SPF 2: Reboot Boogaloo Week of April 5

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs,

So, I've turned into a farmer. For the past week or two, I've been waking up at or before 5 a.m. and going to bed at or before 10. It was spontaneous and weird. I seem to be getting a lot more done, as the house and city are super quiet, and I have an easier time focusing.

Also, I've lost weight since I last weighed in on March the 1st. Either it's actual weight loss, or I can owe it to the fact that I moved my weigh in farther away from my special lady time. Either way, 140s, here I come!

I've made myself some rather ambitious workout goals for the week. I'm trying to work out every day (even if it's "just" 30 minutes of cardio or a restorative yoga day) in the hope that consistency helps me. I have three double dip days, where I do a morning and an evening workout. I've been doing it on Tuesdays and enjoying it, so I'm going to add Thursday and Saturday to the mix. Today it's my first boxing class in about six weeks. Excited/nervous about it. The warm up is brutal, plyometrics, jump rope (I have to pretend, as every time I try to actually jump rope I practically strangle myself) pushups and squats in sets for about ten minutes. Pretty much if I can make it through the warmup, I'm home free.

Also, I'm aiming for no sweets until Sunday.

I feel super focused right now, so I'm trying to take advantage of it. Maybe it's all the scandinavian tidiness.

Chatty Cathy boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I'm making the same aim, V. I had way too many desserts yesterday.

Today is bike to yoga and get a walk in. Also, a lot of cooking, since I'm stuck at home while a guy works on my house. I need to find some yoga for tomorrow. I think I've picked at teacher training program, but I need to find more information about it. I also need to take one of the main teacher's class, to make sure I can put up with her. I don't know when her next session starts. She is ending a two year series next month.

I really need to clean my house soon.

Training, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Hey, Pebbs.
I'm pretty much dead on my feet today so will you all work out for me? I was going to walk today but I did not sleep well at all and then we had to get up at 6 this morning. I didn't sleep because I am still coughing a lot, and I also had anxiety attacks throughout the night, which has not happened to me in a very long time. I was so stressed out about this morning's finger printing. It took an hour and a half at the Fort Worth police dept. She took a lot more time with me and was very thorough. I can tell she does it a lot. But that doesn't mean I am more confident. She seemed concerned. Not a good sign. My ring fingers and pinky fingers don't have much of a print. I don't know why. It's not like they are the fingers I use most. I did everything I was told to do and it didn't make it any better. If my prints are this bad in my 30's what will they be like when I get old? I am usually an optimist, but this time I am trying to brace myself for the worst. I think either way it goes I'm going to cry. lol. Right now the adoption hinges on me. Not a nice feeling.
My goal for the day is to get a nap. I will also need to do some laundry and cleaning. Maybe I will go for a walk if I have time and energy. I'll check back in when I am fully awake.
Wishing DH wouldn't have forgotten to take the Easter candy to work boogaloo! (How's that for a long one?)
MM

cp005e

SPF 2, huh? I think I need more protection than that - I'll burn for sure!

I haven't posted in a couple of days because I've been feeling stupid and sorry for myself. My ankle has been bothering me for awhile when I run, and after running again on Saturday and doing some research on my symptoms, I am now convinced that I have a stress fracture. I feel stupid because I probably ramped up my training too fast and broke my own ankle. But it's hard to tell for sure - I have an appointment with my regular doctor on Friday, but she probably won't be able to tell anything without sending me to someone else. I've heard that they usually won't show up on a regular x-ray, so they'd have to do a bone scan or MRI to detect it. Even if it is "only" tendinitis, it can take a long time to heal. So I am feeling sorry for myself because I was hoping (rather optimistically, I admit) that I'd be able to do a local half-marathon on April 25, and then maybe the full in September. Now I am thinking that the April 25 run isn't likely.

So, if I'm trying to stay off my ankle, it's hard to figure out what exercise I can do. Cycling usually bothers my knees, but I guess I will give it a try. I can walk just fine, but I'm going at a slower pace right now that isn't going to do much to qualify as aerobic activity. I've heard about "pool running", so maybe I will look into that - I guess you wear some sort of belt that helps you stay vertical in the deep end and then it's supposedly just like running.

Today I guess I will do my pushups, and maybe some other strength training. And try not to eat too many of the black bean brownies I made last night.

Babying my ankle boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

SPF 2, huh? I think I need more protection than that - I'll burn for sure!

gaaaah. I'm blaming the fact that I was typing before the sun was up.:blushing:

Stress fracture? Oh no....do you have access to a pool? Because that's the only safe thing I can think of. Even biking might put pressure on it. Sorry.

lotusfromthemud

Morning, pebbs,

I have a runny nose that I'm ignoring. (oops. I just acknowledged it.) Perhaps the early summer has encouraged the pollen? Or all my spring cleaning has encouraged the dust. My husband went out and bought me a new super awesome vacuum, so I've been moving all the furniture and vacuuming around/under it. I'm a madwoman.

Today I have zumba in the a.m. and yoga in the p.m. In between, I have finals to grade. I'm trying to just bang through them as quickly as possible, as grades are due in a week. (since the students don't get them back, there's no need to write thoughtful comments on them, so they'll go faster.)

Boxing class was awesome last night. I keep hoping that he'll pair me up with a male partner so that I can hit the pads as hard as I'd like to, but he doesn't. We did a lot of "move around and chase your opponent" moves, so my calorie burn was really high (over 800 calories in 45 minutes!).

Also, I ate a cookie yesterday. Someone brought me a gluten-free cookie, so I eated it. My bad...no more until Sunday.

Zumbayoga boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Sorry about your ankle, CP. The thing with riding a bike and knees - make sure you have the right fit for your bike. We used to have a recumbent bike that would always hurt my knees. Logic says that biking should be great for the knees: no direct pressure and strengthens the quads. Logic doesn't always work though.

I think your new tag line is quite appropriate, MM :laugh:

There is so much oak pollen this year. If your car is parked for more than 12 hours, it turns a yellow-green with pollen. Austin is a great city - the plants think so too.

I didn't get that bike ride to yoga in yesterday, but I got lots of walking in. Today: bike ride to the kitty pharmacy and yoga tonight. I asked my teacher about different teacher training programs, but she didn't know anything about the different kinds. I'm going to ask another teacher this weekend.

Spring pollen, achoo.

mechanicmom

Hi,
CP, sorry about your ankle. :frown: I hope you get some relief soon and have a quick recovery!
V, I hope you aren't trying to get sick again. It seems allergies are so bad right now everywhere.
Mary, glad you liked my tag line. I washed the windows outside last week and I expected brown, even black on the paper towels, but it was green! Ew! Yeah, not liking the pollen.
So I thought I was having allergy/sinus but turns out it probably is an infection of some sort. Still not feeling great today but I did get more sleep last night.
My fingerprint rejections were the talk over the weekend wherever we went. I'm kind of getting sick of hearing about my bad prints. Hopefully this will be over soon. Should find out in the morning.
Cleaned for about 90 minutes this morning. I still have a lot more to do but I've run out of energy for the moment. I also need to get Alex to class.
I really need to get my eating under control again. Thinking about counting again for a few days so I can see just how much I really am eating. I am wearing a pair of capris that I once told myself I'd never wear again unless I was pregnant and post baby. :grumble: I also really have to quit eating when I am stressed. It's not helping.
DH forgot to take the candy again today, so I will be resisting. I think I need some cheerleading.
Needing a pep talk (or rally) boogaloo!
MM

mechanicmom

Hey pebbs,
FBI just called... she said she couldn't let us have one more sleepless night over this. My prints passed! Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! What a relief! Only took 10 sets of prints. Whoo-hoo! I feel about ten pounds lighter. Too bad it won't show in the clothes! One of the first things I thought of was :I feel like working out. LOL. But then I remembered that I am pretty sick today and it's really windy out. Rest today. Maybe do something tomorrow. Just had to share with you all.
The weight of the world has lifted!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Thank God, MM! I was beginning to think you might be a fingerprintless robot living among us. (I may be watching too many sci-fi movies lately).

Also, my faith in the FBI is restored that they called you to alleviate your anxiety. That was a kindness.

Got all my workouts in, despite sleeping almost the entire afternoon due to allergy meds. At least the medicine cleared up the sniffles, so I know it's allergies. If I get sick again, I may harm myself or others. The new yoga teacher is nice, but not as good as the one she replaced. I like a touchy-feely, adjusty walk around-y teacher, and this was a demonstrating teacher. Le sigh.

lotusfromthemud

Goals today:

Go to an appointment downtown. Go to weights class at the gym this afternoon at 6. Grade exams at the coffee house for an hour, or ten exams, whichever comes first. (probably the hour). Shop to eat at home, and then eat at home (I'm trying once again to cool it on the take-out...and concentrate on mindful rather than impulsive choices.)

Let that be enough. I might add in scrubbing the kitchen floor if I have time and energy.(note to self: if I ever get to decorate my own kitchen, do not put white tile down.)

Also, my doctor's office called, and they want me to come in for another round of "non-urgent" bloodwork. Apparently, most of my bloodwork was "substantially normal", but one (undisclosed, grr) item was a little off of normal. I would really like it if this "slightly off normal" item would explain my sloooow weight loss or maintenance at a calorie deficit. I have to wait a couple of weeks, so my goal there is to not stress. If it was major, they would have wanted to see me right away, right?

Hope you all have a productive, yet not crazed day!

Let some be enough, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Yeah for fingerprints!

I don't see why they can't tell you, V. I got a copy of my blood work just for asking - maybe they can't say over the phone? Seems ridiculous.

Today the plan is to do double yoga. I want to check out a teacher that does teacher training and see if I can put up with her. If not, I may go through a training in San Antonio.
I just got an email from someone that needs an emergency sub. I'm not sure if the guy working on my house will be gone by then, so I guess I don't have to answer it. Feel bad for her though.

I also really need to get the house cleaned today. It's filthy.

Double yoga, boogaloo!

cp005e

Yay, MM! Glad they finally caught you.

I am going to try to go swimming, or pool running, or something tonight. My eating has been terrible this week, so I definitely need some cardio in my life. Dance class was OK last, but I could tell my ankle was still a bit sensitive. Sigh. We got to practice balancing a real sword, though, instead of just the plate! That was fun - until someone broke their plate.

I've been making a little progress on cleaning up - mostly laundry, though. I still need to get rid of a lot of stuff.

Itchy eyes, boogaloo.

mechanicmom

Hi ladies,
V, I would think if things were serious - even moderately serious - with your blood work they would have called you in. It may be something that needs some tweaking. Don't fret. Two weeks is a long time to wait though. Good patience builder. And the FBI people have been very apologetic and helpful through this whole thing. I got my last rejection letters today. I hope to get my acceptance letters tomorrow or Friday.
Mary and CP, I will join you in the cleaning department. I am getting the basics done around the house but I need to dig a little deeper and get rid of the clutter. We use a lot of the same things everyday, but when we use something out of the ordinary it doesn't get put away. It gets put on a catch-all and just sits there for days. That's what we have a problem with.
I am feeling better today. Still sick but not as much. Honestly I feel like this sickness worsened, especially yesterday, because of heaviness of heart. Since the fingerprints passed I feel revived (almost!) and lighter today.
Still no work out and I'm not eating better yet. I need to have a plan. I don't have one. My only plan is to go walking/running Saturday morning. And to clean the house this afternoon. DH's birthday is on Saturday. We are going to a friend's house for dinner and possibly cake. And he forgot to take the darn Easter candy again! I may just have to throw it away.
We've been asked to take care of a 13 year old and a 2 year old starting next Tuesday for 10 days. Oi. It would be good practice for me, but do I really want to do that? I need to try to give them an answer today or by tomorrow at the latest. They are sweet kids and I am not worried about them. I worry about how Alex and I will handle it. lol
Alex is begging me to play car with him, so I'd better do that and then get cleaning. I have a lot to do before church tonight.
I love relief boogaloo!
MM

Bobbie145

Hi, everyone! Congratulations MM! So glad your fingerprints finally passed. Yeah!!!:drinker:

Went inactive at the Y for a while. I can activate again whenever I want, and I won't have to pay a new member fee. I will try it on my own for a while and see what happens.

Went to the doctor today and told him about my "fatigue". He is actually my husband's doctor. Couldn't get a decent appointment with my own doctor until next month, and then I would have had to have gone to a different location to get bloodwork done. I'm canceling that appointment tomorrow. Anyway, my husband's doctor is awesome! We have already done complete bloodwork including all kinds of stuff I've been wondering about. I can't wait for the results to be in and see what he can do for me. He was very encouraging. I've wondered before if doctors who are women sometimes don't take the "I'm tired" complaint seriously enough because they are tired, too, and haven't been able to do anything about it. I go back in two weeks. I need to have enough energy to do the exercising that gives me energy. I know you all know exactly what I mean!

Beautiful weather in Savannah, GA this week.

New doctor, boogaloo!!


Bobbie

yoginimary

Good to see you, Bobbie - hope you find your energy soon.

Today and friend and I are going to my favorite state park: Enchanted Rock. It's a pink granite dome (kind of a salmon color, really - same stuff the Texas capitol is made out of). I like rocks, and I haven't been in a long time. Should be lots of fun. Get to wear the shoes! And the weather is going to be perfect - high of 72!

Double yoga was great yesterday. The teacher I was trying out does a teacher training program. She's very nice, but I could see her getting on my nerves. She lacks certainty, and that would drive me bonkers if I was trying to get an answer from her.

Rock walking, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Good morning ladies.
Bobbie, I'm glad you found a good doctor. Those are hard to come by nowadays. I hope you find out why you are fatigued soon. I'd like to go get checked out some time and find out why I am so tired. It will have to wait.
How is everyone else? CP, how's your ankle? V, how are you feeling today? Mary, how was yoga yesterday?

We had a bit of a rough evening. Alex threw up at dinner. The only other time he has done that was 2 years ago at Disney World before we knew he couldn't have wheat or dairy. )That is the one reason I never wanted to have kids. lol! But the baby bug won out.) He slept all night, and surprisingly I slept really well too. He's back to talking this morning, mostly telling me what time it is every minute the clock changes. Last evening during the sick hours he said, "Hey, I think the clock says it's 9:50." It never stops with him. lol So I hope we are in the clear.

Jillian Michaels said something on BL that got me to thinking I should try to give this weight loss thing another try. She said "Two days a week eat low calorie, three days eat moderate calorie, and splurge a little on the weekend." I might be able to do that. I'm trying to figure out if "low calorie" would be 1200, or if really that's too low. Maybe 1300, then 1500, then 2000? Maybe the 1300 to 1500 isn't a big enough difference. Anyway it's something for me to think about. I really hate counting but I might give it a shot again until I get used to knowing how much food is how many calories.

My goals this week (starting today since I am going to try to go to the store): log cals :noway: , less wheat and dairy intake, fewer sweets, and exercise. Saturday is a splurge day. Dinner at a friends and DH's birthday. Sunday we usually eat out so I will have to be careful that day. The other days will be easier I think.

Sorry for the long posts lately. Been kind of chatty. Should receive my fingerprint acceptance letter today! We will get those stamped by the government and a few other papers stamped by the state and we'll be done with the paperwork! Yay!

My novel for the day boogaloo!
MM

lotusfromthemud

Hi pebbs,

Just got back from another soul-crushing staff meeting. The future of arts education lies with the bean counters, and I'm ready to just go teach literacy in the inner city...anywhere where I'm allowed to actually teach and make a difference. I'm not interested in having a businessman question my productivity. Blergh.

Anyways, today is spin at 6. Other than that, it's frantic paper marking (get this, my grades were supposed to be done yesterday! Yep, they wrote the exam on Monday, and they were supposed to be graded...100 essay exams...by yesterday.) Not. going. to. happen.

Keeping my spirits up despite the bs, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hi again.
I'm having a really bad day. Like really bad.
We got an email from our agency director. M's grandmother, who has had nothing to do with M for at least the last 2 years, does not want us to adopt her. The judge gave her 30 days to become guardian or the adoption will go through. She's 75 years old and does not want to adopt M but does not want her to be adopted out either. The guy in Russia who is taking care of everything for us over there is going to the dept of education on Tuesday to push them for another child referral for us. I am not sure that he is confident about M coming home to us anymore. I am at a loss. I feel like I was expecting and just found out that the baby might not make it. Been there 3 times before. I didn't want to experience that feeling again. DH said he doesn't know if he wants to even try again if this falls through. We have had confirmation and promises made to us over and over again concerning M. I am trying to hang on to those.
I am logging my food, and it's been all carbs and sugar. Oh well. Seems so...unimportant today.
Sad that DH took chocolate to work today boogaloo. Kidding...sort of. Chocolate isn't even going to remedy this.
MM

cp005e

Rough day all around, huh? Add me to the club. The things I've been dreading at work are looking more and more likely - and if so, it's the sort of thing that makes me want to find some sort of crazy early retirement for myself. I love what I do, and I work really hard at doing it really well for the benefit of everybody I interact with. I don't want people who don't understand that messing with my life for forty-plus hours a week... It makes me think of good ol' Utah Phillips: "But if it's true that the only real life I had was the life of my brain, what sense does it make to hand that brain to someone for eight hours a day, for their particular use, on the presumption that at the end of the day they will give it back in an unmutilated condition? Fat chance!"

Sigh.

MM, I am so so sorry that just as you clear one hurdle another one gets put in your path. I hope that sanity prevails for your and M's sake.
V, I am so right there with ya.
Mary, I hope you had a great time. That reminds me of a park I really like in Missouri called Elephant Rocks - lots of big pink granite boulders that are great for climbing all over.
Bobbie, nice to see you! I'm glad you found a good doctor. I like mine, but I think I need to find a new one just because she's not very available. I hate going to the doctor because I never feel like they actually help.

And speaking of that, my appointment is tomorrow. I am beginning to lean back towards thinking it is tendinitis than a stress fracture.I was poking and prodding my ankle yesterday after my pool workout, and couldn't find a tender spot - then I stretched my calf for a minute because it seemed tight, and poked again - ouch! on the inside of my leg just above the ankle again. I managed a walk today and it was pretty much ok, but I felt some burning afterwards. So, we'll see.

I am still exceptionally grateful for my husband and my family and my cats and my friends. All this work stuff is minor in the big picture, I know that. I just have to focus on the positive.

Focus on the positive, boogaloo. :flowerforyou:

yoginimary

:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

Sorry about all the mess you guys are dealing with.

We had a great day walking around yesterday. Too bad the rock isn't shaded, then it would be perfect. I was exhausted by the end of the day - too much sun, I think. The shoes were perfect - they were originally created for rock climbing; I had no problem walking up the rock. We are going to go to another park next week, if the weather holds.

Today: teach yoga and something else. I'm going to try to get to the gym early to do a little elliptical. I might take it a little easy today - tomorrow I have 3 yoga classes in the morning then hard yoga teacher has a class tomorrow afternoon.

Rock walking, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Trying to re-focus, but feel just all full up of negativity.:grumble: Boo to it.

I read an article recently that said that the current "positivity at all costs" movement actually increases a lot of people's stress, as it creates pressure to be shiny-happy all the time, even if things are bad. Sometimes we're stressed out and cranky, and that's healthier than trying to force ourselves into perkiness. I've become a believer that I need to allow myself to feel these negative emotions before I let them go. We've even named this technique in my house...we call it a "positive mope", positive because it gives you time to let the negativity go. So, today, I'm sort of having a "positive mope." Although I've had a fairly productive morning, I'm still in my sweats and just puttering around the house, with no energy to deal with the outside world yet. They're all pretty minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things, but they've just built up a bit...I'm troubled that I'm this jaded and I haven't even gotten a "real job" in my field yet. Just sort of questioning everything...still grateful for my blessings, but cranky about a few things...I'm pretty sure you guys know what I mean.

It was my scheduled non-workout day, so I'm just taking it easy. I don't think I could handle one more thing today. It doesn't help that the weather is gray...or maybe it's just perfect for what I have on my schedule (moping and continuing little cleaning projects). My big goal is to put on clothes and walk to the bank and make a deposit.

Outside world, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Hey,
I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade but things just got worse concerning the adoption. You all may have read the article about the mom who sent her 8 year old adopted son back to Russia on a plane...by himself. She said he was violent and returned him. He said his "mom" was mean and she pulled his hair a lot. Well, looks like they are trying to freeze all Russian adoptions. The US has never made an agreement with Russia concerning this but the article said this was the last straw and the US and Russia are meeting about it. I don't understand. That's really all I can say. We're all in shock and heartbroken. The agency director said Andrei hopes to get answers when he goes to the Dept. of Education on Tuesday. I don't know what's going to happen. I'm trying not to dwell on it and really trying to do what's before me and just pray a lot. I really don't feel like seeing people or talking about it because I don't have answers and I'm really too hurt to discuss it. In person anyway.
On a bright note, I worked for two hours on the house and it's clean. Well, mostly. Still a little bit to do. It hasn't been this clean in awhile so its nice.
Mary, your hiking trip gave me the itch to go. I'm going to see if we can do something tomorrow. We are hoping to go to Arkansas again for our anniversary. I loved it there! I hope we can find someone to watch Alex for a couple of days.
V, I am not surprised about the "positivity at all costs" movement stressing people out. They are positive and confess positive things and then it doesn't happen. What happens to that person? They lose faith. They are traumatized and disappointed. "If you just try harder" doesn't always work. I do not believe being a pessimist is good either. Like my husband says about pretty much everything, "All things in moderation."
I'm going to get lunch and try to stay busy. It helps me not to get depressed. Maybe I'll put in a movie I can get lost in so I can leave this world for a bit. Ha ha.
Dazed and confused boogaloo.
MM

lotusfromthemud

Having crossed off "mope for a day in your sweats" off my to do list, today I'm doing a back-to-back at the gym...it's been a long time since I've done one, so I'm a bit nervous.

I'm doing a 9 am spin followed by the 10 o clock yoga/pilates. I just hope the yoga/pilates doesn't involve frog squats. Why do all instructors love squats so very, very much?

After that, it's off to the coffee house for some latte-fueled marking. I have a crazy idea I can get through the final 24 in one sitting. It might not happen. My boss told me that a few years ago, he had a TA just give everyone an "A" on the final. Not cool, but I have a glimmer of understanding for that. The time pressure to grade these is out of control, and it's weird to still feel compelled to provide feedback, even though the students will most likely never see the things again.

Anyways, I hope you all have some sunshine and some deep breathing and some good news today!

Back to back boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

ps, Mary those are exactly the vibrams I bought. Now I want to go find some rocks to climb around on, because that looks super-fun. I think we're rock-loving sisters.

yoginimary

Hey, V, we're up at the same time - even if a time zone apart.

Today is yoga day - 3 in the morning followed by hard teacher in the afternoon. I talked to the person running the yoga teacher training program in San Antonio, and I'm beginning to get excited. I need to go down there and take her and her co-teacher's classes. I'll need to spend the night in SA because the co-teacher's only class is at 8:30am on a Sunday. Training classes start at the much more reasonable 11am Sat or 10am Sun.

Lots o' yoga, boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Good morning,
I went for my walk/run this morning. It wasn't very long, but at least I got something in. Today is DH's birthday. We have had three sets of plans, all of which have been changed so I have no idea what we are doing. We're trying to make plans to go have dinner with friends. We are realizing it's better for us to be with people right now.
I guess that's it.
Happy Saturday.
MM

lotusfromthemud

Happy Sunday, pebbs...

Today is restorative yoga and then the rest of my grading.

I still have 8 to go, but only 8! Hooray! I'll actually get to send my grades out tomorrow and be done with the year...then it's focusing on my own work for the next few weeks and waiting for the call to see if I'm teaching this summer. I actually hope that I'm not. I could use the break to remind myself that I am in school and want to graduate (eventually).

I also have a small cleaning project on my list, but not much else. Looks like the sun is out again, so hooray.

Hope you all have a balanced day, and the world is gentle with you.

Hooray for sunshine, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

yoginimary

I decided to be a true yogi yesterday and skip the hard class. I just wasn't up to it, and my hamstring was bothering me. I went for a walk instead. I will go to the 3 hour class next Saturday and try to get my butt out of bed early enough on Wednesday to go to the other class. Oh, and gelato happened yesterday. I didn't eat it all, but still.

Today the plan is to do some errands on the bike. I have a friend's 40th birthday party tonight. Wow - I remember when my mom turned 40. My husband is turning 40 this year too. Unbelievable.
Also - a little private yoga this afternoon.

Turning 40, boogaloo.

lotusfromthemud

OK, I have to vent. In yoga this am, there were two women who not only giggled during the meditation at the end of class, but then proceeded to put on their (clunky, clip cloppy wood soled) shoes, roll up their mats and leave in a noisy fashion....I mean...it is Yoga after all, and I think that meditation should perhaps be expected. They couldn't wait five minutes and be respectful of others? Seriously? It sucked me right out of my happy place. i need that meditation...and frankly, with their attitude...they just might need it more than I do. I have a word for what I think of them, but I cannot say it, because I am a lady. (my grandma used to say that, and it always sounds worse than the actual word I might call someone.)

This is after four ladies in the back row of spin class talked through the entire class yesterday. Really? If you want to talk, go get coffee...if you come to the gym and you're not working hard enough that you can't jabberjaws your way through class...you're wasting everybody's time.

Also, there's a workman putting up a new sign on the storefront downstairs (about six inches from my window) and he's smoking. I've asked him to please not smoke four times in the past two days, as he might as well be smoking in my living room.

Bleeaaaaarrrrrrrgh! I would take a deep breath, but I would choke.

I think that god is trying to teach me that the world doesn't always follow my rules. But still, I believe in manners, and respecting others.

Major harshing of my mellow. I have caffienated, and will now clean my house in a fit of pique. :grumble:

mechanicmom

Hi Ladies,
Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Mine just got a little crazier. We got a call from New York, from NBC! They want to interview us about the adoption! How crazy is that! The lady said they don't have a crew available today but might later in the week. She said she is passing our info over to the Today Show also! Wow! It could all be nothing but it could all be something! They already interviewed a couple in TN that has successfully adopted two and who are doing very well. Now they want someone in the process. Wow. I feel honored. They found out about us from Facebook. DH put a fan page on there for our adoption. Just crazy! LOL.
Sorry, I know this isn't an adoption forum.
Exercise? Um, not any yet today, but I may have to go walk/run just to get my nerves calmed down. I haven't had time to log this weekend so I will try again tomorrow. Before the weekend I lost a pound, so maybe I was on the right track. I would like to walk/run for consistently, so I may have to try to do it in the evenings. Usually if I don't get it done in the morning I lose motivation. But I might try. Our evenings are usually crazy anyway.
I guess that's it for now. I will check in again soon.
MM