I just wanted to thank you, sundog--I really needed to hear/read what you said. I need all the encouragement I can get these days.

To contribute to the thread, went shopping with my mom and carried home her groceries today. Walked some more after that.

I can't believe how much effort it takes to accomplish these things I moaned and groaned about before, or that I completely took for granted as mere errands or distractions.