If you need some motivation to get moving again after too much sitting during the recent winter, the “Step To It Challenge” program might be just the ticket for you. Registration begins on April 1st – steps will be recorded from May 1 – 28, 2013.
The Minnesota Twins and Kare 11 are joining Hennepin County and participating communities as proud sponsors of the 2013 Step To It Challenge. Winning participants from each community will be recognized during a Twins game this summer.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Also, I see a correlation between eating them and waist size!
I have experienced a number of “wake-up calls” during 2012 which has led me to this conclusion – I simply must focus more time and attention on my personal health and well being. Four things that have jogged my subconscious:
Accordingly, I have made five New Year’s Resolutions for 2013 centering on one main theme: to protect and improve upon my own health and well being. These resolutions are as follows:
Cataract surgery has given me greatly improved vision, and is something for which I will most certainly give thanks on Thanksgiving Day, 2012.
On Thanksgiving Day 2012 I’ll have something special to add to my list of the blessings in my life; namely, much improved vision due to my two recent cataract surgeries. On October 23 I had surgery on my right eye, and on November 13 I had surgery on my left eye. Am I thankful? You bet!
I didn’t know what to expect when I arrived for my first cataract surgery. Therefore, I am sharing what I experienced at my chosen surgical center on the days that the surgeries were completed in order to possibly ease some apprehension for others who also may be wondering what is about to take place. My experience may not be exactly the same for others, but there will likely be similarities no matter where the procedure is done.
Cataract surgery has been quite a boon for me! Now I’m looking forward to my final appointment in less than two weeks and being able to purchase new glasses that will get me seeing even more clearly than I can see today.
Cataract surgery is extremely common, with approximately three million such procedures performed each year. Cataract surgical centers have this outpatient procedure down to a science which means that the patient is in and out in a matter of a couple of hours. However, the surgery is not without some risks, and the patient is required to sign a consent form which outlines potential problems that may occur.
Here are some things I learned in the course of doing research for my own cataract surgery, and while having new lenses implanted in both of my eyes three weeks apart.
Cataract surgery has been quite a boon for me! Now I’m looking forward to my final appointment in two weeks and being able to purchase new glasses that will allow me to see even more clearly than I can see today.
Three weeks ago I had cataract surgery on my right eye; yesterday it was performed on my left eye. Today I had my post-op check-up for yesterday’s surgery; thankfully, everything looks positive for good healing and much improved vision.
I am supposed to be resting my eyes from the glare of the computer, but I couldn’t resist posting a very brief recap of progress to date.
Following my first surgery three weeks ago, I have had a difficult time working on the computer. Due to the new lens implant in my right eye it was focusing for longer distance, while my left eye was still clouded by a cataract. My vision was just plain wonky. Since my glasses had been rendered unusable at that stage of the process, I just worked slowly on the computer and did my best at reading from the monitor screen.
Friendship
It’s about laughing at the same things.
It’s about really being understood.
It’s about never running out of things to say.
It’s about being accepted unconditionally.
It’s about picking up right where you left off.
It’s about us.
(Source unknown)
Cancer is a six-letter word that means ugly, detestable, unfair, frightening, and often deadly. It is not a word I expected to hear yesterday, but to my great sorrow, I did.
My friend and I voted together on Tuesday. We followed that by strolling through a gift shop and sharing a leisurely lunch in a restaurant before parting for the day. By mutual agreement we didn’t discuss the health problems she had been having, or the ultrasound scheduled for Thursday to see if suspected gallbladder surgery would be in her future. We wanted to enjoy her respite from clinic visits with simple, low-key activities and the type of casual conversation that flows so easily between true friends.
Yesterday everything changed.
How exciting it is to be able to see more clearly in my right eye following surgery – something that will happen for my left eye in only three weeks from now. Yea!
This, too, shall pass. I’ have been telling myself that today as I try to resume some writing and research on the computer after eye surgery two days ago. My problem right now – because of the first of two cataract surgeries I can’t see the monitor screen clearly, and this won’t likely change for the better for at least five weeks.
I have worn glasses since I was in grade school to correct near-sightedness and astigmatism. For many years I have also had special glasses for computer use. This has all served me well until the last few years when sneaky cataracts slowly developed to a point that they obscured my vision for safe driving. It was time for those cataracts to go!
Monarch butterfiles resting on rocks. These amazing and beautiful insects need some rest when they migrate several thousand miles!
Yesterday was the first day in a very long time that I did not publish an article on the internet. It wasn’t that I didn’t have plenty of topics to explore, but rather that my interest in doing so had gone south. In short, I felt mentally depleted, and much in need of a day’s rest and relaxation.
I’m a person who is quite dedicated to my vocation – I spend a large portion of my day on the internet and typically enjoy doing that. In fact, I find it so satisfying that I am guilty of neglecting to take enough breaks throughout the day, let alone setting aside time for a real vacation.
A two-day event, with the St. Paul Firefighters’ calendar guys in attendance both at the Expo and at the Marathon.
Women – this is going to be way more fun than the average running event! Where else can you take part in a spa Expo and then run the next day where – get this – the men from the St. Paul Firefighters’ Calendar will be at the finish line to give you your well-earned Finisher Pendant? Plus, the calendar guys will also be at the spa Expo taking pictures with Women ROCK participants!
Marathon runners will also be happy to know that the Women ROCK Marathon is a USATF event and as a result is a Boston Qualifier.
A photo that I took in my neighborhood on 6-21-11. (Credit and copyright – R.C. Johnson)
In my favor as I walked today – I wasn’t attempting to run a marathon. I should have started out earlier and just walked in the rain this morning. By the time I got moving the temperature had climbed into the 70s, which is normally pleasant for walking but felt steamy today as the humidity was still in the high 80s. High humidity is brutal for me – walking in it feels similar to what I would imagine wading through Jell-o would be like.
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