January ETL - Nutritarian New Year!
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HI All,
Karie: winter is tough. So cold and our bodies crave fuel to help keep us warm. I always eat less in the summer. Hang in there. Your plan to get back on track seems sound.
Mahini: yeah for you to take time for yourself. Maybe if you do your boss will finally hire another worker.
Today is my last full day. Plan on going to the beach then to the gym again. Fly home tomorrow night. Can't say that I am ready. So little stress down here.
My last work project is finally coming to an end. Have 2 more days devoted to it and it will be completed. Yeah! No more projects for awhile, I am going to concentrate on myself again for awhile.
Going to make the Vegetable shepherds pie for dinner. One of my favorites.
big salad for lunch
1 to 1/2 hour workout again today.
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Hi all, happy Monday! It's supposedly Blue Monday but doesn't feel that bad? Haha.
Terri, hope you've soaked up lots of sun to hold you over until the next time you get to warm weather. Great job with all the veggies. It's tough that the sweet tooth never goes away! I am trying to just "crowd out" the bad stuff but eating so much good stuff though. It's been helping.
Karrie, great job on the treadmill. Glad you are doing better! I think the idea about short juice goals is such a great idea... I find those kind of short goals so motivating for myself because they seem more attainable too! I think I'll brainstorm some short-term goals for myself now.
Jean, horrible horrible horrible about the flu!! That is awful. Do you find you usually are sick more often or less often being in an area with lots of people getting sick? I hope you feel better today, glad you're taking it easy!
Mihani, the cupcakes were SO good!!!! I am such a sucker for chocolate too. I even made cookies and cream icing. Sigh. Oh well, on to a healthy start back today. Glad you got a day at your house without work too! How is 30DS this go-around going for you?
Yesterday I tried out my slow cooker for the first time. I attempted a vegan minestrone soup with lots of veggies. Speaking of problems with recipes... I didn't read the whole thing first! I just presumed you put all ingredients in the cooker for 6 hours and left it. It wasn't until I got to the bottom of the list that it said to add canned beans, pasta, and spinach at the end. Ugh.... disaster! My shell pasta was SO bloated and mushy, my white beans turned pink from the tomatoes, and the spinach is non-existent lol. Seems like such a waste... I'm still eating it, but I know it could have been so much better!!0 -
I did that exact thing recently. I was so mad at myself!Hi all, happy Monday! It's supposedly Blue Monday but doesn't feel that bad? Haha.
Terri, hope you've soaked up lots of sun to hold you over until the next time you get to warm weather. Great job with all the veggies. It's tough that the sweet tooth never goes away! I am trying to just "crowd out" the bad stuff but eating so much good stuff though. It's been helping.
Karrie, great job on the treadmill. Glad you are doing better! I think the idea about short juice goals is such a great idea... I find those kind of short goals so motivating for myself because they seem more attainable too! I think I'll brainstorm some short-term goals for myself now.
Jean, horrible horrible horrible about the flu!! That is awful. Do you find you usually are sick more often or less often being in an area with lots of people getting sick? I hope you feel better today, glad you're taking it easy!
Mihani, the cupcakes were SO good!!!! I am such a sucker for chocolate too. I even made cookies and cream icing. Sigh. Oh well, on to a healthy start back today. Glad you got a day at your house without work too! How is 30DS this go-around going for you?
Yesterday I tried out my slow cooker for the first time. I attempted a vegan minestrone soup with lots of veggies. Speaking of problems with recipes... I didn't read the whole thing first! I just presumed you put all ingredients in the cooker for 6 hours and left it. It wasn't until I got to the bottom of the list that it said to add canned beans, pasta, and spinach at the end. Ugh.... disaster! My shell pasta was SO bloated and mushy, my white beans turned pink from the tomatoes, and the spinach is non-existent lol. Seems like such a waste... I'm still eating it, but I know it could have been so much better!!
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »whats_her_name wrote: »oh, I'm also still waiting for my fitbit to arrive. I'm hoping it gives me that little push I need motivation-wise. I like the idea of everything it can track for me. Looking foward to playing with it!!
Let me know when you get it!
You bet I will!!!
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Karrie, great job on the treadmill! I’m glad you’re being cautious about increasing speed and incline too quickly. The juicing plan sounds great.
Jean glad your bug didn’t last too long. I think you’re right that I just have to make myself take a weekend day for myself. It’s not good for me mentally or physically to be in the office 7 days a week. It’s not that my boss “makes” me work weekends, it’s just the only way I seem to stay halfway on top of things.
Terri, enjoy that last day of sunshine and warmth! Glad to hear that things are going to lighten up a bit for you at work.
Lia, I’d never heard of Blue Monday so I looked it up. Oddly, today the temps got up into the 40’s and the sun was shining, so I felt pretty happy about that despite not feeling well. I didn’t do 30DS Friday or Saturday, but I got it done yesterday. I figured if I let it go 3 days I was sunk. Too bad about your slow cooker recipe! It’s probably still pretty good though.
Sabine, how goes no wine Monday?
I have felt kind of blah all day today. I had a headache and felt kind of woozy this morning. Went back to bed for a bit before leaving for work. And my stomach was a tad upset. I just baked some potatoes to eat this week and going to have one, figured that would be easy on my stomach, and then I’m going to go to bed super early. I’m sort of thinking it’s just sinuses which sometimes affects my ears and messes with my equilibrium. So no workout tonight.
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Heh. So far so good on no wine monday! Going to have some licorice tea tonight instead.Karrie, great job on the treadmill! I’m glad you’re being cautious about increasing speed and incline too quickly. The juicing plan sounds great.
Jean glad your bug didn’t last too long. I think you’re right that I just have to make myself take a weekend day for myself. It’s not good for me mentally or physically to be in the office 7 days a week. It’s not that my boss “makes” me work weekends, it’s just the only way I seem to stay halfway on top of things.
Terri, enjoy that last day of sunshine and warmth! Glad to hear that things are going to lighten up a bit for you at work.
Lia, I’d never heard of Blue Monday so I looked it up. Oddly, today the temps got up into the 40’s and the sun was shining, so I felt pretty happy about that despite not feeling well. I didn’t do 30DS Friday or Saturday, but I got it done yesterday. I figured if I let it go 3 days I was sunk. Too bad about your slow cooker recipe! It’s probably still pretty good though.
Sabine, how goes no wine Monday?
I have felt kind of blah all day today. I had a headache and felt kind of woozy this morning. Went back to bed for a bit before leaving for work. And my stomach was a tad upset. I just baked some potatoes to eat this week and going to have one, figured that would be easy on my stomach, and then I’m going to go to bed super early. I’m sort of thinking it’s just sinuses which sometimes affects my ears and messes with my equilibrium. So no workout tonight.
A baked potato should be good for your woozy. Maybe a humidifier too?0 -
Made a vegetarian version of this tonight: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-bean-and-chicken-chili-recipe.html
I served it over hubs' mom's brown rice mixture (adzuki beans etc are part of it. With a little chipotle tabasco it turned out really well!!
It's tasty!
Hubs made a fabulous squash soup. We should be set for a few meals!.0 -
Bad sleep last night - so I couldn't drag my butt outta bed at 5 this morning when my alarm went off. Workout missed. (boo). So I guess I will have to do it tonight after I feed my family. (which actually might be a great idea since it's day 1 of juicing, so I can avoid watching them eat).
Speaking of juicing, my lunch juice is making me nervous. It's red peppers, apples, kale, green onions, tomatoes, celery, lemon and lime. I don't know if I've missed any ingredients or not - I left the recipe at home... I've never made any juice with onions before! But it did smell pretty good while it was going through the juicer, so I'm trying to think of it as a soup and I'm hoping that it tastes as good as it smells...
Sabine, your supper sounds delish! Thanks for the link; might have to try that one.
Lia, I'd love to hear what you came up with for your short-term goals!
Mihani, I hope you're feeling more yourself today. Take it easy!!
Terri, I am so jealous of your beach time!! I hope you had a great trip.
Alright. That's all we have time for today, folks! Have a good one!0 -
Eating has been going well. We made a vegetable soup and Thai Braised Kale and Tofu, which is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the babies got my husband and I sick, so I've had a fever for the last two days. If I get better at the same rate they do, then I should be able to go to work tomorrow. *fingers crossed* I also learned that being sore from a workout plus being achy from a virus is a very unpleasant combination. I advise against it.
Also if anyone wants to be my friend on MFP, I would love to have some ETL friends
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whats_her_name wrote: »Bad sleep last night - so I couldn't drag my butt outta bed at 5 this morning when my alarm went off. Workout missed. (boo). So I guess I will have to do it tonight after I feed my family. (which actually might be a great idea since it's day 1 of juicing, so I can avoid watching them eat).
Speaking of juicing, my lunch juice is making me nervous. It's red peppers, apples, kale, green onions, tomatoes, celery, lemon and lime. I don't know if I've missed any ingredients or not - I left the recipe at home... I've never made any juice with onions before! But it did smell pretty good while it was going through the juicer, so I'm trying to think of it as a soup and I'm hoping that it tastes as good as it smells...
Sabine, your supper sounds delish! Thanks for the link; might have to try that one.
Lia, I'd love to hear what you came up with for your short-term goals!
Mihani, I hope you're feeling more yourself today. Take it easy!!
Terri, I am so jealous of your beach time!! I hope you had a great trip.
Alright. That's all we have time for today, folks! Have a good one!
funny you should say that, I added onion to mine to complete the g-bomb. It was pretty good! In a weird way.0 -
Eating has been going well. We made a vegetable soup and Thai Braised Kale and Tofu, which is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the babies got my husband and I sick, so I've had a fever for the last two days. If I get better at the same rate they do, then I should be able to go to work tomorrow. *fingers crossed* I also learned that being sore from a workout plus being achy from a virus is a very unpleasant combination. I advise against it.
Also if anyone wants to be my friend on MFP, I would love to have some ETL friends
Hi JCN, glad to hear things are still going well. I have been feeling a bit under the weather myself the past few days. Hope you all are feeling better soon. I'll shoot you a friend request.0 -
Everyone’s food sounds so good. I am still feeling pretty blah today. The headache seems to be mostly gone though, and my stomach seems a bit better. I hope I’ll be back to myself by tomorrow. Going to make it another early to bed night.0
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My onion juice was actually really very good. I'll make it again for sure. My DH is feeling sick and went to bed right after supper. So I had to take my son to hockey. No treadmill for me tonight as I still have a mountain of dishes waiting for me at home. Not to mention the kids' homework, snack time and bedtime. Sheesh, what a long day...0
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whats_her_name wrote: »My onion juice was actually really very good. I'll make it again for sure. My DH is feeling sick and went to bed right after supper. So I had to take my son to hockey. No treadmill for me tonight as I still have a mountain of dishes waiting for me at home. Not to mention the kids' homework, snack time and bedtime. Sheesh, what a long day...
Glad the onion was good and hope you weren't up too late!0 -
HI All,
Sorry to hear everyone is feeling sick. Feel better soon. It seems like everyone I know has been sick since New years.
I am back at home. Today it is back to work but only for 3/4 day. Not so bad.
Goal for today is to make a dinner plan for the rest of the week. Day off today from the gym and plan on working out the rest of the week.
Everyone have a great day
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My DD was being a bit of an overtired drama queen, so it was close to 11 when I finally went to sleep. Long, long day. And then both my kids ended up in our bed, so I started getting crowded out (and woken up) by 3am. So I didn't get up with my alarm today, either.
Tonight isn't going to be any better - the kids both have activities tonight and the DH has a retirement party, so I'm on my own... With both me and my daughter being overtired. Should be fun...
On the bright side, I am down a WHOPPING 4 lbs this morning!!! Of course, still up overall (quite a bit), so I can't get too excited about that until I get back to my weight from last Oct. But still, it feels good and let's me feel like maybe I can rock this round of juicing (last night I had my doubts - I was pretty hungry).
Trying another new (and scary) juice for lunch today - made with half a head of green cabbage... I can't even remember the other ingredients right now! I'm crossing my fingers that it's tasty...
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Hi all
Sorry to hear that so many of you are feeling under the weather. For some reason, I'm still scraping by, although it does seem like absolutely everyone has been sick with something! Knock on wood for me...
Karrie, awesome re the loss!! Boo re the sleep... hope you can catch up a bit tonight. Sounds like one of those crazy weeks!
Terri, welcome back to the cold! Misery loves company, hehe I find the meal plans are helping me big time!!
Mihani, I used your idea this week!! I made a big salad with tomatoes, avocado, red pepper, black soy beans, brown rice, and a homemade burrito sauce (adobo, chipotle pepper, coconut yogurt, lime juice, cumin). It was yummy and a great way to work in beans with salad. Thanks again for your suggestion/inspiration!
Sabine, ahh I'm glad I'm not the only one to have done that!! How is your week going?
JCN, will add you right now!!
Feel better guys. Maybe everyone get a nice long sleep tonight! I'm sleepy today but having a busy work day.
PS I ordered Focus T25 and am excited to start that! I wasn't a huge fan of 30DS but I like the reviews for T25 and the sound of an upbeat cardio/strength dvd. It's a similar premise - 25 minutes a day for 5 days a week. I think it's doable and I'm excited for something different!0 -
what's_her_name, that sounds exhausting. I was hoping that things would get a little more relaxed with older kids. Hopefully you get some rest tonight.
Lia, let me know how Focus T25 is. I was thinking of getting that, but I'm really just looking for a good workout for the weekends. During the week I workout at our office gym, and I do the aerobic and strength training classes there.
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Darn it, lost my post. I am feeling better today. I never felt totally sick like I had to stay in bed, just queasy and a headache for several days. I have it in my head that it is Friday and no matter how many times I tell myself that it's Thursday some part of my brain refuses to believe.
Lia, stumbled across a salad dressing that uses chickpeas on Dreena Burton's site. Maybe another way to get some beans in your salads. plantpoweredkitchen.com/recipe-page/?recipe_id=6066668
I just signed up for a 6 week Tai Chi class. I took it some years ago but didn't stay up on it and I don't remember much. It starts mid-February and I can't wait!
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The family wanted "chain food" last night, so we went out to a restaurant. I had a caesar, and a small entree (which I ate half of, brought half home). BOY can I feel the difference. Always so fascinating. What I'm working through is WHAT, exactly, makes the difference. I started having hot flashes DURING dinner. And they continued through the night. fascinating.0
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Ooh, that chickpea dressing sounds like a great idea - I think I'll try that when I'm eating again.
Glad you're feeling better Mihani - it always sucks when you're not feeling 100%.
Sabine, that is really interesting - do you think it's salt or something like that? I'm trying to think what could be different about the food you ordered vs. what you would make yourself at home....
Today is day 3 of juicing and I am down 6 lbs. Yay!! But I am ashamed to admit that I still need to lose 16 more to be as low as I was last fall. There. It's out there. I'm a dummy...
I am happy to report that my kids went to bed easily last night, and I went to bed immediately after them. I think I was asleep within seconds. And with my sweater on, too. Didn't wake up at all until 4, then saw the clock and went <<yes!!>> then went back to sleep until 6:20. And when I got up, there were no kids in the bed!! Can't remember the last time I could say that... So today I think we are all well rested, and tonight is a nice, relaxing night at home - getting caught up on homework and my knitting. I might be able to wear my new handmade socks to work tomorrow!
Today's breakfast juice was a red pepper & carrot drink. Can't remember what else was in there, but it was pretty darn tasty. I'll be making that one again too. My other 2 juices today are old standbys - favorites of mine from my last round of juicing. (Yes, I only make 3 juices each day, but I make 5 servings all together, so I'm getting enough - don't worry...)
Alright, gotta get to it. Have a wonderful day and I hope everyone's night is as relaxing as mine will be (I'm REALLY looking forward to it!!)
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I think my Fitbit is here! I have to go pick it up at lunch, and then get it charged up this afternoon!!! I'm so excited!!0
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Time Warner finally cane and hooked up our internet today. I feel like I am just crawling out of a cave, lol. I used my iPhone to log a few times, but I had to use roaming data for internet so I haven't been on the forums since before we moved.
The weather here is amazing and we have been able to hike all but about 2 days since we arrived. There are several good trails around so it will probably keep us in new hikes for at least a few weeks
The produce has been good overall, but it's a bit tricky to get berries that aren't overripe, so my first priority for balcony plants is going to be a potted strawberry bush, I think. I'd love to grow avocado, but even the dwarf trees are 10-15 feet high, so that's not going to work.
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Good question. It *could* be salt. I need more data points, but don't want them. ha.whats_her_name wrote: »Ooh, that chickpea dressing sounds like a great idea - I think I'll try that when I'm eating again.
Glad you're feeling better Mihani - it always sucks when you're not feeling 100%.
Sabine, that is really interesting - do you think it's salt or something like that? I'm trying to think what could be different about the food you ordered vs. what you would make yourself at home....
Today is day 3 of juicing and I am down 6 lbs. Yay!! But I am ashamed to admit that I still need to lose 16 more to be as low as I was last fall. There. It's out there. I'm a dummy...
I am happy to report that my kids went to bed easily last night, and I went to bed immediately after them. I think I was asleep within seconds. And with my sweater on, too. Didn't wake up at all until 4, then saw the clock and went <<yes!!>> then went back to sleep until 6:20. And when I got up, there were no kids in the bed!! Can't remember the last time I could say that... So today I think we are all well rested, and tonight is a nice, relaxing night at home - getting caught up on homework and my knitting. I might be able to wear my new handmade socks to work tomorrow!
Today's breakfast juice was a red pepper & carrot drink. Can't remember what else was in there, but it was pretty darn tasty. I'll be making that one again too. My other 2 juices today are old standbys - favorites of mine from my last round of juicing. (Yes, I only make 3 juices each day, but I make 5 servings all together, so I'm getting enough - don't worry...)
Alright, gotta get to it. Have a wonderful day and I hope everyone's night is as relaxing as mine will be (I'm REALLY looking forward to it!!)
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Welcome back peas! Happy hiking!! I'm growing 2 avocado trees right now, but I've read they take 7 years to bear fruit. We'll see. We're working on year 1 here...
I finished my first pair of knitted socks last night and have been wearing them ever since! Customized to just my size, they hug my feet and feel so comfy! I can hardly wait to make more! And it doesn't matter how much weight I lose, the socks will still fit!
My fitbit did arrive yesterday; it's a fun little gadget. And Mihani, you're right - it does feel a little judgy - It actually made me get on the treadmill and do my workout last night so I would get my 10,000 steps for the day. (Yes, I set the goal a bit high - but maybe that'll get me on the treadmill EVERY day!!). It also recorded that I only got 6 hours and 34 minutes of sleep last night. I have to try to do better there... I think judgy is just what I need right now...
Also, this morning is day 4 of juicing. After 3 days, I'm down exactly 7 lbs. Yay! Going strong, too. I'm definitely in for another 3 days. Wash, rinse, repeat! 0 -
Eating has been going well. We made a vegetable soup and Thai Braised Kale and Tofu, which is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the babies got my husband and I sick, so I've had a fever for the last two days. If I get better at the same rate they do, then I should be able to go to work tomorrow. *fingers crossed* I also learned that being sore from a workout plus being achy from a virus is a very unpleasant combination. I advise against it.
Also if anyone wants to be my friend on MFP, I would love to have some ETL friends
Hopefully you are feeling better by now! My viral thing came on like a bus, the fever lasted 2+ days, but then dissipated quickly. But the morning it came on, well...I had done the toughest workout from Kettlebell Kickboxing Scorcher Series the night before, and I had a hard time figuring out just what I was hurting from! And that went on for several days, I am pretty sure most of my aches and pains were from the flu but the deep glute soreness I expect was from the KB. Not really a great combination, I agree!
Lia and JCN...I have T25, I love Shaun T! But, I haven't done the set as a set...It came out shortly after I was done with chemo and it was of course way too hard for me then but I had illusions of grandeur....I overestimated where I needed to start with fitness for a looooong time, lol! Since then, I have done pieces of it but have gotten distracted by doing other things and have never gone back to try to do the whole thing. I do like the bits I have done. There is a modifier, although some of the modifications are pretty boring, and I found myself at times needing to uplevel the modifier but not yet be ready for the full move. Easily enough done, to uplevel.
I am going to do a little "tougher" workout today, then go back to work tomorrow for the first time since being sick....I am guessing it will be exhausting...I will get back to that Scorcher Series on Monday.0 -
whats_her_name wrote: »Welcome back peas! Happy hiking!! I'm growing 2 avocado trees right now, but I've read they take 7 years to bear fruit. We'll see. We're working on year 1 here...
I finished my first pair of knitted socks last night and have been wearing them ever since! Customized to just my size, they hug my feet and feel so comfy! I can hardly wait to make more! And it doesn't matter how much weight I lose, the socks will still fit!
My fitbit did arrive yesterday; it's a fun little gadget. And Mihani, you're right - it does feel a little judgy - It actually made me get on the treadmill and do my workout last night so I would get my 10,000 steps for the day. (Yes, I set the goal a bit high - but maybe that'll get me on the treadmill EVERY day!!). It also recorded that I only got 6 hours and 34 minutes of sleep last night. I have to try to do better there... I think judgy is just what I need right now...
Also, this morning is day 4 of juicing. After 3 days, I'm down exactly 7 lbs. Yay! Going strong, too. I'm definitely in for another 3 days. Wash, rinse, repeat!
Those look like nutritarian socks! I love them! SEVEN pounds? Amazing.0 -
Wow, Karrie - great socks AND huge loss!!! That's amazing!!! You should be so proud of your crafty and juicing abilities lol. Do you find you are hungry when you juice anymore or are you totally used to it now? By the way, I'm ashamed to admit it but I'm also 15 pounds where I was last February too. I am finally feeling leaner though these past two weeks.
I have been pretty good with ETL the last 2-3 weeks, but again, still kicking my sugar habit. I think I'm getting better though. Thanks for the feedback Jean, I'm excited to try out T25! Just nice to have a more interesting workout I can do at my own house. I have slacked off on yoga because it honestly takes me 2 hours round trip and I roughly have about 3 hours between arriving at home and sleeping lol.
JCN, I'll let you know how it is when I get it too, although awesome you get to your office gym so much during the week I don't have a gym membership, so I might be relying on T25 a bit heavily. Jean, I feel like me and the modifier will be friends, lol.
Jean, happy you're feeling more normal! How was your workout?
Peas, welcome back! Nice to hear you're settling in well there. How is the weather?? So exciting to have yummy fresh produce too!
Mihani, delicious - thanks so much for the recipe. How is your week going?
So happy it's Friday... I think I will make cauliflower "wings" tomorrow night as a nice treat. I'm hoping it will be a relaxing-ish weekend... Hope you all have a good night xx 0 -
Karrie, love the socks! Peas, welcome back, we missed you! Lia, I'll be interested to hear how it goes with your T25. Jean, that kind of sounds like what hit me earlier this week. I am so glad to be feeling better.
This has been a bit of a tough week for me. Between not feeling well and being busy and tax time coming up, not to mention it's cold and dark, I'm just not my usual self. My hands have been painful too, and I really don't want to bother with surgery until tax time is over with.
So I'm just all around grumpy. I told my boss I am not coming in to the office this weekend. My patience is wearing very thin, and I need some time away from there before somebody gets hurt lol.0
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