Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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@quilteryoyo TNcare is a sin and a shame and that’s all I have to say about that. You have my sympathy. Love my state but wish it would get a different attitude towards all aspects of health.
@CMorning99 I had missed the first post about your cat. I’m so sorry and hope the time he has left is good. I recently decided to let my cat go because of kidney failure - he just wasn’t enjoying things he used to enjoy, not even sitting on laps and purring or playing with me when I made the bed. They generally let you know when it’s not fun for them anymore. Diuretics should work almost immediately to make the cat pee more, but I’m not sure how long it will take for the fluid in chest cavity to wind up in the renal system.
Had to laugh about your mom’s handyman- I think my mom knows the same guy! Brilliant and inexpensive if you can ever catch hold of him!1 -
Thanks @rheddmobile ! I never had to deal with any of this before. It's hard. My sympathy goes out to all of those who have to deal with it on a daily basis.0
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Having a super busy week this week so not much time to comment...
@swenson19d - that is terrible about your Nursing Program. I can't believe the clinical sites can't or don't have to manage the accommodations. So no one with a disability can become a nurse? That makes no sense.
@quilteryoyo - I am so sorry you are having so many struggles with your cousin. It is similar here. When my MIL had her stroke to get any kind of coverage through the state she basically had to become destitute and there was no way we would allow that to happen. I would have hoped in the years since then that things would be better but I don't think it has improved much anywhere. Just do what you can and don't beat yourself up. You are there for him and that is really what counts.
@CMorning99 - I am glad somethings seem to be moving in the right direction but so sad about Grey kitty. I hope the diuretics kick in and he feels better. I know in people they work really fast.
@rheddmobile - I'm assuming the rains and flooding is nowhere near you or @quilteryoyo.
We are had an estimate done for the kitchen and it looks like that is all set but they can't get the cabinets for 14-14 weeks. So we decided we might start on the floors but dh now wants to go, go, go with the ceilings and walls which means I need to finish packing up everything. Add to the all the stuff with Hilde's house (cleaning, sorting throwing away, etc.) and all the banking issues, I am just feeling overwhelmed. We have multiple appointments every day this week and into next week and some where in there I need to work on both houses. I also need to run... and Beaux the puppy is coming this weekend for a sleepover. Maybe I will just leash him to me while I work (only half joking).1 -
Thanks @shanaber. You're right. Not much has changed. The floods aren't near either of us. We are on both ends of the state and the flooding was near the middle. I know someone who is a cousin to the twins that were killed. So sad.
It does sound like you have a very busy week. Dealing with the estate and house renovations are stressful and take a lot of energy, esp. if things don't go as planned. I totally understand the feeling of being overwhelmed. I feel that way often. When that happens, I make lists and try to prioritize based on what is what HAS to be done and then what is going to get worse if it doesn't get done right away. It helps, usually. But, when the list is long, that can just add to the anxiety. Hang in there. Enjoy Beaux and Hobbes over the weekend. Hopefully that will be a stress releaser (laughing at them) and not added stress.1 -
Good morning folks!
COVID is rearing it's head here again. We had a positive child in the on-base daycare...which then took out that whole age group and their parents until they can get tested (pretty much a week). We lost 2 for our inspection team so it is going to be tight, thankfully today pretty routine, escalating terrorist threat, so I am just looking that buildings are implementing the security measures coming down correctly.
I haven't logged in to accept the treadmill proposal yet today. I tried yesterday and they hadn't updated the system to let me do it. That money from the treadmill will pay for grey cat's medical expenses this week LOL.
I got some good news on the house. The builder called me back and says he can build (foundation and all) for $225 a sq ft. The modular home was $335 a sq ft. The price comes out to about $550,000. Still high but better. The caveat to that is, the modular was move in ready, the builders bill does not include decking the house out (floors, door knobs, lights, appliances) or any outdoor utility pulls. But at least I can control that budget and buy my own stuff when I can. I asked to be put in contact with the designer to start on plans. He also gave me the number of a lady at a bank who has done a lot of the construction loans on the houses he has worked on.
I was so tired after work yesterday. I could not sleep with all the thoughts in my head. I skipped my run and sat on the couch. I took a natural sleep aid last night and passed out at 9:30. I don't know if I woke up on my own or if grey cat woke me up at midnight, but all I fuzzily remember is maybe seeing and feeling grey cat's head hit the bed like he had fainted. I can't be sure though, he has night terrors so he may have just twitched hard. But that ruined the rest of the night, I was waking up checking on him every hour or so. I heard him working his mouth which is a sure sign his stomach is upset and sure enough he tossed all his cookies, breakfast, pills this morning. I put out some pepcid ac for him in treats, hopefully he eats them. But all he got this am was some pain meds. I think I am hyper aware of every move he makes, he has probably been like this for a couple months (I know his breathing has been labored for a couple months). I really don't think he has gotten worse in 4 days. The vet did not say he was in end stages, he did say we had a window...but.....who knows how long he has been in heart failure. The last cardio appt (8 mo ago) we just did his EKG and ECG which noted the non-beating part of heart, we didn't do x-rays which is where this tech saw the fluid so it could have been there awhile. The only change I have seen in him over the last few months (maybe longer) is his breathing and he is getting very clingy.
The DA's office called me yesterday. My cali folks will know what I am talking about...the Kristin Smart case is in it's pre-lim trial phase and they pulled all availabe DA's ADA's to work that case. So my mom's attorney has been replaced with a temp ADA. So today they need to go out to the house and look around. I want to meet him, but IDK if I can get away. Also interesting, the DA said that the last 3 month continuation was b/c the kids hired lawyers told him they can't win and that he pleads guilty and they represent him in sentencing, or they walk. I guess it doesn't look good to lose a case. So the last 3 months the kid was provided all the discoverable evidence and reports and evidently there is a lot, I assume so he can decide. So he may plead guilty next week and we skip the trial.
We are 6 weeks from PT test. Scale went up, pants are miserable tight. I think I am going to have to track calories again. At least all the candied pecans are finally gone LOL
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I was able to get up early and out for a run - amazing how much better I feel about the day when a run gets done. It was so great getting out early, I really need to do it more often!
We had lunch out at a bbq place yesterday after our estate banking meetings for the day and before we took a load of stuff over for the Mitzi cat (she is doing 'ok' but doesn't like the other cats. They are hoping over time she will adjust though with some daily, limited exposure). We got one 4 meat plate for both of us, ate a little and took the rest home and had it for dinner. I think it was some of the best bbq I have ever had. So... I also needed to run to get some of that out of my system. I didn't log it because I am never sure what/how much to log. I may not have been over calories but I was certainly over on fat and sodium for sure. I also drank SO much water afterwards and last night! As a result my weight was up but only by 0.4lbs so not too bad considering.
Today is more banking, taking all of Hilde's boatload of prescription medications over to the Kaiser pharmacy to be disposed and maybe working on both houses a bit later this afternoon. I want to contact a realtor to just see, time wise, about selling her house. We probably won't be ready for at least a month but then it may be too close to the holidays 🤷🏻♀️
@quilteryoyo - did you hear back about your cousin? It makes me crazy when you can't get through to a real person and no one returns your calls.
@CMorning99 - how are your people feeling about the mandatory vaccinations that will be required of the military or are most already vaccinated? I hope they can contain it there so you don't have too many out sick or in quarantine. We are looking forward to the booster when we will be eligible. It seems like every time it is getting better and we start to make plans it becomes a huge risk again.
$225/sqft doesn't sound bad from where I am but don't know how land/home prices are where you are. It seems to me though that with the amount of land and a nice house it would sell for quite a lot. I have to say I am in a bit of shock at how much homes and property values have increased.
I hope the kid pleads guilty and it is done and over with. He isn't a minor is he? I would be really upset if it was a minor who only got sentenced to a youth facility for a few years... The Smart is looking so complicated where it seems like it should be so straightforward but none of these ever are. I hope you were able to get away to meet the ADA at the house!
6 weeks until PT - you got this! Schedule yourself an easy workout (30-45 mins) walk, run, strength training, something every day... put it on your calendar/planner. It may help you sleep too.1 -
@shanaber Most people are already vaccinated. I think they said 85% of the military on the base are vaccinated, but that does not include dependents. I think maybe b/c of the culture of the military we have been more accepting. Obviously we have our few outliers but we do not tolerate vocalizing it during duty hours. I think I saw an email that we can go get a booster shot if we want to. I have heard we have had an increase of cases on base, but not sure if those are breakthrough cases or non-vaccinated dependents, or kids.
$225 is reasonable for California and our area, but still stupid. I am getting the death appraisal done on the property next week so the increase in value is good, it will limit my capital gains tax when I sell the back half.
No, the kids is not a minor, I think he just turned 19 this month...so he was 18 and change when he killed mom. The big thing I am curious about is if he is pleading guilty to 1st degree murder with or without special circumstance (that is the difference between eligible for parole at 20 years or never).
I have been scheduling runs in the peloton app, but I have been lazy and doing 20 min walk/jogs. I do not foresee a sub 13 min run this year...not to mention I am 10lbs heavier this year too.
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@CMorning99 CoVID is has been awful here and seems to be getting worse. I hope it calms down for you. I always hated escalated security procedures. I know they are necessary, but they are still a pain. Good news on the house price. Sorry about Grey cat and not being able to sleep. I hope he starts feeling some better soon. I am presuming a guilty plea would be what you would prefer. If so, I hope that is what happens. I can imagine that a trial would be really hard. I agree with @shanaber as far as your PT goes. Do something everyday. I think you can run a 13 min mile. It will take a lot out of you, but you can do it. Especially if you start attending the warrior 5K every week. You've got this.
@shanaber So glad you had such a nice run. That BBQ sounds amazing. Being up only 0.4 pounds is fantastic! I'm usually up 2 - 4 pounds when I eat something like that. Sounds like you are doing good with Hilde's estate. I didn't hear back, but I called the one person again. She said that I should be able to set up a Qualifying Income Trust to hold the extra money he is getting - what is beyond what Medicaid/TN Care allows. The beneficiary will be TN Care and you can only spend it on medical things...and must keep all receipts. But, at least now there seems to be a light and he should be able to stay where he is, with a private room. I just have to get it taken care of ASAP. I still need to call TN Care to answer some questions for them and tell them I'm setting up a QIT so they won't disenroll him....I hope. The other person I called did call back, but I couldn't answer the phone. Oh, I called TN Care on my break today. Estimated wait time was 68 minutes. I only had 45 minutes, so I hung up and took a nap. LOL
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Hey all.
Ah life went complicated. Because we've been thrown into a full hard lockdown, work has turned upside down. We have gone into pods, so our team has split into 2 teams so we work separately. It means if anyone in a pod gets sick, we don't lose the whole team. Because how we work, we would all have to isolate if one gets sick. So I'm on call for my pod doing 5 nights call in a row. We are effectively working 4 on 4off, 3 on 3 off. Repeat. We will likely be here for a few weeks. And when we aren't at work, we are "on call" for the other pod.
Mum has finished her old job yesterday and moved to our town today. She's had to leave all her stuff behind because moving companies aren't able to do anything for a while
Eatings been better. I've kinda just relaxed about the whole thing. I'm keeping a basic track but aren't worried about sticking to a goal. Just trying to make sure each week is in a small deficit. Been happy with that the last couple of weeks.1 -
Good morning!
@quilteryoyo We seem to manage ok with COVID, it is just annoying. Some things just don't get done LOL
And I wish it were a 13 min mile LOL...it is actually 13 min for 1.5 miles. Oof.
I am glad you were able to talk to some folks IRT his care. I think one of things I have learned recently is there are a lot of programs and "help" out there we just don't know about and probably are not advertised. Mom learned of the PG&E program that would replace her furnace, all her light bulbs, and other electric stuff for low income seniors.
@avidkeo We worked in the "teams" concept as well for almost all last year. It worked well. I wasn't allowed to have any contact with my counterpart.
Nothing much new today. I was finally able to accept the offer for my household goods. Nice to be done with that and I can get rid of the broken stuff now.
Grey cat is ok. I find him just randomly sitting kind of hunched staring at a wall. I don't think he feels well. But as soon as he hears me, he perks up and comes over to see what I am doing. I am still not seeing any affect of the diuretics. His next appt is next week.
Still no job offer for DH. He is going to call today.
Base exercise is still going on. We have an active shooter event here in an hour and then it should slow down.
I skipped my run yesterday, but I was in bed by 8pm. I had a wicked headache. I slept through the night with the help of some herbal muscle relaxers and sleep aids. Woke up feeling rested. I assume grey cat slept well as well, or I didn't hear him. He did have a small coughing fit and you can hear all the fluid in his lungs, but I think the coughing helped. Fun fact, cats (unlike dogs or humans) no not cough when they have fluid in the lungs.
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@Avidkeo Sorry about the hard lockdown and work being so hard right now. Sounds like you are doing well otherwise and have a great attitude about it. Glad your mom was able to go ahead and move, but too bad she can't get her things. Hope it's not too long.
@CMorning99 Ok. That makes it a bit harder. You can still do it! What happens if you don't? I can't recall what our options would be. I have never heard of the PG&E program. Maybe I should look into that as mom is looking to replace one of her wood burning heaters with something else. Glad you got the household goods taken care of and that Grey cat is okay. Sleeping off a headache was a much better choice than trying to run through one. Glad you were able to sleep.
I played tennis again today and then worked until 5:40. It was supposed to be until 5:30, but they were very short staffed today, so I agreed to stay until closing. I was in the baby and barely one year old rooms, so a decent day. When I got home, it was late, so I did a mile on the treadmill. Eating has been horrible today. I had left over mashed potatoes, egg salad with Ritz crackers, and ice cream for dinner and then had popcorn. Just couldn't seem to get enough. I will do better...0 -
Good morning!
How is it Friday already??!!!
@quilteryoyo The program I believe is for PG&E customers, does she have it out there? Mom called and asked to be enrolled in the medical program (she was on an electric oxygen machine) and low income seniors. She got a discount on her bill and she also was given big batteries to plug her medical devices into if they did rolling black out.
Yesterday was a wash. For some reason we spent nearly 3 hours in lockdown for the exercise, I suspect someone screwed up and some training objective was not met. I didn't get to lunch till 1:30pm and by then everything was closed except for Burger king. I had their new garlic cheese burger and it was actually decent, never mind the belly ache all evening LOL I got out of work at 5pm and had to get home to get started on grey cat's meds.
Evening went well, I didn't do anything. I wrapped up one small sale. Spent time with grey cat. I am trying to spread out his meds. I am sure with as many as he is on, he probably should not just take them all at once. But that means it is a 3 hour process of pill, wait, pill, wait, liquid, wait...and continue. DH asked last night of when is too much too much. IDK. He had a coughing fit last night, not sure why. It was wet. I notice it is getting hard for him to cough.
Today I have physical therapy. I am getting tired of going. It hurt to put on my socks this morning.
I need to call the dumpster people as soon as the open, I still don't have my dumpsters for tomorrow's demo. I am praying they are just planning on delivering all of them today. If not, I am going to have serious egg on my face with the demo guy.
Handyman annoyed me yesterday. I just can't trust him. He promised a week a go to advertise the 5th wheel. Fine. Then he said he was going to ask some more people. sort fine. Then he said he was going to have the neighbor drag it out of the way...uh why? I need it gone, not out of the way. Then last night he said he said he was going to drag it so it will be ready...what? I think he decided he is too lazy to advertise it and he was hinting that I should just demo it. Dude, that is the LAST option...I would rather give it way for free than pay $1,200 to dump it. I get it, it is not his problem, it is mine, but if you are going to offer to help...do it!
We have a sqd picnic. I made cornbread casserole. It has been so long since we have had a bbq. I have made this recipe before b/c it is so easy but I forgot you cant just double it...I covered it in cheese so hopefully no one notices it is cornbread slush LOL
Next week we have 2 days of trial and grey cat has an appt. It is a 4 day weekend, I am excited. I WILL start my running program on monday...I need to get my ish together LOL
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I've been reading here & running. But weight training has fell to the wayside again. Just not enough time & energy for everything. I just can't find a good time for it. I was doing it at lunch on telework days but then had to skip lunch because of an appointment and got off track. Someday I'll figure it all out 🤣1
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@RunsOnEspresso I 100% empathize with you on this struggle.0
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My husband’s stepbrother and his wife both have Covid. They live in Florida and are the sort of people who wouldn’t get vaxxed for political reasons. My cancer survivor FIL who lives in the same town and has been avoiding them because of their refusal to get vaxxed says he is now trying really hard not to say I told you so, as they quarantine at home and complain about trouble breathing and feeling bad. Our home is that they recover quickly but learn a lesson.
This is the first person I have known personally, not just over the internet or second-hand, to have Covid. Nearer to home, my mom’s housekeeper has a lot of friends who are nurses and one has sadly made national news, because her 16 year old fully vaxxed son died last week of Covid. The kid was overweight and had asthma, but was a football player and an active kid, up until he started complaining he had a headache. And then just died. There was very little warning. No one knows whether he got it at school or whether mom, also fully vaxxed, brought it home from the hospital unknowingly. It’s terrifying that an essentially healthy child whose parents tried to do everything right died anyway.
What was going to be my first back to in person race is Sept 11 and I am thinking my husband and I need to go to virtual since cases here are higher than ever. We have National Guard called in to staff hospitals in Memphis because so many nurses are down with Covid, and the ICUs are overloaded.
Edit: Just after writing this I checked my mail and my race has been postponed to an undetermined date. Good news for me, wasn’t trained for it anyway! But I wish it didn’t have to be this way.3 -
@CMorning99 No. We don't have PG&E here - had to look it up to see what it was. But the local electric company might have something. I could look into that for her. I know it is hard to decide when it is time to let Grey cat go. I think he'll let you know, somehow. I hope he actually starts to feel better from the new meds. I agree. If you tell someone you are going to do something, just do it. If you aren't going to, or don't want to, don't say you will. No one is forcing you. I hope you can give the fifth wheel away. Hahaha about the casserole. I think cheese can cover up a multitude of mistakes.
@rheddmobile I hope the same for your family - they get better quickly, but learn their lesson. I'm surprised that they are the first people you know personally who have had CoVID. I'm not sure I can count the number I know. It's a lot though...by that I mean 15 or more. Sorry about your race being postponed. Hopefully it will be rescheduled for a cooler time and you can prepare properly.
My day was crazy, so another day of eating horribly. I got up early to pick up my neighbor when he dropped off his car to be serviced. When we got there, the guy told him he was "down to 3 staff" today, so they wouldn't be able to do it.
We had planned to stop on the way home and let me pick up my truck, which has been in the shop for 3 weeks. Instead, we had to come back home to drop off one vehicle and then drive back to get my truck.
When I got home, I called Medicaid to let talk to them about my cousin. The person I got was really nice and helpful. Basically, they needed some information to see if he "might" be able to keep his coverage, so hasn't lost it yet. If he does, then I will have a certain amount of time to appeal during which he will keep his coverage. So, it's basically wait for a couple more weeks and see what they say. I am going to go ahead with setting up the trust though - at least getting it started.
In the middle of that phone call, I got a text from my friend whose husband had a stroke a couple of weeks ago. We had talked yesterday and they were releasing him from the rehab hospital today. The only vehicles they have are very tall, so I told her I would bring up my car so we could get him home and I'd drive their vehicle back to their house. That was planned for 1, but they were going to be ready early. So, as soon as I got off the phone, I changed clothes and left to get him - it's over an hour from here to the rehab hospital.
We got him home and situated, with the help of his son. I stayed a few minutes and then went to get a couple of things from the grocery store for me and mom. On the way home, my friend called to let me know that her purse was still in the back seat of my car. Why I didn't see it when I put mom's groceries in the back seat, I'll never know. So, after talking to mom a minute, I brought my groceries home, put them up, and then drove back over to her house. I sat and talked to them a few minutes, then finally got home at 5:10.
I hadn't had any real food since breakfast - a protein bar and some watermelon. I was hungry, so didn't want to cook a big meal, as I had planned to do. So wound up with a BLT and some chips and dip, which I didn't talk myself out of buying at the store.
I'm heading down to do my walk on the treadmill and will probably have a bowl of ice cream afterwards. I'm hoping food choices will be better next week. 0 -
The scale is heading in the wrong direction. I know part of it is from water weight, as I have made horrible food choices the last couple of weeks. Why is it so easy to fall back into bad food habits and so hard to stay with good ones? In my case these last couple of weeks it's been a matter of not having time to cook...or at least feeling like I don't have the time. Gotta work on that. Faster meals seem to equate to junk food with me.0
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Forgot to do my weigh-in this morning.
I had ordered a shirt that said run all the miles, eat all the tacos. It finally came and it's too small. I also can't return it because it was a sale item. So now I need to not eat all the tacos until I can fit in the shirt. 🤣2 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Forgot to do my weigh-in this morning.
I had ordered a shirt that said run all the miles, eat all the tacos. It finally came and it's too small. I also can't return it because it was a sale item. So now I need to not eat all the tacos until I can fit in the shirt. 🤣
Oh the irony. 😂2 -
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Forgot to weigh in again today. Oh well, guess if I remember tomorrow, cool. If not I'll just wait until next weekend. At this point I am more worried about fueling for my virtual marathon than anything else.2
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Good morning!
What a weekend. We had our squadron BBQ on friday and the food was really good. The company...meh. I still don't fit in. I was able to sneak out at 2:30 and grey cat and I took a nap. Saturday the fun began with the demo, it was fun to watch. They got the single wide mobile home and a small travel trailer into 3 40ft dumpsters. I was working in mom's house trying to get things on FB marketplace....nothing is selling. I found another rifle in the back of mom's cedar closet, old lady had an arsenal LOL. I am sure she didn't buy any of them, probably given or inherited. It took them 8 hours to get be done and I was ready for them to be done, I was so tired. When I was walking around picking up trash I noticed they had put a hole in the side of one of the dumpsters and one of them they had packed in the frame so hard it was bulging. I wonder how much that is going to cost me. I was going to tell the guy I hired, but he beat me to it to let me know the guy he hired had damaged the excavator and it was brand new...and borrowed. I didn't mention the dumpster b/c the poor buy was pissed.
I got home and could barely keep my eyes open and went to bed at 8pm when I got home. At 10:30pm my tenant called me complaining she had no water. I was freaking out thinking a water line had broken. Thankfully it was an unplanned maintenance by the water company. Now for the bad part. I thought I lost grey cat at 2:30am. He started retching, like he was puking (not uncommon) on the bed. I was so out of it that by the time I figured out what was going on, he had stopped...and he he wasn't moving, just laying flat. I jumped out of bed and turned on the light and he was just laying there in a pile of thick mucus....no bile, just looked like snot. Finally I saw him breathing really hard but he still would not pick his head up, I thought he was passing. So I just sat with him trying to wake up and comprehend what I was seeing and thinking I needed to find an emergency vet. I sat with him for about 10 min and he finally sat up and went to the end of the bed and just loafed down there still breathing hard. I got up and cleaned him and the mess up. By the time I was done, I was still sleep drunk bc I had been so tired the day before, I laid back down and he came walking up meowing and demanding love. I have no idea what that was. Ever since we started the diuretic he has seemed to be sicker. Up to the day of the appt he woke me up every morning for breakfast and hung out with me. But now as soon as I give him meds, he just hides and looks miserable. I have googled the heck out of Lasix and I don't see any serious side-affects, I wonder if it was too much and he is dehydrated. He has an appt on Thursday.
Sunday I didn't wake up till almost 11am! So much for my run. I decide to go to costco and get some meal stuff. My eating has been everywhere. Grey cat rested most of the day and in the afternoon he was walking around loudly complaining he wanted to go outside (I had opened the sliding glass doors and he though he was going to get to roll in the grass). I mixed up some picky-eater food for him and he inhaled it. I did some domestic chores and it felt good to clean-up my own house. Simple things. I gave grey cat his meds and as usual as soon he as he got them, he shut down. I wish i could ask him what it is. Meds? Heart? Annoyed?
Today I am starting to "train" for my run. I am still doing my leaning push-ups, eventually I need to move to real ones. 45 days to get my *kitten* together!
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@CMorning99 Hugs to you. Glad you got some demo done, but sorry for the damage. Seems like you can't win for losing. Hope Grey cat is ok. Good luck with your training.0
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@CMorning99 - I hope there isn't an issue with the dumpsters. I kinda think they expect that they will get beat up. Glad they got it all finished though, one more thing off your list of To Do's!
I am sorry about Grey cat! It is SO hard when our friends aren't feeling well and they can't tell us what hurts or what they need. {{{Hugs}}}
We had a busy weekend too... Got a long run in on Saturday morning in prep for running my virtual HM. I have been thinking I should go run it at the beach but I think I will probably just run it here because it is easier. Right as I got home the Vizsla puppy dad called and they were getting ready to head over. We had the puppy sleepover and it went great but both pups were exhausted on Sunday. I hope when we have him for a few days (10 I think) he will get into a routine and it won't be just go, go, go all the time. Hobbes has gotten to the point of letting him know when he has had enough and when he is tired he will egg the pup on and then stand in one place and watch just him zoom around. They are really fun to watch and the puppy is just so danged goofy and cute.
Food has been ok... we BBQd burgers last night and on a whim I made s'mores because we happened to have everything needed. I had the worst upset stomach this morning, hitting of course between the house and the bathrooms on the trail and again on the way home. No idea if it is just an ibs flare up or something I ate. I hope the later or my long run planned for Wednesday (virtual HM) could get 'interesting'.
@swenson19d - How is grad school treating you?
How are you doing with lockdown @Avidkeo? are you able to still get out for a run and go home to see your family?
I really thought we would be well beyond all of these issues by now but here we are again and for us school is just restarting so I have a feeling it may very well get worse again. I see and hear about so much sadness, families left behind and final days remorse for not getting the vaccine and now people with treatable (non-covid) issues who can't get into and ER and end up dieing too...and yet there are still so many who just refuse to get vaccinated or think they don't need it, won't get sick, are immune because they had it last year... sorry about the rant I think I am just so tired of it all.
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@shanaber oof, sorry about the tummy troubles. Could it be gallbladder? That darn thing tends to betray a lot of women. Does your DD have any suggestions? OTC Imodium may be helpful in the short term.
School.
the psych material is so much more evenly paced. I actually got in some violin practice and went outside twice to mill around doing small chores. The house is a cat mess, packing paper is shredded all over the living room. They are like little tornados at night.
I'll see your COVID rant...
Man, my ex husband dropped by the other day (to give me the CD's played at Alex's funeral for me to copy), and he and his brother got on a vein of "when I am too old/decrepit to wipe my own rear, I'll just get the covid vaccination to put myself out of my misery". My dd was reacting about all these nitwits not getting vaccinated and we surmised it might cull the idiot population. harsh I know but dang it is so frustrating that they have no clue and are putting themselves and others at risk. The university has an incentive if 70% get vaccinated, we get extra days off at thanksgiving, a few of us in the nursing department offers to organize a mob style jab squad.2 -
@shanaber I hope you and Hobbes enjoy having the pup over for 10 days! Hobbes is going to be worn out for sure. Sorry for your tummy issues. I hope it was just something you ate and nothing worse.
@swenson19d Glad the psych classes are allowing you some time to do other things.1 -
@shanaber I put a deposit on a doberman pincer. It could be 6 months before I am offered a dog. I have never had an indoor dog, well one that was in/out because he insisted on being an indoor dog. Cori will love a puppy. When Eric's dog had puppies (cocker spaniel with my border collie), I wanted to make the puppy an indoor dog but she insisted on being outside with the other dogs. I don't mind the outdoor dogs coming in, but don't want this one (if I get it), to be an expensive outdoor dog. I need to socialize them in a way that keeps them from being outside all the time. The outdoor ones won't come in. My collie is afraid of the tile. we laugh and say "it's lava, Jack!" he is just a ding dong. IDK if Eric will go along with another dog. I really want to be able to take this one everywhere reasonable.
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Oh wow - PUPPIES!!! They are so much fun and so much work but if you can put in the time they can be so fun and so rewarding. Biggest thing I can advise is socialization with everything, people big and especially small (Hobbes was not really around little kids and while better now, will bark at them and it frightens them), other dogs, obviously your cats, etc...
2nd biggest is training, go to a class - puppy obedience or some such that is reward/positive feedback based. Don't send the puppy off to a boarding class place - they need to interact with you. It doesn't have to be expensive but needs to cover the basics (sit, stay, come, down, off, leave it, no jumping, leash and off leash walking, etc.)
Also very important I think is crate training. Hobbes loves his crate and will go there on his own when Beaux the puppy gets to be too much or if we indicate we are going out somewhere. I don't make him go in his crate when we go out but most of the time that is where he is when we head out or when we get home. It also makes it easier if he has to go to the vet and stay in a kennel or crate or if we have something going on in the house that he can't be in the middle of.
Dobies can get pretty big so the more training you can get in and keep up with will help as it gets bigger. They can be great indoor dogs and will want to be with you, you do have to decide and set limits on what is ok though (stay out of the litter box, off the furniture, etc.). Hobbes pretty much has the run of our house most of the time. It was a decision we made (ok - I made) but I wanted him to snuggle on the couch with me. We didn't let him on the bed though for a long time and now probably should have kept that rule as he is a total bed hog!
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Great advice @shanaber . The only thing I regret that I didn't do well with Tippy was the "come" and "leave it" commands. She comes when she wants to and if she isn't after something more interesting. She does much better if I go out and yell "Tippy, where are you?" (When she is outside, she is free to roam the neighbor's field, so is often out of sight. She always comes back...on her own timetable.)1
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@quilteryoyo Shadow knows all the commands but if she doesn't feel like doing X, she will not do X. Apparently it is the terrier (or terror as I call it) in her.2
