SBF, Reboot Boogaloo, Jun 20

yoginimary
yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Safe travels, MM!

Goals this week:
No dessert until at least Friday.
Get some sort of hard cardio in

Other than that, it will be my normal yoga and walking self. Kick butt teacher is having a class on Thursday, so that will be fun. She's almost always out of town these days.

I feel like I need to get some projects done. Maybe some time today, I should make a to do list - assigning myself projects every two weeks or so. If I allow myself to live day to day, I won't get anything major done. This week, I plan on staple gunning fabric to the underside of the couch. I'm not going to name names, but let's just say that there are some less than stellar kitties at this house.

Projects, boogaloo.

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  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Quick post from my phone! We are in the car headed to Houston! A little emotional this morning and a little stressed about making the flight but I'll be ok. Body seems fairly back to normal. At least I am in my jeans today. Bleeding stopped so I hope that's done too.
    It was harder for me to leave because Alex has been saying he's going to miss us. Of course he's been saying he misses Nikki more. Lol. I feel so loved! ;)
    I will check in again as soon as I can. :)

    Up up up and away boogaloo.
    MM
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Yes, safe travels to all the pebbs and pebb spouses.

    Well, I'm doing well in the "or find a plan B workout" part of my workout plan. Yesterday I had unexplained, um, bathroom troubles just before it was time to leave, so I did Zumba at home instead of at the studio. This morning I woke up too late to go to dance class, so it's the elliptical this afternoon. I'm actually looking forward to some solitary exercise time, as it's been all classes all the time lately.

    Mary, I have to print out this weekly planner thing and put unsavory projects on it at the beginning of the week. I forget stuff.:tongue: Especially unsavory, yet time sensitive stuff.

    Today is working (mostly planning what to do next and some re-working of a form that didn't get approved the first time), arc trainer at the gym, acupuncture, and that seems like enough.

    Lists, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Another quick post from my phone: We are at the hotel in Moscow! Let me say it is gorgeous here: 60-70* and everything is green. I was so excited to see green instead of white!
    The plane ride was okay except that lunch upset my tummy. Thought for sure the barf bag was going to come in handy. Steve told me it was nerves but I was fine before lunch. I'm doing a little better now.
    We got some bad news. Miss I is in another country at a summer camp. 1500 miles away. We may not even be able to return to get her until September. :( But at least the court hearing will be over and we will be her parents. Maybe we can move during that time. Anyway, we won't get to see her this trip. :(
    Goal for now: stay awake till bedtime and find drinkable water. It is 7am central and it's 4pm here. Court hearing is at 10 in the morning. It will be like 2 am there when it's done. Can't wait till it's over.
    On the other side of the world boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    That weather would be very nice, MM - would you send some?

    I got the couch done yesterday. Now, I need to do the chair. This will require a trip to the fabric store, but I bet I could get it all done in under an hour. I frequently put projects on my calendar, but sometimes they're vague. I do better with "on June 30th, from 2-4 I will work on _____" So I need to do more of that.

    Last night, when discussing what Charlie's topic for meditation group should be, I stumbled upon a good metaphor for the beginning, frustrated, yoga student. Many people feel they should be able to do all the poses from the start. It's like expecting to have a retirement fund without putting anything in it. You must put money by consistently and over a long period of time. The amount you have at the end is directly related to what you put in it. That doesn't mean you will retire wealthy or be able to do amazing poses - but you will be satisfied. Does that make sense to y'all?

    Today: walk, teach, eye appt, PT appt., yoga somewhere.

    Satisfied, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Just a short check in today as my wifi is down at home. There was a cable guy on the roof yesterday repairing something for the store downstairs, and I'm pretty sure that he un-installed our cable. Aaargh. My husband and I were both very amazed at how dependent we are on it, working from home.

    Today is walking and stretching and good eating, and waiting for the cable guy. A friend of mine, who does her research in India, taught me the phrase "first world problems" yesterday was a day full of them, and I'm grateful those are my only problems.

    Few problems, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary I wish I had the power to being this weather back with me, especially since it includes rain chances. I heard dfw has gotten storms. Did you guys get any thing?
    V, hope your wifi is back up by now!
    Well the day we've been waiting for for almost three years finally came! I am a mom again! It hasn't really sunk in yet, mostly because miss I is not here. :( So it looks like we will have to wait until September to bring her home. She is at a camp in which she is getting a lot of therapy etc. The orphanage worker really thinks it's in her best interest to stay at the camp. Strangely enough I think so too. If it's really as good as they are saying then it could prepare her for coming home. They have worked for 11 months to get her to this camp. So I will turn my thoughts toward what I can do between now and then. We really might move. If that's the case I have a lot to do at home.
    The court hearing wasn't too bad. Obviously it's not something I want to do over again but it only took about 30 minutes and the judge was nice. Actually it seemed the only thing in the whole process that has gone smoothly.
    We've walked a few miles since we've been here. Feels good to get some decent exercise in. Haven't eaten very well though and not enough. We may go to some place like hard rock cafe to celebrate tonight. :) May possibly go to the zoo or some other sightseeing places tomorrow. Then we will be on the plane home Friday morning.

    I have two kids! Boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Congratulations MM!:heart::bigsmile: :heart: :bigsmile:

    We did get rain - over an inch - so there is much rejoicing. Hopefully, it will get the fires in East Texas too.

    I got a bike ride in yesterday. It was fun, so I can cross that goal off my list (did 7 minutes on the cross trainer before yoga on Monday as well). My feet have been bothering me, so I'm trying to take a break from walking. It's weird, the metatarsals hurt on the top side of the foot.

    Today: teach and take yoga and probably walk as well, though if I still have energy, I'll do the elliptical after yoga.

    Yeah, MM, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Wow, MM, you win the prize for biggest whirlwind week ever emotionally. Congratulations!

    It's raining here today, so my goal is, if my energy is still up after my two appointments (therapy and looking at an apartment) to go to the gym for an easy elliptical session. I'm actually sore from the arc trainer on Monday (I pushed just a bit on the resistance) so that's kind of cool. Yesterday I felt like my normal old self, energy wise, so hooray! I cleaned the house because I had energy that felt like it needed to get burned, not just because the house needed it. Cool.

    Back to normal (?) boogaloo:flowerforyou:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning pebbs,

    My afternoon exercise ended up being a trip to ikea. Still kind of a lot of walking. The apartment we looked at was beautiful, perfect, in our price range, and located at the top of a narrow staircase with two landings that the piano would never make it up. Ah, well, one less thing. I keep praying for/meditating on some sort of neighbor solution, like a way to tell them (that they actually listen to) to please stop being such jerks. We now have another neighbor in after them (they keep parking illegally in his space, a huge deal in the city) and he's threatening to have them towed. It hurts my heart to see people who are so inconsiderate and unneighborly. They just don't seem to know what nice is.

    Anyways, today is a good day. We have a cleaning lady who comes very rarely and randomly when one of her regular clients is on vacation, so she is coming today, and I am going to yoga. I am a woman of luxury today. Other than all that pampering, it's calling the university to check on a discrepancy in my account (my scholarship is missing... Grrrr) and emailing an advisor who's been away to say "welcome back, I hope you looked at my chapter, because now there's another"). And, that is enough for such a luxurious person.

    Luxury, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Yay! I made it to 365 days! Lol!
    V, so glad you felt more energetic yesterday!
    Mary, so glad you got rain! And I hope your feet get better soon!
    Speaking of feet, ow. Mine hurt. We walked so many miles yesterday (I would say probably a total of 7-8.) and we walked more today (maybe another 4-5?). At least I don't have blisters! Just a small one from my heels yesterday. We plan to go back out to a foresty area about ten minutes from the hotel a little later. Last night we were up till midnight (which is way late for us) because the sun is out so late. So we haven't really adjusted to the time very well. Since it's a short trip we haven't really cared. And ive been so tired lately that I can almost sleep on a dime. Lol.
    I am not looking forward to the flight home tomorrow or the long drive to my moms house but it has to be done. We will leave the hotel at 7:40 am and get to my moms about 8 tomorrow evening (add nine hours tongue day).
    I must be tired. I have random ramblings going on. Also forgive my typos the last several days. I can not type on this phone.
    I will try to check in tomorrow morning before we leave.

    Almost time tonreturn boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Safe travels, MM.

    V, can you have the car towed? I would start doing it, they might leave the apartment then.

    Today is a kick butt yoga class - focus on arm balances, and my wrist hurts :grumble: I was even extra careful with it yesterday. I blame the class I took on Friday, we were practicing pressing up into handstand (this is different then kicking up) - and the cheat way to get in was hard on the wrists. Oh well. I'm sure I'll still learn something tonight.

    Also walk this morning. I rode my bike to yoga yesterday, so I took another day off walking.

    I'm going to a 2 year old's birthday party Sunday - and suggestions MM?

    Kick butt, boogaloo.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary is the 2 year old a girl or boy? For a girl maybe some kind of baby doll that's ok for under three. For a boy a tonka truck, planes, trains. Bath toys are good for that age too. Walmart used to have this ABC toy called Alphabet town I think. It says it's for 3 and up but there are no small parts. Just buttons with abcs that light up and have different games. Alex loved his as early as 18 months. It's like $10-15 too.
    V, you'd be proud: I cried. Yep had a meltdown my last night in Moscow. My dear husband was a whole lot more understanding than I expected. He said I've been through the ringer in the last two weeks so it's completely understandable that I'm not that excited. He said maybe that's why she's not coming home till September so I have time to grieve and get excited again. Maybe. The cry didn't really help but maybe another one will come when I get home.
    Gotta "Face time" with my boy. Yeah nice timing after having a good cry.

    A bundle of emotions boogaloo.
    MM
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Mary, I got the grandson this wooden pull-toy wooden alligator, and it was the favourite toy of both the boy and then handed down to the girl. They pulled it everywhere, like a pet. I loved that it was totally low tech, and adorable.

    MM, I think that it was great that you got to have your meltdown miles from home, you certainly were entitled to it. And yeah, maybe some time to prepare and make ready is a good thing.

    double check in, boogaloo.:wink:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    So begins our 36 hour day. 6 hours down sleeping. 30 more to go. Not looking forward to traveling. I hope we get adequet sleep on the plane for the four hour trek to SA.
    I'm sore from walking so much but it's a good sore. I am looking forward to getting back to an exercise routine. My knee did not hurt at all while we were here. Yay! So I may look into running again. I feel very flabby from not exercising for almost 2 months. Also looking forward to eating good foods again instead of dried fruit, protein bars and junk. Neither one of us felt as brave this trip. At least the hotel offers free breakfast. It's a little different but there are recognizable foods.

    Headed home boogaloo.
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Hope you get some sleep, MM.

    Still in yoga, V? I know it was on your plan.

    Zumba took over the fitness posts today, y'all see that?

    Last night's yoga class was the most sweaty class I've been in. I guess they didn't turn the air on until later in the class. By the end of class when we were all puddles, the air came on. I'm hoping the class on July 4th will be cooler. Even though it was super sweaty, it was on the easier side for this teacher. I was ready to do some more, so that's a good feeling.

    My teacher leaves for India next week. I thought it would be interesting to take a different yoga class everyday, though that wouldn't improve my home practice. I'm still mulling over it.

    Today: yoga and walk. I don't know if I'll go somewhere or do yoga at home. If I was ambitious I would ride my bike to yoga, but the sun is back out in full force - that sun is scary, it burns!

    Scary sun, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning pebbs,

    Mary, I have one more special practice class and then I'm going to try a restorative class that meets on some Thursdays for the rest of the summer. I will miss the individual attention. Yesterday I was a bit more successful in supported down dog, but am sore today from it.

    Today I might go to the gym later or this might be a rest day, as tomorrow is probably weights with my trainer.

    Welcome home, MM.:wink:

    Rainy day rest day, boogaloo :flowerforyou:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Got a busy day ahead - so many errands. Thanks for the toy advice. It may end up being books. I have a hard time with all the junk that is out there. Maybe there will be something at the Farmer's Market?

    Today is a after dark led hike in the park. I've never been on a led hike or one after dark, so it should be interesting. I'm having different kinds of pains, so I will do yoga at home so I can make it appropriate.

    Night hike, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    :frown: Ugh. I have food poisoning, or something. I was fine in the morning, and then, wham, terrible. I spent a good portion of yesterday being one form of gross or the other, and now I'm just really tired and depleted. My husband had a little touch of weirdness, but I had something full on. I'm pouting, because I was going to go see Aretha Franklin, who was in town for the jazz festival. Boo to it. I think/hope that I'm done with the, um, purging(sorry) portion.

    Anyways, today is hydrating, trying to eat and get my mojo back to go to Zumba tomorrow. It's been weeks since I've made it to the dance studio, and I miss it. Also, planning my work sessions for next week, and finishing some discography editing on my pled chapter, as well as re-examining some of my theories/methods, since I'm going to submit it for publication. Yikes!

    A night hike sounds cool, Mary. I hope you get some rest in after your super long day, MM. When's CP back from her trip?

    Gross, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary the hike sounds fun!
    V so so sorry to hear you got food poisoning. Ugh! I hope you start feeling better today.

    I slept like 10-11 hours last night. I haven't slept like that in a really long time! I did wake up panicking because I couldn't remember where I was! It was so dark and I was still half asleep. I shook steve and said I'm so confused I don't know where I am! He calmly said We're at your mom's. Oh. We rolled over and went back to sleep. Lol! That was weird.
    I still feel really out if it. Jet lag I guess. In a bit my mom is taking me shopping for my birthday. I really need shorts and tee shirts. Then it will be time to start packing up to go home in the morning. We have a wedding to go to tomorrow night. Then I think on Monday Alex and I can chill out a bit. Steve has a horrible Monday ahead for him at work so I feel bad for him.

    Getting new clothes boogaloo!
    MM
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Hope your feeling better today, V.

    May you have easy travels today, MM.

    The night hike was ok - the weather was nice, but there were really too many people in the group for us to see any wildlife. Also, I'm guessing most the hikes the ranger leads are for kids - silly questions and the like. I'm happy to see people using the state parks though. Charlie got home really late, so I didn't get much sleep - I'm already behind on my day.

    Today - whatever I can fit in. I need to pick up some cat meds, so if I hurry, maybe I can ride up there. It's about a 40 minute ride.

    Better get moving, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Well, yesterday was still gross all day. After an unsuccessful attempt at breakfast, I finally broke down and took some Immodium, and that seemed to have done the job. I ate lunch and successfully held on to it. I'm very wobbly after essentially not having eaten for going on three days.

    Now I'm resting, and eating popsicles to rehydrate. I was disappointed to once again not make it to Zumba. Sooner or later I'll be able to make it back to normal. I have faith.:tongue:

    Woozy doozy, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
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