I have to be careful putting out trash because dogs, coyotes, raccoons and even foxes will sometimes attack if it is just in a bag at the curb. I either put the bag in the large Rubbermaid can (I don't bother with a lid) or put the bag on the curb the morning of pickup. But when it's hot they start really early so I miss them if I try that move.

I've realized that while I did a lot of good exercise before the surgery, I've been almost sedentary after it and I can feel it now in my hips. The physical therapist confirmed that last week. I've started up my Hinge Health program to get more healthy movement and I think I'll visit my gym and walk on the treadmill. I could do the recumbent bicycle again, but simply walking is what I need. It has been so hot since before this started that I'm not tempted to walk around outside, so the gym it must be. The scar is slowly receding, but not as fast as I'd like. Not as fast as last time, I think.

The Puma slip-on shoes I picked up for mowing are now put to use for PT - my other shoes were a kind of ballet slipper with a flat sole and I slip around in them. I've had to dust off the grass and such to make the Pumas look respectable (they are still quite new, but I did mow a couple of times before the yard became the Sahara-in-Texas).

Yesterday I started loading the dishwasher then realized I'd added a fair number of things to some already clean stuff; I ended up washing all of it again. Lazy me. Must pay better attention. Around the house I've been sweeping and vacuuming; the hair coming off of the Lab is intense; the blue heeler stops to scratch and flings off gobs of black hair. You'd think they'd have finished shedding by now. I brush both and it seems to loosen up what is left. So much for my housekeeping skills.

I need to get back to sewing.