October 19th: We are still waiting for decisions for at least 2 major changes in our Life, in the moment - and trying to cover all bases as best we can, in regards to the past, the present, and the hoped for future. Downsizing, again is on the table: we do live in a small space home … but there are things in it that need rethinking and junking. We are looking towards a 20-year Future together - but, we also know that both of us are living on borrowed time: that needs to be addressed.
We both have lived through deaths that involved house cleaning, following those events. We do not have children; and even if we did, we both know that the children would not want anything accumulated - we learned that the hard way following in the Grim Reaper's previous pass through. So, with this current change making waves in our life & lifestyle, we need to seriously consider what to keep & what to let go. We've already done the culling 2 or 3 times previously, so there isn't much to sort through; but culling is once again necessary - and we'll be doing it with the echo of "nobody will want your shit": keep what is needed, let the rest go, remember it's all replaceable.
We're not going to overthink anything, because sometimes overthinking it can take the fun and joy out of everything and feed into a long list of doubts. So, we're going to take a deep breath and just go for it; leaving doubt behind this week.
The past few weeks I've been feeling a little guilty about the missed body toning days - but, taking care of Holland's medical issues, my dental issues, securing our home situation, uncomfortable necessary discussions, and planning for future gypsy travel is mental weight lifting … which, at this point, trumps the physical weight lifting & stretching exercises. And this 3rd Cussler-Fargo novel is lagging, too (all week long, I've been stuck on chapter 3) - for the same reasons.
Today, I decided to get back into routine - physically, with arm toning … & mentally, with turning pages and engaging with Clive's characters:
Darebee Dumbbell Triceps Workout is a home-fitness workout that helps you develop firm-looking, stronger shoulders and triceps. It is worked in five sets done with a count of 30 rest between sets and between exercises. It opens at the shoulders with 10 lateral raises for 3 sets followed by one single 2-minute lateral raise hold. After that it is triceps all the way: 20 punches with the dumbbells in your hands, 10 one-arm triceps extensions and 10 two-hand overhead extensions for 3 sets each. The hold chooses your weight for you. Whatever you can keep out at shoulder height for two minutes is what you lift today and it will be lighter than you expect.
5-lb weight Dumbbells
EA Set 5 reps x3
Muscles Worked
Standing Lateral Raises w-Dumbbells~Aim for 5 reps, x3
ALTERNATIVE~Seated Lateral Raises w-Dumbbells~Aim for 5 reps, x3
Standing Dumbbell Cross Punch~Aim for 5 reps, x3
ALTERNATIVE~Seated Dumbbell Air Punches~Aim for 5 reps, x3
Standing 1-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Overhead Extensions~Aim for 5 reps x3
ALTERNATIVE1~Seated 1-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Overhead Extensions~Aim for 5 reps x3
ALTERNATIVE2~Horizontal 1-Arm Dumbbell Tricep Overhead Extensions~Aim for 5 reps x3
Standing Dumbbell 2-Arm Triceps Extension~Aim for 5 reps x3
ALTERNATIVE1~Dumbbell 2-Arm Seated Triceps Extension~Aim for 5 reps x3
ALTERNATIVE2~Horizontal 2-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension~Aim for 5 reps x3
In this Cussler-Fargo adventure novel, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo, make a discovery while scuba diving off the coast of Tanzania, that others would kill to keep hidden. A relic is uncovered that piques their interest - and unknown to them - engages an unscrupulous man who is the power force behind mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexico Tenochca … and he will kill to keep that discovery from ever being known, because it holds a secret that could utterly destroy his powerful political party.
The Fargos will be hotly pursued through Tanzania, Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia - where the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, will hold more mysterious information. The goal is to win the race of the exploratory adventure; the penalty is death.
Cussler~Fargo Adventure novel with an Aztlan link uncovered in Zanzibar.
This Cussler-Fargo Adventure begins in the waters off Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
1 day at Zanzibar City/Josani; 4 days on Chumbe Island: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHXhjOKTTb8)
Prison Island, Zanzibar.
Prison Island Zanzibar | Giant Tortoises:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0npvsqeKOhw)
Treacherous waters.
Plan failed.
Patrol boat~1960's Chinese Yulin-class.
Mangrove Swamp
{{Prison Island was uninhabited until the 1860s when the first Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Said, gave it to two Arabs who used it as a prison for rebellious slaves prior to shipping them abroad or selling them at the slave market in Zanzibar's Stone Town. The British First Minister of Zanzibar, Lloyd Mathews, purchased the island in 1893 and constructed a prison complex there. No prisoners were ever housed on the island and instead it became a quarantine station for yellow fever cases. The station was only occupied for around half of the year and the rest of the time it was a popular holiday destination. More recently, the island has become a government-owned tourist resort and houses a collection of endangered Aldabra giant tortoises which were originally a gift from the British governor of the Seychelles.
~Various Info Sources
&
Floating islands in mangrove swamps are natural mats of aquatic plants, mud, and peat that drift in the shallow, slow‑moving waters of mangrove wetlands, often supported by the roots of mangrove trees and other vegetation. How They Form: Natural floating islands - also called tussocks, floatons, or suds - are composed of a buoyant mat of plant roots, rhizomes, and decaying organic matter. In mangrove swamps, these mats often develop where the water is shallow and movement is slow, allowing fine sediments to settle and oxygen‑poor soils to accumulate.
Mangrove trees have stilt‑like or prop‑like roots that slow tidal currents, trap sediment, and create microhabitats. As vegetation grows outward from the shore, its root network can become buoyant when submerged, forming floating mats that can range from a few centimeters to several meters thick.
~Various Info Sources}}
By the time Chapter 9 came around, I was done for the Day: whiplash sneezing, non-stop running nose, itching eyes … I was ready for bed. It was 9 PM, so there would be no guilt linked to slinking off to sink into slumber.
Then … Holland's cell phone alerted him of an incoming; so, he checked it out.
(((GOOD NEWS!)))
TWICE
His screening results came back - he's in the clear: thank You, LORD!
And Lana texted him, asking if we wanted Bleu back - YES! Yes - yes!!
So, Holland is going to go fetch him, tomorrow afternoon.
If things go as Holland thinks they will (and as the inspector indicated, a couple days ago): we'll have a home & home base secured - and quite possibly, also that smaller slide-in camper we're hoping for.
These are our Plans, in the moment.
I hope Elohim agrees with our Plan that is formulated around valid wants; and goes before us to provides us with a workable solution. However, hopes are not the catalyst that brings about Elohim's activity. When Elohim is directing your Life … your chosen course of direction will be rerouted to bring about His purpose in your Life. I'm okay with that. But, I'm hoping, too, that His purpose dovetails with our wants (more travel & a small camper to accomplish that; Holland is, as I'm typing, now - doing research on Ghost Towns we hope to visit) & our needs (a fairly stationary home in a secure location). But, the bottom line will focus on His Will, & the situation is firmly in Elohim’s hands; we will follow His Will - whatever that may be. I want to be where He wants me to be.
