A Weighty Matter

It occurred to me that I haven't included pictures inside the RV on this blog.  It's so cozy and everything is within easy reach.  I find that cleaning up is a snap.  I really gave it my full attention a few mornings ago.  Changed the bed, scrubbed the bathroom, vacuumed and mopped the floors, dusted the woodwork.  The whole job took about 30 minutes.


The RV Resort has laundry facilities so I now do multiple loads at once.  I usually do three loads of clothes once a week (including Larry's uniform shirts) and at a different time I do sheets and towels (my Mama taught me to love clean sheets!). Piece of cake!  

What to do with all the found time?  Well there's reading and quilting and cooking fun dinners and trying new restaurants....sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?  Well, it is.

Above the sink in our little bathroom is the only mirror in the RV.  I can see myself from the shoulders up.  So imagine my surprise last weekend when I went to put on a favorite pair of jeans and realized if I buttoned them, the brass grommet at the waist would be a lethal weapon.  It was guaranteed to fly off and hit some poor unsuspecting soul.  Plus there was the problem of breathing.

I have no excuse.  There's a workout room about twenty feet from my front door, a nearby walking path beside the bay, and a bicycle pumped up and ready.  So I'm changing my evil ways.  Back to the real world.

I've started to walk again.  Keeping me company is a fabulous Audible.com selection called "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations."  Recorded just a few months after President Kennedy's assassination, the tapes were made by historian Arthur Schlesinger interviewing Mrs. Kennedy.  For the past 50 years, the tapes been in a vault, at the request of the former first lady.  They are a compelling look at a very special time in American history and show the strength of Mrs. Kennedy's devotion to her husband, her children, and her country.

Mrs. Kennedy believed in getting outside everyday, even if it was just to "walk around the south lawn six times."  Her father told Jack Kennedy to make sure there were always horses around to ride if he wanted to keep his wife happy.  She said it wasn't so much about the horses as about being outside.  She was right.  Even a few minutes in the fresh air makes a world of difference for my temperament.  And listening to the complexity of the problems of the early 60s puts my little weight issue in its proper perspective.