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Day 25: Better Late than Never!

I hit the ground running today, literally!  No time to blog until just now before bedtime.

I did a short 1 mile round trip jog/walk.  Unfortunately, I did not wake up early as planned. Still dealing with a lot of aches, pains and stiffness, especially in the morning.

But I noticed today that my energy was pretty balanced. I ate healthy all day.  Didn't feel as tense and impatient as I have been feeling lately. 

I am a little worried about the hot weather this weekend. On Saturdays I teach piano all day in a church. It is an older building and it is usually stuffy. I think I will bring along a little fan. 


Sunday is the 60th anniversary of the Community Music Center where I teach piano. I have six of my piano students playing solos from 1 to 6, and then I will meet with the Francis Street Singers, the choir I accompany. We'll warm up at 6 p.m. and then sing at 7:00 p.m. Will be a long, hot day. But I am looking forward to it.

This is the end of spring term.  After this concert, I have a pretty light week, just teaching private students. Next weekend my piano students play in my end of the year recital. I really enjoy recitals now that I am a teacher!

I am looking forward to a little downtime, so that I can work a little harder on my running.

I also have a piano blues camp for kids to plan and an end of summer concert to practice for.  

But hey - 25 days!  This is something to be proud of! 

I will weigh in and take measurements Monday.

I learned something from my son today. I made baked chicken, potatoes, carrots and turnips for dinner. Plus I sauteed some Swiss chard and mushrooms.  I enjoy cooking. I read a lot of recipes. I especially like making sauces. But he asked me to make his dinner without any seasonings.  Just a little bit of pepper.  I felt paralyzed for a moment. No seasonings?  He said he just wanted to taste the food (my 22 year-old son has gotten rather obsessed with healthy eating - not that I'm complaining!).  So I backed chicken thighs with a bit of freshly ground pepper. I put a touch of salt on my half of the chicken.  After baking for about 20 minutes, I poured a bit of the fat on top of some sliced red potatoes, carrots and turnips.  Then I broiled the chicken to make it crispy.  The Swiss chard and mushrooms were sauteed in olive oil with a few cloves of garlic and green onions.

MAN was this good!!! Andrew is right, I do tend to overdo everything (kind of applies to my whole life!)  Everything was very flavorful.  Just think of all the time and money I will save if I continue to cook and eat this way?!

OK. Must practice a bit and then hit the hay.

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