Yeah yeah, another Monday retro. Sue me.
Yesterday was a very busy Sunday, at least on my terms. I had to do the grocery shopping, fill up the gas tank in our car (expensive!), buy cat litter, change the litter boxes, and pre-prep some of the food I bought for meals later this week. That took me a solid four hours going almost non-stop. Maybe I’m privileged (I know I am) to consider that a heavy day, but it was. So much so that I didn’t even get my normal weekend ride in.
I’m disappointed on the exercise front over all. I’ve managed to keep my streak alive but only rode the bike twice and filled out the rest of the week with walks. No mediation, no stretching, no strength-training. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy the walks and view them as exercise, but they don’t push me as hard as the bike rides or work on other parts of my health like meditating or stretching do. The two rides I did were at least intense—one 30-minute Power Zone ride and one 20-minute HIIT ride. I’ll need to focus on working the other activities in this week. The easiest thing for me to do would be stop recording the outdoor walks which would force me to do other activities to keep the streak alive. I like also tracking the walks though. If only I wasn’t so susceptible to gamification.
On Monday I had my annual eye-exam where it was confirmed it’s time for me to start wearing progressive lenses. I already knew—I’ve been looking over my glasses or removing them entirely when looking at small text on my phone for months now. I just got the notification that my new frames are ready for pickup. I ended up getting a pair of “computer” glasses as well. They’re lenses specifically designed to use when I’m at work looking at my monitor. I’m honestly not sure if it’s a scam (or at least scam adjacent) or a legitimate thing, but I’m not one to argue with medical professionals. The idea is to reduce eye strain. I’m not excited about having to swap between glasses or carry an extra pair on my commute when I do that, so I’ll probably end up using them at home unless the benefit really is that noticeable.
We saw Courtney Barnett play the Palace on Saturday night on her tour for her new album. She was amazing. And loud. Probably one of the loudest rock shows I’ve been to. She’s a solo artist but tours with a band. So it’s Courtney on vocals and guitar, a drummer and a bass player. I enjoyed being immersed in a wall of sound. Thank goodness for good ear plugs.
In other big news we’re getting new doors for our house. It’s quite the undertaking and more expensive than I would’ve guessed. I suppose it’s the only time we’ll purchase doors for this house, but man, what a chunk of change to drop on something as boring as doors.
Things I enjoyed this week
- These Stuffed Cheeseburger potato chips, which are based on the Jucy Lucy, a cheeseburger where the cheese is on the inside; a Minneapolis invention and claim-to-fame. The food scientists have really outdone themselves with this one. It’s uncanny how much this tastes like a cheeseburger, down to a subtle hint of mustard.
- Widow’s Bay is a new comedy horror series on Apple TV and it is so well done. I spent a considerable amount of time convincing people to watch this show last week. Don’t read anything about it, just go watch it. Trust me.