October 2nd, three exercises daily
Today’s exercises were: 30 lunges (each leg) 30 leg lifts (stomach exercise) 1.7 mile hike The original idea was to do three sets of 10 but it doesn’t make sense for some exercises such as leg lifts and pushups where one set of 30 works fine. I’m also substituting substantial exercises such as a 1.7…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2022, do 30 reps of 3 exercises daily
Day one of October. The exercises I did are: 30 pushups (in a row) 30 side leg lifts 30 Supermans… This article about Supermans happened to show up on my news feed today so I tried it. I can see how it’s good for core strength. A lot of my exercises will be focused on…
Read MoreOctober 30-day Experiment, three exercises of 30 reps each every day
This month’s 30-day Experiment is to do 30 reps of three different exercises every day. I fully understand that for some workout enthusiasts this is nothing. For me — who has been very inconsistent about working out — this is a big increase inconsistent activity. I hike fairly often, go for walks, try to work…
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2022. Last day of donating or throwing away three items everyday
Items 79, 80, and 81 wrap up this month’s 30 day experiment. The last several days were kind of difficult. I had to look pretty hard for items to get rid of. Today’s items are a stand up ice cooler for camping, a few cords and a mouse from the “wire box”, and a pair…
Read MoreAn unexpected lesson from this month’s 30 day experiment
Habits get formed subconsciously. This month’s 30-day challenge is to donate or throw away three things every day. That gets close to 90 things for the month. I say “close” because I typically give myself a 10% leeway where I don’t have to do things for 3 days of the month. Anyway, last night I…
Read MoreSeptember 28th, 2022. donate or throw away three things daily
Items 76, 77, and 78 being thrown away or donated this month. By the way, I skipped yesterday. I pulled the 10% card. Three days of the month, I don’t have to do my thing. Today’s liberation items are: Headphones Sports camera that hasn’t been used for several years Camera gimbal These were great headphones…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2022 — donate or toss 3 items daily
It’s annoying to be getting rid of things I should have thrown out 5+ years ago. No better time than now at this point. Incidentally… Items 73, 74, and 75 are: Light reflector Trade show table cloth Simple tripod All things I used for work once upon a time.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2022 — donate or throw away three things every day
Items 70, 71, and 72. Reminder of the day. Be willing to admit when you aren’t going to use things you have. The truth shall set you free… … and clear up a lot of space in your closet. Today’s items are: DSLR camera bag DSLR electric flash Light stand Like a gajillion bajillion other…
Read MoreSeptember 24th, 2022 — throw away or donate three items every day this month
Today’s items — 67, 68, and 69 — are: Four chairs Old air pump Old bottle The chairs were given to us a while back and we’ve used them a few times but I don’t see us using them anytime soon. They’re really heavy and take up a lot of space. Donated. Literally the only…
Read MoreSeptember 23rd, 2022 — donate or throw away three things
Items 64, 65, and 66… I chose these yesterday (Friday) but fell asleep before I posted them. Long day. Today was busy too and I have already chosen new items but now I’m posting these first. Mountain bike stuff Cylinder compression tester Tachometer The mountain bike stuff is a couple of old handlebar handle covers…
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