What I'm Reading This Week #25

Hello and happy Friday from the land of the scorching sun.  We are in for absolute Hades conditions the next few days, right on cue for the summer solstice.  You know I'm not happy about that. 😒 Thankfully, my other 50% shade cloth just arrived and is airing out so they can go on in the afternoons.  I have stuff in the big planters that are not fans of scorching heat so I need to be as on it as possible if I don't want it to go to poop for other reasons to add to the current reasons.  (Rain, pests, etc)

I'm tryin' y'all!  I just got my little lint rollers to roll aphids/larvae off instead of wasting shipping tape.  I swear to you I have not seen ONE BEE since everything went in.  There was this chubby bumble bee that would hang out when our lilac was in bloom and just zone out levitating so I thought for sure she would be here for it all.  Nope.  The second it bloomed, it was gone.  I haven't seen honeybees at all.  I've checked with a few gardening IGers and they all confirm little to no pollinators in their area either.  😔

Next step...apiary.  The neighbor would blow a gasket on that one.  Hmm, I think I just talked myself into it!  😂 

It's been a productive week on the exercise front.  Floor bike every day to count toward NEAT for at least 450-500 calories or 3800-5800 steps depending on if I was listening to music or not).  I've been doing PT of some sort for all of my ailments from weak feet to weak ankles to dead butt.

Sun- LIIFT4 Back and Bi's week1

Mon- Turbo Fire 45 EZ

Tues- LIIFT 4 Legs week 3

Wed- LIIFT 4 Chest/Tri's week 2

Thurs- Walk in humid muck at park

Fri- TBD

Now let's get to:

The Foot Phenomenon: Simple, Surprising Ways to Improve Your Balance, Health – and Longevity  (I am desperately trying to take care of mine or I'm going to need to look into shots or something which I don't want.)

15 High-Protein Dinners for Summer in 30 Minutes  (The less time in the kitchen, the better!)

The Major Sign You Need to Strengthen, Not Stretch, Your Hip Flexors  (I've been working on mine this week.)

8 Steps To Optimizing Your Pelvic Floor Health At Every Age  (Something both men and women need to work on)

The ‘20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time You Should Spend Outside  (This is totally doable for all of us.  So strap on your shoes and get to enjoying some nature!)

How to Use Diatomaceous Earth for Natural Pest Control, Both Indoors and In the Garden  (I'd love to use mine if it would stop raining every day!  But for the record, it does work!)

This Part of Your Dryer Is a Bigger Fire Hazard Than the Lint Trap: Here's How to Clean It  (Good point!  We have one of these tools for the job but don't use it much)

Move Over, Wallpaper — This Unexpected Wall Decor Is About to Take Over  (Mr - you will never, ever have to worry about me suggesting this for our walls)

New research raises concern about dangerous health risk caused by dishwasher use: 'Seemingly harmless everyday actions'  (This sounds like an eye roller but makes perfect sense.  All the more reason to switch over to glass)

An Oral History of When Geraldo Rivera Opened Al Capone’s Vault  (This was the funniest thing ever and couldn't have happened to a more deserving version of him at the time.)

Miss a post this week?  Catch up below:

Celebration Weekend Recap

Survival Mode Put Us Back to Zero

We're invited to a grad party tomorrow but I honestly don't know if 95 degrees and the Mr having no immune system coming off antibiotics is something either of us can handle right now since it's smack in the middle of the day.  I've already sent the card so she's got her moolah which is probably all kids care about now.  We'll see as the day unfolds.  We don't have any plans other than trying not to die in the heat.  

Oh yeah and the cabin we stayed at for Christmas last year just came on the market, so I'm going to go sob in a corner trying to figure out how to get a mere $11,500/mo to get it.

What are your plans for the weekend?

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