Fitness Log #341, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

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Future Me, May 2025

Not long after the start of this blog, I cut my hours very slightly, and wanted to make sure I didn’t waste the extra time I was paying dearly for. I had started reading about preparing for retirement in non-financial ways, and I realized that it was time to start (re-) building a life that didn’t revolve solely around medicine.

I started this series of posts at the end of October 2018 with lots of big goals, but even at the beginning, knew that I couldn’t follow all those dreams all at once.

Every few months, I try to look at what I have accomplished, and see if I can adjust course to focus my free time in the directions I wish I would go: increasing fitness, building (or maintaining) connections with friends, family and community, engaging with the arts, and, lately, keeping up with financial tasks.

My last update was in January 2025. I had hoped to write an update a little sooner, but travel got in the way. (An excuse that made me happy to skip blogging.)

This is a good time to review how well I have been pursuing those goals, as it I will soon have significantly more time out of the office to work on them.

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Fitness Log #340, And Friday Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

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5 More Mondays

It’s a beautiful spring Sunday, my first day off in several weeks, and I can’t quite say that I am excited to wake up early to go into the office tomorrow morning.

However, this will be one of my last early Monday mornings. I have 5 more until I will no longer have Monday morning clinic. Ever, if things work out well.

I’m realizing that I probably need to make some tentative plans for how I will use my extra time out of the office.

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Fitness Log #339, Friday Fabulousness, Firsts, And Monthly Goals

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

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Fitness Log #338, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

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A Gratitude Post

This week everything has been knocked off kilter by a huge storm that went through the area. It would be fair to say that everything, including blogging, has not gone to plan.

Today I realized that even though things are topsy-turvy, I have so many things to be grateful for:

  • The storm came through our city, but the huge tree overhanging the bedroom did not crash through the roof.
  • Fallen trees littered the streets, but we can come and go from our street.
  • Our neighborhood did not lose power, though many others nearby have been without, sometimes for days.
  • Mr. PiN was fine with us hosting friends for dinner at no notice. We were happy to offer working outlets so they could charge their various electronics (how did we ever live without them?).
  • When we realized they did not have electricity or hot water, we were able to offer our friends our spare bedroom. After a day’s delay, one of them stayed for several nights.
  • Our guest was excellent company, and had no complaints (or sideways looks) at our disarray, as we had only returned to town a day or two before the storm.
  • We now have the house to ourselves again!
Japanese painting of snow covered trees
Also grateful it’s not that chilly this week.

Is there anything you are particularly grateful for this week?

Fitness Log #337, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

Continue reading “Fitness Log #337, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”

Fitness Log #336

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.

However, I seem to have forgotten to take notes on the firsts and fabulous events of the week, so it’s just the fitness log today.

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