I was a very active person doing a lot of walking, hiking, gardening, going to the gym working with weights and machines, doing a lot of outdoor chores (things reserved for men as I was the only woman performing those arduous chores such as lawn mowing, shoveling and maintaining a house. Women around here don't do those outside chores. All that to say, that since I have health issues (osteoarthritis in my back, hips and sacroiliac and leg pains (unknown causes) I can no longer perform those tasks without a lot of pain and I had to say good-bye to that former life. It's a grieving process. I still push through the pain to take a walk by the lake but it's not relaxing as people don't pick up their garbage and some dog owners don't pick up after their dogs. The alternative is walking on sidewalks which is too hard on my joints. No nice parks or green spaces to enjoy. Missed Québec for all its beautiful parks, picnic areas etc. Would love to take a stroll on the beach with you... sounds like fun except for the stray dogs. Take care and thank you for sharing!
I was a very active person doing a lot of walking, hiking, gardening, going to the gym working with weights and machines, doing a lot of outdoor chores (things reserved for men as I was the only woman performing those arduous chores such as lawn mowing, shoveling and maintaining a house. Women around here don't do those outside chores. All that to say, that since I have health issues (osteoarthritis in my back, hips and sacroiliac and leg pains (unknown causes) I can no longer perform those tasks without a lot of pain and I had to say good-bye to that former life. It's a grieving process. I still push through the pain to take a walk by the lake but it's not relaxing as people don't pick up their garbage and some dog owners don't pick up after their dogs. The alternative is walking on sidewalks which is too hard on my joints. No nice parks or green spaces to enjoy. Missed Québec for all its beautiful parks, picnic areas etc. Would love to take a stroll on the beach with you... sounds like fun except for the stray dogs. Take care and thank you for sharing!