Thank you, Nita for this view from the studio. Your work truly captures a moment in time. My beauty moment today was heading to the kitchen for that 1st cup of coffee at 7am. As I entered the dining room, I was taken back by the scene outside the window. The sun rising, the landscape blanketed in snow and the sky was beautifully clear. I stepped back to look again, taking in how the scene made me feel. A hopeful excitement came over me, like everything was new and fresh with endless possibilities for the day ahead.
We may get sick of the snow at the end of an average winter in Massachusetts, but when we don’t get any we miss it. I am sure my plants and garden are happy to have a little nitrogen blanketed on top, protecting them from the harsh, cold winds while feeding the soil. Studies are conflicting as to how much nitrogen actually is going back into the soil, but the way I look at it, every little bit helps. My perennials are happy to be covered and I would rather look at a white landscape during 30◦ degree weather than bare trees and brown dormant grass.
Good thing I got that energy lift from the beauty out-side, because now comes the shoveling. I actually like to shovel. I try to keep my stomach tight, squat when lifting and breathe deep. Any exercise is better than no exercise. I have been lazy so far this winter only taking occasional walks, much to my dog’s dismay. If I skip a day it turns into 5 or more days before I go again. It is so hard to motivate myself. I give my friend Nita and other neighbors credit. They faithfully head out and exercise on a regular basis. Even in sub zero weather, they bundle up and just go. I wish I had that willpower. I know what I need to do. I just lack the motivation, especially in the winter. I find it easier in the Spring/Summer because I love yard work. I need to be doing something that I can mentally get lost in. Time flies by when I am gardening. I am doing what I love and the bonus is, it burns a lot of calories, helps with the arm flab and works the core.
I am looking forward to tomorrow. I have an opportunity to try something new with my neighbor friend Sara. We have been talking about gym memberships at Focus on Fitness Athletic Club in Nashua. She joined and I made excuses as to why I couldn’t spend the money on myself. She invited me to a Member Appreciation Party. She gets a chance to win stuff and I am hoping to make a savvy deal for myself, even if only for one month. I have a nasty habit of joining gym’s and exercise classes, but then not going. I am not very coordinated and feel I am always 2 steps behind class, looking like a goof. She plays racquetball and promised me a lesson. I am hopeful I will enjoy playing so much, it won’t feel like exercise.
We may get sick of the snow at the end of an average winter in Massachusetts, but when we don’t get any we miss it. I am sure my plants and garden are happy to have a little nitrogen blanketed on top, protecting them from the harsh, cold winds while feeding the soil. Studies are conflicting as to how much nitrogen actually is going back into the soil, but the way I look at it, every little bit helps. My perennials are happy to be covered and I would rather look at a white landscape during 30◦ degree weather than bare trees and brown dormant grass.
Good thing I got that energy lift from the beauty out-side, because now comes the shoveling. I actually like to shovel. I try to keep my stomach tight, squat when lifting and breathe deep. Any exercise is better than no exercise. I have been lazy so far this winter only taking occasional walks, much to my dog’s dismay. If I skip a day it turns into 5 or more days before I go again. It is so hard to motivate myself. I give my friend Nita and other neighbors credit. They faithfully head out and exercise on a regular basis. Even in sub zero weather, they bundle up and just go. I wish I had that willpower. I know what I need to do. I just lack the motivation, especially in the winter. I find it easier in the Spring/Summer because I love yard work. I need to be doing something that I can mentally get lost in. Time flies by when I am gardening. I am doing what I love and the bonus is, it burns a lot of calories, helps with the arm flab and works the core.
I am looking forward to tomorrow. I have an opportunity to try something new with my neighbor friend Sara. We have been talking about gym memberships at Focus on Fitness Athletic Club in Nashua. She joined and I made excuses as to why I couldn’t spend the money on myself. She invited me to a Member Appreciation Party. She gets a chance to win stuff and I am hoping to make a savvy deal for myself, even if only for one month. I have a nasty habit of joining gym’s and exercise classes, but then not going. I am not very coordinated and feel I am always 2 steps behind class, looking like a goof. She plays racquetball and promised me a lesson. I am hopeful I will enjoy playing so much, it won’t feel like exercise.
Had to laugh that there are others out there who feel like "goofs" in a fitness class...it is hard to stay motivated, I've missed two yoga classes in a row and I love the class....just not the getting out the door part...
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You are so right! the morning was just beautiful with the fresh coat of snow on the ground , and we actually needed this snow, the colors in the sky was a natural painting, my friends and I witness many beautiful mornings in Pepperell.
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