Long Bones

Today was a really good day in general with one big glitch. I did have a weird weight uptick that I can’t explain with hormones, salt intake, or excess calories. Just a random extra pound that shouldn’t be there. So I was a little grumpy. But I walked to work and back and I went to the gym and managed most of the training plan they suggest for the Fitness Challenge. I’ve discovered that the pull-up machine is in conflict with my fear of heights (if it’s more than a foot from where I would be standing I don’t want to be there.) But the gym manager was there and he set me up with a more ground level machine that worked the same muscle groups. So I was peachy. Came home and had a really simple good dinner of an Al Fresco garlic chicken sausage link, sauteed brussel sprouts with leeks and mustard and a roasted potato. There was also olive oil involved, lest you think I’m not eating enough

But the main thing I wanted to chat about is moments ago I was shutting everything off, not to go to bed (I’m not that much of a dork to go to bed before 10:00 on a Friday!!) but to take a long hot bath and relax away the pain in my muscles. And I look outside…

And it is snowing. Big, fat, heavy clumping snow but it is snow.

It is not yet October.

Welcome to Fairbanks. Why does this surprise me year after year?