Tues 15 Apr

Yesterday morning's power outage helped me to appreciate today how convenient electricity makes our lives. It's very nice to get up when it's still dark outside, go down and turn on lights and an exercise video, come up to more lights and a hot shower, be able to dry my hair, come down and have the microwave available to make oatmeal, hot coffee, etc. All too easy to take that all for granted. Just got off the phone with Bill Pyke; his mom died Saturday morning as they were putting her in the car to take her to Bill's sister so he and Paddy could go on a short vacation together. Food: 6:45 am Steel cut oatmeal w/flaxseed meal, protein powder, 1/2 c blueberries, soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, 100 g blackberries, coffee 12:00 pm Peach soy shake, hot cross bun, med banana, 2 oz soy milk, 1 tsp sugar Exercise: 4:50-5:45 am Dance Cardio DVD