SBF Reboot Boogaloo! May 30

yoginimary

Happy Memorial Day!

I'm so sore from yoga yesterday. I didn't walk or do my PT exercises. I was just worn out. This morning, I've been goofing off on FB rather than creating a sequence for today's class. I better get started.

Today: teach yoga, practice this afternoon, and get a walk in - all despite my hamstrings which are very sore. You know that "invisible chair" exercise? We did that a lot! We did it against the wall for around 4 minutes! Also, shoulders hurt. I'm teaching hips today.

Sorta day off, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Happy New Week, pebbs,

After a gross-out festival of compulsive cleaning (I had to throw out everything stored under the bed, mop, disinfect, mop again and then vacuum the entire bedroom with a panicky vigour) in which I gave myself a massive shoulder/neck spasm, I ate a pint of ice cream after dinner. "Eat, but don't binge" fail.

But, today is a new day, and another part of my new maintenance plan is not beating myself up for so-called "bad" behaviour. I had a moment, I utilized a less-than-stellar coping skill, or two (I also drank bourbon with dinner, and I'm such a lightweight these days that one drink gets me loopy), and I recognize that's not the best choice. I move on.

So, in the spirit of re-booting, I'm gearing up to go to Zumba, followed by at least two mandatory work sessions. I got an email from the ethics department on campus that one of my forms needs to be re-done, so that will take up one session, then I'll do an editing session, followed by a citation session. I solemnly pledge this to my pebbles.

Other than that, it's an acupuncture session (hopefully she can stick some needles in this spazzing shoulder and stop it. It didn't respond to the muscle relaxants, which only help if my lower back goes a bit, but don't seem to do anything for the neck/shoulder issues. . . hrrrm. . .I may need a higher dosage or to try something else.)

Spirit of re-booting, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Mary, I hope your body loosens up today and you aren't so sore as the day progresses.

V, I hope you get some relief from your pain.

Well, we made it. Steve and I were both a bit irritated last night when we found Jeremiah wouldn't be picked up until midnight. :grumble: We are not night people. We go to bed by ten every night. So Steve told them "We're going to bed. Text us when you are a few minutes away." Neither one of us thought we'd sleep anyway. Well, I feel asleep and the next thing I knew, I heard Steve's belt. He was getting UNdressed from Jeremiah being picked up. I never heard the choo-choo train text alarm even though it was at high volume. I never heard a thing. I was out cold! :laugh: That was nice! I was awake a bit more after that but oh well. Alex says he is happy to have his home back to himself but he does miss Jeremiah. :happy: He's setting all his road signs back up this morning.
Today: we are going to an airshow at our friend's grass strip airport. It's going to be hot and very very windy. If we aren't "dead" after that we might go bowling. Steve asked if we want to get the house back in order this morning. Yes, yes I do! Even he had noticed it had been cleaner for a few weeks and he wants to help get it back that way. Yay! It will help me get a head start on readying it for my brother when he comes on Friday. Any ideas about what to do with a 16 year old boy who is a nerdy, music, non-sports type? I want to take the boys to Lego land but it's at least $12.50 a person, even for Alex.
I for one am glad to have the house and my routine back (almost, starting tomorrow). I was so bloated last night that I wondered if I was pregnant (hey, no cycle in two months). Yeah I miss working out. I did eat more on days that I don't work out. Looking forward to getting back to that. I am pretty sure I can work out with my brother here. He won't be interrupting me every 2 seconds.

Back to life, back to reality boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

CP, it's been awhile...

Still didn't get a walk in, but will today. I'm off to jury duty this morning. I hope I find a parking space that's not too expensive. Public transportation is less than stellar here - I would probably have to get up 30 minutes earlier to take the bus - that's not going to happen.

So, if I don't get picked, I want to go to a yoga class and get a long walk in. If I do get picked, a short walk will be sufficient. I did well on the not checking the computer yesterday and that will continue today.

Up in the air, boogaloo.

ps: I thought I would share something from the workshop. Someone asked the teacher what a "strong personal practice" was. He said when he was in his late 30s-early 40s, he practiced 3+ hours a day and did 6 hours on Fridays. On the Friday practice, he did 108 of something - either sun salutations or drop backs or harder. Something to aspire to.

mechanicmom

Hope Jury duty goes okay Mary. Some people love to go, others, like me, would prefer not to. I've been called 3-4 times and actually had to go once. We were waiting to go back and found out the people came to an agreement outside of court. Whew!

I had a very busy and exhausting weekend. Yesterday we went to an "airshow" but it was too windy for most of the planes to get off the ground (2-4 seaters). There's a yellow biplane there that I love. The owner took it up a few times with a rider each time. He did rolls and stuff. If it didn't terrify me, I would SO be in that biplane! :laugh: I love watching it at least. So not much plane action but that's okay. We got to see some friends we hadn't seen in 2.5 years so that was nice.

So we are a bit hungover and dried out from all the sun and crazy wind this weekend. My first goal this week is to rehydrate! My second goal is to work out (I'm pretty excited about this one!I hope I have the energy today to get in a good one!), my third one is to get back on my "diet" which is really suppose to be my lifestyle change. My fourth, get the house ready for my brother to stay with us.

I have not eaten well at all so the food thing is important to me. We had pizza last night with friends. Yeah, pizza is on my no-no list (as well as Steve's). I was nauseated all night. I also want to get back off of wheat (for the most part). I have had too many sandwiches etc and I can tell it has been dragging me down.

Refocusing boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs.

My mornings are starting later and later. I'm even considering switching back to afternoon workouts, but I'm pondering. I really like my current classes/teacher combos. I got off my bedtime schedule in New York, so I'm deciding between switching the sleep schedule or switching up the workouts. Probably the sleep schedule. I think I get better sleep if I get to bed a bit earlier.

Today is getting ready for my husband's cd release, which will cut into my work time a bit. I got in three sessions yesterday, which seems sustainable. I may spend one of my sessions reading today to rest the hands. At acupuncture yesterday, I lost count after thirty needles went into my left neck/shoulder/arm, and they do feel a bit looser today. I also slept like a log last night, so that's a bonus.

Other goal for the day is water drinking and having a good time tonight. I'm super duper proud of the husband tonight, as always. There will be a lot of love in the room.

Available on iTunes, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

V, I have thought about changing my work out times as well to adjust to a new schedule before we bring home a little girl, but Alex has stopped napping so I can't very well have quiet time in the afternoon now. I hope you get it figured out soon and until then you are still able to get your work outs in.

Mary, how was jury duty? Did you get picked?

Well, I am a little afraid this morning. Should I be? I don't know. For the second night in a row (and the fifth or sixth time in the last month) I was up for a couple of hours because I was really nauseated. I also had some pains (cramp maybe?) in my pelvic area. I woke up to a hard stomach and I don't just mean lower abs. I mean all over. I think I'm pregnant. Even Steve is pretty sure. I am going to go to the store and get a test this morning and take it later today. He said even if it says negative he's not convinced. Every time Steve thinks I am pregnant, I have been. I have also had a gagging feeling while brushing my teeth, which happens while pregnant. Now I have been eating a lot of junk (went out with friends last night) so I could just be really bloated, plus maybe lady time is coming. So I am afraid that I am pregnant and that I could be cramping, as in miscarriage. If I'm not pregnant, then okay. I'll be disappointed (and a little relieved because I am afraid of losing it.)
In other news, I cleaned and cleaned yesterday. (maybe that's why I am cramping today?) It doesn't look like I cleaned much, but I moved furniture and dusted downstairs, including baseboards and ceiling fans. Today is suppose to be more of the same but I don't think I am going to push as hard, unless I find out I'm not expecting. I am pretty sure my house gets more dusty than a lot of houses. I dusted shelves in the living room two weeks ago and there was already a layer on them again. :grumble: It's not my favorite thing to do.
I also walked on the TM for 30 minutes. I will try to do the same today with the cleaning and then there is church tonight. I will post later with my news or no news.

Yes or no boogaloo.
MM

yoginimary

Hope you feel better, no matter what your news, MM.

V - how was the show last night?

I didn't get picked. It would have been ok either way as this trail was supposed to last that long and definitely not longer than Friday. I was surprised I didn't get picked as I was juror number 5 and didn't really have a lot to say about the case. It was a drug case, so nothing I feel strongly about.

I did get a 4 mile walk in, a yoga class, and some yoga at home.
Also, I met someone at jury duty: we were both getting out of our Prius(es? i?) at the same spot. She recognized me from yoga class. I asked if she was going to the gym (that's where we both parked), and she said she was going to jury duty. We walked down together, were in the same courtroom and were called right after each other. We were also planning on going to the same class that evening. How odd is that?

Today: PT appointment, teach yoga tonight, get some sort of exercise today. I hope to get my normal walk + yoga, but I might be pressed for time as I'm meeting a friend this afternoon.

Odd, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Morning,

The show was amazing last night. I was sitting there thinking "this is world class music" truly. Also, a standing room only crowd, and we sold a CD to over 75% of the crowd, so it was cool overall. We were able to break even on the hall rental and turn a bit of profit, so yay! Now, I have to re-focus on my work. I think the energy of the house has been focused on this event, if you catch my meaning.

Today I slept through dance. So, I will aim for some walking after therapy, or maybe just rest after yesterday's exertion. The guy who runs the gallery didn't really know what to do with such a big event , so I was sort of a bossy pants. I used to work velvet rope stuff, so I can get pretty, um, managerial in that environment. People who didn't know me were asking for my card because they needed a PR person. Maybe I missed my calling.:laugh:

MM, I know you are strong enough to deal with whatever news you are given. Mary, I'm glad you didn't have to sit through a trial. Hey, where's everybody else?

On to the next thing, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Well, I got results. I am pregnant. Wow. Still trying to let it sink in. I cried out of joy and fear. :laugh: I can't even really describe how I'm feeling. Steve is already panicking about money. Poor guy. He also really wants to finish the adoption. Because of my miscarriage history it's really not wise for me to travel, and being pregnant could put the brakes on the adoption itself because they will be afraid the child will not get the attention needed. This is weird. I am really scared. I'm not sure what to do next. Can't afford to go get a test done to see where my hormones are or anything. I've been cramping a little this morning, so I think I am going to just try to do some light cleaning and then rest. I am wondering if all the cleaning I did yesterday is why I am cramping today. If I go according to my last cycle then I am 8 weeks along. I'm not sure I am really that far but it sure would be great if I am. It would mean I'm almost past the scariest part. I still haven't called my mom. I don't want to cry on the phone. :laugh:

A little scared boogaloo.
MM

mechanicmom

PS. We got news about Miss I! Her family (mom included) has signed the release papers but they can't find her dad. The police are looking for him and when they exhaust all their efforts they will write a letter to the judge saying he couldn't be found and that will be good enough. So it could be a couple more weeks or months. Don't know but at least we got good news! It's been an exciting day!:happy:

Love good news boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

So much news, MM! When it rains, it pours, maybe? Hope it all turns out well.

I went to the PT yesterday - it felt so good. She recommended I try to adjust my sleeping position. Sometimes, when I'm on my side, I have one leg hiked up and the other straight, so my hips are completely askew. I also notice that I: almost always lean into my hip while standing, lean against the couch arm with my legs tucked up, right now I have one leg up on the chair and one leg on a block (my feet don't easily reach the floor :laugh: ) - so all things where my hips are angled. I'm going to work on that. I got to play on the pilates reformer bench thingy - that was fun. Makes me want to try a class - but they are more expensive than yoga classes - so maybe not.

I didn't get much exercise yesterday. Taught well though. Today, I will take a long walk and do yoga.

Fun PT, boogaloo

mechanicmom

I'm glad you enjoyed PT Mary. I got to thinking while reading your post that maybe the way I am standing/sitting/etc is why I am still having knee problems. I'll have to be more aware of that today.

V, I meant to comment on your husband's show! I'm glad it went so well! That's neat that people were asking for your business card. :happy:

I thought I was going to eat the house down this morning! Wow. I was beyond hungry. I even had crackers when I first got up and they did nothing. Now that I've eaten I'm a little nauseous. lol. I promised I would not complain this pregnancy. Okay, I'm sure I will but I am going to try to keep it to a minimum. When I complain, I hope I can turn around and be thankful for the thing I just complained about.
I weighed in this morning, which I didn't want to do, but I was pleasantly surprised to see 153. My goal for the pregnancy is to maybe gain 20 pounds at most and if needed, unless my doctor says otherwise. I gained 32 last time. :noway: I'm getting older. That's too hard to get off. I feel pretty good, just a little cramping but maybe that's normal.
My short term/long term goals are: walk at least 30 minutes everyday (unless my pregnancy feels threatened in some way, cramps etc.) and stick to my protein every two hours diet. I'm really not sure at this point what exercises I can do so I will stick with walking and maybe lifting 2-5 pound weights.
For today I will also be doing some light cleaning and finishing the grocery list. The Xterra died last night so we are down to one car. Steve hopes to fix it tonight and I hope he does too. I can't really help. He had to push the Xterra by himself last night. I felt bad for him. If he doesn't get the car fixed I will have my mom's van next week so I can drive that but it's a huge conversion van. I don't really want to. Makes me nervous. I said all that to say I will either go to the store tonight or in the morning.

Company coming boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Good afternoon, my pebbs,

I had yoga this morning and then walked home. I almost got on the bus home, and then thought "this weather is too valuable not to walk home." It's about 70 degrees F and lightly breezy and not a cloud in the sky. Perfect. So, yoga and a light walk today. I managed to get some academic work done the past few days and today is my normal day off. I've decided it's OK to scale back to three work sessions instead of four in order to keep up a sustainable work flow. I have to keep up something that keeps me producing without burning me out, and allows me to enjoy some sort of social life and seeing the sky and not becoming a complete wreck. Balance is so hard. I did sort of a supported sort of a down dog today in yoga class. I could only hold it for about a minute before I started to get super duper shaky, but it felt like a pretty big victory. Now only my next exercise, rest time.

Be gentle with yourself, MM. And eat when you're hungry. I guess this explains a lot of the moodiness and tiredness of the past few months, huh?

Mary, I do a lot of the lopsided sitting, too. I've been trying to be more aware of it, what with the numb arm and one-sided spasming.

Perfect weather, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Good morning, :yawn: :yawn: Yes, a double yawn.

V, that weather sounds SO nice right now. It's in the mid 90's now and the rain has gone away for at least the next ten days it looks like. Summer is here.

I didn't sleep that great. I guess pregnancy insomnia is hitting. Not going to complain though! I didn't get a lot done yesterday because I was hurting. I don't know what the dull pains are but I didn't have it at all last night so it makes me think everything is fine. I was also fine when I went walking around Walmart. Maybe I just don't like house work. I also did fairly well on my eating yesterday. I did over eat just a tiny bit at lunch. But I've been so hungry that two hours later I was needing a snack again. I stepped on the scale again just to verify yesterday's weight and Steve said, "Why are you stepping on the scale?" I said to make sure I'm not getting fat. He said, "You're suppose to get fat. You're pregnant." :laugh: Men. Not in the first trimester! I think I'm only suppose to gain a couple of pounds the first three months.
Goals today: do basic chores in the house, vacuum, lint roll the couch, go to health food store to find progesterone, and to the farmer's market. If that doesn't wear me out I will also try to walk on the TM and maybe lift light weights. Steve is working a short day today so maybe he can help with some of the former. My mom and brother should be here mid afternoon.

Things to look forward to boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

Enjoy your family visit, MM.

How many more weeks do you have of yoga, V?

I have so much fruit in the house, I will have that for lunch. I'm going to walk this morning, do my PT exercises, and go to a yoga class this afternoon. Also, I will clean the house. I need to update my yoga sheet - it goes on the wall near the yoga room at work, and I need to put that I finally finished teacher training on there as well as tweak it a bit.

We are home this weekend - so cause to celebrate. We are going to SA tomorrow for a day trip, though :laugh:

Home, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Happy Friday, pebbs

I think I have one more week of yoga. It's a bit confusing if there is another summer session or if I have to be on break until fall. I'm sure more will be revealed next week. I am also sore everywhere from the attempt at supported down dog type thing (which I think I held for maybe a minute and some seconds).

Today is researching, some more writing/editing and trying to re-focus and snap out of my summer mindset, at least a little bit. I'm feeling less anxious, and realizing that I use anxiety and fear as motivators. Now to find some positive motivators. . .hard to do when it's so pretty utside and I sort of just want to go play. First I have to finish my homework, I guess.

Don't wanna, but gonna boogaloo:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Happy Saturday!

I was up WAY too early for a Saturday. Had to get up by 6:15 to take my mom to the church where the group was meeting for their mission trip. It was an hour away on the other side of Dallas. Fun. I'm glad Steve drove. I didn't sleep good last night so I'm pretty out of it.
Yesterday I was a bit concerned how things were going inside of me but things got better as the day progressed. I think I have mostly evening sickness, although it is pretty much throughout the whole day. It's an adjustment but I'm not complaining. On tap for today, I do not know. Maybe a nap for everyone. :laugh: I think my brother has decided to go home instead of staying all week. His dad just happens to be driving through here today on the way back from a trip out East, so he will leave with him. I'm kind of bummed but maybe I need the rest and less stress right now.

Change of plans boogaloo.
MM

yoginimary

I'm off to SA today for a group practice with my teacher training class. It's a long way to drive (almost 2 hours) for a yoga get together, but we'll see how it goes. I would rather we went to a restaurant afterward, but the host wanted to do a pot luck.

We are having an electrician come this morning to check out our electrifying stove. Hopefully it's an easy fix. I didn't tell him we have to leave at 2pm - though I suppose my husband could always stay behind.

I'm teaching 5 classes next week, I better get those ready. I went to a flow class last night, I think I'll go again later this month.

I plan on getting a walk in before heading to SA, but that's probably all I'll get done today.

Electrifying, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

Morning and happy Saturday,

I went to bed earlier last night in the hopes of getting up earlier. Instead, I slept for thirteen hours. I think the allergies kicking in on top of the other stuff is just making my body crave more sleep. I won't fight it.

On tap for today: some grocery shopping (I'm trying to lay off wheat and dairy to see if it helps the allergies at all, so that means stocking the fridge/snack drawer) and two work sessions, followed by some stretching, followed by rest.

Naps for everyone! Boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I slept in extra late, but I'm still the first?

I have felt better. I have some kind of sore throat thing. I wasn't feeling great yesterday either, but I pushed through anyway. Today, I'm going to take it easy.
We have tickets to some sort of one man show - all of the star wars movies thing. I'm not really sure what it is. We were going to brunch with friends first, but I might be staying home for that part. I'm not sure I'm up to interacting with other people. I definitely want to save my voice, as I'm teaching 5 classes next week.

Hot tea and honey, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Mary, I hope your sore throat is just an allergy thing and will go away quickly! The one man show sounds interesting.

I just now had time to check in. We went to church, had lunch with the pastor, came home napped a bit and now put in the movie Tangled. I ate too much Mexican food at lunch and had major indigestion pains. I guess I forgot I was pregnant and that would happen. I'm doing a little better now.
That's pretty much my news. Feeling quite a bit bigger already, though I don't think it's showing as much as I feel it is. If everything is as it should be then I am 9 weeks and a day I think. Unbelievable huh?

Watching a movie boogaloo.
MM