@Pupowl - Today’s card is a nice reminder to reflect with gratitude.

I just drove my son to the airport after his brief visit for spring break. It was so nice to see him and we enjoyed some relaxing time together. He spent half his week-long vacation time in Boston and half his time here. Since my husband traveled to San Francisco for a karate tournament early Friday morning, he was only able to spend Thursday evening with our son. He picked us up at the airport on Thursday night about 9:00pm. It’s fortunate that we live so close to the local airport but, the next morning, my husband had to meet his karate students at the airport at 4:45am! The international airport had a direct flight to CA but it’s about 30-45 minutes away, depending on traffic. At least there was no traffic at 4:15 am when he left the house. 😊 I’m grateful he decided to arrange a ride to the airport so I could sleep in after a busy few days tending to family tasks in Boston.

alleykat69

Weigh in: Sundays
PW: 193.1
CW: 194.2

Steps for March 5 to 11
Sunday 5352
Monday 4920
Tuesday 5749
Wednesday 6163
Thursday 9344
Friday 11729
Saturday 12061

Thanks to @Jessicakrall8 I was able to hit my step goal this week. She mentioned Stridekick once. i once and I looked it up and joined. Gave me motivation to move more or get left behind. Thank you!

@pedal__power - I’m glad to hear about your positive progress with tracking, etc. Good for you!

I also enjoy the longer days so I’m happy that the clock returned to Standard Time again today. I think it would be better to get rid of daylight savings time (or summer time as I think it’s called in other places) but I don’t mind adjusting. To me, it’s a nice sign that spring is coming! I love the snow in the morning (before the city traffic turns it to sludge) - and I enjoyed all the beautiful winter photos shared here, but we don’t get much snow in northern Virginia so I prefer spring and fall months here. Winter gets old in Boston after awhile, but that’s mainly due to darker days for me. Summer is much better there than Virginia so I like to visit my extended family then.

I had to take my son to the airport somewhat early this morning so the clock change wasn’t ideal for our family this year. He has trouble waking up early. In fact, while he was visiting, we ordered a new alarm clock that vibrates under the pillow or mattress to try a new approach, since he sometimes sleeps through the noise of the alarm clock. My husband traveled to CA and already had to adjust to the 3-hour time zone difference so I’m guessing it was tough to lose another hour of sleep, especially for all the college students that are participating in the karate tournament he is coaching and judging.

Enjoy the extended sun!

Daily check-in ~ March 11
Steps: 19.557
Hello Shape Shifters. I woke up early yesterday and saw a lovely world of snow outside my window. I was super excited to go for a walk, so I left the house at 6:45. I couldn't bike to the forest because the roads were pretty icy, so I had to do a shorter walk around the fields and forest edge. It was still incredible and so pretty and quiet. I only saw one other person outside and I caught myself thinking: "gosh, I feel sorry for everyone who is still in bed and missing out on this weather". It really was the best birthday present I could have asked for. The snow melted pretty fast once the sun got going so I am glad I went as early as I did. My dad came over in the afternoon and we got groceries with the car which was nice. I needed a lot of stuff because of my moms visit and I wouldn't have been able to get it all in one go on my bike. We went out for dinner later which was also good. It was a great day. Happy Sunday everyone

Lots of pictures of the walk under the first spoiler.

Some garden birds under the next spoiler.

Congratulations, Shape Shifters! 🤩 It’s great to see so many of your names on the leader board, which includes the honorable mention category leaders to me. This made me smile today!

My husband was happy with the results of the tournament and said his karate students won most of the categories. It’s nice to see their hard work pay off.

Today, I joined a soccer skill-building clinic designed for women in our league. I’m skipping the pickup game with the off-season mix of players in our Sunday night Masters League because I want to get some tasks done around the house before the regular season starts in April. Rowing also starts soon so I’m (finally) feeling some urgency to achieve some of my decluttering - and gradual downsizing - of household items.

We’ve collected too many ‘things’ over the years but I’m hesitant to just toss useable items in the trash. So, I end up spending too much time sorting, looking for missing pieces to ensure full sets are together, etc. I’m careful not to donate things that are damaged or I wouldn’t use myself but, eventually, I might need to tighten up my vision of useable!

Card for the day

Gm yall
Mondays are weighing ins
Pw 220.8
Cw 220.8
No change but I know the scale is also a liar at times.

No more rain til Thursday here.

@Pupowl just read up on your winter wonderland post! What a beautiful landscape! And if I read that right, you said you couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift, so I want to wish you a very Happy Birthday ☺️🥳🎉🎁🎈(though belated, as I don‘t drop in as regularly as I‘d like)

Hi everyone! We are on spring break officially (which isn’t quite the same when you have 3 kids out of school constantly requesting snacks and entertainment), but excited for a little break from work. Traveling again so just aiming for maintenance next week and hoping to get some exercise in during the trip. Hope everyone who still gets spring break is enjoying their time!

Name- brttny7979
Weigh in day- Monday
SW- 198
PW- 146.5
CW- 145.6