SBF Reboot Week of March 21

mechanicmom

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mechanicmom

Happy Spring!:flowerforyou:

I finally got some decent sleep!:bigsmile: Yay! I still woke up a few times but I was able to go back to sleep quickly. I hope that means I will have more energy today because I have a full day!
I had a great weekend and a busy one. How was yours?

Today Alex starts tumbling class again, then we have eye appointments at 1 (please no dilating for either of us!). I can not seem to get ahead on my house cleaning, so that's a big goal today. I am debating on working out today or just cleaning house. I've got a few hours worth the house work to do. But I've been on a roll with my work outs. I don't want to take too many days off from it. I'll see what I can fit in.
Other random things: I need to start working on a packing list for our trip, put the spring deco up on Alex's school wall (a tiny corner in our living room), and do quite a bit of cooking today as well. Feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the needs to happen today. I hope I don't just come home and crash after the eye appt.

Hope you all have a fabulous Spring day!
Buzz buzz busy boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

I posted on last week's boogaloo, so I must be tired still. Maybe Wednesday I'll get enough sleep.

I only got a 30 minute walk in yesterday as the yoga class was all about making people comfortable in Savasana.

I'm sure you could still do some yoga, V, bit you would have to go to a teacher that knew what she was doing.

I'm hoping for some good exercise today. Mostly walking I expect.

Still asleep, boogaloo

lotusfromthemud

Happy spring, pebbs. . .

Challenge of the week is no challenges.:laugh:

I have lots of degree-related running around to do, and that feels like enough. I am trying to get in with a yoga teacher who works with modification-needing types, but I'm not sure if I can afford her right now. The yoga peeps at either gym aren't so good at modifying (they're sort of pilates/yoga hybriders and seem to think I'm lazy:noway: ) I really think there is a huge market for trainers/classes for "modifiers". I have been very frustrated the past few weeks with class teachers giving me the stink-eye for sitting out exercises. Combine that with my ego yelling at me, and well. . .volatile, to say the least. Which is why this week's challenge is so challenging.

I am aiming to go for a light arc trainer session after lunch, followed by a trip to physio, and one more research/writing session. I just had a very re-assuring talk with my union equity officer so that's good. I also put in a call to my neurologist's office to say "hey! what's up with the MRI?" It's been a bit of a taking care of business/myself kind of a morning.

No challenges is challenging, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Mary, did you get some good sleep last night?
V, did you take care of business yesterday?

I had another fairly decent night of sleep. Still some tossing about and waking up but I was able to go back to sleep quickly.

I didn't get a lot of cleaning done yesterday. I wasn't expecting the eye doctor to take 2 hours. Alex had to have his eyes dilated. :frown: I hate that. Glad it's done and out of the way for another year. Both of us need lens upgrades. I am hoping my new glasses will come in before we leave in 11 days but they said it takes 10-14 days.
I am meeting a friend for lunch today after horse therapy. I am going to try to get a work out in today, even though my mojo is low. I's also like to get some more spring cleaning done. I managed to go through Alex's toys and get rid of some stuff. I also put some of our winter clothes away, but not all since it's still in the mid-upper 30's in Russia. It's going to be rough going from 85* to 35* in 14 hours. I'll have to carry my coat and wear a long sleeve shirt on the plane. :noway: And it will probably still be snowing there as well.
We'll be getting blown around today. 30 mph winds. Fun.

No need to fix my hair boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Oops, I missed morning. . .

Busy morning of more taking care of business . . .so much business. Tired now, and resting for the rest of the year.

I hate having my eyes dilated. Interestingly enough, that's part of what my current vision disturbances feel like. Like I just can't bring my eyes into focus, Like I don't have control of those muscles.

I did my commuter walk, my teaching and my running around, and I am now exhausted. I went and bought a huge bottle of high potency, high quality (from teeny fishes, so less mercury) fish oil to start mega-dosing. I'm in "hey, it can't hurt" territory. On the upside, I had reassuring conversations today, and now have 3 out of 4 signatures on my very important form. So. . .tired. . .though. Just keep swimming. (maybe the fish oil will help this mentality. poor fish.) Also, found another color of Chuck Taylor low tops on sale, and bought them. They cheer me up, and remind me that spring and summer are coming. Still, I'm willing to admit that I have a Chuck Taylor problem, and seek help.

Just keep swimming, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

If we could only bottle energy and sap it from 2 years old kids.

I just got back from Fort Worth. I got a short walk in this morning. I stopped by the store on the way home and forgot to get the main thing I needed. :grumble: So, I'm trying to decide if 30 mph winds are enough to make me drive, walk, or bike to the store. I need to get Thank You cards for my teachers as well. I had some in mind that I wanted to get, but the place doesn't carry that brand anymore. (I just googled it and found another store, I might be driving, though I've had a lot of that today).

Better get moving, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

I could really use some 2 year old energy right now. This day did not turn out like I expected. My friend went with me to find glasses since the ones I picked out last night were not under insurance. We must have an obscure plan because we went to one store last night and two other stores today, and then finally back to the doctor's office. I know I tried on over 100 pairs of glasses. I'm not kidding. Towards the end I had that "phantom" feeling around my nose and ears. Who knew looking for glasses was so exhausting! It even wore out my friend! I did not end up with ones that I am in love with but they aren't bad. The ones I wanted were either not covered by insurance or were $350. :grumble: I don't know if I will get them before we go, but I am praying I will.
So that was my exercise. I feel like I ran a half marathon and like I could sleep for a couple of days.
Mary, aren't the winds crazy? I think that's one reason I am so tired.
V, I understand what you are saying about the vision disturbances. I start to freak, thinking I'm about to get a migraine and then it's nothing.
Oh and I got called for jury duty. :grumble: Why don't the people who want to go get called. It's the day after we get back from our trip. Thankfully I have a five year old that can not be left unsupervised, so that is my exemption. I told Steve we will always have a child under 15 in our house. :laugh:
Newsy note boogaloo.
MM

lotusfromthemud

Up to my old "get up before sunrise" tricks. I re-read my post from yesterday, and where I meant to type rest for the rest of the "day" I typed rest for the rest of the "year". Freudian slip, or my brain is on to something.

Today, I have two appointments followed by a social engagement. So, no gym workout today (there's quite a bit of walking in between appointments). This fits in with the no challenges challenge. Also, since my social engagement is after dark, I get to indulge in an afternoon espresso. Shades of Quebec.

Other than that, it's stalking of an advisor, :grumble: triple checking of packets of forms and getting marking together (one of the appointments is a study/work date). Up on campus yesterday, the bad exhaustion/nervous energy was awful. Everyone is cranky, tired, and at their wit's end. Naturally, this is the time of year that the higher ups in administration impose hundreds of deadlines withnshort turnaround times. (not to be morbid, but this is when violence statistically tends to happen on campuses). After 3 hours, I felt like i had been there for a week.

Rest for a year, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Seems like enough.

mechanicmom

Maybe you do need rest for a year, V. You have been through quite a lot lately.

I've somewhat recovered from shopping yesterday. I am so glad that's over. I was seeing glasses when I closed my eyes for the night.
I am feeling the need to purge my house, especially Alex's room. We have no room for a little girl, or the things she will be given when she gets home. I hope this "nesting" feeling is a good sign. :laugh: So my big goal today is to go through his room (again!) and try to get rid of things or rearrange things etc. I wish I wasn't so sentimental, and it's not even "my" stuff.
I should be able to get a work out in today, which would be awesome. I was making so much progress last week, and now I feel I am losing the ground I gained.
So on that note I will get off the computer and start my day.

Good riddance? boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

I'm grateful for my non-interesting body.

I forgot that I was teaching tonight. I was looking forward to going to class, now I have to plan an extra one. I'm drawing a bit of a blank as far as lesson plans go. Better hurry, my first class starts in 90 minutes.

I'm hoping for some rain soon. It's been a very dry and windy spring. Planning on a walk this afternoon as well as some errands. I found some great Thank You cards for the yoga teachers then foolishly didn't order them. Now, I have three days to get them, so extra errands today.

Order ahead, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Mary, yes, we need rain too. Looks like there's a small chance this weekend. I hope you get some as well.

V, how was your day yesterday?

Everyone else, we miss you! Come post!

I did not "work out" yesterday. I don't know what's wrong with me. I feel good like one week out of the month. Maybe my motivation is just low right now. I actually felt motivated to do some spring cleaning, which is pretty rare, so I took advantage of that. I cleaned out 3 boxes, and 3 bags of toys and clothes ready to go away. So that was some progress, although Alex's closet doesn't look any different. :indifferent: I want to work on it some more today but I also want to work out. I might do week 1 again of C25K and taebo. I really hate that I was making progress and I just shut down. Why do I do that? It's frustrating. Maybe I should just work out everyday for awhile, no days off, until I feel like I can't live without the exercise. I take a day off and I fall.
We got our apartment in Moscow booked. All the gifts are bought. Steve's parents are paying for our trip! What a blessing! :smooched: They are great in laws. Things are coming together nicely. I just pray it continues to go that way and the process ends soon with a little girl in our home.
My only goal today is to work out. Pretty easy right? Yeah not lately. I have nine days to fit into my pants. They fit but they aren't comfortable. I have been eating quite a bit of wheat lately while trying to get off dairy. It's not working. I think that's why I feel so "fat" right now. So I'm changing up my diet this week. Less wheat, more protein and fruits and veggies. I guess that's my goal for the next nine days.

Shaking things up a bit boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Hope you get your workout in, MM.

Fingers crossed you get into that yoga class, V.

The humidity went down, so that's nice. It got up to 90 yesterday, but it's still nice and cool in the morning.

I need to finish my homework today or tomorrow. It requires watching a video of myself, blah. I saw a few seconds last night and I wasn't too pleased. I don't like the side view of myself that much. May 1st it will all be over and, and I will be blissfully ignorant again.

I've redone the playlist (about 5 times) for my class on Monday - 54 sun salutations. I need to try that out today. I'm also waiting on a repair person for my garage, so walking on the treadmill will happen as well.

May 1st, coming soon, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Morning,
Running a bit lean here, pebbles-wise.

Had an interesting, enlightening talk with a smart friend yesterday that made me feel more gentle with myself. I was complaining that I haven't been able to workout like I like to with these current problems, and she instead was inquiring about how the actual diagnosis was coming (MRI is scheduled:may 13 ugh) and made the statement "so, you're worried because your pants are a little tight, and not because you could have like, a brain tumor or something? That seems a little silly maybe." I had honestly not thought of it in those terms. I was still in "come on, lazy pants! Get to the gym!" mode. Interesting. today, I'll be a gentler grownup.

Current goal (and I realize I keep saying this) live in the current body. I was out late last night, and so feel very tired today. Also, it is duly noted that getting off my medication schedule has consequences. Still, it was good to do something social and out of the house. Today: a bit of organizing,and some reading, followed by rest. I also need to figure out where and when exactly I'm meeting with my advisor tomorrow. I might also hear from the yoga person with more details about the yoga class for interesting people.

Gentler grownup, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Update: I got in a good work out. It felt really good, especially the running part which I did not want to do. My shoulders are toning really nicely. I can't wait for the rest of me to catch up with them!:laugh:
Now I have to clean up the house. More cals burned!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs

Today is an on campus meeting after which I will (drumroll, please) turn the proposal (a mere five months in the making) over to the super-powers that be for approval. Also, another major packet application for a travel grant that I've been working on. It's the end of an era. My activity goal is to walk back home from the subway if it's still sunny.

The other thing I'm working on today is drinking more water. I'm too puffy, and think that is part of the reason. Off to work now, one last check-over of everything and re-writing the current re-write. Also, great news from the yoga studio yesterday. I start a special needs iyengar class the week of April 10. (six students, three teachers!) very excited. Now, my plan is to figure out a realistic movement plan between now and the MRI. I'm going cuckoo without the anti-depressant effects of exercise! That is my morning project tomorrow. I'm thinking maybe the yoga, three cardio dance and on the other days either total rest, walking or elliptical short light sessions. Any thoughts/inputs?

End of an era:laugh: Boogaloo:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, I hope you feel such relief after handing off your proposal! When will you find out if it was approved? I think your plan for exercise sounds pretty good but remember to listen to your body.
Mary, I like your comment about being "blissfully ignorant." I think I feel that way everyday that I leave a mirror. :laugh: Or at least want to.
I was glad to get a good work out in yesterday but I'm still not sleeping great. I was falling asleep on the couch at 9 last night. It's not anxiety about the trip. I'm just tossing and turning a lot. I'm pretty sure it's the meds. I don't know what to do about it. I was hoping after two weeks it would even out. :ohwell:
Today is lots of cleaning. I am just not making headway. I feel like I am drowning in all my junk. I may take a load of stuff to good will today...or tomorrow, and a load of baby clothes to a friend who is due in June. Once that's gone I think that will help. I've been getting frustrated and cranky and stuff being everywhere. It's time for that to end.
I will also try to get a walk in on the TM, do school with Alex and do something fun with him. I haven't had time to play with him much lately.
8 days to go boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Glad you got into the class, V. That's a really high ratio, an amazing ratio.
I've never missed the stuff I've gotten rid of, MM - have you?

I was somewhat shocked to realize that April 15th is only a few weeks away. I normally have my taxes done in February, but I've been waiting for a certain form. I think I'm going to have them all ready and just plug in the form. It's ridiculous to wait this long. I'm going to approach Charlie about leaving this company (ok, complicated made semi-clear: he owns a small company with friends, the company doesn't really do much business anymore and I'm not sure why we are involved at all - but, since he's a part-owner we have to wait for a form called a K-1 to do our taxes).

Also on the docket today: teach yoga, take hard yoga, walk a bit, clean a bit.

Taxes, boogaloo.

yoginimary

Check out the body types:
http://ninamatsumoto.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/athletic-body-diversity-reference-for-artists/

Remember, they are all athletes. I didn't like the body builders or the runners - I liked the "sports" type bodies best.

lotusfromthemud

Check out the body types:
http://ninamatsumoto.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/athletic-body-diversity-reference-for-artists/

Remember, they are all athletes. I didn't like the body builders or the runners - I liked the "sports" type bodies best.

I like the sprinters and the dec/hept athletes types best. Where are the boxers? I confess that middle-weight boxers have my favourite body types. (lady boxers.) I like lats and shoulders. And leg muscles, which is why the sprinters are appealing. Long distance runners always look hungry and tired to me. I know that being lighter helps them with their endurance, but it just never looks natural to me. Biases, I have them. Also, more disabled athletes, please.

cp005e

Neat series on the body types! I think I saw a similar one last year that was just women (maybe one of you posted it). Are they all Americans, though? I noticed there were only maybe two non-Africans or Europeans - last I heard, China did pretty well in the Olympics! I never spent a lot of time looking at pec muscles before; there's a lot more variety in shapes and sizes than I realized. I also find the body builders and long-distance runners a bit extreme-looking, but hey - I can't do what they do! Aesthetically, I tend to like the female surfers and snowboarders - nice sturdy thighs/butts. And, dancers (but not ballerinas, usually). Did anybody else notice that they made Tara Lapinski tiny? She was 5'1" next to a guy who was 6'1", but he looked about 2 feet taller than her. :laugh:

My friend's baby is still stable, and they've been able to hold him this week (he's 2 weeks old today). His wife has been taking some amazing photos... one with her wedding rings around his little wrist. Have you guys seen this site: http://takethemameal.com ? It's so cool - you can see when and what other people are bringing, so they don't end up with 5 trays of lasagna all at once.

Congrats on the proposal, V! MM, you must be getting excited! Mary, I struggle with getting rid of things, - it's not always that I want them so much... I just feel this burden of getting rid of them "properly", or feeling like it's "OK" to let them go. I have problems with guilt. :ohwell:

No exercise this week except dance class. And... I'm going to my sister-in-law's belly dance workshop tomorrow. She just moved to Buffalo a few months ago and is coming to my studio! The thing is, I am totally intimidated - she's a really great dancer, and I am embarrassed that I am not. Plus, it's a class on improvisation, which petrifies me (in all forms). So, part of me does not want to go, even though I really like her and am sure she'll be a good teacher. I'm dumb - what is an introverted non-performer doing in a dance class anyway?!?

Introvert, boogaloo. :flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Happy Saturday, pebbles.

I haven't been commenting enough on everyone's posts. But there's lots going on, huh? CP, the introvert is in the improv class to expand her comfort zone. At least, that's why this introvert was always in the improv classes. MM, it took me years, but now I love nothing more than to get rid of stuff. I am actually getting to the point that when spring and fall (my official de cluttering times) come around, I'm having to get more and more creative. Or, more and more nagging my husband. I'm trying to see if there's stuff that he can get rid of (without pushing him to get rid of stuff that he doesn't want to get rid of. It's a tricky balance.) Mary, thanks for the little push on the iyengar. I don't think I would have actually made the call (they only had one space left, and I got it) without the nudge).

I now have all the signatures I need, but the secretary wasn't there yesterday. Someone said "you can just put it in her mailbox". But, um, no. I don't trust a document this important to just get shoved in a pile. Also, I know that she will give me a congratulatory hug, and I need a hug! So, Tuesday will be the day I get to cross four things off of my huge to-do list.

I blogged last night about the shifts I feel like I've had to make goals-wise. (like feeling like I don't even have goals, really). But, today's intentions are:

Drink water. I felt higher energy yesterday, and I'm giving some of the credit for that to more water in my system
Make sure I'm eating quality foods
Either a walk (I need printer ink, a fair 40 minute walk away) or an elliptical session
A massage! Excited!

And, that's enough

Intentions, not goals boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

So you're saying there's something wrong with 5 trays of lasagna?

I can't wait to hear what your class is like, V. I would love to just come watch (a blog note, the first thing that came to my mind "do not taunt happy, fun ball)

I'm off to SA today, let the countdown begin. Hopefully I get some yoga exercise and a walk in both today and tomorrow.

3 weekends left, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

CP, I wouldn't be able to go to dance class, improv or not, because I don't have the coordination...and I'm really introverted.

V, yay for Tuesday! I know you will be so relieved. I wish I could give you a congratulatory hug!

Mary, there are two times I wish I hadn't given something away: one was a picture that a friend brought us from Uganda, which was just a symbol and I was never really sure of what it meant. Then a got rid of a toy guitar that was Alex's. He asked about it for two weeks! There's been times Steve has gotten rid of some computer stuff and a month or so later he could have used what had been sitting in the closet for two years. But it is all replaceable.
I did finally get Alex's closet cleaner. I'm going to try to finish that up this morning, and then get started on some more closets. I plan to do C25K today if cleaning doesn't wear me out. I can also start packing some things for our trip. :happy: We are also suppose to have a meal with friends this weekend.
I was able to sleep in this morning so I feel a little more rested. Hopefully that's enough to get me through the day.

Getting caught up on house work boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

MM,
(I'm a threadhog)

This is just a suggestion, but when I was preparing to do my big move north, I rented a storage facility and had "stuff purgatory". I put a bunch of stuff I wasn't sure I could part with into storage (labelling really well is key here. I took polaroids (it was the early 90s) and put them on the outside of every box). Then, I put a huge amount of stuff into storage for six months. 90% of that stuff didn't move with me. It cost the price of storing it for that time, but it essentially let me move in my car instead of a moving truck. Worth a try, maybe? (easier if you could use a room in your house or a garage corner as stuff purgatory.

mechanicmom

V, we have considered a storage unit but we already have a small storage room upstairs. :blushing: It's full and it was overflowing into closets, so that's why I am feeling the need to get rid of so much stuff. A lot of the stuff I am hanging on to is baby stuff: crib, small swing, clothes, books. I was finally emotionally able to go through the baby/toddler clothes and get rid of two bags. As far as the crib, bedding, and swing etc, I have been holding on to it for five years thinking I would have another baby by now. So now I am wondering if I should just get rid of it all now and start over when/if we do have another one. It's not like the stuff can't be replaced, but will we have the money to buy again when the time comes. Actually most of that stuff was given to me. Maybe someone will give again. I could probably get rid of about 5 boxes of stuff if what I just mentioned wasn't an issue. But I am making progress. Alex's closet is done, along with the linen closet. I have bags of stuff ready to go out the door. And I don't think I am going to miss any of it.
Just getting what I did get done this morning kind of wore me out. I want to sit on my rear but I also want some chocolate this afternoon. So off to the TM I go for week 2 day 1 of C25K. Hope I can finish! After that I will crash.
MM

yoginimary

So we finally made some connections in yoga school yesterday. I wish we did this exercise earlier in the year as I think it is too late to develop friendships at this point - for me at least, since I'm from Austin.

I'm planning a little yoga practice this morning and a walk this afternoon. There's only one treadmill at the gym, and I'm at a hotel where people are using the gym. Ok this is scary - I'm on the 11th floor in the back part of my room and I smell someone's cologne. Think they are wearing too much?

Use your nose, boogaloo

lotusfromthemud

Happy Sunday,

Today's intentions:

Zumba at noon (feeling pretty stable/ high energy the past few days), followed by trying to make some sort of outline for the half to two thirds written chapter into a well organized, complete thing. I thought adding "extra stuff" to make the conference length paper into a chapter length thing would be easy, but my obsessive "know all the things" tendencies have taken over. Sample window into my world: this week I have watched around six hours of footage, listened to about fifty songs and read three books to research what will end up being maybe two to three paragraphs. Also, because I found incorrect information in an otherwise really well respected book. Yesterday afternoon I typed out the word "scope" in something like 80 point font, printed it out and hung it up in my work area. I need to work only on the current project.

So for today, speaking of sticking to the point, Zumba, water, good food (there are increasingly fewer things I can taste. . .latest casualty is peanut butter:sad: )and noticing early warning signs of "enough".

Scope, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

It hit me today. What did? Hormones, nervousness, realization. Yeah it hit. lol. I wish my girly would start so I can be over it (or at least almost) when we go. I always get more anxious during that time of the month so this is not the greatest timing in my opinion. I will survive, regardless of what happens concerning my cycle or my feelings. It didn't help that I ate too much chocolate yesterday, dark chocolate. Had a tummy ache this morning.
Goal today is to get some stuff done for our trip. Not sure what but I think we need to do something. I am feeling very unprepared and numb. Numb might be a good thing because I'm not panicking. Not sure about exercise. I should walk a little and get a little cleaning done.

Ramblings boogaloo!
MM

cp005e

my obsessive "know all the things" tendencies have taken over. Sample window into my world: this week I have watched around six hours of footage, listened to about fifty songs and read three books to research what will end up being maybe two to three paragraphs. Also, because I found incorrect information in an otherwise really well respected book.

V, sometimes I swear you have my brain.