Thursday, March 31, 2011

Days 100-106 At Home After Surgery: Mar. 21, 2011 thru Mar. 27, 2011

Day 100: Mon. Mar. 21, 2011:

Worked from home on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/. Hip is still sore after all that continuos driving yesterday.

Day 101: Tue. Mar. 22, 2011:

Still working from home on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/. Hip is still sore from all that driving this past weekend. Slack on my rehab, got to get back into the groove!

Day 102: Wed. Mar. 23, 2011:

Still working from home on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/, still slack on my rehab, got to get it going again. Thanks to my dear Aunt Rose for the financial blessing! The only family member to help.

Day 103: Thur. Mar. 24, 2011:

Worked again from home on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/. I like it when these computer geeks swear that something is "easy" when it really is not! Back to rehabbing like I am suppose to twice a day.

Day 104: Fri. Mar. 25, 2011:

Still working from home on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/ and still trying to figure out the "easy" part of putting it together. Back to rehabbing twice a day.

Day 105: Sat. Mar. 26, 2011

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour and 2nd Annual Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour. Was not a good hip day as I was in pain towards the end.

Day 106: Sun. Mar. 27, 2011:

On the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Another bad hip day as I was in pain most of the day.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Days 93-99 At Home After Surgery: Mar. 14, 2011 thru Mar. 20, 2011

Day 93: Mon. Mar. 14, 2011:

Got a chance to interview a very interesting woman who conducts Black Heritage Tours in Paris France. Check out her article in an upcoming edition of Trend Magazine Online. Walked up and down the steps to stay loose.

Day 94: Tue. Mar. 15, 2011:

Got a chance to do a follow-up interview with Mike Gunn of Birmingham, AL, for the April edition of Trend Magazine Online. Crappy weather days are good for using the indoor staircase for exercise.

Day 95: Wed. Mar. 16, 2011:

Hit the trail again on my bike completing 4.7 miles in 33 minutes. Was nice to see little ones running with their parents!

Day 96: Thu. Mar. 17,2011:

Another day working from home office. Incorporating rehab and other strength exercises during my hourly breaks.

Day 97: Fri. Mar. 18, 2011:

Back on the trail again giving Charlotte Daily City and Black/African-American Heritage Tours. All that sitting is still rough on my new hip.

Day 98: Sat. Mar. 19, 2011:

Back on the trail again giving Queen City Ghost Tours. Rehabbing before a tour really helps to stay loose.

Day 99: Sun. Mar. 20, 2011:

Completed another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour after hanging out last night. My new hit ain't buying this type of drama!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Days 86-92 At Home After Surgery: Mar. 7, 2011 thru Mar. 13, 2011

Day 86: Mon. Mar. 7, 2011:

Why is it that some family members think that it is okay to abuse someone during times of desperate need? Inquiring minds want to know!

Day 87: Tue. Mar. 8, 2011:

Hit the trail again on my bike, this time I did not let the 50 degree weather stop me. I went up the hill, down the hill, and around the hill -- yippee!

Day 88: Wed. Mar. 9, 2011:

Worked from home today promoting our 2nd Annual Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour and working on Trend Magazine Online. No major hip issues to report today.

Day 89: Thu. Mar. 10, 2011:

Worked from home again today promoting our 2nd Annual Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour and working on Trend Magazine Online. No major hip issues to report today.

Day 90: Fri. Mar. 11, 2011:

Drove 250 miles today only to end up only a few miles from my home to care of some legal crap! My friends calls it a wild goose chase! All that sitting while driving was not good for my new hip!

Day 91: Sat. Mar. 12, 2011:

Another busy tour day. Completed a Charlotte Daily City Tour, Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage FAM Tour for the Jenkins-Yongue Reunion 2011, and Queen City Ghost Tour. All that constant sitting was definitely rough on my new hip!

Day 92: Sun. Mar. 13, 2011:

Still recuperating from all that driving yesterday, too tired to rehab!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Days 79 -85 At Home After Surgery: Feb. 28 thru Mar. 6, 2011

Day 79; Mon. Feb. 28, 2011:

Worked on the March edition of Trend Magazine Online. Still rehabbing twice a day to stay loose.

Day 80: Tue. Mar. 01, 2011:

Preparing for our 2nd Annual Charlotte Women's History and Heritage Tour on Saturday 03/26/2011 @ 1:30 PM. Still rehabbing twice a day to stay loose.

Day 81: Wed. Mar. 02, 2011:

Finally got motivated enough to ride my bike; did 3.2 miles in 24 minutes.

Day 82: Thu. Mar. 03, 2011:

Got a chance to have some fun today by attending the CIAA college basketball championship and concert by hit R&B recording artist Eric Benet who sounded just ike the record. I walked my @#$ off and yes it was painful!

Day 83: Fri. Mar. 04, 2011:

Conducted a daily Charlotte City Tour and Black/African-American Heritage Tour yesterday with no physical stree due to proper exercise.

Day 84: Sat. Mar. 05, 2011:

Was going to ride my back today for exercise but it was just too cold. Good excuse right?

Day 85: Sun. Mar. 06, 2001:

Good day to be shut in with the cold and rain outside. Good thing about artificial body parts is that they do not react to adverse weather.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Days 72-78 At Home After Surgery: Feb. 21 thru Feb. 27, 2011

Day 72: Mon. 02/21/2011:

Not able to get physically motivated to hit the road today so I worked from home catching up on office stuff.

Day 73: Tue. 02/22/2011:

Another day at the office and all is well physically. I have to remember to take stretching breaks each hour to get rid of the stiffness.

Day 74: Wed. 02/23/2011:

Another day at the office and all is still well physically. I have to get motivated to start bike riding again to further loosen up my hip and keep from gaining too much weight.

Day 75: Thu. 02/24/2011:

Another day at the office and all is still well physically. Still have to remember to take stretching breaks each are to stay loose.

Day 76: Fri. 02/25/2011:

Still doing well physically at the office. No Charlotte Daily City Tours today -- I am quite surprise.

Day 77: Sat. 02/26/2011:

Got a chance to hit the road again today to conduct another Charlotte Pilgrimage Tour. God answered my prayers and made sure no one removed my sidewalk sign! No noticeable stiffness.

Day 78: Sun. 02/27/2011:

Got a chance to hit the road gain today and conduct a Charlotte Daily City Tour. Watch the Oscars later in the evening -- BORING! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!