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First Heat Wave of 2022

I'm finding it difficult to do anything during this heat wave beyond watch TV, game, and read. We've been having weather that is more typical of July. I like that we are having warm days, but a couple of weeks ago, we had snow. It would be nice to gradually acclimatize to the really hot weather!

My keys lesson when well on Thursday. It definitely helped me feel better after a tough week between having my first Mother's Day without my mother, a hectic work week, and having to commute on Tuesday to a friend's house because they had to cut the power in my building all day in order to work on the building's electrical panel. Tuesday was productive even with a dance party in the other room. My buddy is a DJ. Actually, dance music was quite motivating in the early morning. And it was so nice to spend time with their kids when they got home from school. We used to get together all the time and then Covid happened.

Tomorrow begins an exercise challenge at work, which I'm signed up for. I'm on the same team as my friend, so hopefully we can motivate eachother to contribute to the team while getting fit as we've both been feeling frustrated at how much weight we've gained and about the gains we lost during Covid. Hopefully, this is the turning point we both need to get back on track.

And, suddenly I'm finding myself with novel ideas that I need to pursue, so Happy Sunday!

Please check out my digital to-do list: https://trello.com/b/RM8yD3eq/rae-roy-general

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Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada

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  1. Rui ChanMay 18, 2022 at 10:57 PM

    Looks like you have a lot of drive right now, that's good!

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