SBF, Reboot Boogaloo, Aug 15

Aw, I wish you had gotten some rain Mary. We did get quite a shower on Saturday but everything is still brown. I was hoping to see some more green. But at least for 24 hours the yards weren't a fire hazard.

I couldn't make up my mind about what to do today. I was going to mow but the sprinklers were on early this morning so it's wet. Plus I'm not motivated. I also didn't have a car until 7:30 this morning. Now that I do, I decided I will go to the old house and get some cleaning done. There's still lots to be done over there. I want to stay here. lol.
I love the house. All of the guys that helped us move said it was really nice too. It's cozy and homey like. I think people will come in and feel comfortable, and I will not be embarrassed to have them over. In fact a friend of mine is coming over this afternoon. I have noticed that there are some foundation issues, which is almost always a problem here in Texas. There's waves or slopes to the hardwood floors in the kitchen and dining room areas. But it's not so bad that you can stumble over them or can really tell by walking through the house quickly.
I was going to start P90x today (even just a few minutes of it) but I'm not sure that I am going to have the energy. I'm pretty wiped out from everything (dating back to November 2008. Ha ha ha!), and my lady time is being mean. Maybe I will do some later or maybe not. I do miss working out as far as actually have a schedule. I did lose like a pound over the weekend so that's nice.

Wipe down, wiped out boogaloo.

Update:

V, I have been sweating enough for you. Don't worry. (smileys are back!)

Steve and the landlady have been emailing back and forth all day. We told her we had a couple of minor issues and somehow there have been misunderstandings or something and things are a little touchy. It comes down to: she's scared because she's never rented before, and she's listening to other people's horror stories about renters. At least that's what I assume. She's a very independent woman (has kept her own last name after marrying type) and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but Steve's not liking it. lol. I hope things smooth over or this could be a very long year! I think it will be fine. For one thing I think the communication in email needs to stop. My husband hates to talk on the phone. Also she doesn't appear to trust men so I may have to be the one dealing with her. It's a long story so I won't go into it. She and her husband are coming over to look at the two minor problems we had some time this evening.

Anyway, my update is that my old house is very very messy. In two hours I managed to get the two bedrooms and loft cleaned and vacuumed. I still need to clean the downstairs, the bathrooms, and steam clean the carpets. I think I am also going to have to mow the lawn at the new house tonight so we don't upset the landlady. Steve has been telling me not to work too hard. Uh, how can I not? I'd like to not work hard either.
Oh and V, our plan for this weekend? Nothing. Absolutely nothing and I love it! We may have friends over if we feel like it. But nothing planned. I am looking forward to it! :happy:

Looking forward to a day of nothing boogaloo.

Happy Tuesday, my pebbs.

Also WHERE MY OTHER PEBBS AT!? Sorry, I just miss the newsy updates.

Mary, all I could think of when you said "ganache" was how good that would be with figs. The farmers market chocolate I eat with the figs is super high in cocoa content and has chili in it, so it's super rich and spicy, so self limiting. MM, I hope the landlord stuff works out. My landlord is a super sort of sexist guy, so it works better if my husband deals with him. Maybe you'll have to be the landlord spouse. The house looks great, though!

Today is
Most likely a lesson/massage barter.:happy:
Vacuuming before this, as I didn't do it yesterday.
Writing sessions this afternoon, so close to a finished draft I can taste it. . .
Self mani/pedi (trying to be thrifty)

Massage for free, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

<slinking in> Oh hi guys, whaddya mean, I've been here the whole time! Er, well, reading anyway. :ohwell: I'm happy for the pebbles with new houses!

I dunno. I guess I've been depressed, and when I'm depressed, I don't really feel like talking to people because I can't think of anything worth saying. Does anybody else feel like that sometimes? I just get into "why bother?" mode: I haven't called my doctor to make a follow-up (she was out of town for a month so why bother); I haven't called the specialist that my PT told me to call (my previous experience was pretty disappointing); I could give a half-dozen examples.

I dropped out of the running group because after 2 weeks it definitely seemed to aggravate both my ankle and my leg pain. I've avoided the vending machine, but have had some unfortunate incidents with peanut butter Snickers and TastyKakes. I've done weight training at the gym a couple of times, but only once a week so it's probably not enough to do anything. Mostly I've been working a lot, collapsing on the couch, reading a bit, and failing to get to bed at a reasonable hour. I don't know what my deal is.

Next week I go to New York (for a work training)! That should be interesting. I guess my goals are to make some of the above-mentioned phone calls, get through this week, and get outside before summer's over.

Um, I can't think of anything else to say. :indifferent:

Nothing to say, boogaloo.

MM, here's my go-to when I get really exhausted: I get out a blank piece of 8x11 paper, 7 post-it notes and do this:

http://the99percent.com/tips/6945/If-It-Wont-Fit-On-A-Post-It-It-Wont-Fit-In-Your-Day

Other than that, take your laziness, you crazy powerhouse.

it works great to prioritize my time and energy. Just got back from Yoga, which I was super-spacey in. for example, the teacher said "set the chair up facing the room" so, I very carefully set my chair up, facing the wall. :noway: spacey. In good news, I went to the farmer's market and just bought a huge bag of fruit and vegetables for ten dollars, which for this city is super-duper cheap, so I'm happy, I'm also proud of myself for resisting the chocolate, cupcakes, and pies and other assorted treats offered at the farmer's market. Celebrating small victories.

For the rest of the day, it's some editing, figuring out to do with other work sessions (mainly prioritizing other editing/bibliography stuff/research stuff/what to start writing next), and other than that just letting the yoga settle in. I am super sore from a ton of walking yesterday. I hung out with a friend last night, and we walked to dinner, then we walked (I confess! It was to the best gelato place in the city. It was a very, very long walk though so it's balanced, right?) after I had already walked from one doctor's appointment to the next (I googled it and that walk alone was nearly 3 miles.) After I googled and totalled, I discovered I walked over six miles yesterday! Cool.

Yay, for hip progress.

In other progress news, the neurologist visit found that I have a tiny bit more sensitivity on my left side (really a tiny bit, just barely measurable)we discusssed the medication/whether or not to stay on it, and decided since I'm not experiencing any side effects, to stay on it. I made the statement "frankly, I'm really enjoying being headache free, so I would like to stay on the medication for now." She said "I have no problem with that." I'm going back in December, and we'll see if any side effects have developed. This med is one that sometimes builds up in the body and can develop side effects over time, so she wants to keep an eye on me.

sorry that was really long.

Blah, blah, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

MM, I still vote for "nothing" as weekend plans, but that's just me. Are you logging your calories, MM? Maybe when you get your hormones straightened around, your hunger will straighten around, too. I know I'm on this bio-something or other hormone balancer-outer, and my appetite weirdness has gone way done since my doc gave me that. I'm only slightly bothered that the bottle says "for symptoms of menopause":noway: (five years on steroids = messed up hormones now). I have always thought of my health as an investment, and if you are expensive, you are totally worth it.

Mary, most vegetarian athletes I know eat a ton of food, quantity wise. And, you do work out a lot, for several hours every day, I think. I wonder what would happen if you just fed the hunger beast for a while, but watched portions on just the high-calorie stuff (I'm looking at you, peanut butter), which is what helped me sort of break through. I ate a lot more calories than I did when I was tracking every little thing, but I think I needed them. Couldn't hurt, right?

Just got my postponed from Tuesday barter massage, and discovered a lot of super-duper tension from all the Wednesday walking, as well as the slightly active poses in yoga yesterday. That trade is so awesome. I get to teach a voice lesson, which I love to do, then get a massage, which I love to get. Win/win doesn't begin to describe it. Other than that, not much on for the rest of today. I did a short writing/editing session, but my brain is sort of gone now.

Livi and CP, I'm really glad you ladies checked in. It sort of MMD. Don't get overwhelmed, just do little things to help yourselves feel better every day, because you are awesome, seriously. I am more and more a firm believer in the idea that it's the tiny things we do that add up to good health in the long haul.

Tiny things/long haul, boogaloo.:flowerforyou: