I’ve got a large knot that I am working on breaking up. It’s on my left upper back and it’s a doozy. I did some minor foam rolling last night and also got a tool that digs into knots and helps you work them out. I used that and it helped a little bit. When I woke up this morning all of the pain was back and it felt tighter.
Needless to say that the knot kind of put a damper on my day. I got to the store but it was late. I had breakfast at home. I gave up on going to Sam’s and just got some soda at the store.
I broke out my TENS unit and used that for a while, which also brought some minor relief. I tried the massager on my back but it’s tender and didn’t feel like it was doing a whole lot. I plan to break out some ice and do some heavy foam rolling in the hopes of busting this thing up so it leaves and tomorrow will be a better day, even though I am sure to be sore.
I watched some YouTube videos on Mercedes Benz. One of which was a night time drive. That particular car had an auto lane change feature in it. The driver just put on the blinker and the car did the rest. It was very colorful on the inside of the cabin and you have a multitude of colors to choose from, one for practically every mood you might be in. Lots of sound feedback when something could go wrong like your trying to change lanes but there is someone in your blind spot or your about to hit something. I saw another video that showed a camera under the front wheels so you could watch in real time if you were off road what you were about to encounter. The bad thing about Mercedes vehicles is they mostly run Premium Unleaded and that is, has and always will be expensive stuff. That is enough of a deterrent for me. Everything I drive has always run on regular 87 octane and that’s where I want to stay at.
While I want something new, it needs to be practical as I don’t have an endless budget. It needs to be economical as possible and preferably in a color that I like or want. Yeah Mercedes has all of that but it just feels wrong to me to buy a non-American brand. Also one that when something goes wrong and there is no warranty you will need to take out a loan or possibly just scrap it and buy a different car. I do not like waiting and patience is not my strong suite, especially when it comes to something that I want but don’t necessarily need. The practical advice I got from a YouTube video weeks ago was if you need a car now, buy one but if you don’t then wait. I can’t say for certain that I will wait but I am leaning towards it. My only fear is that my current ride will loose it’s value when the car market bubble finally bursts and that will cost me the edge/advantage I have at present, which is kind of why I really want to act now to profit from this. I’m not crazy about starting a loan over but it’s not like my present car payment is going away, at least not for about another year.
Some good news is that I do appear to be loosing some weight. I got on the scale a short time ago and I was pleased with the numbers, even though they are still high it shows some progress from doing not much other than altering my food in take. I hope this trend continues. It was a real struggle to pass up all of the sweets today when I was in the store. I did buy a box of cookies but that is the only item I permitted myself to get. Sam’s will also be a struggle with the fresh bakery and I don’t know that I will be able to resist that.
Plans for the week ahead. Work Monday thru Wednesday from home. I’m seeing the dentist on Wednesday. The doctor on Thursday. I’ve got Friday to myself. I need to work in a haircut, a trip to Sam’s and I’d like to check out chairs but really hate to spend the money. I plan to eat out on Thursday and Friday. Work on the back gutters and do the house wash project – although if I don’t get to this it will be here waiting for me. If I can’t hold myself and want to press forward Friday would be the day I would go car shopping.
Speaking of cars, gas prices are really starting to climb. At the pizza place yesterday I opened up my Gas Buddy app and the best price on gas was $5.05 per gallon. I watched a You Tube video this afternoon and a guy was filling up his Jeep and he was well over $47 and it was still going. I’d freak out if the pump ever read that high for a vehicle I was filling up. It looked like he was putting Diesel in and not Gas but I could be wrong. Still that is a lot to pay.
Time to grab the laundry, head up to see the Gator and no doubt put out some more food for her. I need to vacuum my room. I got the rest of the house done but she was sleeping and I didn’t want to wake her. Take out the trash and that will be the end of my chores. Turn on my favorite podcast and eat some left over pizza. Not a bad way to end the day. Just have to get that ice and foam rolling part done which will suck.
Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. Bye for now.
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