Reboot boogaloo October - Open group

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  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good job SJ! I agree with V. One of these days you can have a small serving of carrot cake again with out overdoing it.

    V, I wish I only had a couple of binge triggers. No, I can pretty much binge on anything I think. :frown:

    Any rain coming your way Mary? We have a slight chance today and 80% tomorrow. High of 60 so it's going to be a little cool!

    The alarm went off to early, like at 5:45. I heard DH in the shower and decided I'd better get up thinking it was almost 7. Since it was barely 6, I got P90x done (about 25 minutes) and my quiet time in. A nap may be in my near future. :ohwell:
    Alex has a chest cough and I coughed during the night and woke up with a slightly sore and swollen throat. Great. We will probably be taking an unplanned trip to the store to get Vick's and cough medicine for Alex and maybe for me. He sounds awful. :frown: It could be allergies but I am kind of doubting it.
    Other goals for the day: school, and cleaning. My house is a wreck.
    Yesterday I was reminded that I have some blood sugar issues. I didn't get lunch till almost 3 and I was in a foul mood because of it. Can't let that happen again. I hope that going on the elimination diet will help balance that out. However if we are all sick then there's no point going on the diet till we are all better. If it's delayed too long then it will have to wait until after the holidays. :ohwell: We are not going on a strict diet during the already stressful holidays.

    Not feeling well boogaloo.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    We only have a 40% chance, MM. I sure hope we get some though. Looks like another gorgeous week after the front.

    Good for you, SJ!

    Today, after teaching yoga, I'm making the graveyard cake. I think it's going to take awhile. Cakes always take longer than you think they will - mix, bake, cool (longer than you think), frost ganache, cool/set, decorate buttercream, set. I'm not sure if the 5 hours I have today will be enough. Well, I finish whatever tomorrow. I'm also making baked apples - as shrunken heads. I don't know if I can make them the day before or not. I need wine glasses too. This has been a problem anytime I have book club over. I don't drink, so I have maybe 5 wine glasses. I'm expecting 14 people total. I should make sure the glasses are all clean as well - I can do that today. Hosting a party is a lot of work. I did think, after I bought all the ingredients, I should have just bought a cake from the bakery. Would have saved loads of time. Next time. I brought this on myself though. I decided to make a decorated cake.

    Anyway, yoga tonight. Hopefully a walk in while the cake cools. I did a mini-Mary triathlon (never get the spelling of that one! I pronounce it with an extra "a" tri-ath-a-lon) yesterday. Lots of fun.

    Party plans, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Mary, I am trying to channel this rain south for ya'll, I really, really am. It's just not working. On the upside, I get to wear my super-cool rain boots today. Also, Mary, just reading the word "buttercream" triggered a food craving. So, that's how suggestible I am.

    I slept in a bit due to a late night (CD release of friends of ours, actually a very good show), so no yoga this a.m. I'm going to try to get a practice in this afternoon after my therapy downtown. Sort of mopey (I'm blaming the lack of sunlight). I'm going to start taking Vitamin D again, acknowledging that winter is coming. Sigh.

    Other than that, maybe having a friend over this evening, finishing up a few more work things, (sent my first article submission ever off yesterday, eep.) and trying to stay upbeat despite the lack of sunshine re-charging me. This is always a tricky time of year for me emotionally.

    Tricky emotions, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary I always add an a in triathlon as well. How did you cake turn out? Are you finished with it? Alex's birthday is in about three weeks. I have no idea what to do about the cake. I would love to decorate one for him again but I don't know if I have the energy or the time this year. It has to be a gluten free cake, so I will either have to special order it or make it at home. I don't even know what he wants. I'm sure he'd be uber excited if it was a traffic light or something. :wink: Seriously. He would.
    Hope you get some sunshine V. I need sunshine too, or I get really down.
    Today is going to be cold (55* dropping to 40's by 5pm) and rainy, so it will be an indoor day. I really need to go to the store, but I don't feel like dragging the kids out in this weather. I don't feel like getting out. I'm still feeling blech and my husband and daughter kept me up awhile during the night. She was up playing with the cat a couple of times. Really? Go to bed! I'm not wearing her out enough during the day I guess. I am tired today. I didn't get up early enough to work out. Goals today: get a list/menu plan together for the diet we are suppose to be starting next week, school, keep the kids busy, finish cleaning and laundry, work out or take a nap. I'd like to work out but the nap might win. I don't know that I can do both.
    Did you see my story on the main page or on FB? I have a super sweet son and I thank God for him!

    Walking zombie today boogaloo.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Doesn't Alex like clocks, MM? Pretty easy to do a round cake and put numbers on it. For a traffic light, you could do a rectangular cake with red, green, and yellow M&Ms.

    I got up kinda late today - maybe then I'll have more energy to get stuff done. I made a list last night - it's long - and has the added thing of needing more soup, as we had it for dinner last night. I'm going to bike to the store, the bakery, and the library. If I have time later I'll walk as well. There are a lot of little things on the list, but if I stay focus, I won't have trouble finishing it.

    Gotta love lists, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    MM, I was feeling super down last night, so Alex's message was needed for me, too. What a kid you have there. :heart:

    Today is yoga, then work. Goal for work is finishing touches on the second article and perhaps sending it off. Then rolling change for the bank, maybe another job packet and more rest (super tired I think from stress right now, and trying to listen to the need for rest so I don't push into exhaustion/chronic fatigue again. Don't need that.)

    Also, lots of water, as I'm feeling dehydrated. Cold now, but it looks like no rain today, fingers crossed.

    Rest now so don't crash later, boogaloo :flowerforyou:
  • cp005e
    cp005e Posts: 1,495 Member
    MM, how about a cheesecake? Pretty sure you could do that gluten free. I always get my husband a little cheesecake for his birthday.

    I'm still reading your posts, obviously. If you are wondering what introverted depression looks like, this is it.

    Radio silence, boogaloo.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Mary, Alex does still love clocks. In fact when I gave him options for cakes he said he wants a digital and analog clock. Then when I looked at pictures on the web of clocks, stop signs and traffic lights (all cakes) he said he wants all of them. So I don't know what we are going to do. The theme might be "Time to stop for Alex's party." :laugh: Did you get the stuff done on your list yesterday?

    V, I'm glad Alex could cheer you up. :wink: Did you finish your second article?

    CP, I wish we could get a cheesecake for Alex, but he can't have dairy either (only in very small quantities). :frown: Steve would be very happy with one though! Sorry you are depressed. I think you just need to check in with us more often. :wink: We miss you! I hope things get better soon. You have to fight. If you quit fighting then it's just going to overcome you. We're here for you. :flowerforyou: :heart:

    SJ, how are you doing?

    Well, yesterday was the worst day in my "mom history". I pretty much made everyone mad at me. I want to blame Irina, but I did not handle her well at all. I put myself under a lot of stress, and I took it out on her. You know what? Today is a new day. I'm putting yesterday behind me and moving on. I'll have to put in extra snuggles today I think. I did love doing Kenpo X on P90X though! I would love a kick boxing class!
    Today: I have to try to get to the store with the kids. I don't feel like it. My throat is still swollen and just feel kind of gross. It's not getting worse so I assume it's allergy/sinus. :grumble: I may have to move out of Texas. The store is my goal (if I get through that with my kids then all will be well. If not Steve said he'd bring home dinner.). Second is getting the house clean. We're taking a day off from school except for Alex's spelling. Other than that I am just going to be resting and hanging out with the kids.
    Oh and after yesterday, I am convinced Irina and I need to be on this elimination diet. :ohwell: So I think I got the list made and I'm ready to tackle it on Monday after my family leaves town.
    Leaving behind and moving on boogaloo.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Kick boxing is fun, MM - but I think it's one of those exercises where you can get hurt a lot.

    I agree with MM, CP - you should check in more - we're not here just for your good days.

    No rain :frown: much cooler though.

    I think people must have a planned way to cope with stress. You will cope with it whether you have a plan or not. We have so many ways we can cope with it badly, that are so easy: watching tv, eating, turning on those we love (all of which I have done, of course). I find the more I practice yoga, the more balanced my life is. I think everyone should have something that helps them with stress - and I think you have to have a physical and a mental stress reliever (reading, crosswords, praying, meditating). There are a few people in my life that I would love to give this advice to, instead, you guys get it.:laugh:

    Today - two hours of stress relief this afternoon (yoga), 30 minutes of stress relief this morning (bike ride).

    Oh, party went well. Everyone loved the cake - would have tasted better if I made it the day of. Can't have everything.

    Stress relief, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Morning, pebbs. CP, I relate. I find it's super important for me to force myself to be "among the humans" (my term for it) but I understand how hard it gets.:heart:

    I sent the second article off yesterday. And now, I wait and move on to the next thing. Sort of tricky, having so much that I've just sort of given over to the world right now. I move forward. I have one more job packet to assemble, and then I'm not working until November 2nd, as all of these things were on my "do by Nov. 1st" list. Also, today the sun is out, which means I'm going outside later, after I teach a voice lesson in a bit. So, that will mean some walking, at least. I always feel super tired after restorative yoga, always amazing, since I'm just lying on the floor, but I know it does stuff.

    Sunshine! Boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    We slept in this morning. A week ago, we were planning a yoga class this morning, a little workshop this afternoon, and lunch at a crepe place. I think we are still planning the lunch at the crepe place :tongue: We decided the little workshop was too expensive for a local teacher. We'll still do yoga this morning, and we'll bike this afternoon.

    Also this morning I'm going to work on a dinner list. Every week we try to think of things for dinner, so I'm going to come up with as many as possible. Usually stuff I can make with 30 minutes of work.

    We are also going to our second Halloween/pumpkin carving party tonight at my mom's house. Will be nice to have pumpkins for our porch.

    Pumpkins & planning, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Yay! More sunshine! It's amazing how much better it makes me feel.

    Other plans for today are to go look at another autoharp (I'm hooked. I'm practising at least an hour a day and can now play/sing over a dozen songs. I want to get another one so I can experiment with the voicings and have power chords in the bottom octave, so my rock songs sounds more rockier.:wink: This one looks like a real fixer-upper, so I get to be artsy-craftsy with it, too.) Also, I want to try to get a walk, or even a bike ride in if I can persuade the husband into it. He has a rare day off, but he's also super crazy busy tomorrow, so might want a more restful day than super-charged solar powered me does.

    Also, eating, hydrating (in preparation for my tattoo next Tuesday. . .gulp) and trying to get as much movement in the sun as I can.

    Sunshine and strumming, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good morning!

    I am still not feeling well. Just trying to be thankful that it's not as bad as it could be. It just feels like it's hanging around and not really moving in or out. :ohwell: Also thankful that Alex is coughing less and no one else has gotten sick.
    My mom, older sister, my Granny, and two younger brothers are coming today. I've been trying not to fret about how Irina will interact with them and just try to let it go. She will still be with me when they all leave. My family will only be here this afternoon and will leave probably when we go to church in the morning, so not a long stay. I'm sure the holidays will come up in discussion today and I will have to very carefully tell my mom that I don't know if we are going to make it to the annual Christmas Eve bash with the whole family. I think 15 people opening presents at one time might be too much for Irina. It has been too much for me. :tongue: It still weeks away so we'll see what happens.
    My exercise for today will be straightening up the house before company comes and cleaning up the garage. I think that's enough. At least that's all I have time for. DH says he can tell I am losing weight. Scale doesn't reflect it but I can tell. I tend to always lose weight during this time of year. A few years ago when I lost 20 pounds it was during this time of year. I wonder why. I'll take it!
    Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!
    Saturday boogaloo!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    15 people opening presents at one time sounds like too much for just about anybody. Good luck with the conversation.

    More sunshine!hooray!

    Today is Zumba, followed by resting, followed by going out in my cowgirl costume. That seems like a pretty full day. Also, I am doing some laundry and some light tidying.

    Super short checking, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Another glorious day here as well. Another Halloween/Pumpkin carving tonight. I'm making two fruit desserts for it, so maybe that will keep the chocolate in check. The chocolate always creeps up, and I have to kick it back down.

    Today: yoga morning and getting the bike ride I missed yesterday.

    Creepy chocolate, boogaloo
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Hi,

    The weather outside is delightful. Why is it that I always feel bad when the weather is great? Time of the year I guess. I might be feeling a little better today than yesterday. I'm just really tired.
    I was prepared for Irina to "attach" to my mom again while they were here. She didn't. I was really surprised. She was sort of shy and hiding around me for awhile. But when we met them for lunch after church and then they left she mourned for them for a good hour. She was not happy that "baba" left. However she did go down for a nap relatively easy. She was a real pill this morning. I am torn between starting the diet tomorrow or taking them out to a fall festival. I am leaning towards staying in. It would be fun with the bounce houses and getting candy, but it will also be overwhelming for her and she will be getting candy that none of us need in the house. The sooner I can get us on this diet, the better I think. She and I both have been worse the last few days. I've had too much wheat. We never pass out candy to kids. I know it seems rude to turn off all the lights and hide but that's usually what we do...or go out. :tongue:
    Today's exercise has so far consisted of playing with Legos with Alex. :wink: Maybe later we will go for a walk. Looking forward to routine again tomorrow and working out. I've eaten out too much this weekend, so the diet is sort of welcomed for now. I'm curious what the outcome will be in a few days for me and Irina. I hope we are both feeling better, but then again that means a particular food(s) is a problem and will have to be eliminated at least for a while or used very rarely. I don't like limitation, hence the lack of weight loss. :ohwell:
    Limitations boogaloo.
  • mechanicmom
    mechanicmom Posts: 5,700 Member
    Good morning!
    Last day of October? Really? How did that happen? I'm not ready for cold weather and holidays.

    I decided to start the diet today. Yesterday was a rough day with Irina until last night when Steve played with her for a long time. I had forgotten about playing with the kids. :wink: I'm teasing. Although I haven't had as much time the last few days. I will make time today. But getting her started on the diet as soon as possible is in the best interest of everyone I think. The only real reason I had thought about taking them out to a fall festival tonight was so they could play on the bounce houses. Alex has been asking for a long time to go. Well, I found a place that has open play time tomorrow (says call ahead to make sure) from 11-1, so I think we might go do that instead. That way we can all avoid candy and the sadness that will follow from not being able to eat it for at least three weeks. :tongue: So we will watch a movie and play games. Steve will be gone to a meeting which is a bummer.
    Exercise wise I will work out during nap time I hope. I could have worked out this morning but I still feel kind of blah. I do seem to be feeling better though. I can also get a longer work out done this afternoon. I hope. I will also be doing some food prep today for the diet, and some cleaning to catch up from weekend destruction.
    Oh and I guess things went fine with my fam. I told them we would try to come down Thanksgiving weekend, though not necessarily on Thanksgiving, and Christmas was unknown. What will help is that we actually drew names this year. I hate not buying for everyone but this will make it SO much easier!
    So it begins BOOgaloo!
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Happy Halloween!

    Sometimes I wish they had bounce houses for adults. Though one time I got in the ball thingy and decided it really wasn't that much fun. Something about a padded bouncy room where you can scream your head off and jump up and down appeals.

    Today - I'm teaching a class I advertized in the gym. We'll see how it goes. It's a hard workout (40 sun salutations with timed standing poses), so I may have a really small class. If it goes well, maybe I'll have another special class around New Year's - something about starting the New Year standing on your head. Also - regular yoga class tonight - I'm going to bring portions of the fruit dessert for everyone. There's plenty of the apple one, so I'll be eating on that this week.

    We give out candy but hardly anyone comes by the house.

    also - new thread tomorrow, whoever is first.

    Bounce house, boogaloo.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    :yawn: Morning, happy Halloween!

    I went out last night dressed like a cowgirl. Dancing. Today I'm a bit sore everywhere, but not as bad as I thought I'd be. Good times.

    Today is hydrating, and eating and a possible walk (more sunshine, thank god!) other than that, I'm enjoying the brain respite since I finished my October work list before October was finished.:smile:

    Bouncy castle for adults sounds awesome. I would go there.

    Spooky scary booooogaloooooo.:flowerforyou:
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