I’m not going to talk about world events here, there are better forums for that. ❤️🇺🇦

So, since I’ll be ending physical therapy at the end of March (health insurance deductible resets and I’ll have to pay 100% until the $3,000 deductible is met. I hate my insurance plan, but we don’t get a choice), I decided to get a piece of fitness equipment that will help keep my shoulder from getting messed-up again. Now, I don’t have a ton of space and needed to get something that I might find fun, so I got an inexpensive rowing machine. My physical therapist said it was a good idea, so I was excited. I’d missed out on getting a basic pilates style Total Gym when it was on sale for less than $300 and regret I’d waited too long. The rower has great reviews everywhere I saw it and arrived super fast. Plus, it was even cheaper than the Total Gym had been and the exercises are better suited for my shoulder.

This thing was a bear to assemble! They called the parts different names in the instructions vs the pack they came in and the tools didn’t fit the spaces they were supposed to be used in, lol!  I was catching up on Conan’s podcast, so I wasn’t too bothered it was taking a while.

I was going to keep it in the bedroom, where I have the most free floor space, but, for now, it’s in the living room. That way, I can use it during the day if I’m working from home and maybe spend more time in that part of the house.

I’ve been back in the office most days the last couple of weeks, which I like. It’s been weird working from home so much, when I’d been able to go in for most of the pandemic.  To have been sent home late December/early January wasn’t fun.

My company is going to start bringing folks back in mid-March, so I thought I should get used to waking up and leaving for work at the proper time now vs taking only 15 mins to get dressed/ready and walking to the living room.  Plus, my plate is really full work-wise and when it gets like this, it’s just easier being in the office.

I will say though, having the option to work remotely is rad. Last week, I went out to my car to go to work and my car wouldn’t turn on. At. All. It was really early, so I couldn’t call the dealer and didn’t want to call AAA, so I plugged the laptop into my station at home and worked until I got everything fixed. I was able to use that waiting time instead of wasting it!  Too bad I stayed in work clothes all day, sweats would have been better, HA!

It’s supposed to be hot Tues, Weds and Thurs, so I’m looking forward to free a/c at the office. It’s the little things, take the joys wherever you find them.

Be kind to each other and help where you can, if you can.