SBF2: Reboot Boogaloo week of March 14

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs

Much to accomplish work-wise this week. Working to deadline on a fieldwork grant, getting my committee to hopefully sign off on my proposal to get this done. My one committee member's foot-dragging may have cost me some money. Ugh. Anyways, goal is to send the final(?) draft off to committee by day's end today.

I have decided on a fitness mini- challenge of the week. I have had 8000 steps a day as a goal for a while now, and have rarely come even close with the weirdness lately. Now that I'm feeling better, until next Monday, I'm doing the following:
Every day this week (except Thursday, when my schedule doesn't allow for it) at 5 pm, I will plug in my armband thingy and check my steps. If I haven't hit 8000, I will head over to the gym and hit the treadmill to make up my difference. Tahdah, mini-challenge.

I've also decided I'm feeling better enough to put my six days a week back at least as goals, I'll re-assess as I go, and not push

through, or adjust in my "consistent, yet flexible model".

Mini-challenge, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

In addition: M: weights class, T: yoga class, W: dance class R: Zumba F:boxing w/ trainer S:? Sun: Zumba

mechanicmom

Good morning. :yawn:

V, those are good mini-goals. I hope you get your drafts and everything done.

I haven't decided if it's the change in meds or if I am still recovering from the retreat, but I am dragging. Maybe once I get moving for the day I will be okay. The pharmacist said I would hit a bump as I adjust but I wasn't expecting this. I don't know why. It makes sense.
Alex just wrote on his magnadoodle, "One morning when we got up, it was a good day." I needed that. It made me smile.
I am going to attempt a taebo work out including weights, to test my wrist. It still hurts (not as bad now) but I need to know if it's going to hurt a lot worse after working out. I was so confident last Wednesday about all the doctor had done but now I am not. :frown:
Goals this week: no dairy unless I have a pill with me, get my workouts in at least 4x, cut my portions down, and no snacking.
Goals today: work out, unless I just have to nap, get my house cleaned up. Stay busy so I won't get anxious about tomorrow. Read my fear book.

A good day boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

So where are the rest of the pebbs? Haven't seen Sarah or Bobbie in a while. The group from the "Deadliest Catch" is going to be in town for SXSW, and I thought of Wandering too.

A cool front came through this morning, but it's still getting to 75 today - summer is approaching. We haven't had any rain in awhile, so I'll have to start watering. Watering equals the beginning of yard work.

I get to be home for at least 7 days, so yeah! Also, have a workshop this weekend.

Today is triple yoga: teach, class, and at home. Any other time will be spent doing laundry and catching up around the house.

Home, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

If it's Tuesday, I must be up too early.:yawn: I had a delayed reaction to the time change yesterday and couldn't get to sleep. A bit groggy this morning.

Anyways, on the schedule for today is finishing the marking pile after my shower, teaching, yoga, checking in and seeing if I need an elliptical or treadmill mini session (mini challenge is challenging. I think I might load a tacky movie into itunes as incentive or something. With my commute walk today I might not need to supplement.) and dinner with a friend who is in from out of town to play a gig. Whew. I might need le afternoon espresso. I should really learn how to say "afternoon" in French.

I am amazed at how much more productive I feel/am now that the headaches/vertigo are gone. So much gratitude! Goofy smile all the time. I think everybody thinks I know something they don't, which I do. (well, more than those of them that don't know that things are pretty awesome, mostly).

Much to do, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

So glad you are feeling better V!
Mary, isn't it great to be home for several days after going and going? Glad you get a little break!

I still could not get out of bed on time this morning. I'm just groggy. I did finally "wake up" around noon yesterday. I was physically up but everything else was still in shut down mode. Today doesn't seem as bad. I am ready to get over this so called bump. I feel like I could cry, like pmsing, and I have been more anxious and afraid the last 24 hours. And I have a headache and sore neck this morning.
Complaining session over! (I said I was going to work on that didn't I?)

A friend is going with us to horse therapy. I kind of wish she wasn't just because we will probably get our referral today and it will be around lunch time and Steve and I want to meet for lunch and look at it together. So it just makes things complicated or weird. Too long to explain. Otherwise I'm glad she is coming! (Was I complaining again? I'm blaming meds. Ha ha!) I do not know what the rest of the day holds. I am going to try to get a work out done, but it might consist of walking the floors and stairs while talking on the phone. I could get on the TM and talk or go for a walk outside too. I am down 3.5 pounds from a few weeks ago, although I've lost these pounds over and over again. At least it's going in the right direction.
Well, I'd better get busy. Lots to do in an hour!
News or no news day boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

It must be the jet lag delay, I couldn't sleep either. I was thinking, while lying in bed, that day light savings is like jet lag without the vacation.

Hope you hear news today, MM.

I started the ball rolling to make a thank you for our teachers at yoga school. I want to do a card with everyone's picture on it, but I'm worried if one or two people don't get me a picture in time. I could bring a camera to class though.

Today; walk and maybe a bike ride. I'm taking today off yoga - maybe

Yawn, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Oh. my. goodness. We got another referral and she is ADORABLE! Miss "I" was born in June, so we might possibly get her home by her birthday! It looks like she's free and clear (I hope!). We will go meet her in three weeks, on the 5th. So we will fly out April 2nd. :happy: Wish it was sooner but this way I shouldn't have my girly in Russia, unless it pulls the late thing again. :noway: The next two weeks will go by so fast anyway. It makes me sad that it says "Both parents voluntarily terminated their parental rights." They volunteered? It's just sad, not for me, but for her and the other kids there whose parents also did that. Oh and it says she has a speech delay and has ADHD. The latter could just be from not having one on one attention. I hope she's not a wild child!:laugh:
I am going to try to work off some nervous energy (and lunch) with some taebo.
Mary, I think you are right about the jet lag thing.

Good news boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning,

Once again back to my pattern of early to bed, early to rise. Waiting patiently for the healthy, wealthy and wise part.

Today is writing, research, forms, working out, therapy, shopping, grading essays (or at least thinking about it), and more of the same. I'm chugging along, trying to balance between motivation and burnout. It's tricky to find just the right balance between pushing yourself just enough and pushing yourself too far. Where have I said that before?

In other (completely unrelated, slightly whiny) news, I have become convinced that their is some bizarre basement room at my university (perhaps every university) where a room full of evil gnomes invent new paperwork, and then invent new ways to make it impossible to find. "We'll call it a 'risk assessment form' " one will say to the other. . ."no, no don't put it online...put all the other forms online...but keep that one, only that one, in an on-campus office that no one has ever heard of" "mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!" and they laugh, oh how they laugh. MM, I am sure they are in cahoots with the gnomes that handle fingerprints.:laugh:

Defeat the evil gnomes, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

That's wonderful news, MM! I'm sure you're on pins and needles now.

If I ran the world, V, everything would be listed. If you want to do "A", here are 10 things that need to be completed. End of story.

Charlie is currently talking to a friend in Australia over camera phone. Technology is amazing sometimes.

Today: double yoga. I didn't get a bike ride in yesterday, so maybe today? I can't think of an errand I need to run, which really helps with the bike ride.

I'm not quite going to make it 7 days at home. I'm going to Fort Worth on Sunday.

Technology, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

"MM, I am sure they are in cahoots with the gnomes that handle fingerprints." Oh V, you're funny! :laugh:

Mary, the weather is beautiful isn't it? How is your cough by the way? Gone away yet?

Well, I thought I would be more excited than I am. I think there's two things effecting this: one, my change in meds could have something to do with it, or two I'm afraid (there's that horrible word again) that she's going to be "taken away" like the other referrals. I have not felt myself this week so it could very well be the meds. I can tell they are working because I am warmer than usual. :laugh: We sent off for our Visas last night so they wouldn't have to be expedited. Steve said, "I'm nervous about doing this in case it falls through." I said, "If it falls through we are going to Moscow for vacation!"
I need to get Alex and I to the eye doctor before I go...more like this week since we both might need a glasses prescription change. I was going to go to a new doc although there's nothing wrong with the old doc. She just kind of looks like she just rolled out of bed. Seriously. Or she kind of looks like a scientist. :laugh: She's not a bad eye doctor though, just doesn't look the part. So I will probably deal with that today.
Other goals today: week 1 day 2 on the C25k plan and maybe some taebo. And lots of cleaning! My house is a wreck and there are smells I need to find. :grumble: I plan to be on the move all day, or at least most of it.

Getting on the ball boogaloo!
MM

mechanicmom

Where's the smiley that's dragging it's rear end around? That's me this morning. I didn't sleep good again (too hot), so I didn't want to get up this morning.:yawn:
Goals: not to get irritated at Alex today. :laugh: I guess I'm moody. I think I might take today off because I'm sore. Even my triceps are sore and that doesn't happen often. I am afraid to take a day off though. I am going shopping and I will clean the upstairs.
I decided to get on some antibiotics for my nose. It's worse again and I don't know if it's just allergies or if there is a reoccurring sinus infection. I hope to get started on that today if the doc remembered to call them in.

That's it boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

The sleepies must be going around, I have them too. It doesn't hurt that I have a cat that wants to lick and cuddle about an hour before my alarm goes off. There's only so much love and affection one can handle.

Today, I'm meeting my mom for lunch and a manicure/pedicure. Should be fun, though I keep thinking about all the stuff I need to do - since I have a yoga workshop this weekend, followed by a trip to Fort Worth. I got homework assigned today as well.

I managed a bike ride yesterday - only 20 minutes, but something. I guess I'm not much into biking anymore. It's ok, but I'd rather do yoga or walk. So that's the plan today.

Fun/busy, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Welllll. . .

my two weeks without a migraine-streak ended yesterday. Dang. It started after a workout (trigger?) on my ovulation day (trigger?) I took my new medication and, um, whoa. It didn't make me sleepy so much as it, um, fileted me. I slept for nearly all of yesterday and then all night last night. I still feel a bit visually/sensory disturbed this morning, but no headache thus far. Also, my left arm is dead. I have an appointment with a physiotherapist later this afternoon to see if it can get re-awoken. I have two theories: either I pinned something in there, or I forgot a dosage of something and threw myself off kilter. As long as the vertigo/headache pain stays away today, it's cool.

I had intended to get to zumba this morning, but that seems like a bad plan. So, I'm going to try for a walk later (I have an appointment a perfect walking distance away pre-physio appointment) if I don't feel too woozy. Other than that. . .
Not sure what still being able to do this means now that I'm up to the full dosage of my magic medicine. (which, up until this attack, had been completely magic.) I have yet to get my scheduling call for the MRI, so this does give me a little tinge of worry. Trying to let that go.

Other things on the docket today: getting the remaining paperwork together for a travel grant application and my proposal (which. . .fingers crossed. . .apparently my entire committee agrees is ready to send to the powers that be . . .yesterday I found a date on an early draft: November 23rd. No wonder I feel like it's taken forever.) Then, I'm reading for cites for the current chapter. If I can in fact see to read. Adventure, I have it.

Mary, the following statement "If I ran the world, V, everything would be listed. If you want to do "A", here are 10 things that need to be completed. End of story" made me want to vote for you for empress/president/queen and ruler of everything, for a term of forever. This is the missing, and incredibly frustrating ingredient in all of my current experiences. My current battle cry is "Just tell me what to DO!"

Just tell me what to do, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

No kidding about the cats waking us up Mary. Nikki is my alarm clock and time changes are hard. She doesn't typically change her clock.
V, sorry you had the migraine! When I get a migraine (or even just have the light disturbances) it's usually around a change in my cycle. I hope it's the last one for awhile!

I wanted to update (I know I hog the threads. I'm chatty. What can I say?) and say that I plan to walk on the TM this afternoon. I also wanted to say that I had a "Duh!" moment just now. I noticed the last 24 hours or so that I have been a lot hungrier before a meal. Could be from working out harder but I am thinking it's from the medicine change. Hyperthyroidism causes hunger because the metabolism is racing. So if the meds are increasing my metabolism then I would be more hungry right? I'm not planning to eat more than usual though. DH had to talk me out of my own medium sandwich at Schlotzky's (spell?) yesterday, and told me to split one with him. I felt so hungry that I thought for sure I could have eaten it all. I barely ate the half!
Anyway, that was my revelation for the day.

MM

lotusfromthemud

Hey, MM. . .move over, I'll thread-hog with you! Yep, I looked back over my calendar and ALL of these major attacks have happened at ovulation. So, that means something, I guess. Something to discuss. So, what do I do. . .just pencil it into my calendar to lose a day or two every month between now and menopause? That seems unfair. . .

I just got my first "go to launch" signature for my proposal. And, the bummer news that they are scheduling "short list presentations" for the department job. (my committee member's husband is also applying for the job, he'd be great, if it can't be me:sad: ) Since I have not heard/had one scheduled as of yet, that probably means I am not getting one. I tried to give myself a pep talk on the way home along the lines of "well, they've already seen you present, so they could go straight to an interview. . ." but then I ended up self-medicating my big sad with new Chuck Taylor low-tops and a cupcake. Self-soothing fail. Oops.

Tomorrow, I'll be a better grown-up.

mechanicmom

Tomorrow, I'll be a better grown-up.

V, I like that. It sounds like your migraines could be hormone related. If you figure out what can be done about that, let me know. I haven't had one in awhile (thank the Lord!), but when I do get one it's either ovulation time or girly time...or when I've miscarried. I think I read somewhere it might have to do with estrogen rising or falling too rapidly. At least now maybe you have an idea when they happen so you are prepared. :ohwell:
We fly out two weeks from tomorrow! We are probably going to drive to Houston and fly out on Singapore airlines because it's $600 cheaper! We could even take Alex with us and fly for about the same price of Steve and I flying on another airline! Crazy! The drive will stink (4.5 hours), but there are no stops/layovers.Anyway, that was our discussion last night. Still looking for a hotel/apartment. Moscow is huge and takes forever to get anywhere, so we have to stay close to the orphanage. I am starting to get a little excited now. Would you guys like to see her picture? I can send you a message on FB. I just can't post it anywhere.

Thankfully I am not AS tired today though I am still not sleeping well. Maybe things are starting to level out in my body.
Goals today: continue working on the house (not getting much done), C25K day 3 and hopefully some upper body (wrist still hurts but it's tolerable.), and lunch at the park with a friend and a walk included. Oh yes, and laundry. So it looks like I will be getting a lot of movement in today. :happy:

Get a move on boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs

MM, I used to manage a coffee house and when we had a day that felt like a total do-over we would say to each other "Tomorrow, I'll be a better manager" Yesterday made me think of that. Big time. The whole day just made me feel like I was trying to do the right thing and everything I ran into was sort of pushing me down in the sandbox, if you know what I mean.:grumble:

Feeling a bit better today after a trip to the physio yesterday. She gave me a good crackin. I still feel pretty numb/floppy in my left arm, and everything is still pretty sparkle-y. I scheduled a massage today in the hopes that it's just (or at least partly?) muscle tightness. I confess that I worry that isn't it. I'm trying not to worry, but it's hard. I really want to get in for the MRI. I enjoy having a body that works, mostly. I don't like the idea of it stopping.

Today is: working for two more sessions (I copped out on my last one yesterday. Also, I had more pouting/irresponsible eating yesterday afternoon. It was a combination of possibly bad news + the body weirdness ennui + just general frustration and worry) I had plans with friends I needed to cancel, I didn't want to hear that bad news in the sort of sucker-punch way that I heard it, and I just felt super vulnerable and isolated and I couldn't really workout to cope because of body weirdness. So, bad coping mechanisms kicked in. I can't really even taste food because of the meds, so it was double weird. I was eating, but not tasting, an ice cream sandwich (alright, my second ice cream sandwich) when I snapped out of it.

So, in the interest of being a better grown-up: it's two more work sessions, a work-out (ballet class), stopping to buy decent food for dinner on the way home from the workout, and then a massage. Then, more rest. I also need to call the neurologist and see if there's any way she can check on the MRI scheduling.

That seems like enough.


Better grown-up, mostly, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I would like to see a picture, MM.
Hope all is well, V.

Today: yoga workshop! The Friday night one is usually mellow, so I'm going to walk this morning.

I found out yesterday, while cashing in a groupon for my nails, that groupon gets 50% of the payment. So if you pay $10 for a restaurant, groupon gets $5 and the restaurant gets $5. I had no idea they got so much. I think I'm going to stop buying for awhile, unless it's somewhere I go to all the time.

I need to start my taxes soon. I'm thinking next Friday. There are too many pieces of paper to work on it a little each day. I'm still waiting for one more form :grumble: I need it from a friend, and I feel like such a nag - but come on, taxes are due in less than a month!

Taxes, boogaloo?

cp005e

Friday already? Wow. My friend's baby is one week old today, though at the hospital they're still counting it in gestational time - 26 weeks. He is still fighting.

MM, I am excited for you! I'd like to see a picture. Way to go on your workouts lately. Mary, I got our taxes out of the way last month (my husband's in finance, but I do the taxes - go figure). Not pretty, but done!
V, I'm bummed on your behalf about the job non-news, but glad your proposal is moving forward. I hope you are feeling better. (and for the record - I've been a terrible grown-up the past two weeks)

I have made a couple of extremely tiny but positive steps towards not losing my mind at work. These mostly involve telling people, "Sorry, I'm too busy" and regularly asking my boss, "Is this <new thing dropped on my lap> higher priority than these <one hundred and twenty things already on my list>?" I may not always agree with the answer, but at least I am making it clear what *they* are choosing. My problem is that everyone seems to realize that I can help them with their problem. They need three of me.

Anyway! Looking forward to the weekend. Breakfast with friends tomorrow, and maybe a double feature of True Grit and The Fighter at my favorite movie house (right across from where we had breakfast, V - they play second-run movies, and have a cat that likes to hang out in the theatre, sometimes on people's laps :happy:). And I'm not on call, so there's nothing to keep me from the gym.

Edited because I forgot the boogaloo, boogaloo. :laugh:

lotusfromthemud

Up super-duper early pebbs,

(maybe it's the super-moon the media is making so much of? or hormones, which there hasn't been so much coverage of in the media.)

On the schedule for today: a session with the trainer, tidying up before the trainer, working , hopefully getting my trainer to give me an extra long stretch/massage session because my massage got cancelled yesterday.

Other than that, just more resting. I said yesterday "I feel like if I had no obligations, I could sleep for six months." I'm not sure I was exaggerating, and this is not normal, right? After every one of these bad attacks of vertigo/migraine thingees whatever they ares I feel exhausted and weak for about a week. I'm really looking forward to getting into my new GP and maybe getting a whole-body picture of something, or something. I'm sort of inspired by your latest doctor story, MM. As well as my neurologist experience. I'd kind of just forgotten what it felt like to have a doctor actually listen to me when I say stuff isn't right.

CP, there is something about going to a movie theatre and having a cat there that sounds particularly charming.

Lunacy (?) boogaloo:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I like the cat idea too. Would be a great promotion for an animal shelter.

So the in November I went to a Friday night workshop expecting a little workout, and we did seated twists. I went last night expecting something similar and got a workout. It wasn't super hard, but I'm sore this morning. There is 5 hours of yoga today. I'm seeing "Evita" at the community theater tonight. My mom has already seen it twice, so it must be pretty good.

I'm sleepy. I don't foresee this changing in the next few days either.

Musical, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

CP, good to see you! Keep us updated about your friend's baby! And I hope these steps you are taking at work will help alleviate some of the stress for you.
V, I hope you get some answers soon. You've been through a lot.
Mary, five hours of yoga? Do you do that often? Sounds like a lot. You must be fit!

So I guess we are all having a hard time sleeping huh? I think last night I was just hot. The new meds are definitely making me hotter. (when I had hyperthyroidism 15 years ago I drove the car in 40* weather, with a light tee shirt and shorts on and the windows down with my arm hanging out. My mom was in the passenger seat in her "Russian/Eskimo coat. :laugh: )
I have noticed, for a while now, that I also have a twitch or muscle spasm in my toes on my left side. I wonder if that could be somehow related to my eyelid twitch on my left side. My toes twitch at night when I am trying to sleep. :grumble:
We booked our plane tickets last night on Singapore Air. It made me pretty nervous because now we are really committed to going.
Todays goals: spray the yard with bug stuff (we were out last night enjoying the warm calm and it was perfect. No bugs either. I need to spray so it will stay that way), go get some adoption paper work notarized, and go shopping for Miss "I"! I may try to get a walk in too if I have time.

Random news boogaloo!

yoginimary

I'm sure you're getting very excited, MM!

The five hours of yoga didn't really add up to much. Friday was more challenging. Got another 3 hours today, though I would have rather slept in, I think. Today's class might be interesting though - it's for teachers, and it's about adjusting. I still hope I get to do some exercise yoga though.

My mom and I are going to Fort Worth to visit my sister for her birthday. We will clean her apartment and fill her refrigerator. I don't know what internet access I'll have.

I just noticed I tipped 3,000 posts - never knew I had so much to say.

Post much? boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Happy Sunday!

My trainer did all stretching, etc with me yesterday. After lovingly saying something like "you don't look like you should work out."And a bit of talk therapy There was crying. The truth is, I'm really struggling (or my ego is) with the toll the health stuff is taking on my fitness levels. I'm working on it. I'm trying to go with the theory that gentle movement is better than no movement but vigorous movement followed by no more movement for the rest of the day is no good, either. Budgeting and balance of energy is the theme right now, I guess. I feel like after the attack weds the mini-challenge was a fail, but that's self-talk that equates sick with lazy. That seems pretty harsh.

My current challenge is: until I get the MRI,dance cardio only when the energy is high. Therapeutic trainer sessions, light elliptical and walking sessions to supplement. My trainer,physiotherapist (and Mary )agree that some yoga poses put too much strain on my neck and shoulders right now, so only restorative stuff in the yoga department. The general conclusion: when it comes to allowing my body to heal, I'm my own worst enemy.

Out of spoons, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hey ladies,
Quick post here. I am going to have to take a nap. Have you all gotten caught up with the time change yet? I'm still not sleeping well. So sleepy all day.
So would it be cheating to have someone check in for me while I am gone to Russia? I know it sounds so stupid to not want to lose my days checking in. I have a hang up with numbers. I'm at 270 and I don't want to lose this close to a year. :laugh: It sounds really stupid now that I've typed it out! :laugh:
So the other day I was thinking and praying about what to get Miss I and a unicorn with pink hair popped into my head. I thought that was weird and blew it off...sort of. I mean, really, what's the chances of finding a white unicorn with pink hair? Well, We went to Toys R Us and that was the first stuffed animal we saw! Exactly like I saw it in my mind! How weird is that? So we got it of course and bought her an outfit (I could easily shop for a little girl and spend a lot!) and some coloring books. I'm ready to go! Let's go!
As far as a work out, not getting one today. Lunch with church peeps, and grilling out tonight with friends. But first a nap. I hope this helps.
So sleepy boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Got a short walk in yesterday. I'm hoping for more exercise today.

Short, boogaloo