Better fitness is one of my goals. To that end, I participate in the weekly Readers' Workouts, where we post our goals, plans, workouts, etc.
So, here are my steps for the week. I have been hitting my 8,000 goal consistently, even if just barely.
And here's my current workout plan. I just finished week 10, more or less. Actually mostly less, the Easter weekend threw me off my schedule. looking at the calendar, I'm going to have to vary this a bit. I'll do week 11 and 12, then skip 13.
Tuesday - 3 ½ mile run on the sidewalk on Main Street. My GPS wasn't working and I guessed wrong about how far. I did go out with my car later and check miles. 1 mile walk with David and the dog. Parts of this workout from Self using a 10-lb plate for 20 mins.
Wednesday - Workout from Self using a 10-lb plate and did reps instead of time to make it 30...
I'm a church organist, so this past week was a bit busy - two services on Palm Sunday, one on Maundy Thursday, and one yesterday on Easter. Of course, I always try to pick music that goes with the sermon and the season. Yesterday, I chose Variations on Now the Green Blade Riseth for my offertory. It's a lovely tune, but there's a Christmas carol that's sung to the same melody, so my family was singing the Christmas carol all day. :(
Here are the lyrics to the Easter song. It's in our hymnal, but it's not one I ever remember singing in a service.
Now the Green Blade Riseth
Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain,
Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
In the grave they laid him, love whom men had slain,
Thinking that never he would wake again.
Laid in the earth like grain...
My husband's birthday is later this month, but we took him to Dave and Buster's Saturday as an early birthday outing. Food and video games - we knew he'd have fun.
This is my D post for the A to Z Blogging Challenge....
We color Easter eggs at my in-laws' house every year. They're not gorgeous, but it's a fun evening.
This is my C post for the A to Z Blogging Challenge....
"Bluebeard" was included in Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book. Lang in turn gives his source as Charles Perrault who first published the story in 1697.
Bluebeard was a very rich man who was considered ugly due to his blue beard, an unnatural color. He has a neighbor with two beautiful daughters, but neither will marry him, not only because of his blue beard, but also because he has been married several times before and no one knew what had become of the women.
Bluebeard takes the two young women, their mother and several of their friends to his country house for a week, where they did nothing but have parties, hunt, fish, dance and eat. It was a delightful week and the younger of the sisters decided that perhaps Bluebeard was nice man and did marry him.
Not long after being married, Bluebeard has to leave home for several weeks to attend to business affairs, but he tells his wife to feel free...
April
Alone among the tulips and daffodils, a frog whispers,
"Princess, come, pick me up, take me home with you.
Release me from my curse - only you can.
In your bed let me sleep. By your side let me eat.
Love me, kiss me, make me a man."
This is my A post for the A to Z Blogging Challenge....