If we were having coffee, I’d tell you how happy I am that the power is still on. Yes, the wind is blowing and the rain is coming down, so let’s not count our chickens before they hatch or anything like that, but there is hope! There is after all, a hurricane on the doorstep, but we have coffee (hot) and Jimmy Buffett playing in the background, so it’s best not to waste the time we have.
I have some nice Community Coffee brewing in the kitchen now since I finished off the first pot already. It’s been that kind of morning. I suppose its been that way for the past couple of days really.
Ah, there’s the coffee pot beep, letting me know that the new pot is done. Shall we go fill our cups and then talk a spell?
This week has been a typical hurricane week. There was the whole, maybe it’s gonna miss us after all, then the maybe not, the trips to the grocery to grab supplies, and the battening down of the proverbial hatches before the storm blows in. Nothing new really, but always a hassle all the same.
You do what you can do before the storm hits, and then if you decide not to evacuate, you hope for the best. I guess that hoping for the best holds true even if you do evacuate, but you know what I mean. We are a little off the coast so we don’t normally evacuate.
Work shut down because of the storm, so I’ve been trying to use the time as wisely as possible, writing as much as I can while there is little else to do. I’ve made a couple post so far, a #FridayFictioneers and Episode 8 in the Warriors serial, and did a bit more writing than that to boot.
If the power stays on, that should help the flow of words. If it doesn’t, I’m prepared with a notebook, but other things may take priority if we’re in the dark. Fingers crossed that doesn’t happen and if it does that it won’t last long.
On the fitness front, I had the best workout in a long while yesterday. It started with 30 minutes on the stepper machine. The calf is still too bummed to allow running, and the stepper is more work on the quads than the calves, so it is my only really cardio option for now. After that was done, the weather was still nice, so I headed outside to do the crossfit workout Cindy which consist of AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats in 20 minutes. I managed 12 rounds.
I’m encouraged by yesterday’s workout and look forward to what’s next. Running is still probably another three weeks away if I’m realistic and patient enough to allow myself to heal fully. The calf still swells some, still gives some pain if stepped wrong, and is a constant source of concern, but it’s getting better day by day. I’m massaging, foam rolling, and icing it as much as I can in an attempt to speed the healing process. That I can do some form of cardio now should help pacify my urge to go pound out the miles, so that’s good.
Wow I’ve rambled on! I should probably let you go, and fix myself another cup of this good hot coffee. Keep us and all the others along the east coast in your thoughts and prayers. Things aren’t as bad as we feared, but that doesn’t mean there’s not some rough stuff going on out there as a result of the storm.
If you are in the storm, stay safe! I want to see you back next week for coffee, and we can talk about how we’re getting back to normal. Hope everyone has the best week they can have, see you next week!
#WeekendCoffeeShare is an informal weekly link-up that serves as something of a mind-dump for the week. If there are typos and what-not found here, I apologize, but mind-dump. I don’t do a lot of editing here as I like that it is more a stream of consciousness type post, normally written while drinking coffee, listening to music, and reflecting on the week gone by.
It is hosted by Eclectic Alli. Check out her post for the week and maybe post a share of your own!
Glad you still have your power on during this hurricane and hope you continue to stay safe! It’s always good to look at the bright side though, like you said, you get a chance to do some writing 🙂
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Unfortunately, the power didn’t hold out. Went out about 7 last night. Oh well, maybe it’ll be back soon.
Thanks for stopping by for coffee!
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oh no, sorry to hear that! Hope you’re all safe!
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Thanks Jade! We’re good. There are those who weren’t as lucky as us though and the rain is still falling. I know there’s going to be lots of people with flooding issues, I’m just hoping it’s not too bad for everyone.
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Hope you didn’t blow away. Stay safe.
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Will do! All in all in wasn’t that bad for us. Now if the power would come back. Thanks for stopping by!
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Fingers crossed that you’ll have power all weekend! We certainly have been reminded about how vulnerable our model lifestyles are this year, with all the natural disasters. Best of luck with your writing.
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Thanks! We just got power back! 22 hours isn’t bad at all considering that we’ve waited two weeks in the past for it to come back. Hope you are well and have a great week!
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Oo wow, so the power did go out. I’m happy you got it back so quickly! Thank you 🙏
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Hey Russell. Stay out of harm’s way over there. We want you back too. It sounds like you are minding the docs on your recevery. Well done & keep up the good work.
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Thanks Gary! What’s left of the storm is mostly rain, and the power’s back. Hopefully things will be back to some sort of normal in a few days.
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Do you have power back yet?
I hope you being safe and not doing anything crazy like this documentary watched of people who chase storms so they can take epic pictures and footage. the things people do.
Funny how on the other side of the globe its actually quite dry and very hot …. hello summer is that you ?
~B
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Thanks, and yes, the power is back. As for crazy stuff, I’m just working lots in the aftermath, trying to get things back where they were before.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Hi Russell glad to here you safe and the power’s back its quite surprising how much we depend on it hey .
Cheers
~B
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Russell, I hope the power has come back on. All that water is hard to imagine from my end. We have drought in Australia and I’m struggling to picture what rain’s like. We’re on the coast but the farmers have it tough. Strange how one part of the world has too much water, and others don’t have enough. It’s true of so many things.
Take care and best wishes,
Rowena
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Thanks Rowena! You’re right, our world lacks balance, but it has always been so. If I could only send some water your way…
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Glad things have been relatively calm so far and that your power is back on.. Keeping everyone out there in our prayers..
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Thanks Kathleen!
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