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Happy Friday and wishing everyone a great weekend. It was a busy and long day. Friday fitness, I love rock climbing indoors and tonight I was able to indulge my passion. It was great climb tonight after being off for two weeks due to other events. It always amazes me how my arms feel after a long break from climbing. I am…

Kelley- Happy Birthday, Best wishes for the years ahead. Hope you have a great day. Kaye- I am happy that you didn't break anything when you fell. Wishing you the best with all the appointments and I hope life settles down for you and DH. Niki- Sending prayers for your friends. There are some homelier facilities available…

It has been another busy week but more fun. I am in the process of making some changes in my life right now an deciding if I want go back to school for sign language interpreting. I am also considering changing school or jobs next school year. It is time I make a change in my life so now I just need to decide what I want…

The Zombie run was a success, we had 158 sign up for the event. Everyone who attended had a blast and want to do it again next year. I am glad it is over and was a success. Will catch up more with everyone later this week.

I have reached 150 people with the zombie run so I am very excited about it. Tomorrow, I will spend part of the afternoon setting up as much as possible for the run tomorrow. I still hope to go rock climbing tomorrow night if all goes according to plan. It may not be possible since I will have last minute stuff to do in…

Goinstd12- I don’t ride to work everyday, it is to far and would take to long. I tend to ride on the weekends and then the distance varies anywhere from 10-20 miles depending on the weather. If you want to get a bike, I highly recommend getting bike shorts since they help to keep saddle sores down. It does take time to…

Kelley- prayers for a speedy recovery. Susan- Glad football will be ending soon and you can get your nights back. Niki- Good idea to plan for your favorite treat. This is a lifestyle change and that means making allowances every now and then for something you enjoy. Just don't over do it. I am getting my new bike on…

Goinstd12- I hope you can avoid the smoke path and try to have some fun. Susan- finding the time has become difficult with so many things interfering and conflicting with my life right now. I am still biking, climbing and running but swimming has dropped off my radar for now, just don't have the time or desire to fit that…

Welcome to the new people. This is a journey and there will be ups and downs. Just remember that you are not alone in this we are here to support you. Come back and post often, it helps us to get to know you and offer advice. Today, I had a very large event at Kinder Farm Park. The weather could not have been better for…

Hi I finally have a little time to catch up with everyone. The past couple of weeks I have been extremely busy trying to get everything done for the Fall Harvest Festival tomorrow, Zombie Run and a Jingle Bell Hayride. We had to scramble to get everything ready for the Jingle bell hayride so I was working on tickets this…

Congratulations on bypassing the 100 pound mark

@mnwalkingqueen- My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sending you hugs. @Shamrock Shuffle Crowd- I am also signed up and ready to go. I am looking forward to a long weekend. When are people planning on arriving? Right now I am thinking of coming in on Friday and either leaving Sunday afternoon or Monday. It will depend on…

Karen, I just signed up for the Shamrock Shuffle. I am looking forward to doing the 8K (approximately 5 miles). Now, I have a major reason to get faster. Looking forward to spending time in Chicago.

Lori-Thanks for the advice. At first I was going to apologize but then was told don't because you did nothing wrong. Today, I rewrote the email I was going to send to the group and removed all the apology language. It did not get sent and the sponsor pulled out. I will remain friends with the sponsor but he will not return…

Well, today my dad moved to the new facility in a private home. It is very nice and he was happy there today. Spent the day with him and he did well today. I have high hopes that this placement will be get my dad back on track. I am truly sad tonight for another reason. Here is the short version of what is going on. I am…

Truth- This week has been okay but I am started to crave milkshakes again. I made my own tonight so a little better than getting them somewhere else. Exercise has been reasonable as well, plenty of core work so that is good. I am hopeful that the scale will down tomorrow since the muscle has had time to recover. I am still…

Hello again, This is becoming a very busy week again. I will be glad when it slows down. Well, my dad was suppose to come home today but that did not end up happening. We are having problems getting home health care to come to do PT, meds etc. My mom is agreeing to put him in a different home that looks more like a home…

Straw- Emotional eating is a problem for may of us, it is the go to for fixing everything in our lives that appears to be spiraling out of control. The best advice I can give is to find something to replace the urge to eat with something active. Go for a walk, get outside anything else that will give you energy. Think of…

Karen- What is the date of the Shamrock Shuffle? I have a friend who lives in Chicago and may join us for the run. He will be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to spending time with him and everyone else. I may come in on Friday and stay through Monday at this point. It just depends on the race timeline. It will make a…

This has been another busy week for me and no less tiring. The milkshake habit is still around but at least I am controlling the habit. The week was brutal again and by Friday I was beyond exhausted. I did stop for a milkshake on my way to meet a friend to go climbing. The milkshake was tasty and helped me to calm down but…

Hi Everyone, I am back again. My dad transition to home was not smooth as I had hoped. He came home on Thursday and 911 was called twice- once for a lift assist to get back into his wheel chair which he was falling out of. The second was that night because he could not stand up to get into bed. Friday, he woke up with his…

Hi All, Just quickly popping in to say hi and let you know I am still alive. The student was removed from my class the next day so that is great. Life has been stressful with trying to get my dad home. Tomorrow is the big day so a new set of problems begin. I am stressed right now with volunteer issues and not feeling like…

Hi All, No personal tonight as I am just checking in to let you know I am alive and happy that tomorrow is Friday. This week has been a roller coaster of emotion and energy. In a nutshell, Monday issues with getting the wheel chair ramp built arose and I spent the last couple of days getting additional estimates and we…

Well the school year has started and I see my kids tomorrow. Hopefully it will go well. It was a trying day with little sleep last night. I am heading to bed at this point since I am mentally and physically drained. I will fill you in tomorrow.

Kelley- The pictures look great and it sounds like a great vacation. Lori- It has been a quiet weekend, I think everyone is out enjoying the weekend. We had two beautiful days this weekend. Today, I went on a 26 mile bike ride, it was wonderful and slightly challenging. One of the people I was riding with had a tire blow…

Hi everyone, A busy week has come to an end and of course not quietly. I did a few errands with my mom this morning and made it home again. When I went to leave again my car would not start. Then I came back into the house called the doctor I wanted to see to cancel (luckily it is easy to cancel on him since he is my…

Karen, I went back to work on Monday and my 8th graders come on Tuesday, Aug. 25. I am just about ready to go back but still have a few last minute things to do on Monday. I am in the Shamrock Shuffle. It will be a great weekend getaway. kelley- The pictures look great. BigAug- gotta laugh, doughnuts were my breakfast this…

Hi Everyone, This has been a busy week with trying to get things done before I go back to work on Monday. I have been working on organizing a Zombie Run for October 31, Halloween morning. I am learning new skills as a race director and attempting to get sponsors for multiple events. Sadly, this past week I have been…

Today was busy and I still have more work to do tonight. Luckily, I went bike riding this morning so that helped to get moving this morning. Tonight ended by having dinner with my dad at the nursing home. We took him for a ride this afternoon then picked up dinner. I hope he realizes that he needs to do more walking before…

Colleen be careful walking in the heat and don't push to hard. How long are you walking now? Are you counting miles by time, steps or actual distance using a phone app? You can also plan on increasing your walking time by 5 minutes each week if that helps. The other option is to increase the pace you are walking but mix it…