Productive Monday

My SO got off to work, the kids got off to school, and then the dogs and I went for a nice 20 minute walk. We came back home, they went to sleep, and I got to work on a manuscript revision. I went to the University and had my first swim in a long time. I should have just done an easy 1000 m swim, but instead did sprints.

Here's the deal:

• 250 yd freestyle warmup (~ 4:43)
• 6 X 50 yd sprints (85-90% max) in about 40-48 s each (slower at the end) with about 60 s between each
• 250 yd freestyle cooldown (~ 5:00)

Total time about 22 minutes and nothing left in the tank.

Later on, after some more work at the University and child shuffling back home,

I made a sweet Primal dinner (ham and red onion hash with 2 eggs sunny side on top with a mixed greens, 6 year old cheddar, walnuts, cranberries, balsamic vinegar and olive oil salad) with similarly Primal dinner for the SO (ham and salad, no eggs). Yummy. Here's the evidence.

Then, on a roll, I rendered some bacon grease

from some smoked bacon purchased at the Grapevine Deli in St. Albert, a great local shop. It went well. I strained the grease through a coffee filter into a jar. Excellent, clear, yummy!

Just to round it all out, the dogs and I went for a 45 minute bedtime stroll.