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This coming week is my final week of cardiac rehab. I have two sessions left, and then the structured part is over. After that, I need to build an exercise routine of my own. The Dreadnauts' second album, No Planet to Call Home, is out on the major streaming platforms, work is going well, and I bought tickets to return to the 2.4 Hrs of LeMullets at the Freedom Factory in November.
Two More Sessions
Cardiac rehab is almost done. I have two more sessions, and once I finish those, I am all done with the program.
That is exciting, but it also feels a little strange. Rehab has put exercise on my calendar. I knew where to be, when to be there, and that the session was part of the recovery work. When those appointments stop, the responsibility does not stop with them. It just moves entirely onto me.
I am hoping to join a gym or find some other routine that I can actually stick with. I have not settled on the exact answer yet, and I do not want to pretend that I have. What I do know is that I need to choose something very soon. "Eventually" has a way of becoming a very flexible date.
Finishing cardiac rehab is a real milestone. The next challenge is making sure it leads into something instead of leaving an empty space on the calendar.
Album Two Is Out
This week also brought some very exciting creative news: the Dreadnauts' second album, No Planet to Call Home, has been released and is now available on the major streaming platforms.
It feels especially good to say "album two." One album can feel like an experiment. A second album starts to feel like a real catalog and a world that is continuing to grow.
There is always a lot of invisible work between having an idea and seeing a finished release appear where people can actually listen to it. Getting this one out into the world is a big win, and I am excited that people can finally hear it.
Work Is Good, and Quiet Is Good Too
Work is going well. Everything else is going pretty well too.
There is no big dramatic story hiding behind that sentence. Honestly, I am fine with that. After everything that has happened over the past year, a week when work is good, life is steady, and nothing huge goes wrong is worth appreciating.
Sometimes "pretty good" is the update.
LeMullets Is Back on My Calendar
I also bought tickets to go back to the 2.4 Hrs of LeMullets at the Freedom Factory in November.
I am looking forward to getting back there for another Cleetus McFarland event. It gives me something fun on the calendar a little further down the road—something loud, fast, and completely unrelated to medical appointments.
Not every plan has to be productive. Sometimes it is enough to know there is a ridiculous amount of Crown Vic racing waiting for you in November.
My First time at Le Mullets Three years ago now and my first visit to the freedom factory.
What Comes Next
The immediate plan is simple: show up for the final two rehab sessions, finish the program, and decide what will replace that time on my calendar.
I do not need to solve the perfect exercise routine for the rest of my life this week. I do need a real next step, whether that means joining a gym or starting another routine I can keep doing on my own.
That is the part I need to figure out very soon.
Final Thought
Getting to the end of cardiac rehab feels a little like graduation, but it is also a handoff. The program gave me structure for this part of recovery. Now I have to decide what I am going to carry forward for myself.
The important thing for me is not to confuse finishing rehab with finishing the work. I am almost done with the scheduled sessions, but I am not done taking care of the routine they helped me build.
So the practical question I am taking into this final week is simple: What am I going to put on the calendar when cardiac rehab comes off it?
I do not need a perfect answer. I do need a real one soon.
Two sessions left. Album two is out. November has something fun waiting. Work and life are pretty good. For a week without any huge news, that feels like plenty.
I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. This is simply what I am learning through my own recovery. Anything medical should be discussed with your own care team.