SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo! Jan 11th

mechanicmom

I have been meaning to say what I am grateful for all this week but it keeps slipping my mind. Plus it's hard just to choose one thing. There are so many things I am thankful for. I think probably the biggest thing right now I am grateful for is not being oppressed by fear! What freedom I have now. Also that I am feeling a little better. Still feel sick but not like I was. And thankful my hip, though it's still sore, is not hurting really badly. lol I could go on and on.
I'll be 34 this year. I still consider myself about 25 at heart. Not immature as a teenager, but still fun and silly. Seems like as we get older we get more serious. Let's stay silly my friends!
Today is pretty much the same stuff, except I need to really get it in gear: packing and cleaning. Oh and I need to get down the Christmas decorations in the front yard. People here are still turning them on. :huh: Yesterday was too much running around to get much done. DH and I are both moving slowly this morning. I think we are both a little overwhelmed and don't know what to do with ourselves. LOL. We'd better get it together quick cause we have a lot to do! And it's going to be weird to leave a temp of 60 or warmer and go to a place of 5*!
Sorry I've been really self absorbed and haven't commented on your posts very much. Just a lot going on and my mind does not stray far from it. I do enjoy reading your posts and look forward to them everyday.
Feeling better boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

MM, I think you've earned a little self-centeredness. I mean, really, you have plenty to do right now without worrying about us.

I didn't avoid sugar at the party. But, I had a very sensible amount (literally two tastes of some of the best stuff ever.) It was a Brazilian dessert (I can't remember the beautiful Portugese name for it. . .but the hostess translated it as "paste") She served it on little spoons. There were four kinds, and I tried two. Chocolate and coconut. Worth every gram of sugar they contained, I'm sure.

Today is Bikram (surprise!) at 3. I'm a bit disappointed, because my new gym isn't opening on time. I knew not to trust them, because construction just gets delayed, and I understand that. Still, I was looking forward to starting Monday. They are working to keep me happy, and will give me a full fitness assessment and equipment tutorial for free, so I'll take it. (I am stalking them, as I literally pass their sales office several times a day) Still, I don't excel at patience. I keep telling myself it will be worth the wait.

MM and Mary, I can't remember when you guys are leaving. I just know it's really soon. I hope you both have wonderful, safe and trouble-free travels.

I got my first round of comments back on my last major project and they were overwhelmingly positive! Hooray! (I had put off picking them up and then put off looking at them for almost a month. . .sometimes my lack of faith in my own abilities alarms me. It's something I'm working on. )

Bikram boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

It's preferred to be better than you think you are than think you are better than you are. Oh, yeah, that made sense.

I'm leaving Tuesday and will be gone through Sunday. I planned out quite a few restaurants and bonus yoga classes - both of which I'm excited about. One of the most advanced teachers lives in Dallas, so I'll take his class Tuesday night. He also teaches an advanced class Thursday night, but it's probably beyond my ability (unless it's backbends)- I will leave my schedule open, just in case :bigsmile: With the workshop and one class a night I will take 6.5 hours of yoga a day - good enough for anyone, I suppose.

Today - inversion class and walk.

I'm quite grateful I am able to attend this workshop.

Headstand, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

V, I am leaving tomorrow evening through next Saturday. I'll think I will still be able to check in with you all throughout the week. I have to have my pebbles!

One suitcase packed. Two more to go (one for Alex)! Yep, making a whole lot of progress! We also want to go to a prayer meeting tonight and go to church in the morning and the lunch afterwards, so we need to get a move on! Feeling noticeably better today, so that helps!
Back to work!
MM

cp005e

Made sense to me, Mary. And I agree - though I was having a conversation with a co-worker about not underselling yourself, it still seems worse to be over-confident and disappoint people (or yourself). I guess it's hard to have a totally accurate perception of yourself. Glad your feedback came back so positive, V!

Good luck packing up, MM, and have a great trip! When do you get to meet "M"? It must be very exciting.

I had a fun day today, just tooling around town with my husband. I bought some new running shoes that hopefully won't make my toes blister and bleed like they have been in my other pair (ick). They said if I only use them on a treadmill the first couple of times, I can still bring them back if they don't work out. So maybe I'll go to the gym tomorrow and give them a shot. I'm grateful that the guy at the running store was so patient and spent 45 minutes with me while I tried so many shoes on!

Safe travels, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

CP, we should meet M on Tuesday! We'll arrive Monday night and we have an appointment with the dept of education Tuesday morning. I hope after that we will get to meet her.
Having a meltdown at the moment. Trying not to cry but it's not working. I'm not scared, just feeling really overwhelmed and also sad about leaving Alex here. It'll be okay. Maybe I will get it all out of my system today and I will be okay tomorrow. Better to fall apart now than when I get on the plane. It just really didn't hit me until an hour ago that we are going. I've been overwhelmed and stressed out but I've been able to avoid it up to this point. It will be okay. A cry isn't a bad thing. I think it's pretty normal. I just wanted to get through this without falling apart.
Pulling it together boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

It's preferred to be better than you think you are than think you are better than you are. Oh, yeah, that made sense.

Makes perfect sense. And I do, from time to time, ponder the fact that it's better to be humble rather than overconfident. I know many people who have a much better developed ego vs. their skill set. Too many people.

lotusfromthemud

Bright early morning, pebbs.

I'm not sure what today will entail. Some sort of movement, but I haven't decided yet. Since all the snow/ice has melted, a walk is tempting. Or Bikram. Technically, Sunday is my new day off, but I took an unplanned day off on Friday, and I'd like to balance out for the week. I'll report back.

Also, new blog boogaloo.

MM, I wish you a safe travel, hope that you have courage in huge amounts, and can't wait to hear all about your new little girl!

CP, this may be something you already know, but I bought these cool two layer running socks a while back. They're so good at preventing blisters that I now wear them all the time. Mine are from the Running Room (not sure if they have those in the states) and they're just the store brand.

Wild card workout boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Wishing you safe travels, MM! Excitement can make me cry.

I'm pondering getting shoes with a flat sole. Reading this anatomy book about how the body should function combined with a book called Born to Run, I'm thinking that maybe our heals should not be higher than our toes. I'm most comfortable walking around the house with no shoes. I'm considering the running five fingers shoe as well. I would have to find them first. REI stocks them, but I only see men's sizes on the web.

Today is more yoga. Yesterday was tame, so I counted it as a day off. Maybe a bike ride as well. I'm very thankful for the beautiful weather.

Safe travels & exciting times, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Hi Pebbles,
I'm SOOOO nervous! LOL. I really don't even know why. It kind of come in waves. I'm actually okay at the moment but I had another crying session (shorter this time) this morning. My heart has been pounding and my tummy was not happy after I ate breakfast. I had thought about taking a homeopathic pill for anxiety and nervousness that my neighbor has taken when flying (she said she usually just goes and gets a bloody mary before getting on the plane. I imagine that would help! lol). I decided against taking the pill because I don't know how I will respond especially being on antibiotics. I did take some medicine to help my tummy though.
We are almost done packing and cleaning, and we still have about 3 hour before we have to leave to drop off Alex. I think we are going to load up and then go to the park to feed the ducks and walk around a bit.
I am still down 6.5 pounds so that's good news. At least I know my pants will fit with thermal underwear on too. Just for the fun of it I tried on my size 12 which I haven't worn in about 18 months and four weeks ago were about an inch to inch and a half from buttoning. Well, the buttoned and zipped! They were tight but they were on! I wasn't going to sit or bend over though. LOL. So that was kind of neat.
I'm doing a little work and then I come sit at the computer again. I really should finish up, but can't stay focused! Is it Tuesday yet? Can we just fast forward to meeting M? Y'all wouldn't mind fastforwarding to Tuesday would you?
Sorry it's all about me again. I promise not to be so self-absorbed when I get back! :laugh: Well, maybe the first couple of days I might be.
Me myself and I boogaloo!
MM