She Shoots! She Scores!

"She shoots! She scores!" If you watch hockey then you're familiar with "He shoots! He scores!".  I like taking mundane tasks and making them fun. I've recently turned my yard work into a game that is a cross between hockey and lacrosse.  I pick up pine cones on the rake and then flick them at a nearby tree.  If the pine cones hit the tree then I've scored, anything else is a miss.  I was having fun with this game this morning as I was cleaning the pine cones off of my lawn and sidewalk.


For those of you who read my blog yesterday, you know that I was concerned about not getting enough sleep. I'm glad to report that I slept through the night last night, but was up with the sun this morning.  That's fine with me because I love watching the sun rise. It gave me time to do some yoga, meditation, and go out for a walk.  The meditation did me a world of good.  It was very nice to take deep breaths, slow down my thinking and become grounded.  As mentioned in yesterday's blog I have had a surge of energy that sometimes makes me feel restless. 


I also had my TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meeting today.  To date, I have lost 35 lbs. ! Yay! Of course, becoming more physically active has really helped to me to drop pounds too. Some of my friends and I have challenged each other to a fitness contest that will last until the end of summer.  The person who clocks the most hours of physical activity gets a coffee bought for them.  It will be interesting to see the outcome of this challenge.