Some days you just gotta let it go.
Today's tug-o-war was the kitchen garbage & cases of water.
We were planning to drive into Longview, to grab a couple cases of bottled water, then over the bridge to collect the mail; the water is needed, the mail needs to be collected, and the drive would be welcomed.
Preparing to leave the house, I said, "I'll bag up the garbage, put the bag on my side of the truck bed, & jump out to dump it in a bin as we leave the Park." Holland said, "Put it on my side. I'll do it." I know that getting in and out of the truck puts strain on his knees - even with the running boards on the sides, Betsy's cab floor is 4-1/2 feet off the ground; the top of the truck bed siding is eye level with me & I'm 5'2". The injection he got in his left knee last Friday, hasn't had time to work it's magic yet. I said, "I don't mind doing it; I've walked trash out before." He stressed, "I will do it - dealing with household garbage is a man's job."
I've been married to the man long enough now, to understand when he's digging his heels in and making a stand.
When we parked at the store and bought the cases of water, I said, "I will load them - I used to do it all the time. I know how to do it without hurting myself … I want the Upperbody workout 💪 I insist 😘" A plastic sealed case (16.8 kg) of 35 ct. bottles of Crystal Geyser water (16.9 fl oz each) weighs approximately 37 pounds. I lifted each case (5 of them), once from store aisle to cart … from cart to Betsy's back seat area …
… and again, from Independence's floor, to their place in-house: this was no light upper body workout. But, I wanted the strength it was building. Holland lifted 💪 each case, from Betsy's back seat area, to Independence's floor (he insisted; when we parked, at home). Some days you just gotta let it go.
Teamwork ✌🏻 Things go smoother with team work 💞
And I capped that heavy lifting off, with a quick no‑equipment, high‑intensity, upper‑body Darebee Arms Workout, when we got back home. This arms workout appears to look simple, but you will feel it after a couple reps; and you will like the results you see of well toned arms, you won't be ashamed to show off 👍 wearing sleeveless tops 😊
Later on, scrolling through Blogs to see what interesting posts had been posted this week - I saw that Barb had featured my hair pin design on her Blog. I like it when people like my designs:
And around sunset, I heading upstairs to read a few chapters of my newest Clive Cussler read. I'm making a dent in those novels David gave me a year ago - I'm hoping to get them all back to him before we leave WA State, again:
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This Fargo adventures has the treasure hunter couple, Sam and Remi Fargo, where an underwater discovery pulls them into a risky adventure - from the deep waters off the Guadalcanal shoreline to Japan: where legendary whispers of a vanished empire, cannibal giants, & a series of misfortunes appear to be tied to objects, families, and places that refuse to fade into the Past.
