Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Ahhh... the best laid plans. I planned to take the dog for a walk tonight until the storm hit. Winds, lightning, thunder, flash flood warning, even a tornado warning. It seemed wiser to stay inside. When I did take her out a little while ago, I noticed we lost a tree in front of the apartments directly behind ours. It totally snapped some roots and fell over. It looked like it was resting on the roof of the building. It was a fairly good sized mesquite tree so it makes me sad we're going to lose it completely now. So, I guess I got about 15 minutes total today.

Did I track everything? I did. Some of it was estimated and I tried to pick options from the MFP database that were on the higher end.

Did I meet my calorie goals? As expected, I did not. I did, however, have a lovely time with my son and my daughters in the gawdawful heat of Tempe, AZ. Even inside the restaurant it was hot. Also, I planned to not eat dinner tonight, but when it came down to it, even if I ate more calories than I should have at lunch, it was still only a cheeseburger, fries, and a beer. By dinner I was starting to get hungry again. Since I hadn't planned on cooking tonight, nothing was defrosted, so Ais and I went out. I got fried stuff because the place we went to was out of the cocktail shrimp I was hoping for. And everything else they serve is fried. Ah well.

Hobbies? Not sure I have many. I'm a reader, and although I tend to have a healthy disregard for the need for sleep when I'm reading, I know I also have to be able to stay awake at work, so I have to put the book down at some point. I prefer fiction. And I prefer paranormal type stories. I read almost strictly for fun and to escape, although I'll occasionally pick up something non-fiction. Other things?

And with that, it's near midnight, and I want to try to get at least an hour on my bike in the morning before the temperature gets unbearable, so I'll say good night and good day to all of you fine folk. Have a good one!

@WhatMeRunning - Great list of hobbies. Embrace the Failures! They are an important part of the learning process. @mshawski - The lack of time is temporary, but to try to make a little me time in that busy schedule. All work and all that. 😂
@stella7x7 - painting is a great hobby to get into. Embrace your inner Michaelangelo!
@Higa2021 - If it's something you do from choice, and you enjoy it, the beauty is that you get to decide if it's a hobby or not.
@Jana_2020 - I understand where you're coming from. Our hobbies change over time as our lives change. I agree about the habit modification process it's infinitely interesting to explore how our minds work.
Creating Spoilers: There is a drop down menu under the bold backwards capital P at the top of the text box that gives the <Spoiler> option when you click on it. Type or insert whatever you want in the between the 2 brackets @alligatorob - I love that little campervan. You must have a lot of fun using it.
@seilidhe - Lovely happy faces. Family time is worth a pass day. I'm with you on losing track of time in a good book.
@Chinkiri - My life changed drastically with lockdown. I volunteer with a lifelong learning charity, and couldn't run or attend any of my groups. However, I found lots of alternative things to do. My grandson asked us to write about our lives for his birthday at the end of March 2020. He had 57 questions he wanted answered. DH and I spent lots of time collaborating on that one. I plan to continue on that and self-publish it for the family. And I did several lockdown Art Challenges which occupied a heap more time. Then there was the garden, and staying fit/healthy. Created a whole new normal for ourselves.

Back later to read/comment on the rest. We have a family celebration planned today for my grandson's 18th birthday.

Live long and prosper 🖖🏻

I have to get out of the late posting just too tired last night so I logged tracked stayed under, my exercise was beginning to re do the front flower garden finish some river rock around the house foundation I don’t like mud splashes on the house!

Today’s topic was neat I have many hobbies; it’s hard to say what I enjoy the most I have begun to play acoustic guitar again I also have a electric one a Yamaha I use that when I want to annoy people lol then I have 3 acoustic ones, one which is electric my favorite is probably the Yamaha it plays so mellow. Needless to say I love music in general. I am also and avid reader every day throughout the day, outdoor sports are fine if the knee and elbow are well, it now usually consists of gentle hiking,trail walking xc skiing and snow shoeing. Where I live I am very fortunate that the trails are only about 5 minutes away. Spinning also helps me keep the knees in shape and the medicine ball has strengthened my arms again. One hobby that I have neglected for awhile is photography our home is filled with photos of our local area and our children’s artwork sometimes the most common things can turn out to be a unique photo idea. Well that’s a little about me.