What I'm Reading This Week #24

Sup y'all!  Welcome to flop sweat season (and Friday!)  I hope you had a good week and stayed cool.  

I had to wave the flag and pull all of the 'impatiens' I grew from seed as that is not the plant I apparently bought.  I'm still going round with the people I got them from because dammit, I want a refund.  So I had to go to the nursery and get regular impatiens to replace the ones I pulled.  It's already nicer to see actual color instead of looking out everyday and wonder WTF they're going to turn into other than some rando plant with a thick, juicy stem.  Not that the ones I got look a ton better as they too are leggy.  I don't know what the deal is with that.  I also grabbed some chives half off to plant with the zinnias to keep the aphids at bay.  Who knows if it'll actually work or not, we'll see.

Now let's see:

9 Foot Exercises to Try at Home  (I've been doing these over the last week and oochie owie for my weak azz feets!)

11 Science-Backed Foods That Give You Energy and Fight Fatigue  (I'll take all of the help I can get, yo!)

'As A Trainer, It Took Me 6 Years To Change My Body Composition. These 5 Steps Made The Difference.'  (Good advice and looking forward to implementing them)

16 Secrets To Make Vegetables Taste Even Better  (Make the most of that grocery or farmers market haul!)

Here's How to Use Ankle Weights for a Crazy-Good Workout (Once I get stronger, I want to incorporate these when a plateau hits.  Bookmarked for myself!)

5 Ways to Mix Up Your Walks for More Fitness Benefits  (Play tag with a stranger while wearing ankle weights?)

8 Tips for Reducing Screen Time  (We all could use a little less, yes?  We need to do more game nights or pick up a hobby.)

Restore Gut Health After Antibiotics  (They can do some serious damage while trying to do good.)

Does a ‘Base Tan’ Really Protect Your Skin? Experts Reveal the Truth  (Gen X and above were told this was the key, that's for sure!  We should've been slathering this on instead of this.)

How Childhood Trauma Damages Self-Worth and How to Heal It (50 years later and still trying)

I made it through Mom's birthday though as I told my friend, it's not really about the day, it's about the next 7 weeks and me being able to recount what new trauma every day brought her/us from this point forward.  I anticipate having my jaw locked until the beginning of August.  It might be time to dig out the book from my dear friend that she gave me when Mom passed.

The Mr passed that stupid test he's been studying for since last year.  We both agree that it has been a horrid weight and the freedom of him not having to study every day for two hours after work for over six months will be a relief.  To celebrate, we're going to road trip to wherever he'd like as long as we feel up to it when we wake up.  We need to get the heck outta here.

Any weekend shenanigans on tap for you?

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