy the quiet for a bit longer. Hope everyone’s week is off to a good start. 
