My friend wanted to walk today. I was not in the mood to walk. I didn't want to walk. I didn't feel like walking. I walked. My poor legs and back! LOL! Ahhhh We walked and got just a little over 3 miles, so that was good! I was so tired though and still am. I am hoping to crash a bit early tonight. I took several pictures to share though!
I haven't posted since Friday and I'm sorry about that! I meant to every day, but you know how it goes. I'll try to make up for it tonight. I didn't go out on Saturday or Sunday. I didn't go out yesterday either for that matter! Wait... this is Wednesday? LOL Sheesh. Hmm..... Okay, I didn't leave the house at all since Friday. I did go out today. My friend and I walked a bit. Only a little over a mile, but we got a walk done. It was drizzling a bit while we walked so we didn't walk as much as we would have. It was too bad.
I need sleep. I just realized I DID go out yesterday! LOL! My friend and I did our usual Tuesday thrifting. We went to Reidsville and Mayodan. I found some good things. At the Reidsville Goodwill, I found two Fossil handbags and a Fossil wallet! Very cool. I found some other things, too, but those were my favorites. I'm always happy to find Fossil bags. Both of these had the keys still on them. Yay! The wallet needs a bit of cleaning, but I can definitely do that.
Here are two pictures I took on the trail to share. One of the river from the trail and one of the river from the old rail bridge that has been converted into a walking bridge to get across the river.
Hopefully, I will remember to post tomorrow!
Yeah, today was supposed to be a nice relaxing one. No going anywhere or doing anything. That got blown out of the water this afternoon! I was sitting at my desk watching a YouTube video of Yuzuru Hanyu. He is amazing! Those jumps, wow. He is also very kawaii and that doesn't hurt. Anyway! I was watching one of his performances and my phone beeped. My friend was texting me. I wasn't expecting to hear from him today since we walked on Monday and thrifted yesterday. He wanted to walk a bit and then go to this pizza place we like. I really did not want to go but I agreed. I got dressed and met him at the trail. We walked a short walk. Just a mile this time, and then got in my car and went to Milton, NC where this pizza place is. We both got a pizza. I have a lot of leftovers for tomorrow and that is after eating some for dinner!
Last night, I was looking everywhere for my Fitbit charger and I could NOT find it. I looked for hours and finally found it after 1 am I immediately charged the darn thing. While I was doing that, I was afraid I'd not find it before bed, so I opened the Inspire HR one that I won some time back. I had looked at it, but never really taken it out of the packaging. I charged it up in case I had to use it. Well, since I found my charger, I wore my regular Fitbit today. I decided to add the Inspire to my account tonight. It is water-resistant, and I figured it would be great for the beach. I could get it in the ocean or the pool with no issues. It came with a plain black band which is nice and I ordered a cloth-type colorful one back when I first got it. I ordered a couple of bands for it tonight on Amazon. One a cloth band in blue and one a stainless steel band. That will be good if I need to be a bit dressy. I like it. It seems to have all the features of my Charge, too! I just wish there were more clock faces to pick from. Now that I downloaded the manual and see that you can swipe on the screen for stuff, it's even better! It does the text notifications just like my old one. I think I'll like it. It's nice to have a choice. I can wear either one as long as I sync whichever one I'm wearing before switching! The inspire is a lot lighter than the Charge and it's got a smaller display too.
That is the noise I'm going to make in a bit! I'm a tired pup! What did I do? Why didn't I post yesterday? Well, let me tell you. First of all, I fully planned to post yesterday. It got late and I was behind and it was almost midnight before I got my clean bed linen back on my bed, so I didn't get to post here. Sorry about that. I'll make up for it because I have things to share.
Yesterday, I did my usual things, I washed my hair, my bed linen, and put away the laundry I had washed the day before. It was a lot. I also decided to order some Chinese from one of my favorite local places on DoorDash. I had to wait almost an hour before an actual Dasher went to get my order, but once they got a Dasher on the case, it went pretty quickly. She brought it and it was delicious! They have a section of their menu that has a 'combination dinner'. They have three. I get a certain one every time. It's beef pepper steak, fried rice, and an egg roll. You also get a choice of wonton or egg drop soup. I ADORE their wonton soup, so that is what I picked. I asked for the egg roll to be left off just as I always do in the restaurant unless I'm with friends that want it. They delivered! The wonton soup was twice as much as you'd get eating in and the steak and rice were too. It was delicious and I didn't feel as bad paying the extra to have it delivered since I got so much food. I enjoyed every bite! I haven't been in over a year because the friend I do stuff with all the time doesn't like Chinese food so I have to go with a different friend. Unfortunately, she is the one that is currently suffering from Covid, so she couldn't go!
Today, I wanted to just relax and do nothing, but that was not to be. I really needed a few things at the grocery store. I was completely out of several things and I was about to be out of a few more. I went ahead and got my groceries. I got a ton of stuff so I should be set for a while. I spent more than I planned, but I got a lot. I also got some paper goods. (TP, paper towels, and tissues) I am pretty set for the month. I do need to get some windshield wiper fluid but other than that, I think I'm set. I ran over to the touchless car wash to give Goontz a bath. After the wash, I went to the grocery tore and home. I planned to stay in after that and recover. (LOL) My friend texted and wanted to walk, so I gave in and said, ok. We walked and it was nice, but I was tired and really didn't want to! :p I took a few pretty pictures to share, though.
My friend and I walked today. I didn't really feel like going, but I went. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm just sort of bleh today. I hope to feel better tomorrow. We are going to do our Tuesday thrifting. Well, that is the plan at the present time! I am hoping to sleep very well tonight and make up for last night. Here is a picture I took along the trail of the river.
So, my friend wanted to walk today. I did not! lol, I went anyway. We went to the Riverwalk trail. We didn't walk as far as we did last time, but we did get in a nice walk. I only took one picture to share!
I like the colors in this. No filters, that is just the way it looked. I would have taken a few more pictures, but I wasn't feeling great as we were heading back. I just did make it to my car! Sheesh. After I dropped him off, I went and got food. I think that was the problem. I usually eat before we walk, but I didn't because I thought he was coming right from work and of course he didn't. ~_~; Oh well, I got something yummy and got a little extra goodie to heat up and eat later. I went to Burger King and got a combo and saw that their cheesy tots are back. I LOVE those things so I got some and I have them for later. Well, minus one, I had to have one. So delicious! Just as good as I remember them, too!
I did my French and wrote some before I went. I plan on writing more. It's great that I got the 13" MBP going. I was doing updates to the 15" last night and I knew it might take awhile, so I wrote on the 13" in a new Scrivener file and was able to copy it to my regular Scrivener file. I did some editing on it earlier and then added it to it. I have more to write tonight so I'm going to do that. At least that is the plan!
I want to wish my favorite anime character of all time a very Happy Birthday today! I'll do a separate post for that after this one, but Happy Birthday Nuriko! ^_^.
It was in the sixties today and it was nice. My friend and I went to the trail to take a walk. I didn't really want to go as I'm a bit under the weather, but I went. It was nice down there. We got to see the two bridges they have finally repaired and put back. We walked a total of 3 miles. This, back in the day, would be nothing, but since neither of us has walked in a while, it was rough. It didn't help that I'm sick. The scenery was pretty as always and I got to love on a cute little puppy! <3
I am going to try to crash a little early tonight and hopefully knock out whatever this is that I have. I've been so careful. I haven't been sick in over a year so this really sucks. My DS charger is supposed to come tomorrow so I can play with it a little more. I haven't done anything with it since I got it since the battery was low. I hope to be able to get some games for it. I'll keep my eyes out when we thrift shop. We see them sometimes but I've never really looked into them since I didn't have a DS.
As for now, I think I'm going to share a few pictures I took along the trail and then close the MBP for the evening and relax. Hopefully, I can go to bed early. I could use the extra sleep!
I did my daily Zeeops mission today in Munzee and it was to capture a jewel Munzee. I looked on the map to find some and there were several at the YMCA. I went and looked and found one of four that were supposed to be there! I was happy to find the one since the other ones seem to be gone. I walked down to the river and took a few pictures while I was down that way. I thought it was a pretty day for it. here are a few of the pictures I took.
This is the old Dan River 'White Mill' building.
This is from the YMCA building looking down at the river.
This is the river from the Riverwalk trail.
This last one is the huge rock formation that is in the parking lot near the street. You can see the street light above it. I thought it looked pretty neat and I took a picture of the rocks.
I enjoyed going down and taking pictures. I was also glad to get my Munzee. After this, I went to get gas and filled up my car. Goontz is full of gas and ready to roll. :p
Sorry about last night. It was late and I was feeling pretty cruddy so I didn't post. I even went to bed a bit early, too! Today, I had to run to my friend's house to pick up a package he had arriving today. I did that and while I was out, I did my daily Zeeops mission for Munzee. I went to the parking lot of the 'new' YMCA and captured a Munzee. I took a few pictures while there, too:
The YMCA is right by the Riverwalk trail! I have walked past it many times, but I've never driven into their parking lot. It's a nice area. I had to take a few pictures while I was there! My friend came to pick up his package and told me he had to drive to Greensboro to pick up an item there. I tagged along for the ride. That was fun and now I'm back home relaxing a bit before bedtime. I wrote very little today, but I wrote quite a bit yesterday so it all evens out. Besides, this isn't my NaNo work, it's just a story I'm working on. :)
I went out today and took a few pictures down on this side of the River at the Riverwalk. I took pictures on the trail there and the little dock that is where the Worsham Street bridge used to be. I created a photo album of the pictures I took and uploaded it to Google photos to share. I figured it would be the best way to share a lot of photos. I'll try to do this from now on when I have a lot of photos. :) I hope you enjoy! I also deployed a Munzee while out. I would have gone more but it was HOT!!!
08/28/2020
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Yes, I know I haven't posted in several days. I just haven't had the energy to post anything. I got out today though. I went to a few places and I stopped by a dam on the Riverwalk and took a few pictures. I didn't go on the trail, though. I just got a few pictures to share. I hope to get back to my daily posts here tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes. For now, enjoy these pictures I took!
Art installation at a stopping point on the trail. There are benches (as you can see) and tables here.
The dam. It's higher than usual because we had some rain recently.
The Union Street bridge that is near the dam. I took the dam picture and this from the same spot. I just turned in different directions to take them.
Looking from the area back toward the parking lot. My cute little Note is in this picture. :) I deployed a physical Munzee while down there too!
Yes, I know I haven't posted in several days. I just haven't had the energy to post anything. I got out today though. I went to a few places and I stopped by a dam on the Riverwalk and took a few pictures. I didn't go on the trail, though. I just got a few pictures to share. I hope to get back to my daily posts here tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes. For now, enjoy these pictures I took!
Art installation at a stopping point on the trail. There are benches (as you can see) and tables here.
The dam. It's higher than usual because we had some rain recently.
The Union Street bridge that is near the dam. I took the dam picture and this from the same spot. I just turned in different directions to take them.
Looking from the area back toward the parking lot. My cute little Note is in this picture. :) I deployed a physical Munzee while down there too!
Sorry for not p0sting yesterday. I meant to and then it got late and I never did. My friend and I rode to a few places to look at cars and we were able to go to the Goodwill in Martinsville. We haven't been in there since before COVID, so that was nice. I found a Dunkin Donuts mug. As you know, I'm a Starbucks girl to the core, but this was a nice mug. It was from 2013 and it still had the sticker on the bottom! It is in excellent/new condition and it was a whole twenty cents! I also found a Keurig metal rack that fits washi! Of course I have containers for my washi, so I'll eventually use this for something else.
I went out to replace some of my Munzees today that needed maintenance. I replaced two, I archived three (these are in hard to get to locations and I figured it wouldn't be any need to replace them. I only have on more I need to replace now. It's at a picnic shelter in Dan Daniel's park. I went there today but there were people at the shelter, so I didn't bother them. I drove to Angler's park and replaced that one. That was the one that was the furthest away and I figured it would be a while before I got to it. Nope, it was fixed today! The other one was never the River on the other side and I replaced that one too and deployed a new one nearby.
I also got one virtual Munzee at another park in the city. I hadn't been to that park in a long time. It has changed quite a bit. I didn't get out there, I just captured it in the car. :p.
I took some pictures down where I fixed one of my Munzees. It is near a dock where a bridge used to stand. I loved that bridge and still miss it! They have a plaque and an arch near the street and you can walk down to the dock.
This last one is from the path near the dock. You can see the arch in the picture at the top of the steps. (there are two sets of steps)
I went out and did some Munzee playing today! I looked at my list of deployed ones and found that I have several that need to be replaced. I was able to replace one. I'll get the others on another day. I deployed five new ones! That was fun. I really like the ones they sent. They are lightly laminated and they should hold up a lot better than the ones I do myself. I ordered some more. I still have some, but I can get a sheet of 50 for $6 so I did that. It will take me a long time to use that many so they will last forever.
It was fun to go out and do it. It was a deploy trip, but I did find one that I haven't captured before, so I did that. I was going to deploy one there but it said there was one close by, I found it and captured it. I also deployed my very first virtual one. :). Luckily, it wasn't too hot out there. My car didn't give me any issues.
Since I was still out and about, I got lunch while out and ate in the shade of these trees and bushes:
It was nice to sit there and eat. This is a parking lot that is right at a part of the Riverwalk trail. I noticed a sign nearby so when I finished eating, I deployed a Munzee there! It was a nice afternoon. I came home and took the trash out to the can and then I carried branches to the street. I had been meaning to put them out forever and finally remembered today. They pick up yard debris on Monday which is the same day they pick up trash. I don't like to put it out there too many days ahead of time.
I have my bed linen in the dryer, the clothes I washed yesterday are now put away, and my hair is nice and clean. All I have to do now is to put the linens back on the bed and decide what I'm fixing for dinner. I'm going to rest and read for a bit and wait for my linens to dry. :)
It rained a bit today and it was a little chilly at times. My friend and I walked anyway! We had planned to walk today and it was a little up in the air because of the rain, but it had stopped and cleared off for the most part. We went to the trail and walked. It was a bit cool and I should have carried my hoodie, but I didn't. It was okay though. We got in a nice walk.
While I was waiting for my friend to pick me up, I took a picture of the sky over my house. I love the way the green trees look against the sky. So pretty!