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Hi ladies, I wanted to let you know that we got power back at 9:59 this morning. 28 hours without power! Thank God for those linesmen and tree guys! Thelma

Hi ladies, just a quick post to let you know we're okay. We lost power at 6:50 this morning and we're still wirhout. It's almost midnight. DH had to go to the library yo work. We got 1 3/4 inches of rain. A tornado touched down in the county 30 minutes south of BR. It was nothing like OK at all. Laurie, great wirkouts!…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, Hatha Yoga and Cathe's XTRAIN Chest, Back & Shoulders. These XT workouts are perfect for the stage I'm in! We have been under tornado watch. One more hour to go. We had pretty scary thunderstorms too. I am attempting 1/2 of the unloaf recipe. People say they let their dough…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking, Mobility and Yin Yoga. I made the discard Lemon Poppy Seed bread recipe I shared with you. I added 3/4 frozen blueberries and it turned out delicious. DH said it was really good! I used most of my starter for this recipe. I fed it after I finished preparing the lemon bread.…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Monday were XT Cardio Leg Blast, Hot YinYasa, Walking and mobility. I had a great workout day. I can't believe how much I love the hot yoga class. My body feels great after the class. It's invigorating! Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to tell you about today's small victory. I was able to do…

Hi ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a nice weekend even though it was busy. DH and I did some gardening on Saturday and went out to buy a few more plants, too. :) The weekend filled with thunderstorms and rain that had been predicted never happened. We got 1/4" of rain from Friday afternoon and early Saturday.…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Thursday were walking, mobility and Cathe STS 2.0 Giant Sets Total Body. I loved this giant sets workout. I did the premix with two rounds and wore the weighted vest. I am loving this little vest! We seem to be stuck in thunderstorm conditions. We may have them from Friday through Monday! Laurie,…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, XTrain Hard Strikes and a simplified mobility routine. I really put my new and improved arm to the test today! I cleaned our bathroom without DH's help! I've been having him clean the shower. We have tiles on the walls and tiny tiles on the floor. I also did Hard Strikes…

Hi ladies, I was really tired today, so it was a gentle to the body workout day. Normally I would push myself, but today my body refused to be pushed. My workouts were walking, Yin Yoga and mobility. The yoga class was all about stretching the lower body. So good! My body really liked the hot yoga class on Monday. I'm…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Monday were Walking, Hot YinYasa Yoga and Cathe STS 2.0 Upper Body 1. I tried hot yoga for the first time ever and surprisingly I didn't mind too much being hot. The class was pretty dynamic and there were plenty of chaturangas, which I modified by just holding a plank. I did modified pushups with…

Hi ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. Our weekend was good, but busy. Temperatures have definitely warmed up around here! We have chances of thunderstorms and showers a couple of times this week. Temps will be in the mid 70's to mid 80's during the day. I put away most of my winter clothing and refreshed my summer…

Hi Laurie, Thursday's workouts were walking and mobility. I decided to try my hand at baking and OMG, I was exhausted after one recipe! LOL. I tried a sourdough blueberry muffin recipe but baked it into a loaf. It was kind of a fail. I thought the dough was kind of dry, but since I'm not a baker, I went by the recipe. For…

Hi Laurie, my workouts on Wednesday were Hatha yoga, walking and STS 2.0 Total Body Trisets. This workout was perfect for where I am with my arm. Thanks for that recipe, Laurie! I am going to ad it to my rotation. What did you serve it with? I think I'd like to serve it with a salad. We love making our chicken in the air…

Hi Laurie! My workouts on Tuesday were walking, mobility and Yin yoga. I hope Laurel and her husband are having a wonderful time. It was 30 degrees here this morning! Brrr! I'm glad you wore your weighted vest during your walk. I'm sure it added a good challenge to your walk. Great idea to get a vest for your DH. I agree…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Monday were walking, mobility and XT All Out Low Impact Hiit. I hadn't done this XT workout in forever. It's really one of my favorite workouts. We were under freeze warnings Monday morning and will be on Tuesday morning too. We had to put a few potted plants in the garage and covered a few…

Laurie and Laurel, this is the Unloaf Sourdough Loaf recipe. You use discard, which is unfed starter. No stretch and pulls, no heated oven or DO. People claim they're getting their best bread with this recipe. Thelma

Hi ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a nice weekend. Sunday was cold and raw and my shoulder wasn't unhappy from the moment I woke up. It doesn't like the rain! We didn't get much rain. So much for the super rainy weekend they had predicted earlier in the week. We have no chances of rain at least through next…

Hi ladies, I am excited to report that I graduated from PT on Thursday! YAAAAY! Exactly 16 weeks post-surgery. I have to continue with my daily PT at home, of course. I can start doing upper body workouts with baby weights! I have to start with 1# dumbbells and increase 1# per week. My workouts on Thursday were walking, PT…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, Hatha Yoga, Mobility and Bosu Pilates Abs. We got a little bit of rain on Wednesday afternoon, and it turned cooler too. Laurie, great workouts! I am so glad your DH worked out with you. Great strategy to start slow with him. Hopefully he'll be OK on his own after 21 days.…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking, Yin Yoga, Mobility and Tracy Steen Glutes and Thighs. My yoga class was all about hip and shoulder openers. It was so good! I did Tracy's workout with the weighted vest. Loved it! Tracy Steen posted something about the benefits of exercising with weighted vests in older…

Hi ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a very nice weekend and did some gardening Sunday and Monday. DH planted my little trees, honeysuckle vines and blackberry bushes. I fertilized all the plants and did some container gardening. I finally saw my first hummingbird on Saturday afternoon. Life is good! :) I went…

Hi Laurel, my workouts on Thursday were walking, mobility and Bosu Legs & Abs. I am really enjoying the Bosu workouts. It really hits the body part pretty hard. My abs got a great workout during the leg workout, and I followed it with a 5-minute ab workout. I am 15 weeks post-op and today I graduated to dumbbell exercises!…

Hi Laurel, great workouts! You are definitely doing a very challenging workout week! I am sure the kickboxing and stretching helped your legs a lot. Your body is going to love the break. Have you thought about what you'll be doing after your vacation? It felt really good to do a Cathe workout. I feel like I can handle her…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking, Cathe Killer Legs, Yin and mobility. It felt great to do a Cathe workout again. I was tired so I chose to not wear the weighted vest, but I will next time I do this workout. We had a rainy Tuesday and are expecting a little more rain on Wednesday and Thursday. Laurel, great…

Hi Laurel! My workouts on Monday were walking, mobility and Tracy Steen Standing Abs. I bought DH and I eclipse sunglasses and those things worked out wonderfully. We can only use them to look at the sun because anything in front of us looked black. Total darkness! I got a notification that my new trees will arrive on…

Hi ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours was good, but very busy. The plants I wanted hadn't arrived at the garden center yet, so I didn't get any. I did order two types of Redbud, one hydrangea and 2 thornless blackberry trees online. I also ordered two honeysuckle vines for the hummingbirds too. I can't wait for…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Thursday were walking, mobility and Tracy Steen Standing Abs. Tracy had balancing moves in this workout, which I loved. We had another windy day here in BR. Temps will be in the low 30's the next two nights. Laurie, great workout! Those high rep workouts really get you good! I can't wait to go…

Hi ladies, no tornadoes in Blue Ridge! Thank God! We had about 1/4 inch of rain. The winds picked up again late Wednesday afternoon and we had a two second passing shower. I'm 14 weeks post op! I got new exercises today and up'd my lat pullover by 1#. I'm up to 7#. I've gone up in the resistance bands too. I was at PT for…

Hi ladies, we're under tornado warning. The wind is blowing like crazy, and the rain finally started before midnight. Thank God I had DH put the chickens in the garage because I would've been freaking out over them. We also brought the hummingbird feeders inside. I didn't tell DH to bring the feeder umbrellas and I just…

Hi ladies, my workouts on Monday were walking, mobility and Tracy Steen Leg Day. I am going to my first yoga class on Tuesday morning. It's a Yin class, so it will be easy. We had a pretty overcast Monday. In the afternoon it got dark, and it appeared that it was about to rain, but it didn't rain. We are expecting a…