Doin' My Best

TCOY

1. Boot camp in the park. This involved going up the stadium steps many times, push-ups, sit-ups and more.
2. Walked Sug around block and over to Potter Court.
3. Did not eat healthfully today, but am trying to grab a lesson from that, a consolation prize. For example, cannot buy foil-wrapped snowmen and Santas for other people's stockings until, perhaps, Christmas Eve--even though they did survive in their hiding place for a week or more. Lucky for Punchy, several snowmen and one Santa made it to her room as early Christmas treats.
4. Haircut and salon care, long overdue. Seriously! I get my $20 blowouts but have not had a haircut since the summer.
5. Had an interesting talk in the car with Figgy about feminism. She was home for a dr. appt. Shared with her that my Italian immigrant grandma, Rose, already had a young son, I think, by the time women were granted voting rights. Did I mention that Fig is set to move back home from NYC by Jan. 1 and is enrolled at Montclair State University, which is just up the block, for the spring semester? She is planning to take biology and other courses. Parsons was not for her for various reasons, but we are grateful that 24 credits are transferring. It is a fine and respected design school but did not offer any sciences, and science has long intrigued her. One day at a time, one step at a time. I am entering this new chapter with my eyes, and my heart, and my mind, wide open.