You know you've reached a certain age when you start waking up in the middle of the night sweating. Last night I woke up about 11:30 PM, hot enough to turn the a/c on. Here it is October, and I was turning on the a/c. Confident that with the a/c on, the temp would go down enough to be comfortable, I went back to bed. Howevuh - I woke up again about 2:00 AM, thinking I was sweating to death. I went into the hallway to turn the a/c down, and the thermostat showed that it was only about 65 degrees in the house. I'm sweating to death and it's only 65 degrees? Obviously, turning down the a/c is not going to help. If I didn't know it before, I certainly knew it now. It would seem that I'm officially into perimenopause. Here's your sign.
One of my goals this year is to go on a backpacking trip. It's something I've always wanted to do, but been too intimidated to try. Well, a few weeks ago, one of the girls in the Ward invited me on a backpacking trip to the Uinta's this summer. This time I immediately said yes. All was well until a few days later when reality set in and the thought of carrying 30-35 pounds of pack on my back while hiking in rough terrain just about made me cave. I did not have all the gear I would need, nor was I in good enough shape. The gear is something easily worked out. Most of it I can either purchase myself, or borrow from highly motivated friends. The physical conditioning was another matter altogether, so I decided it was time to get in better shape. I've been pretty good at exercising regularly, and I'm in ok shape for someone approaching a milestone birthday (if I say so myself). But I knew I needed to put in some extra miles, as well as add strength to my legs ...
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