In April, our air conditioner died.
Of course, I thought I was dying, too, when the temperatures in the house reached over 90F for a few days. Thankfully, my father-in-law is an HVAC repairman and hooked us up with a new unit at cost and installed it for free. We are very blessed, especially since this summer has been unbearable.
When FIL was first checking out our old A/C unit, seeing if it was repairable, my five year-old son wanted to join him. Soon, he ran outside with his adult-size yellow safety helmet, full-size goggles on, to help his papa. Over FIL's shoulder, my son informs him, "I know what's wrong. We have a catastrophic failure!" We all got a chuckle, but it turned out he was right.
Today, I had another catastrophic failure.
Last night, I restarted my computer after removing McAfee Security as per the recommendations of another program. I never used McAfee beyond the one month trial a year ago. It would pop up a few times a day, begging me to upgrade or renew my subscription. When removal of the program was suggested, I didn't hesitate.
I awoke to my computer turning on and shutting off. It wouldn't stop. I was horrified. My PC is only a year old!
I immediately began searching for solutions on my android phone. After viewing a dozen tech forums, I learned that this crashing and restarting is caused by removing McAfee software.
I couldn't get on the internet on my computer to re-install the trial; all I could do was access safe mode.
After struggling with my computer most of the day, I gave up, borrowed my mom's external drive, and backed up all of my documents, music, and photos. I did a complete factory reset.
And I'm back on.
I still have work to do, reinstalling software, restoring files, but my PC is working again, and so am I.
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| What my desktop looked like after I reset my computer: dark, lonely, and impersonal. |
Sometimes my diet works that way, too. I end up going on an unhealthy eating spree, going for the greasy food or loading up on meat. I have to clean my diet back up and start over, installing those healthy eating habits back into my life.
Here is what I ate:
After my workout, I had a bowl of Nature's Path Flaxseed Plus cereal with an extra tablespoon of ground flaxseed and almond milk.
For lunch, I ate a bag of Archer Farms Mediterranean Blend vegetables. They are only 100 calories for the whole bag! I also ate a piece of Ezekiel bread toast topped with Follow Your Heart vegan mozzarella cheese and a slice of tomato.
In the afternoon, I drank 2 cups of Oatmeal Cookie Protein Shake. I have noticed that the extra protein during the day keeps me satiated.
I made fresh ground whole wheat bread for my family and couldn't resist eating a warm slice of the crust with a tsp. of butter!
I have been craving chocolate lately, which is unusual for me. I picked up a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips at the store earlier this week. I ate a couple of tablespoons midday when I began craving chocolate. They are strong enough to keep me from overdoing.
At suppertime, I ate two servings of multicolored baby potatoes and steamed green beans from my mother-in-law's garden. They were both so tasty that they didn't need any salt or butter.
As for my fitness routine, I'm still slowing working my way through the couch to 5k. I get my kids to the YMCA at 10:30ish and have to pick them up by 11:30am. Here is my routine for this week:
MWF: Yoga stretch for 5 min.
walk 5 min., jog 8 min., walk 5 min., jog 8 min. walk 4 min.
lift on machines targeting my legs for 10 min.
TTH: Yoga stretch for 5 min.
30 min on the elliptical trainer. 5 min. working my abs and rear on the wave machine.
lift on machines and use free weights targeting my arms for 10 min.
I'm starting to feel a real difference in my body, even through the day, walking taller, feeling firmer.
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