My next session with my cardiac rehab program will be my last. I will be graduating. I've had 20 sessions (the program is a 36 session program), but insurance will only cover 20 sessions. I could continue to go use the equipment, but they can't wire me up to the computer because then it would be "on record" that I was there. That's ok if I square it with the hospital, but the insurance company will not cover it at all after this point.

So, I will probably just get on my own exercise program at this point: walking, hiking, etc. And maybe eventually I'll join a gym again when I think it's safe. My problem is keeping in my target heart rate range without overdoing it. I tend to push myself too hard, they tell me.

Work is different now. I'm more on a flex schedule and work as I can. I think my days of working in one continuous period of time are over for me. I would get to work around 7:00a.m. and work until 6:00p.m. or so, non-stop, except for enough time to rush out, buy a sandwich to go, and bring it back to work. I never took breaks, and I usually worked through lunch.

Now, I work at home here and there. When I'm at home, I'm usually online with work at 7:30a.m. or so, and will work until around 10. Then I lie down for 15 or so minutes, and work some more. Around 4:00, my stamina is pretty much gone, but I don't feel so bad about it really. Working at home is more concentrated work. You don't get interrupted, except by the occasional cat that needs attention. And, if the weather is nice, I will take a walk around the block for exercise. So now I'm incorporating more activity in my day. That's a good thing.

I think things are changing in America in a lot of ways. People are still losing jobs and more and more people are just doing what they can do to survive. It's a hard time for our country and I honestly don't think Washington, D.C. realizes what it's really like out in the real world. And those of us who still have jobs are somewhat in limbo. Our jobs are different now. We take up the slack of those who were let go, or, we eliminate entire functions in the job. We become leaner, except in what we eat.

And speaking of eating, it's time for me to get ready for dinner. We are going to Max Amore for dinner tonight. It's a nice restaurant, but I only eat lean these days.