Day 4 of the 2026 A to Z Blog Challenge with the letter D

It’s Saturday, although since I’m retired, one might say that every day is Saturday. The truth of it is, more days are like Mondays. Just because I don’t go out to work doesn’t mean I don’t have things to do, some of them more pleasant that others. The problem is that when I want to do them doesn’t always coincide with when I can do them. For example, working in the yard depends on the weather. Every day has its own challenges and with Winter’s refusal to let go, the cycle of cold, rain, freezing rain, and snow has yet to end. Am I bitter? Maybe a little. Winter started in November, it’s now April. Your lease has expired. Move on!

Enough griping! Today’s letter is D. This year, D stands for DAYLIES, the things I do each day, sometimes consciously, at others by rote, or simply because I’ve always done them this way. Everyone has a morning routine. Mine is probably quite similar. I get up, go to the bathroom, go into the kitchen turn on the coffeemaker, and open the drapes. I go back into the bedroom, make the bed, and then settle down in my favorite chair by the front window where I can look out on my small corner of the universe since it’s too cold to sit on the veranda. I drink my tea and read the news–good or bad, I need to know what’s happening in the world. But a week ago, I decided to shake things up.

One of my daily battles has been having enough energy to exercise at the end of my work day. I don’t mind walking outside in the nice weather, but … I purchased an exercise bike, not one like you’ll find at a gym, where the seat wants to get to know your tonsils in the Biblical sense, but one where you sit on an ordinary chair and pedal. Now, while most of my morning routine stays the same, I get my tea or coffee and go downstairs to the family room where I store my fitness equipment–don’t get excited. It’s just a small treadmill and the exercise bike, and read my news off my phone or catch up with emails there. I now spend 40 minutes doing something that is healthy. The bonus? I actually have more energy. I shower and get on with my day. So far, it’s been a win-win situation.

Here are some of the other memes I came across that fall into my new daylies, because, let’s face it, all days are not the same, but we all need to make the best of each one we have. Old age is a precious gift denied to many. Make the best of every day. Enjoy!

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