Diary of a Furlooughed Fed: Day 4_Home Improvement

I felt like a resurrected old lady this morning after my 8 AM training session so with no money, water bottle or game  plan I took off for a Potomac River run.  I did have my music that I had just downloaded from my updated music in the cloud.  Billy Joel and Cindy Lauper make me feel invincible.

I ran east on route 50 then passed through the Iwo Jima Memorial.  Hooked a loop to route 110 that rounds Arlington Cemetery.  Once on top in front of the cemetery entrance, I crossed the street, walking to catch my breath and headed for the Potomac.  By the time I was running toward Roosevelt Island, my body began to tell me what I fool I had become.  But, I persevered with a combination of   short sprints and long walks to make it back to Roslyn and finally back on route 50 east to home.

Being 66 is like being a kid -- you can't judge what you are capable.  Kids grow stronger, able to do what they couldn't do a few years ago.  I can't do what I did just of few years ago.  A bad case of reverse expectations.  I sweat, I sighed, but I did make it back home.  It's amazing how good a very long hot shower can feel at 11 in the morning.

The main project today was "home improvement"-- I installed small soft close mechanisms make your less than high end cabinets behave like designer selections.  Husband gave little guidance as I struggled with drill that was supposed to work around close quarter corners. 

I pushed aside this "guy" technology, found a good sized Phillips screw driver, a hammer and tap screw and began an exercise in upper body and arm action.  Within three hours, I installed these clever mechanisms in 28 cabinets. I was about to put them on the bathroom cabinets  (the last six), but I my body gave out once again.  Tomorrow morning will see them done is less than a hour. 

The work was extremely satisfying.  I just wish my federal job was always this satisfying with results that are so evident.     Ahhhhhh......