From 26 to 80 in the space of a long day, and briefly brushing 90 in the next few, so they say. Then the wind brings back something more seasonally apropos in the week to come.
70-something days, 40-something nights; as near to perfect as they come in these parts.

Also, the last of the April money and the first of the May dropped simultaneously.

So I wrapped all that into a day of preparation.

In front of me in the line to pay the water bill, a woman was setting herself up to access the local city fitness center.

So I asked about it. There are no showers or locker rooms. But … you do get 24/7 keyfob access to the weight and cardio machines, for $12.50 a month, which seems really reasonable.

Downsides: I don’t want to sign up for another bill, and I hate the idea of a regular daily place that would be less than perfect in its solitude.

The main reason to consider it is that it would save me a lot of space in the house. I wouldn’t need to allocate 100 or 200 square feet for the weight bench and a place to stretch, and I wouldn’t have to invest in unwieldy heavy items that exist only for being repetitively lifted.

Ultimately it’s a fish to be fried after returning in June, I think.

And, before that tripping, there’s getting ready for the shorter one, over to Bluewater, and that means caring intently about three vehicles. The truck, which I gave a full 25 gallons today. The van, which needs some fluids and a jump. And the e-bike, which requires crafting a long-term solution for the Airing of tires.

That’ll be the focus of the quick hot spell. And then there’s the monthly Azure order.

And the correspondence (my apologies, on that score–I’ve been very mental about it).

Here we go. The warm, and for real.

See also: Why believing in yourself is actually holding you back