Swing

I did too much. 

Morning was wonderful. 

Then I got in the kitchen and COOKED and COOKED.

All good food -- fresh, from whole ingredients. I say this because it took a long time (e.g. cut a head of cauliflower into bit sized pieces for roasting for a delicious dish). More stuffed peppers from the garden. Fresh salad from the garden. It took about 4 hours in total.

I was too ambitious. 

It was good.

Very FS day.

My back got tired.

But I pushed on.

Rock painted.

Made chai from the teahouse. Sadly, it's not the same. Something is off and a bit unpleasant. I'll inquire more next time I'm at the teahouse. I also couldn't get it hot enough. I don't know how they make it so well.

Not the same. A lot of work
to make a pot of tea. I tossed
most of it.

My back was tired and felt awful. My ankle was acting up. I got an upset stomach after the tea. Delayed me heading out, just in case I needed a bathroom again.

I was a mess, but headed out in the pouring rain to pickup my grandson. Four more hours of playing, carrying, etc. So much fun, but I was hurting and it's hard to take care of my old dog and a toddler by myself. Monti peed about 6 times in the house -- raining outside and I couldn't get him to go while I had a toddler in my arms too.

Winding down for the night.
Quiet, upstairs play.

Dogs forever begging.
Dinner was rice and beans.

We were both exhausted by the time the kids came to pick him up. He could hardly keep his eyes open -- we played trucks HARD lol!!  I went straight to bed -- he did too. The old and the young have a decent overlap on the Venn diagram. 

I'm not "great" this morning. My ankle is hurting (doesn't bode well for tomorrow's farm shift in the morning and a hike in the afternoon). My stomach is still off (but, in fairness, it hasn't been great for a few days, yesterday afternoon was the worst though). 

I got confident and a bit cocky. I can do it all ... spoiler alert, I canNOT do it all.

Does this mean I need to modify today? I'm not sure. Maybe I don't need to swing the pendulum too far the other direction. 

Do too much ... swing ... do too little.

I have a very nice day planned with my aunt. Checking out 2 local markets. Not a lot of driving and we'll grab a lunch after. My son asked if I wanted to pick up my grandson again today (much easier -- just go to his house and play for an hour). 

This is the question mark. I could come home and be at home all afternoon and evening. Rest, pjs, paint rocks, quiet time. Or ... babysit which will be a delight, but out late afternoon. Not home until evening. 

I told him I'd text later today. Game day decision based on how I feel ... mainly my stomach. He's coming over on Sunday so I have another full day of Granny-time coming up. 

It's possible that today will be enough rest and restore. I hope so. I'm leaning toward picking him up -- it's a joy that I can't describe. BUT ... it's work. There's a reason women don't have babies at 55. I'm glad I'm a young-ish Granny. (Ironically though, I feel ancient this morning.) 

I AM modifying a workout. I'm going to stretch and a little arms. My body hurts and it needs something different today.

I've rambled enough. My aunt is a very early person so best get moving for an early start today.

Hope you have a good day. Later gators.