RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

rheddmobile wrote: »

Re: dumbbells. My husband asked for the Nordic track 55 lb select a weight ones for Christmas last year and I love them. They are normally 300+ dollars but were on sale so we paid half that. They are so easy to change weights that I find myself using them for many more things and go from 5 to 55 lbs. It’s a lot more than I was looking to pay but way less expensive than buying multiple sets at all weights, and takes up less room!

I already have dumbbells in 8-30 pounds otherwise I would have looked at something like that. I think since most of the exercises I will be doing with higher weights are squats and deadlifts I will get an Olympic bar set. Not sure my arms will ever get strong enough to do much over 35 🤣

The only things I really do over 35 are goblet squats and one armed rows. But my husband gets good use out of the higher range.

Just make sure you get an adequate squat rack if you are going to be squatting alone, we don’t want you squished!

@RunsOnEspresso Sounds like you are doing great. Love a good bargain!

@CMorning99 Good to hear that grey cat is doing better. I hope black cat gets to feeling better soon.

@shanaber I'm glad Hobbes and Beaux walked well together. I hope your arm feels better. Glad someone is finally helping with your scheduling now.

The magnesium oxide already seems to be working. I've had a lot fewer palpitations in the last two days. They called me yesterday and want me to double my dose of one of the high blood pressure medications. My diastolic is still running above 85 consistently and above 90 a lot. Hope that works and doesn't slow my heart rate anymore.

@RunsOnEspresso I need to do some organizing/purging too. I just don't seem to have the time or energy for it. I read an article the other day that said the best way to start decluttering your home is to get rid of anything that is covered in dust. I told my mom that would definitely declutter my house as there would be nothing left. LOL

quilteryoyo wrote: »

@RunsOnEspresso I need to do some organizing/purging too. I just don't seem to have the time or energy for it. I read an article the other day that said the best way to start decluttering your home is to get rid of anything that is covered in dust. I told my mom that would definitely declutter my house as there would be nothing left. LOL

😆 we would have the same issue. I'm not the one in charge of dusting. DH does it but not as... thoroughly as I would.

@CMorning99 Hugs to you. I know it's hard to have a sick animal that needs extra attention and time and stress and worry. It all does add up. I hope you can find a way to get some much needed you time. I hope the draftsman works out.

@RunsOnEspresso Hahaha I'm glad to see that you DH is in charge of that. Mine was in charge of mopping the floors. That is not my favorite thing to do, so after he passed....let's just say things aren't as clean as they used to be.

I didn't get as much exercise in this week as I had hoped. I did keep up the walking streak, but that is all I have done since Wednesday. My neighbor passed away on Sunday. The visitation was last night and I stayed longer than intended to keep his daughter company - she's up from FL. Then, after I got home I spent almost 2 hours trying to get the phone company to schedule a repair for my mom's phone, which wasn't working again. It was almost 1am when I went to bed and I got up at 5 so I could be at work at 7:30. I only had to work 2 hours and then came home, changed clothes, picked mom up, and we went to the graveside service. The wind picked up and it was really cold. No one had on the appropriate coats, so there was a lot of shivering going on.

Mom needed a few things from the grocery store, so we also got subway sandwiches for lunch and I got chips and dip. I know it's stress eating. I'm giving in to it this week and will work on NOT eating everything in sight next week. However, that might not be easy since it is HOLY week and we found out that my husband had a mass on his brain on Good Friday. Even though it is not the same day of the year, Good Friday is always hard for me. I'll survive. There just may be a little more of me come Easter than there is today.

I love the idea of a workout/wine/library all in one @shanaber ! Also love the rug. I hope the weather is better tomorrow. YEAH for getting the MRI scheduled. It's amazing what can be done when someone competent who cares is on the case. I hope you get some answers and can get it fixed.

@swenson19d Sounds like it is good timing for Kev and Sandy to be out of the house since DH is injured. So sorry he had that accident. I hope it heals well. When I fractured my elbow, it took 8 months before I could straighten it up again, but it wasn't a compound fracture, like his. His might even heal quicker. The critter pictures are adorable. I hope nursing school works out and you can make the concessions needed for you to complete the work.

Our weather has been crazy today. We've had just about everything, I think...sun, clouds, snow, rain, hail and wind. Below are a couple of picture of the "hail." I'm not sure it was hail or little snow balls that falls sometimes. When I went out afterwards and got a handful, it smooshed up like snow instead of ice, but it lasted a long time. I'm just saying it was weird for 40 degrees and then the sun was shinning in less than 5 minutes. I should have gotten a close up because the pictures look like snow.

@swenson19d I had no hardware. Where I broke mine, actually think fracture/crack they wanted me to move it as much as possible. They said if they put it in a cast or sling that it would grow to the other bone and I'd never be able to straighten my arm. At first, I couldn't move it at all. Once I could without a lot of pain I did months of PT at home, with exercise bands. I wish I had kept up the exercise band because my arms were looking pretty darn sculpted. I broke it in December and it was August before I could hold it straight out again.

Good morning!

@shanaber I love that rug too! I see cute things but I don't buy them until they go directly into the new house. I miss having a workout room. I tried to set one up in the garage but meh.

@quilteryoyo I know how you feel about a Good Friday. That is how I feel about mom dying the day after Thanksgiving.

@swenson19d When I broke my elbow they also said to move it, they didn't even put me in a cast. They said that kids can get away with it but adults have a real hard recovery if they stabilize it too much.

The weekend was short LOL. I did get some reselling business done in the morning. Grey cat had his check up Sat afternoon and we have gotten the infection under control (but no gone). Now the vet can see his eye, she says she thinks it is a ruptured corneal ulcer. His cornea was already sus, but she thinks he may have gotten something in his eye and it became infected. He is now on 2 antibiotics and 3 eye drops. They added blood serum. I googled it and it has the exact anti bodies required to fight corneal ulcers. She said it is made in house from horse blood. He felt good Saturday and ate a whole can of food, Sunday he didn't feel so hot and it looked like there was a tiny bit of blood coming from his tear duct. I see a direct correlation between when he gets nausea pills and not. Last night though at 2 am he went on a dry heaving spree for an hour. That is the first time this whole ordeal he has puked. I wonder if it is the new antibiotic...it is a doozy. He didn't feel so great this AM. To get his meds in him easier? I mix everything into his kitty crack (Delectable' s Push Up treats) and then over the course of 30 min or so wipe a finger full on his gums till it is gone and it seems less traumatic for everyone. We have been lucky so far not to get any meds that are gag inducing.

Black cat is back to normal. Sassy and annoying LOL.

On Sunday I went to the ranch and did my weekend chores. I saw my neighbor who I hadn't seen in 6 weeks since he got his hip replaced. We chatted probably for an hour and I got so burned. It is so weird how up there I burn in minutes. We talked property and the goings on in the neighborhood...he is the resident social butterfly gossip LOL. He complained that the property on the other side of him opened a air BnB and that people keep coming up and thinking they can let their dogs run loose b/c it is the "country". Well there are also no fences and he has been getting annoyed with dogs coming on his property and he has 2 dogs himself. Also another neighbor on the east side of me had a run in with PD. He said that PD was walking down the road with his dog off the leash (remember no one has fences really or not ones that could keep a dog in/out). PD's dog ran on the neighbors property and started a fight with his dog right in front of the house (probably 200 ft from the road). He has a big goofy pitbull that is so sweet. He said PD laid into him and was screaming at him that he was going to turn his dog in and have it put down and he was going to sue him for any injuries. That seems to be PD's default is to attack when he is in the wrong. Gossip neighbor said that PD told him at some point his dog is on meds for mental issues...whatever that means.

This week I am going to TRY to eat better. I meant to weigh myself but forgot. The straw was I had to take my bra off yesterday b/c it was crushing my ribs. I have outgrown my under-roos...and that is not cool.

Well, best get to the week. Have a great one.

Dh's accident was on the motorcycle. It was just dumb luck that he didn't hit his head. It has to keep the elbow immobilised for 2 weeks, it's in a splint made of cast material that comes off when he showers.

The dog training is boarding. I am sure Kevin will adapt. Sandy didnt go, she had diahhrea. So she'll go in 2 weeks. Today her stools are better. Idk if she ate cat poop, Still trying to get med down that super sweet but feisty kitten, Mallory AKA tater tot. I'm going to try to work with Sandra a bit since we have the opportunity. Sandy has gas that smells like a broccoli demon. She may require the help of the vet. This has been off and on for a week or so. Im giving her flagyl & metronidazole, left over from Kevin eating cat poo. No I didnt finish the round of abx. I knew they'd both eats the poos. and wanted to save 75$ and a trip to the vet.

I ate so much this past week. My hip was doing amazing for a few days, then I planted eight 3-4 inch trees near the property line yesterday, and Im dying. I had to put off the steroid shot due to Eric... He was in a good, thankful mood up til yesterday. Now now he is super a hole. I put stuff up, cleaned the counter off, and OMG I am deliberately makings life complicated and hiding things. He's in a full blown mentally ill state. for real, just consumed with anger and grump. Having one working arm is more than he can deal with... uh huh.. buddy- it does suck to be gimpy. Hes back at work today, thank goodness.

I gotta get some exercise. Dh bought cookies, I keep giving them to Sandy and Maggie. Prob not good for Sandra's gut daemon.