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Couldn’t think what else to call this post.  Tonight I mopped our hardwood and tile floors, upstairs and down.  We have no carpet, so this was a lot of floor space.  I took about half an hour all together.  So what’s the big deal about this?  What prompts me to put such a mundane domestic chore in a blog?

I often find myself thinking about my life in terms of ‘Now’ and ‘Then’.  ‘Now’ being after 4 years of working out and improving my eating habits, which has resulted in fat loss, muscle gain and a tremendous increase in my overall fitness level.  ’Then’ being when I was an overweight & out of shape couch potatoe who ate like a pig.  It struck me tonight that ‘Now’ I can do half an hour of mopping without breaking a sweat or feeling the slightest bit fatigued.  ‘Then’, mopping the floors was a daunting task that left me out of breath, sweating, and needing to stop for rest breaks.  My arms would ache and I would feel sore the next day.  What a difference!!

Of course I haven’t changed my lifestlye so I could be a better mopper!  It’s just one of the fringe benefits LOL!  No one should ever forget that being fit and healthy impacts positively on virtually every aspect on one’s life, from the important parts to the very mundane.

No housework tomorrow, I’ll get my workout at the gym!

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