SBF, Reboot Boogaloo, Aug 22

MM, some days I think we should call this sbf, one day at a time challenge. I am still very much in this mode, especially due to the fact that I can't plan much in advance (still no word on work for the fall, grr.)

Dear rainclouds that visited us yesterday and broke the heat, please go south and visit my Texan pebbles. And stay a while!

Today is:
a walk, to lunch and back.
Three writing sessions, one of which will include a "how to finish this chapter list" hooray!
Paying bills.
And some laundry.
Meal planning, figuring out how to use up food in the house (I'm trying to waste less, we throw out too much food this has been my August focus. I think I'm going to try to make September "buy less/nothing month" and keep a journal of everything I buy everyday. I buy too much stuff).



Pebbs, check in! And Rain, go South, boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

Mary I mowed about 9:30 am. And yes it wasn't soon enough.

V, I think we are on day 55 of 100+ temps here in DFW. I'm dreaming of September...late September. :laugh:

Update: I pulled in about ten boxes from the garage and then did about 40 minutes of P90X. We'll see how sore I am tomorrow. Our landlady came by to check our water meter. Anyone every have their landlords come check the water meter? :noway: She says the last bill was outrageous because the sprinkler system was turning on to often, so she said she was checking to make sure it was okay. Yeah right. She was checking to make sure we are watering her house like we are "suppose" to be. We went three days without hearing from her. :grumble: This is not normal, and we have to figure out how to calmly and politely tell her to back off. Wondering if we should tell her she will drive us out of here if she doesn't stop it. She promised she wouldn't drive by and check on us. I would say she is and I have half a mind to remind her of that. Sorry. Rant over. At this point: a paranoid/obsessive landlady vs rat poop in my living room: I'm still deciding which one I'd rather have. :ohwell:
Other than that it's been an okay day. I'm resting the rest of the day. I did my duties.

Ugh boogaloo.

Mary, there are several reasons I would not have wanted to live in 1925 (although I do like their clothes - to look at!) and the heat is one of them!

I think I am shrinking a bit. At least I don't feel as squishy and bloated. Key to my success: stay off my bum. :laugh: I am a little sore from doing P90x, but it's in all the places it should be so that's a good thing! I may try to do day 2 today which is plyometrics I think. I'll have to see how wiped out I am after going to the store. The heat saps me out. I am going to the store today because tomorrow I am going to get school stuff for Alex.
I am getting antsy to get in to my regular routine, especially with cleaning. But I still have more to move around and unpack. I will try to get a few more boxes done today. Tonight is church also. We've missed the last two Wednesdays so I hope we can make it tonight.
Oh and I felt better after getting a work out done yesterday. I've been working out with the move but it's just not the same.

Just not enough time boogaloo.

Wow, just now getting around to checking in.

Crazy day. Big news from the conference people: I'm off the waitlist, and accepted. So, exciting! And whoa! Lots and lots to do now.

Busy day, walked to and from the subway, met a friend for coffee, just now getting around to eating a proper meal (I've been snacking all day). Tomorrow's goals: work and rest, and start planning for everything I have to do to get ready for fieldwork in (gulp) under three weeks.

MM, I bet your landlady will calm down. She just sounds like a super-nervous sort. It's probably hard to have http://www.myfitnesspal.com/post/new/323825-sbf-reboot-boogaloo-aug-22#people living in "your" house if you've never rented it before. I totally understand your side, too. But, probably just give her a few week,s maybe? (trying to stay positive, because in my world ANYthing is better than rats (I'm super scared of rats).

Livi, every day is a new day, and every bit of movement helps.

Mary, I remember asking my granddad (a farmer type) how he coped in the olden days without a/c. His answer: we did a lot less, and we moved a lot slower. Summer words of wisdom from olden times.

lot less/move slower, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Rain! Sweet rain this morning! Yay! Mary, I hope you get some this morning! It looks like it might go south of you though. :frown: Hope it makes it!

Livi, just do what you can and check in with us so we can encourage you. :flowerforyou:

V, congrats on being accepted! Hope the fieldwork goes smoothly for you!

Mummsy, CP, and other Pebbs, you'd better come check in!

I'm sore. I keep telling myself it's a good thing. I unpacked a couple of boxes yesterday, went to the store, and did about 20 minutes of plyometrics. I could have done more but I really need to be able to move this morning. :laugh: I am going to get school books for Alex (he will start the Tuesday after Labor Day), and hopefully do some more P90X. I do like the program even if I can't do very much yet.
I can tell I am shrinking again which feels SO nice! I have not been eating that great, but I've been going and going and that has made the difference. I need to take measurements today. I weighed in and I'm at 156.5. The other day it was 158. I am not really going by the scale, but I wanted a starting point. I don't know what's going to happen in the next few months. I hope I can find time to work out. Alex will be doing school 3 hours 3-4 times a week, then Miss I will be here. I have got to find time to fit it in. Even if I just go running in the evenings after Steve gets home.

Just do what you can boogaloo!

Remembering to check in! :bigsmile:

I had a pretty good day yesterday. My workout was decent, and while I wasn't uber-productive, I did get what I needed to do done.

Somehow I pulled a muscle in my back though, right underneath my left shoulder blade. I don't know how....it didn't hurt last night before bed, but I woke up in the very early morning with a sharp pain. :ohwell: I hope it goes away soon.

Only about five days till closing! Yay!

Remember to post, boogaloo. :flowerforyou:

Mary, our rain chances were 10% yesterday and we got some, so I hope you got some. My sister in SA said they got a spritzer. :laugh:

Yay! Livi's checking in! :flowerforyou: I hope your back is feeling better today. That truly stinks.

V, did you have a fun day yesterday? I think that would have been fun to go around doing favorite things. I hope you had a good time.

Steve didn't get home from work until 4am. I didn't sleep that great, but :ohwell: . Yesterday was a full day. I will spare you off all the details, but shopping for homeschool materials takes a lot longer than I thought. I was gone from 10-7:30! Not all of that was shopping, but a lot of it was. So Alex has all of his school materials except for two math books that I need to order online. The nice thing about homeschooling is that you can start whenever. The bad thing is hearing people ask all the time why he isn't in school. He is. It's a "private" school. So it was recommended to me not to start Alex's schooling until a week after Miss I comes home. That way I don't start him for a week and then stop for a week. So mid September he will start. He's taking all the normal classes like history, penmanship(so they still call it that?)/grammar, phonics, math, and doing readers as well. Oh and in the spring he will start some science readers. I'm looking forward to it.
Anyway, I did not get a work out in yesterday. I was sore enough to hurt in my tummy when I coughed or sneezed, and in my thighs when I sat down. So it's working! I am going to do another DVD today. I think it's back/shoulders and abs today. Tomorrow I think I will do the stretch one. I am really liking it. I also plan to get a lot of work done on the house today and wash all of Miss I's clothes and get them hung up. She's coming home soon! And I can start using her name instead of saying Miss I!

Just a few more weeks boogaloo!
MM

Where'd all the Pebbs go?

Mary, that's a lot of traveling. Steve is wanting to go to the beach next weekend. He loves the beach. Not so much the gulf, but it's the nearest beach around, so it will suffice. He calls it a glorified stock tank! :laugh: I have heard that some people like mountains and some people like the beach. I like both. I don't like to spend hours and hours at the beach like Steve does, but I don't mind being out there for a while. I told him that because it's Labor Day weekend next weekend that it's probably going to be really crowded. He doesn't believe me. He never does and then he finds out that I'm right.

V, how are you doing? Not like you to not check in. Or did I miss your post?

I did not get to work out yesterday. (By the way Mary, my friend loaned me her P90X Plus DVD's. I really like the work outs so far. They are too difficult for me to get all the way through but I can tell they are working.) I worked all day on the house then a friend called and needed help, and then she called back after awhile and said she didn't. So I just continued to work on the house and then went to a store to find some things for Miss I's room. I still need a curtain rod for her room, which aren't as cheap as I thought they would be. Plus I need another table and chair for school for her, and also bookshelves for Alex's room. But I've run out of money. That happens. Steve's replacing the water pump on the mustang. Or maybe not. He doesn't seem very motivated. I'm going to continue working on the house for awhile (I found a few more boxes in the garage hidden in a corner.) and hopefully get some sort of work out done. I may do the X Stretch today but I haven't made up my mind.

Always lots to do boogaloo!

Happy Sunday, Pebbs. . .

super quick check-in, as I'm behind "party to-do list timeline"

Cleaning, picking up stuff, and preparing food/drinks is the order of the day. Just did a deep clean of the cat box (It's one of those automatic-cleaning ones) and think I may have broken it. Boo. My neighbors are smoking um, something?, and it's making me sick. I guess I really am getting old.:laugh: I've opened all the windows, so that should help, also I've been cleaning, and even the "earth friendly" cleaners tend to give me a headache anymore. I use baking soda for most stuff, but sometimes I find you need a bit more.

I like cooler temperatures, too, and I've finally resolved my self to the idea that fall must come.

To everything there is a season, boogaloo.:flowerforyou: (that may be the first biblical boogaloo, ever )