Productive Monday!

It didn't start the way I planned...

I got up a bit earlier than usual

(don't be impressed, it wasn't "early")

and went out and fed the animals.

Stopped by the garden on the way back

in and picked enough okra for breakfast.

Put the okra in the air fryer and went out

to feed the dogs. Kyle was up and in the shower.

So far, so good!

Once the dogs were fed, I put my 2 eggs

in the pan with coconut oil, salt, pepper

and some nutritional yeast.

 (SO yummy, and lots of B vitamins!)

Mixed the okra and eggs together, topped

the whole mess with some MCT oil

and some "everything bagel" seasoning.

By then Kyle was out of the shower, dressed

and making himself a chocolate milk and

a fresh peach. (Publix had some REALLY

good, ripe, juicy ones from California...)

Kyle is on a fruit kick.

Anyhow.

About the time we were both done with

breakfast and getting ready to get ready

to head to the beach, he got a text from Linda.

The pastures are flooded.

(So are our's... we got a LOT of heavy rain

both Saturday and Sunday afternoons...

welcome to Florida in July!)

Can you come fix... something... I want to

weigh the cows and then move them into

a drier pastsure.

So much for his beach plan.

(I planned for us to go for a walk on the

beach and then split up - he would head

to work and I would head out to do errands...)

He went to work.

And I went to the beach!

Without him!

Sacrilege!  

(That still doesn't look like its spelled correctly,

but Uncle Google says it is... so whatever...)

I parked in our old spot and put my chair 

on the beach but I didn't even sit down.

(I knew I'd never get up if I did... lol)

It was exactly 10:00 when I got there.

(See, I said it wasn't "early")

Headed south down the beach.

My goal was the tall tree.

I had my music in my ears and lots of

thoughts in my head (although I had an

audible book on my phone on standby 

in case I needed it...)

It was a beautiful morning!

The tide was coming in, but with all the 

weather over the weekend, the beach was 

quite heavily eroded and the beach wasn't

"flat". It was actually a pretty steep incline/drop-off

down to the water line.

Which meant you were walking on the side of

a pretty steep hill ... at least you got to switch

sides when you walk back! Haha

Also the sand switched from nice and firm

to super soupy, and back again.

Kind of like walking through thick mud.

With shells.

I made it to the tall tree and pulled out my phone.

It was 45 minutes and EXACTLY 2 miles!

Who knew!

Turned around and headed back.

I finished 4.1 miles in 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Which is pretty good for me!

Once again I didn't sit down, cuz I knew that would

be all she wrote... so I headed to my car to grab

my orange bag with my water, glasses, Kindle

and body brush (I use it to brush the sand off

my feet / legs before I get back in my car.)

"My" spot was sparsely populated, down by the tall tree

(the public beach with parking and a bathroom in the 

next town south) was MUCH busier but still not

what I imagine it looked like over the holiday weekend.

(You can't see the drop off in this picture, but just before

the water line there is actually about a 3 foot drop/shelf.)

Once I got my stuff, I sat in my chair,

put on my reading glasses (I was wearing my

sunglasses - I've GOT to get some tinted

cheaters...) and read my book for the remaining

45 minutes on my parking meter.

And then it was back to the car,

and head into town to Sam's Club to get

Kyle some chocolate milk mix, 

Rod some lemon juice for his lemonade,

some butter (cuz we go through it!),

and some guacamole, cuz their's is really good.

Home to put a load of clothes in the washer

and out to do a quick mow in the middle yard.

(I mow the grass set on 4" so it gets nice long

roots, but it needs to be mowed twice a week...

especially with all this rain!)

And then in to wash a sink of dishes while the

laundry finished in the washer, then put it in the

dryer, sit on the couch and write a quick blog,

and now as I glance out the window,

it has started to rain.

I might stretch out on the couch and take a quick

nap since I have to teach until 10:00 tonight.

And there's nothing better than napping while

it's raining.

Aaaaaaahhhhhh.

Hope your Monday is going well!