Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies - This week has been "Heavy" for my part of the rotation, and I have enjoyed it (of course). I have done all upper body workouts from Meso 3, but I chose to do Gym Style legs today instead of the plyo workouts. I had no desire to do any plyo today. Last week was all full body workouts every other day. I was able to do the PHA training with only one stop in the dvd so that I could catch up. I am getting that routine down.
I decided to cancel my Bikram Yoga membership. My graduate classes start in another week, and I need to find time to study. So, since I already workout in the morning and take little walks at night, I need to open my days. I will miss yoga, but I also need to save the money (it is quite expensive).
Tami - that Strong workout sounds wonderful! I am glad you got a golf lesson in and took a break from reality by spending time with family. Lounging by the pool sounds wonderful.
Laurel - awesome job with your workouts, especially the horrible one.
Rock'm Sock'm is definitely a fun one. I am sorry to read that your sister is having a rough time right now. Dang.......and her line of work is tough. How is the move going? I love the pic you have....it is so beautiful. What is the weather like? Will you continue with Cathe on Demand, or cancel it once you are all settled? I am glad you are feeling a little better.
Laurie - I am glad you are feeling better and able to get your workouts in. I may check out the Get Healthy U website. I am finding that the 60 minute workouts are hard to fit in right now, but 45 minutes is fine. Your haircut sounds really cute - does DH like it? If I cut my hair short, mine freaks out.
Thelma - You have been doing so awesome with your workouts, rehab and yoga work. I love how you are really taking care of your body.....great job. Stress is so bad for us, so I hope you continue to find time to workout and get the mental stuff out of you.
Have an amazing weekend.
Becky0 -
Quick update - I did a mishmosh premix from ICE Bootcamp last night. It was the 71 minute routine that had muscle meltdown (biceps) and blizzard blast included, and all abs were at the end. It was so awesome! I loved this workout. I wish I had tried that one sooner.
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Hi Ladies! I hope you had a great weekend. I had to work but was home at least. On Friday I came home late again but go myself to walk on the treadmill and tonight too. On Saturday I did XT C/B/S W/U, BB Build Back & Bi's.
I have to leave work on time tomorrow because my town has it's yearly town hall meeting. It starts at 7:30 and it will probably go on till 10:30. I hope we finish going over everything they want money for so we don't have to go back another night. What a pain!
Thank you all for all those kind, sympathy words about my work.
Laurie, great job doing GHUTV Coming Down the Ladder. You really are blessed to have your own daughter cut your hair. I hope this year goes by quickly.
Laurel, great job with Rock m' Sock m' Knockout! That is one of my favorites!
I am feeling pretty boxed in with work. Thank God I'm not sick. I hope I don't have to stay late next week!
Good luck with the move and unpacking!
Tami, WOW! That class sounds painful! Glad you found a class you like close to home! Fabulous job with your other workout!
Thanks for those kind and encouraging words about my job.
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
The only workout I did after work on Friday was a 10 Min. Belly Blast workout. On Saturday I did Ultimate Kettlebell & Core, and Sunday was my day off. So I'm going to incorporate Cathe and Chris Freytag for this month. I was looking at some of Cathe's rotations, and her March of 2017 looked like fun. So this morning was RWH LIHI Legs.
Laurel, Great workout! Love that one. I will be thinking of you this week as you start the move in process. I'm sure that you will be super busy arranging all your items into your new space. You workout should reflect that you are back in business next week. Yes the youngest will be doing both my hair and her sisters. They have been working with styles for almost a year with the oldest. The oldest will be doing her own make up too. My girls are very good at that type of stuff, they didn't get it from me. I'm really bad with make up and hair. 
When you garden does produce some veggies, you will have to show us if you get a super large veggie.
Tami, Now that workout really does sound like a good one. Maybe a suggestion to Cathe for creating something similar. Glad that you will have more options for different classes as you head into the summer, and "running" season. 
Awesome workout withe the RUUP, I'm going to be doing that one tomorrow. Another Chef that is in Vegas at the MGM is Wolfgang's. Last year when we where in Vegas, he was at his restaurant, but we went to Tom Colicchio's. That food was awesome. So you where hobnobbing with the rich and famous. 
Becky, Great workouts! I have not tried that ICE workout yet. I still want to do a one body part per day type month, and those ICE workouts really do sound like they would be good for that. Sorry to hear that you have to give up the yoga, but it is understandable when you will be studying for your classes. If you want to get a feel for what Chris is like, some of her workouts are on youtube.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fothY0uSQ3o Upper Body https://youtube.com/watch?v=SBr9av7wxco&t=127s Kickboxing https://youtube.com/watch?v=cOvTFl6ZmnQ Lower Bodyhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=5uIWT2-tXQU Total Body https://youtube.com/watch?v=1cMwuObQNUE Core She does have a yoga workout also, but I couldn't find that one. At least this gives you a sample of what her personality is like. My DH is okay with my short hair, like yours, he would rather I had longer hair. He understands that I just can't stand the long hair right now with the hot flashes that I get.
Thelma, Awesome job on the workout, and getting on the treadmill. Glad that you will be able to leave work early today, and hopefully the meeting will move along at a decent pace.
Have a wonderful day!
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Hi Ladies ~ I had such a busy weekend and worked for 4 hours yesterday. Still behind right now, but feel a little better as I am typing that my in box is half full vs. flowing over the top! LOL Its all good and I love every minute, just hectic trying to catch up. YIKES. The title officers filled me up again and she wanted me to concentrate on policies yesterday instead of the new reports. So here I am .
Saturday I did PHA and then this a.m. even with my DOMS still going on. They are much better today though, feel normal actually, so that is good. After that I was gone all day with my hair appt, lunch with BFF, errands and then out to Bday dinner with friends. Yesterday was work and I had an appt in the afternoon with a company that wants to hire me. How strange is that! I wasn't even looking. I won't be taking the position but I thought it was polite to meet with them. By the time I got home from there and cooked for the week I was done so no workout.
This a.m. I was up early (YAY for me on Monday) and did LIHI Back/Bis Xtreme. Headed to BootCamp tonight if I don't stay late.
I will try to catch up with you all tomorrow!
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies! Tonight I did RWH Chest, Triceps, Shoulders (minus the Triceps), Yoga Link: Shoulder Shape-Up. I ran out of time and didn't get to the triceps. OMG the town meeing went until almost 11pm and we're not done yet! Have to go back Tuesday night. I even fell asleep for a few seconds I think.
I forgot to tell you ladies but after 5 1/2 months of working with our girl cats they are now back to normal. What a relief!Thank God!
Laurie, great workouts! Cathe and Chris together in a rotation! Love it!!
Thanks for posting those youtube links. I didn't realize she had all those workouts there.
I left work 1/2 hr after I had planed to and had to do cat feeding duty tonight cause DH goes bowling with people from work. So feed the cats and supervise them while they eat, then puff my asthma kitty.
Tami, wow you're crazy busy too! Great job with your workouts. When was the last time you had DOMS? That new workout really hit your muscles in a totally different way than you're used to! Glad you at least had some fun time this weekend and an informational interview on Sunday! Please do tell! How did that go?
Hi Laurel, good luck with the move and the unpacking!
Good night ladies!
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Morning Ladies,
After work yesterday I did GHUTV Coming Down the Ladder, always a good workout. This morning I did Ultimate Intervals from GHUTV, so after work will be S&S Ramped Up Upper Body. DH is working late tonight, so it will just be me and the dog.
Tami, Awesome job on the workouts! Glad to hear that your DOMS went away. Sounds like you had a busy, but fun weekend. It is always nice to be busy, and when your in box goes down, an even better feeling. Very interesting that the company wants to hire you, they probably really need the help right now. I know that my dd is super busy with the title company that she works for. Of course she is loving it, because she isn't stuck at a desk all day.
Thelma, Great job on the workout even though you couldn't do the triceps. That is a really long meeting, and then to have to go back again.
Oh no on falling asleep, but you really did have a very long day. So glad to hear that your cats are back to normal, I'm sure that you are really really happy that they are getting along. I have all of those Xtreme workouts on DVD, and the kickboxing one is probably a fav. All the workouts are very good, if you use the right amount of weight.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Went to BootCamp last night and I really enjoyed it. She even did a 15 minute section at the end of a few new exercise; they were mostly lunges w/ core movements involved. The rest of the workout was “AMRAP” (As Many Reps as Possible) in the timeframe she gave us. They were done in 15 min increments. Burpees, Squats, Lunges, Sit-Ups, Push-Ups, Shoulder Presses, Switch Kicks. All in amounts of 10-20-30-20-30. It was nice to be there. This a.m. was LIHI Legs and tonight is supposed to be a really sunny, nice evening so my friend from golf lessons and I are going to go hit range balls. Should be fun and good practice since we only have one more lesson, it is next week.
Thelma: Great job with your RWH workout! I am planning on that same Thurs. The Town meeting sounds looooooong. Funny you dozed off for a few seconds. I am sure it was one of those moments, “how long was I sleeping” LOL Yay that the kitties are pals again. So good. You should see cute Bernie these days, he is loving that he gets all the attention and actually has been clingy, which is not his personality. So darling. Love him and so glad he is still with us. Funny you ask about the DOMS! It has been a long time. I usually don’t get them so it was definitely a new way to hit those muscles. Plus I had been on vacation to go with it.
OK, so the job offer. A guy that was new into Real Estate about 10 years ago and was working for the company I worked for ended up leaving and went to another firm and from there he started his own. Well he has done very well for himself and has a small, but darling office right near my house actually and needs a front desk/office assistant/listing administrator, etc. You name it, kind of a person of all skills including handling their advertising. Basically the entire job description is what I did for 100+ people at my old job for 21 years. So am definitely qualified and would just need to learn their systems, etc. But going back in time to do the same thing is not what I am looking to do. I also know they do not have any benefits whatsoever due to being such a small office. I LOVE where I am now and I did express that to him. I truly could not even imagine leaving this job right now; not because I am super happy with my pay scale or that I do pretty level entry work but because I LOVE the people, I love coming to work every day and there is tons of potential to move into other things and learn more in the future. I really appreciate him reaching out to me; we are meeting before work tomorrow a.m. and he will make me his official offer. I feel guilty because I know I am not going to take it. But feel that it is respectful at this point to see it through I guess. I don’t know, is that bad?
I would love your ladies advice on what to say – You are both professionals in your field and I am sure have advice on what you would rather hear in this sitaution. I will either try to give him my answer tomorrow (if I get the nerve during our quick a.m. coffee) or will call him the next day.
Laurie: Awesome workout and enjoy the upper body one tonight! Just love that one. Her new rotation has the new workouts on it. Looks like a good one. Tell me again what department your daughter is working in for the title company? I am glad she is liking it.
Hi Becky and Laurel ..... hope your moving in is going smoothly for you.
Have a great rest of your day ladies ~Tami
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Hi Ladies! Tonight I did XT Bi's & Tri's W/U, BB Bulk Back. Great workout!
Well our town meeting part II went on until 11PM!!! I really fell asleep this time! I got comfortable and closed my eyes. We dished money out left and right and we now have banned plastic bags at stores and plastic water bottles 1 liter or less. I'm all for the environment, God knows we recycle and the bags don't bother me but if I want to buy a water bottle I should be able to. I only do this in case of emergencies because I always carry my stainless steel water bottle but if I have guests I feel that water bottles are more hygienic than just having open cups. This doesn't mean that people can't go out to the neighboring towns to buy their small water bottles. We always keep the 16oz bottles in our pantry. Oh well!
My advanced order KCM workouts finally arrived! I got 30 Minutes to Fitness: Body Design
30 Minutes to Fitness: Meltdown. One of them has 6, 15 minute workouts I guess so you can mix & match. The one thing I don't like about her pre-mixes don't have the warm up/cool down portions.
Laurie, awesome workouts! I definitely want to try some of those GHUTV workouts!
Tonight DH said we had to move to a town where they don't have these town meetings! LOL
We are over the moon about our cats. DH and I have worked really hard with them to get to be friends again. Our patience, love and perseverance paid off.
Tami, OMG another killer BC class! I hope you a blast hitting those golf balls!
How nice for your former co-worker to have reached out to you with a job offer. I'm sure it felt wonderful!
I don't blame you for not wanting to leave your current job. You really have a nice environment there and they really appreciate your work.
That other job sounds like you'll be doing the work of 10 people!
I don't know if I'd reject his offer right there and then. I would ask him for time to think about it. I would call him the next day and tell him you have given his generous offer a lot of thought but that you prefer your new career path.
Hi Laurel!
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
Got the S&S Ramped Up Upper Body workout in last night, and I do have some DOMS because I did go up in the weights just a little. This morning was ICE Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox, the rotation called for a cycle workout. I don't have those, so I chose kickboxing since it is my favorite. Chris Freytag has a push-up challenge going on this month also, so I have been doing that. Monday started out with 15, yesterday was 16 (I ended up doing way more than that with my workouts), and today is 17.
Tami, Awesome job on the leg workout and your class. The class sounds like it was tough, but a good one for your total body. I think that is one of the things I really have been enjoying about the GHUTV workouts, they are working my whole body with mostly body weight, but I can get in a weight workout like Cathe's after work also. Now that is a tough one with the job offer, I can understand why you want to stay in your current position. The benefits with your current job, the possibility of moving into something else, and the fact that you like all the people you work with and for are major indicators that you are right in staying at your current job. I think that if you explain that to the gentleman, that is offering you that other job, he will understand. Look at what he has to offer though. I think that you are right to give him that meeting. He may surprise you in what he has to offer. My dd is a Closing Coordinator, she is the one that closes the loan with the buyers for the title company. You probably have a different name for her position at your company. She likes that she isn't in the office all the time, and gets to meet different people.
Thelma, Great job on the workout! Oh my on falling asleep at the meeting! Two days in a row with going to 11pm, probably caught up with you. I agree with you on the water bottles, it is easier to have when guests come to visit. Will they be taxing those that have the empty bottles in their recycle containers? So if they don't have plastic bags, are they going to have paper or do you have to remember to bring your own? One of the problems I have is forgetting to take the cloth bags with me when I go shopping. I don't have those KCM workouts, but I had heard that the one didn't have the premixes with warm-ups. That is to bad.
Have a great day!
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Hi Ladies ~ Well last night was fun hitting the golf balls but we didn’t realize on Tuesdays’ the driving range closes early. So we only had like 20 minutes to hit our bucket of balls. It was fun and good experience; I need to start doing that now more. . . . much different than inside that we have been doing. I hit a few good, a few terrible and a few more good.
This a.m. was RWH Chest/Shoulders/Tris and tonight I will head to Spinning.
Thank you ladies for your thoughts and support on the “job/interview” situation. So the 7 a.m. coffee went good. He actually wasn’t prepared with a $$ figure/formal offer (which I was a little taken back from my original plan) I thought I would listen, tell him I would think about it and then tell him my decision later in the day. LOL so we just visited and he kept expressing how much he wants me to come to work for him. He did throw out the question of what do you want to make? YIKES. That can be tricky. He talked a little about him trying to make it work without the benefits (full medical/retirement. aka: salary plus bonuses and he said forsure he would get back to me today with something so I can make a decision. I did tell him at least 2 more times how happy I am at my current job and that had he contacted me 2 years ago when I was going through that CRAPOLA with my other job I would have jumped but I have now been lucky enough to be in such a wonderful environment, etc. that it would be hard to leave. So I think I made it clear I am not looking to leave but I also said that I respected him and his company and when they reached out to me I felt it was the right thing to do in meeting with them to see what they had.
Thelma: Great job with BULK Back – those workouts are SO good! What in the world, 11PM, I would have been asleep too. Yahoo on your KCM workouts arriving! Let us know how you like them. I looked at those not too long ago but decided to wait since I was just getting Cathe’s new ones. You’re right on the other job, it would be a lot of work but I know what it looks like since I did it before and for a smaller office, it would be doable. Again, not going to take it but flattered I was asked. I will be anxious to have the final conversation over and done with. Stressful not wanting to hurt their feelings in any way.
Laurie: Great job getting in Ramped Up Upper Body and then Rock’m Sock’m this a.m. Which rotation did you decide on again? The one from March was it? Thank you so much for your words of wisdom and understanding as well on my job situation. I am waiting to see his offer, but cannot imagine it can be that astronomical in an increase; plus money is definitely not my motivation here at all. It would be nice to make more FORSURE but being happy and appreciated is so important to me.
Closing Coordinator …. Hmmm, we have similar position I believe but it is called a Due Diligence Coordinator and they actually do have to stay in the office all day at a desk, making phone calls, handling paperwork for the Escrow Officers and their Assistants. Sounds like she has a fun job forsure, good for her! My DH is in marketing and he is out of the office all of the time, meeting people, putting deals together, creating relationships so that people will use our Title Co. and continue to do so with repeat business.
Hope you ladies have a great afternoon ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami
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Hi Ladies! OMG was I exhausted late this afternoon! I just couldn't stay awake. I felt asleep at my desk and the way our desks are set up there is no hiding! I was so afraid I was going to fall asleep at the wheel but thankfully I was wide awake on my way home! Had to stay a little late at work and needless to say I didn't feel like working out BUT I knew I wasn't really too mentally and physically exhausted so I pushed myself to do an easy workout. I chose Chris Freytag's Walking Cardio ShapeUp. It was almost perfect for my energy. I actually made it more difficult.
Remember how my knee was bothering a couple of weeks ago? I found the injury tonight. I could tell it wasn't my IT band. It felt more like across the top of my thigh so I thought quads. What I felt today was like a big knot in the middle of my inner thigh. So I just did a little google on inner thigh and it may be a groin injury. The strange part is that I never felt I had a groin injury. It's nothing painful though. It's more like it's throbbing. What revealed the injury to me tonight was that the I did some forward lunges and my knee didn't feel right. Oh well, one more body part to nurse. So in the process of reading about inner thigh injuries I came across this website which seems to have good workouts:
http://www.livestrong.com/original-videos/SgmtwI1-jzk-perfect-form-core-connected-workout/
Becky is going to have to give up her yoga class now that she's starting school and she asked for video recommendation. Her MFP friends recommended Yoga with Adriene
https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene
Laurie, awesome workouts and the pushup challenge! I don't think we will be taxed on the empty water bottles. I live in a town where there is no public trash service. It's all private. We have a trash company pick up the trash and DH takes the recyclables to our transfer station for which we pay a yearly fee. The bylaw talks about selling bottles so I don't think they will tax us for the empty bottles. If anything the bottle police will arrest DH when he goes to the dump! LOL
Tami, glad you enjoyed your 20 minutes of golf! Great workouts too!
The job offer is a no brainier. This guy appreciates your work but he can't match what you have now. The lack of benefits is the deal breaker. Don't feel guilty about saying no. We didn't think about him asking you what you wanted to make though! You may have the experience he needs but you would be a one woman show.That is too much. He probably thinks you'd work for him for the right salary but I think what you have now is priceless.
Hi Laurel!
Good night ladies!
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Hi All - This week's rotation is doing Meso 1. Monday, I did back/tri and yesterday was chest/bicep/shoulders (I think it was disk 11 and 13). Today was supposed to be legs, but I chose to get on the treadmill at an incline instead.
Tami - Fantastic workouts! The bootcamp class sounded tough.....I like the idea of AMRAP. It sounds like you had a good Saturday, too. That is awesome with the job offer. Here's my two cents: I would listen to him and the offer. I would then tell him that you are so honored by him thinking of you and offering you this opportunity. Let him know that you need time to discuss this with your husband and to think about what is best for you at this point in your life. You can then call him the next day and let him know that at this point in your life, you will stay where you are now. I believe in listening to what people have to say, think about it, and let them know your decision (never burn bridges and always show respect.....you never know when you may need to have a "deal/favor" occur with him). Good luck!
Thelma - You are doing great with the workouts.....that is wonderful that your KCM workouts arrived. I bet you are excited to try them. I am glad to read that the cats are doing well. Those town hall meetings sound crazy! I agree, I use my refillable bottles, but I would not be happy with that ban. Oh well......
Laurie - amazing workouts....you are kicking some butt! Thank you SO much for the links, too. I have added them to my list of recommendations you have provided. I may check them out over the next few days. Have the hot flashes been really bad? A colleague of mine is going through menopause and the stories she tells me about this are hilarious (I am sure it is not funny at all......but she always turns things around and makes them funny). I'll visit her office and she is begging me to fan her. Her husband is freezing in their house since she turns down the AC.
Laurel - I hope you are doing well and that the move is going smoothly. I also hope (and am sure you are doing this) finding time to workout and meet new people.
Have a great night.
Becky
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Morning Ladies,
No workout after work, since it was an off day on the GHUTV rotation, and I had done the kickboxing workout in the morning I was good with my workout day. This morning I did GHUTV Super 8 and my 18 push ups.
Tami, Great job on the workout! Dang on the limited time to hit those golf balls. Guess that you both will have to go out again, but find a place that is open later. The job/interview sounds like it was a good one, and he really does seem to need the help from someone with experience. I'm sure that is why he is reaching out to you, because you would be able to jump right in. I'm doing the March 2017 rotation of Cathe's and combining that with the GHUTV rotation called Body Fusion. Chris has a bunch of rotations on her site, that use the workouts on her streaming site. So far I'm enjoying the combo. The March 2017 seems to concentrate on the lower body more. It is funny to hear my dd talk about her job, and then she and her fiance are now buying a house, so she knows the lingo so well. If DH and I ever decide to sell our house, she will be a wealth of knowledge for us. I think at some point she wants to be on the real estate side.
Thelma, Oh my on being so tired at work, that isn't fun. I'm glad to hear that you where okay to drive home. Good for you getting in the workout, and it really does sounds like it was a perfect fit. Thanks for the links, I will have to check those out when I have a chance later tonight. I had to laugh at your DH getting arrested by the bottle police. Our trash and recycle items are picked up by a company, and we pay for it on our tax bill.
Becky, Awesome job with your workouts. You are welcome with the youtube workouts. I really like Chris, so those workouts will really give you a good indication if she is an instructor that won't irritate you. I found the total body and core workouts to be really good if you use the right amount of weight. My hot flashes are not as bad as some, and it may be because Thelma recommended taking this supplement. naturemade.com/minerals/calcium/calcium-magnesium-and-zinc#UlZW6IKJuYMXFGrM.97 This is the brand I take, and I really believe that it has contributed to me not having truly horrible flashes. I get them once in a while, and they only last a few minutes. Have your colleague try them, it is worth the effort.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ It was nice to be back at my Wednesday Spinning class …. Although with our nice weather there were only about 10 people there. It was good though! This a.m. I did Giant Sets Lower Body – Doubled Pre-Mix, which was great. Tonight I am going to got to that Strong class again, should be good. Although it is 80 degrees here today and supposed to go back to our normal “Spring” temps tomorrow through the weekend. But I will have the whole evening to enjoy. Hopefully I don’t get the DOMS I did last week. LOL
Thelma: Now that is tired, falling asleep at your desk. Poor thing. Interesting that muscle is your groin vs. your knee. Hopefully it is one of those little temporary things. THANK YOU so much for your encouraging words and relieving me of the guilt of saying no. He did send me the offer later in the evening and eventhough I wasn’t going to take it, I was happy to know it wasn’t like a 200% increase or something. It is definitely bonus based in order to make more money. At any rate, I will call him either this evening or tomorrow and say no thank you. I think we have developed a good rapport enough that he will understand and I just hope he doesn’t try to continue with “why” or counter or something like that. I agree, my current job is PRICELESS to me and I cannot even imagine leaving.
Becky: Great job with your workouts! Sounds like you had to make a tough decision giving up your Yoga membership, but I bet you will be able to fill in the gap there with lots of good “at home” Yoga workouts. Thank you as well for the wonderful words of wisdom for approaching my “rejection of the position” I definitely did not want to burn a bridge in any way, which is why I have been so careful and gracious to see it through. He was happy to hear I would get back to him either later today or tomorrow; YIKES. Only to say no thank you, but I will definitely tell him how nice it was to be offered a position with them.
Laurie: Awesome job with your GHUTV Super 8 this a.m. Yes, it was a bummer on the golf course; we will just go there but a different evening or Sat/Sun. It is close to both of us and free with her husband’s membership to hit balls so it’s a great spot. Just didn’t know about the time thing for Tuesday. Sounds like a fun rotation for sure that you are doing. Your daughter will definitely be a huge help when that day comes; or be able to get the answers you need if she doesn’t know. Good for her.
Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies! I didn't workout today. Another long, exhausting day at work. My thigh felt pretty much like I had a groin pull this morning but it got better as the day went on. I massaged my thigh like crazy last night and this morning with my massage rolling pin. The pull area went from my inner thigh to the back of my thigh. I think it's just the injury that I couldn't quite identify while my knee hurt all of a sudden losened up!
Hi Becky,you're doing great with your rotation and handling your busy life! I hope you find yoga workouts in youtube that give you the challenge you like.
The calcium, magnesium, zync suplement is very effective for hotflashes. Tell your friend to take one a day with food. If the hotflashes are really bad she may need to take 2 a day. Certain foods may trigger the hotflahses too.
Tami, great workouts! I'm glad you feel better about declining the job offer. Flattering yes, worth it? NOT! How is Bernie doing?
Hi Laurel!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
After work I did S&H Legs & Shoulders, always a good workout. This morning was GHUTV Core Conditioning.
This will be a short one, we have this team building event that I'm am dreading. We have done this decathlon event every year, and it is basically a bunch of events like dodge ball, fill pantie hose with balloons, and other things like that. We even have to do a cheer.
This is the one day of the year that I dread being at work, and I have a pile of work to do on my desk.
Tami, Great workout, and spin class. Guess the weather is a bigger draw than the spinning. Have fun at the new class, and I hope that you don't get the DOMS. Enjoy those nice temps also, but spring weather is so nice too. How nice that you can go to the golf course for free, that is great. I'm sure that you both will have fun doing that.
Thelma, Glad you are taking care of the groin pull, I have had a few of those in the past while playing softball. Playing first base and trying to catch a short ball. I don't really do the splits to well.
Well I need to get back to work!
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night the 82 degree sunshine won out for me! I headed home and surprised DH with mowing our very long overdue lawn for him. He is right in the midst of helping out with the Special Olympics fundraiser again this year and it is tomorrow evening. So I surprised him with that and he seemed very happy. So this a.m. I did Giant Sets Upper Body – Doubled Premix. Felt great. I will head to Spinning tonight for a little cardio.
So my conversation with the Real Estate Company went as good as I could have hoped! Yay for that. He was disappointed but really good and said he respected my decision and understood, that if I change my mind or something changes in the near or even distant future to please contact him. So YAY for that.
Thelma: OUCH on the leg bothering you still, but sounds like it is working itself out if the pain is moving around. Good that your knee loosened up as well. Bernie is doing really good. He has been such a huge focus for DH and I in the evenings and he is actually become a little “clingy” for him. He follows us both around the house and when I am getting ready in the a.m. he lays on the rug by my feet. Such a sweet boy. We are both so thankful he is with us and that he is not acting depressed. His personality is much more independent than a Golden Retriever forsure, but he is still being very lovey and now that he has 100% of the attention he is very happy.
Laurie: Great job with S&H Legs and Shoulders + Core Conditioning this a.m. OH, forgot to tell you ladies, we recently have new internet. I may be able to actually stream some online videos if I want now! Very nice. Before our internet was so bad that would have not been an option. Sad but true that we put up with it for years now.
Have a great weekend ladies ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. I had to work till pretty late on Friday which I never do but had to finish a project. So I walked on the treadmill when I got home. Saturday I developed a sinus headache that knocked me out in the afternoon. I did a Walk Slim workout and today the treadmill. I wanted to ride the spin bike but standing for a good part of the day didn't agree with my leg.
Laurie, oh boy with yet another team building class! Why so often? The only way I can think of that I hurt my leg was jumping and landing on a plie squat! Great workouts!
Tami, yeah it's that time of the year when the lawn has to be taken care of often. I hope the Special Olympics fund raiser went well. Great workout!
Glad your conversation with the RE company went well and that Bernie is also doing well! Will you be getting him a companion?
Hi Laurel and Becky!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Well I think I did something to my knee when I was working in my garden. Probably put my foot down wrong and twisted it. So I will have to take my workouts down a notch until this starts to feel better. I did this on Saturday, so you guessed it, I was out working in my garden all day. Loved it until it started getting really cold. We have had frost on the ground for the last three nights. Sunday I didn't do anything workout wise, but did my cooking. This morning I did PiYo Sweat, the knee was okay with this. Probably will get on the elliptical after work. I do have to go with oldest dd for her first dress fitting tonight.
Tami, Awesome workout, and spinning! How nice that you went home and mowed the lawn. That would really surprise my DH if I ever do that. I'm sure he is super busy with the fundraiser prep. I'm kind of hooked on the streaming thing, so once you start you may get hooked too. I can just see Bernie soaking up the attention. Glad to hear that your conversation with the Real Estate company went well, and that he is open to something in the future if you are ready to make a change.
Thelma, Great job with your workout, even though you had some obstacles to overcome with you sinuses and leg. Guess you and I are limping along until we heal. I think that this team event came up fast, because our plant manager has taken another job. He is going to be gone as of next week. I'm just hoping that the next plant manager doesn't think that we need to do this event anymore. I got hit in the head with one of the dodge balls. I'm really glad that I had on the ugly safety glasses instead of my expensive everyday ones. They would have been paying for a new pair of glasses.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Good morning ladies - I hope ya'll are doing well.
Last week, on Thursday, I made it to a Bikram express class (I have one month left on my membership). Friday/Saturday was treadmill workout, yesterday was S&S Ramped Up Upper body with abs, and this morning was STS disk 9 (legs). When I first joined you ladies, I wasn't a huge fan of upper body workouts, but I am really beginning to love them. I am seeing definition in my arms, and I like it!
I started graduate school this past Friday. So far, it is all reading. I fly to Michigan to meet the cohort group for 5 days. We will be in class from 9am-5pm (phew.....not looking forward to sitting around for that long). I will be missing my first Mother's Day with the kids. Who planned this class to be on Mother's day????? Oh well.
Laurie - I am sorry that you may have hurt your knee. I am glad you are going to be careful with it. Nice job with your workouts. Your team building event sounds like so much fun! So....it appears that you don't like this type of stuff. My graduate cohort is doing a team building event this Saturday at a ropes course.....I am excited about it. Thanks for sharing the supplement for hot flashes. If I am like my mom, I should be starting menopause within the next few years. And, I will definitely share this with my colleague.
Thelma - Great job with your treadmill workouts. When you get on the treadmill, do you do incline? Since I hate running (and it hurts), I do incline of 3 and go up to 9. I enjoy this so much more than running. I hope you are feeling better today with your sinus headache. I will definitely share that supplement (for hot flashes) with my colleague. Thanks!
Tami - Fantastic workouts! And, I am sure mowing the lawn was a workout in it's own right. I am really glad your conversation with the Real Estate Company went well. I am glad you let him down gently. That is wonderful that your husband volunteers with the Special Olympics. I hope it went well.
Laurel - I am missing reading about your workouts. I hope you are doing well and adjusting to Alaska.
Have a wonderful day.
Becky
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Hi Ladies! I missed you!! Well......we got moved in. But last week was brutal! The house was in worse shape than either of us imagined, so moving in to a house like that while trying to fix it/clean it was tough......all multiplied by the fact DH was at work 12+ hours every day. I got up with him at 5:00am, did a short workout, ate breakfast when he left 30 minutes later.....and promised myself not to stop working until he got home. And I didn't. To say the least, I was exhausted by Friday. But the good news is, all our things arrived undamaged, And we are pretty much done moving in (the garage needs some work still), though we will still be working on the house a bit for some time (like painting horrible colored and very worn walls). Today I finally got a chance to put air in my stability ball and wipe down all my exercise equipment. And the best news of all......my workout room is fantastic!! It is HUGE! It is worth a little move in pain for this kind of workout space, that's for sure.
Last week I didn't have much in me for workouts, so I just did an X10 workout each day while DH was getting ready for work in the morning. Today, I decided to focus on weights since I have been doing mostly cardio for a month (!), so I started with XT Burn Sets (all upper body parts) and core 1. I will feel this tomorrow!!
For cardio, I did a relatively light Cardio Supersets. Felt great. Hopefully this week will be more normal workouts, and I can finally decide whether to take the LGI8 rotation up again or start something else next week.
Tami, very interesting about the job offer.....and I think you made the right decision. Being happy with the people you work with is so important. I am happy he understood your decision because what a compliment to reach out to you like that. Great workouts.....as always. Can't believe you were in the 80's! That being said, we did get up to near 70 this weekend, and it felt really nice. This week will be in the 60's, which is just fine for me.
Thelma, that is interesting about your injury. I have had a similar complaint on and off for the past several months where I feel a tightness in my thigh from the knee around to the glute area. It hasn't become painful, but I will have to look up information on the IT band and see if that might be my issue as well. I keep trying to stretch the quad, glutes and hip flexor more, but that doesn't seem to quite get it. Hope your injury starts feeling better soon though. Sounds like you had another tough week at work. I am sorry to hear about that.
Becky, great workouts! Congratulations on starting grad school! Just another thing to add to your already full plate! Your energy amazes me. Sorry to hear about Mother's Day, though. What were they thinking? Anyhow, so glad you are enjoying the upper body work more and more. It gets addicting.
Laurie, sorry to hear about the knee injury! Hopefully it is just temporary and a little rest and time will do the trick for it. We stayed in the 40's last night, which is our first night out of the 30's since we have been here. But we are getting close to 24 hours of daylight now......we have light until after midnight and starting about 3:00am. I love this time of the year with all the light! Ask me how I feel come December, though. Have fun with your DD tonight. How fun for your youngest to be doing everybody's hair. You sound like me with hair and makeup......not a skill I ever acquired, that's for certain.
Yay for being able to say 'see you tomorrow' again!!!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ I am in an all day training for our new computer system happening next week so not a lot of time but wanted to say "Hi"
Weekend was very nice. I had a relaxing a.m. on Saturday and was going to workout when my friend called and wanted to meet for a Belated Birthday lunch, so I showered up and went to meet her. No workout. The Special Olympics fundraiser was AMAZING!!!! The best one yet ...... they raised $100,000+! Unbelievable. It was so good. DH's fishing trip he donated alone went for $3500 in a bidding war so he donated a 2nd one to match it at another $3500. It was really neat. The evening was great, excellent food and a very good group of people that could spend a lot of money for a great cause. The people at our table alone spent a bunch. Amazing to watch.
Yesterday I did KCM Strength and Stamina, which I always love. Caught up on some housework and groceries, then just relaxed a little. It was perfect. No workout this a.m., I will be going to BootCamp tonight after work.
Thelma: So sorry to hear about your sinus headache. Hopefully today you are feeling better? To answer your question about a companion for Bernie .... definitely not right now. Might change our minds later but Bernie is pretty good as an independent dog, which all the others we have had needed companions. We will see, but for now ... no. I told DH to promise not to come home with a dog. It has just been so much caring for a senior dog and worry that has gone into it as well; a little mental break is nice. Plus DH 's fishing on and off a lot I would be the full time caretaker. Just feel guilty leaving them. I put so much thought and care into these fur babies.
Laurel: WOW! Way to get all moved in. I bet you are exhausted forsure. Your weather sounds like it is pretty good. We cooled right back down the next day; strange it was that hot for 1 day. Now it is nice out but in the low 60's.
Becky: So glad you are loving the upper body workouts now that you have gotten into them and SEEING the results is even better!! Yay for that. Great job with your workouts.
Laurie: Sorry to hear about your knee .... I hope you just strained it slightly and a little R&R will be better in no time. Good that you are listening to it forsure.
I will talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ have to get back to class!
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies! tonight I did BB Build Back & Shoulders. I love this workout! The sinus thing is still bothering me but not too bad. At least my knee doesn't really hurt but what I feel is a muscle imbalance all over my thigh. Thank God this week won't be to hard at work! I'm getting a haircut on Thursday! I need it!
Laurie, sorry you hurt your knee! Baby it! Great job doing PiYo Sweat! We might have knee injuries but I take the price in the injury department though! I hope the new plant manager doesn't think you guys need to do another team building exercise. OMG! Thank God you had those safety glasses on and not your expensive ones when you got hit with the ball! Did it hurt? Did you ever watch that movie Dodge Ball? Very funny movie!
I decided to get the expensive sunglasses. I have 5/19 off so I'll order them that day.
Becky, So good to hear from you! Congrats on the definition in your arms. Great job with those workouts!
Good luck with your studies! Wow I can't believe you have to travel though. I hope your ropes course is something like this which I did last year with DH
https://youtu.be/RUACOJ7iWz0
When I walk on the treadmill if my knee is injured I keep it flat. I don't incline it too high normally though. I can't run because of my knees. I'm feeling better but I think the sinus thing is still there.
Laurel, welcome back! So glad you're al moved in! Knowing you, you're all unpacked too! LOL
WOW! I can't believe you had so much work to do. You're amazing lady! At least got a wonderful exercise room out of the deal! Thank God your things arrived undamaged! Great job jumping back into your workout routine!
Definitely research the IT band but if you feel something in your glute get yourself a Lacrosse ball and gently sit on it so you can dig into those muscles with the ball. For me it was weird. It really feels now like it was a groin injury but why didn't I feel it until almost 2 weeks later? WEIRD! I have bruises all over the front of my thigh from the massages I've been doing with my hard balls and my hard massage roller thing.
When stretching is not good enough in my experience that means you need deep massage. A lacrosse ball is awesome but you would need to put it over a yoga block.
Check this out. This woman is great and she actually recommends a PVC pipe if the foam rollers are too soft for me.
Exercise to Relieve Knee Pain | Perfect Form With Ashley Borden
https://youtu.be/LobaQizBt5w
I have a PVC pipe but I prefer a hard ball for my IT band and Quads. This is the ball I have. Look at the pictures of how that woman is massaging her thighs. It feels great!
Pro-Tec Athletics The Orb High Density Deep Tissue Massage Ball - Includes User Guide
by Pro-tec Athletics
Link: http://a.co/2wAH9u2
Tami, so happy the Special Olympics fundraiser went so well! That awesome on your DH's finishing trip going for $3500! How generous of him for donating a second trip!
A little better with the sinus headache but I know it's there still.
I hear you about needing a break after having spent time caring for a senior pet. We felt that way too when we lost our last elderly cat. Except for us our friend introduced us to this tiny tuxido cat and she won our hearts instantly. There was no going back for us. So definitely don't go near a dog in need of a home!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
No workout after work, but dd's seamstress is very nice and she had the dress pinned up within 20 min. I was impressed. Took me longer to get to her house. This morning I did GHUTV Low Impact Fusion. This was weights with low impact cardio, and it was okay with the knee. I had a brace on it all day yesterday, so by the end of the day it was feeling pretty good. Once most of the pain is gone you can pinpoint where it actually hurts. I'm keeping the brace on again today, since it worked so well yesterday.
Becky, Great workouts! Enjoy those classes until the end of the month. I have to say that the S&S RUUB is probably may favorite upper body workout. Glad that you are enjoying them so much. Dang on being gone for Mothers Day, and the fact that you will be in class for such a long time. No I'm not a fan of these team building events. I tend to have something happen to me at these things. I pulled a muscle in my leg playing softball once, hit my boss with a frisbee disc at another. Things don't go very well for me, like getting hit in the face with a ball. So I never look forward to things that involve a sports aspect. The only one that I have enjoyed so far this year was when we went to an escape room.
Laurel, Oh so glad that you are all moved in, but it sure sounds like you had a lot of work to do on the house before you where able to move your furnishings in. How nice that you have such a nice sized exercise room though. Awesome job with doing the X10 workouts all week, but I'm sure that it felt good to lift some weights even though you might have some DOMS. I noticed that the sun is coming up earlier when I was walking Rocket this week. Of course when June 21'st rolls around it will start going in the opposite direction. Is there already a garden area for you, or do you have to create that space? I'm guessing that being in the dark for 24 hours will get a little weary when Dec rolls around.
Tami, Awesome workouts! What a great fundraiser, I'm sure you DH was super happy about all the donations. Guess putting in all that time and energy before hand really paid off. One of the reasons that we got a puppy was because of what you described with a senior dog. Having a senior and a puppy for a while was not fun, but I think Cami really taught Rocket a lot about being a good dog in the house. I just wish that he wasn't so timid with people.
Thelma, Great job on the BB workout! Yes we do have the knee issue to deal with, but yes you are the winner with the body part issues. When the ball hit my face my glasses flew off, and of course where the nose piece is on the glasses made a nasty mark on my face. It hurt for a few minutes, and I noticed that my sinuses may have been swollen. Right after that I couldn't breath out of that side of my nose. By the end of the day I was fine, and I didn't have any other issues. No I have never watch that movie, probably wouldn't want to after going though all that fun on Friday. Have fun selecting your new sunglasses.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I decided to stick with an XT/LIS blend today as I work my way back into my routine. Today was XT Legs, and I did the 67 minute premix which included all of the leg sections. This is not my favorite workout, but today......I really enjoyed it. Go figure. Anyhow, I followed it with another workout I don't normally enjoy but had a blast with today--LIS Low Impact Challenge. Maybe I should keep doing all these workouts I normally avoid this week because I think just being able to get back to a normal routine is making me very accepting of whatever workout I choose to do!
Tami, wow on the fundraiser!!! That is so fantastic!! And yay for your DH donating his time and raising so much money! That had to be a very special evening. I am amazed by the generosity. I sometimes can get a bit cynical, and then I read things like what you posted. So good. Hope the training goes well.
Thelma, glad to hear your sinuses are a little better. I am struggling with mine big time up here due to a combination of dryness, dirt/sand everywhere (still post-snow mess) and the fact that everything is beginning to bloom. Driving me crazy. Anyhow, sounds like you got a fantastic workout in. And thank you for all the information! I never remotely considered a lacrosse ball!! I am most definitely going to look into that because this is one of those kind of nagging things that isn't a true injury.....but is very annoying.
Laurie, glad to hear your knee is improving. Sounds like the brace helped quite a bit. Hopefully it continues to improve. Glad your daughter's fitting went well. Professional seamstresses amaze me at how quickly they can alter clothes. We do have a garden area already as well as boxes (which seem to be the preferred method for planting where we are) but neither have been used in years. In other words......they are a mess. So we will see if planting is an option this year because it may take too much time to just clean them up to a point where we can plant......especially with the garden boxes. The landlord left them in a part of the yard that gets all the drainage from the melting snow, so they are still covered by water! They got a lot of snow this year, and the melting/drying is taking longer than normal, so, sadly, we may miss the growing season this year since it is such a short season. But, hopefully, with a little work, we will be ready to go next year if we are still in this house.
Until tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night BC Class was pretty good. She did it similar to the Thursday night lady …. We would do 5 or 6 exercises at 1 minute each; then do an ab exercise for a minute and go outside and do speed walking with HEAVY weight overhead, down and back across the parking lot/tennis court put it down and sprint back and forth. Then repeat the entire thing again. This a.m. was Tri-Sets Upper Body and tonight I am going to head home and either take Bernie for a walk or depending on DH’s schedule get in something at home, then take Bernie for a walk. No insane-X tonight; its nice out!! So I decided to give myself permission to not do “Running camp”.
Thelma: Great job getting in BB Back & Shoulders! Glad to hear the sinuses are getting better and the knee is showing improvement as well. You are spot on about if I was to even see another dog right now that needed a home; on a normal day I have a hard time not wanting to rescue homeless pups. Let alone feeling like I am missing one and Bernie needs a friend.
Laurie: So fun that your DD had her dress fitted and getting one step closer to the big day! Great job getting in your LI Fusion workout this a.m.; nice that the brace helped your knee and hopefully after today it will feel even better. I totally understand on the senior dog teaching the pup. Which is also why we have overlapped the dogs in ages for the past couple as well. It’s tough to decide forsure and as I told Thelma, I would love to have many dogs. Just need an emotional break and knowing Bernie is fine makes me feel better. Hopefully this weekend I can get his shots scheduled and have the bravery to go back into the vets office so he can be up to date and give doggy daycare a try. Lately I have been pretty good and then burst into tears over a small piece of dog hair then I am fine again. Just part of grief I know.
Hi Laurel & Becky ~ Hope you are both doing well!
Talk to you ladies tomorrow, Tami
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Hi Ladies! Long day at work that ended up in tears. I can't believe my job is doing this to me! Sometimes things are very frustrating. I jinxed myself yesterday when I said I'd be able to get out early! By the time I go home I was feeling sorry for myself and it was late and to make things worse the cats had a set back. I didn't need that at all! They'll be OK though. My sinuses are still bugging me. My thigh felt pretty good today though. I guess all the deep massage I've been doing is helping. I only had time for a little walk on the treadmill.
Laurie, great workout this morning and great idea to wear the knee brace. Hopefully you've been able to pinpoint where the source of your knee pain came from.
OMG I bet the bridge of your nose hurt like hell! I can't believe you couldn't breathe! You could've used that as ticket out of that stupid team building exercise! The movie is funny! Maybe you'll learn a few moves from it for your next team building event! Yeah I'm the queen of injuries!
Laurel, great workouts! Good luck with your sinuses. You're going to have to figure out if you need to see an allergist given you're having all these problems now. Another thing you may want to try is a saline solution nasal spray to add moisture.
I have a bunch of lacrosse balls. One in my bathroom upstairs. Two in the basement, one at work. You can use the lacrosse ball for your feet too. Great balls!
Tami, great workouts! She's got you back outside I see!
You should tell your DH to stay from dogs needing a forever home too. Of course people will want to tell you all about those dogs needing a home!
Hi Becky!
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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HI ladies, please be careful with hummingbird nests in your gardens
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Morning Ladies,
No workout after work, I was just to tired. It wasn't like I worked really hard yesterday, but I was in front of the computer without leaving it. This morning I did Kelly's new Raw Boxing workout. Thelma, she has two new workouts on her youtube channel. A lower body with kettlebell and a boxing workout that she does with one of her brothers. He is using the bag, and she is not. It is 30 sec of boxing moves with a 10 sec rest. At the end she does two core moves. Great upper body workout.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts! What a great idea to do the workouts that you don't really care to do all that often as your progression tool. I am hoping to be able to do one of Cathe's low impact workouts after work, just have not decided on which one yet. That is to bad that the planter beds are under water right now, and you are right to think that it will be a lot of work to get them back up to par. It has taken me years to clear out our tree line, and then pulling weeds from the stuff I have already cleared. It is really getting easier and easier every year with a lot of elbow grease on my part. I only have about 10ft of clearing to do yet, but our weather hasn't been the best for being outdoors.
Tami, That boot camp class sounds like it was pretty good, and not a lot of running. Awesome job on the workout also. You will probably have those emotions for a while. I had those moments also, so understand. Today the knee is feeling way better than it did yesterday, so I'm going to keep it on and stay with the low impat for a while. I should probably do what Laurel is doing, I tend to stay away from a lot of the low impact workouts.
Thelma, I'm so sorry that you are having to go through all that at work. That doesn't sound like a situation that makes you want to return to work the next day full of energy and enthusiasm. Very glad to hear that your massaging is helping, have to admit that maybe my knee is partially age related. Hopefully your sinuses get some relief after the blooming season is finished.
Have a great day!
Laurie0
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