Birthday Walk
It was a great day for a birthday walk!




It was a great day for a birthday walk!
So I know I need to get the exercise in, but lately I have found every excuse not to. Today, I had the time, the weather was great, and there was no reason not to go out and get in the long walk I have been needing. Except, of course, I really wanted to take…
Seriously, I was all set to go to the gym, but… I literally couldn’t pass up this beautiful spring day. In Chicagoland, not going outside on a sunny, slightly breezy, 75° day is at least a venial sin, so I put on some sunscreen and a ball cap and headed out on the DuPage trail,…
So my lack of weight loss is telling me that my lack of movement is a problem. So I got out on a warm day off and walked for three miles. It felt good, but I did have to stop a couple of times to sit in the park (which wasn’t all bad: I got…
You have to take every little win when you’re trying to get back on your feet. I’ve been struggling with plantar’s fasciitis for a couple of months, and I finally told myself to get in to the podiatrist. The exercises he gave me seem to be helping, and I was feeling well enough today to…
It was a busy day off, but I found 45 minutes to get to the gym and do a cardio workout. Treadmill, elliptical, and recumbent bike. It got my heart rate up and made all the other events of 5he day more enjoyable. That’s always good!
I just had around a half hour to walk today, so I did a short Rosary/Divine Mercy walk in the neighborhood around the Rectory. Beautiful day, and I smelled roses where there were no roses, so I reconsecrated my life and priesthood to the Blessed Virgin Mary on this, the memorial of her Immaculate Heart….