My arms are a little sore this morning, but nothing in my legs. I have not been able to feel any sort of post-exercise muscle ache in my legs for quite some time. (This is not the same thing as the achy throb that I feel in my knee, which is from either arthritis or a Baker's Cyst.)
No yoga tonight. Instead I am having a Zoom chat with the 2 ladies I volunteer with at the Legal Clinic. This is yet another month that we are not having the clinic, and I kind of want to know why, since the last time we chatted, we canceled September, but said we'd meet in October. Except that we haven't. Also, I just want to see how the other ladies are doing in their lives. I will use the time that would have gone towards yoga, to do evening chores and get ready for bed, so that after our Zoom, I can get to bed reasonably on time.
I am not quite sure of what to expect at work today. We should be slowing down, but the weekend was very nice weather, so it may be another busy day/week. Gosh I hope not. The Boss' wife had a medical procedure on Friday, to help with her knee pain (injecting a substance into her knee joint to add cushioning, so that it's not bone-on-bone pain), so I'm eager to hear how she did with that, especially if something like that might be in my eventual future (see right knee comment above).
I'm really hoping for a day of no drama. I just want to float above it all.
Progress as of today: 54 lbs lost so far, only -2.5 lbs to go!
DONKEY DISASTER #3
Dear new DD members,
In the past, I have written about several adventures that Donkey has tried, only to quickly realize that she was WAY over her head, and yet stuck in a situation to be endured. Donkey Disaster #1 involved a "free" yoga class that she "paid" for dearly with her dignity. I have completely blocked Donkey Disaster #2 from my memory, although I know that it does exist. I am not about to look for this tale in my archives, but you are more than welcome to, if you like. (Let me know the date of the entry, if you find it, LOL.)
And now our story begins...
Because Saturday's gym workout was out of the routine, I decided that this would be a good opportunity to take the "Strength" class at the gym, that I have written about previously. (I was thinking that taking a class would be a good way to make friends at the gym. Ha ha ha ha...)
The instructor, Rebecca, was very approachable, friendly, and enthusiastic. Since I hadn't taken any classes before, I wasn't sure how it worked, and she was happy to help me out. I noticed that after she helped me, a few minutes later, another newbie walked in asking the same thing. So that was nice to know that I wasn't the only newbie.
There were a few ladies who had obviously taken the class before, because they started readjusting the workout stations that each one of us was assigned to. I had no idea what to do, so I didn't do anything.
The class starts and Rebecca starts cranking up this aerobics instrumental music (sort of electronic, sort of disco, you know what I'm talking about) really loud, to get us all pumped up. She has a headpiece microphone and she's like, "Are you ready to workout?" and starts into an aerobics warm-up, which I really do not like. This is supposed to be strength training only, and I've already done my warm-up on the elliptical. Is it too late to leave the class without being noticed? No can do. Better to just bite the bridle and make the best of it.
I equate this realization to that of when you have stepped in doo-doo, say to yourself "uh-oh", and realize there is nowhere to go, without making a complete mess everywhere. I would also equate this to when you're in a social situation and take a bite of something that is completely unpalatable to you.
So little Donkey here, not to be discouraged, does her best, but quickly realizes that she is not a class person. Donkey doesn't do Zumba, aerobics, step class, etc. It's hard enough to step into a yoga class. Just not her thing, not who she is. No way, no how.
The class was a moving rotation of lower/upper/core. We'd do squats, then bicep curls, then sit ups. Then another 3 exercises, and so on - for an entire hour. Donkey wondered why the clock was moving so slow, when she was moving so fast to keep up.
Also, let me just put this out there: Because we were in an enclosed studio, I wore my mask the whole time. I was the only one to do this. NOT EASY, but I want to show everyone at the gym that it IS possible to wear your mask and workout. People probably think I'm a freak, and that's OK. Little do they know that I'm really a Donkey (insert lightening and thunder here).
If I thought I could feel yesterday's session with the personal trainer, believe me - I was REALLY feeling yesterday's workout during the class.
At one point, the yoga instructor from the class in the next door studio, came in and asked Rebecca to turn down the music. After that, it wasn't *quite* as motivating to move, but I could still hear the music and the instructor. Hopefully it helped the other class too. It's hard to relax into Yin with a boom-boom-BOOM pulse going on next door.
I was able to last through the entire class, although towards the end, I was grabbing lighter weights. It helped that the lady in front of me was about 20 years younger and knew what she was doing (and much stronger than I, as she was going for the heavier weights and more challenging modifications). The lady on my left faced backwards the whole time, watching the instructor from the mirrors on the back wall; the lady to the right of me was a little older than I am, and did many more (easy) modifications. Also I was *quite* impressed that there were 2 MEN in the class, older, but nevertheless, they were there, and I give them credit for that.
We were all so wiped out after the class, that nobody was talkin' to nobody. Oh my word... I think I'd have to take that class 100 times before I get to know any of the "regulars". Even "Rebecca" was a substitute, and she teaches other classes that I have no interest in taking in the foreseeable future. I suppose I *could* try the class again with the regular instructor, Sherri V., but I don't think so.
But now, dear DD readers, you can see for yourself why Donkey doesn't make many changes to her routine. How does she keep getting herself into Donkey Disaster situations like this?
Progress as of today: 54 lbs lost so far, only -2.5 lbs to go!
I also know now, FOR SURE, that I would not sign up for a Zumba class, or anything like that. However, if they were offered on the weekends, (which currently, they are not), I might take other strength training classes. Unfortunately, the ones I'm interested in are only offered during the week, during the day. This Strength class is the only one that is offered during the weekend.
idk, i don't call this at all a Disaster, Donk! i have taken a few weird classes out of my league too, but this strength class actually sounds quite intriguing. it's out of your comfort zone but seems to be a good class. so it was really different from what you are used to, but you made it thru! i can't say it was a disaster but a super success for you trying and staying. i think if you really hated it, you wouldn't have stayed? i wouldn't have stayed. it sounds ok. good mix of clients in there! nice job trying it. :) i know it can be really hard to try these things.
i once took a kickboxing class a few times, totally not my level or good with kicking a bag hard with my legs. totally not right for me. did it 2 times out of the 4pack? coudln't even finish!
i also did that weird tai chi in college...that class i couldn't figure out the moves or any of it for the life of me!
but you tried this; and now you can make a better judgement about it.
also, i have done a step or aerobics class, in college, i was nervous and felt out of place too...those are also hard-core classes in terms of cardio!
You're right - it's not a disaster if I tried it AND lasted through it. In that respect, this was actually a Donkey Success, even if it wasn't my cup of tea (as Maria put it).
Still, I think it was definitely an experience that I'm glad I tried. Otherwise, I would never know. AND I may just go back to it again, here and there, just to mix things up, or if I need a change. It also might be helpful if I am feeling isolated or lonely. Even if I speak to no one, and no one speaks to me, sometimes I just need to be in a group of people.
I met with the personal trainer yesterday. It went well. Rather than having 1 long free session, he advised that we split it up into 2 sessions, with yesterday being upper body and next week being lower body. I see what he's doing there, getting potential clients to think, "Gee I like meeting with this guy on a regular basis" -- and you know what? Yeah, I would like meeting with this guy on a regular basis, for new ideas, critique on form, and answers to questions. So I was OK with that.
We worked upper body. I explained that I do most of my working out at home, so he focused on showing me upper body exercises at the gym on a machine, and then the "at-home" adaptation. I appreciate that approach, and I figured out all on my own, why it's much nicer to have the expensive cable machines at the gym, rather than resistance bands at home. It's not good or bad to use the bands at home -- it's just a different feeling and approach. That's good knowledge to have, because having access to a gym isn't always an option.
After our session, I didn't do any more, but went and sat in the steam room, before cleaning up. I am feeling the workout in my triceps today. My right shoulder is a little sore, but I think that's because I came home and scrubbed & steamed 2 big rugs in my house (with a hand-held nozzle). Can't wait to see what the lower-body workout is like next week.
However, one thing did occur to me last night. I was reflecting on my session and felt very comforted by the guidance. Then I realized, though, that I am comforted by external validation that "everything is going to be all right". Part of my problem with making changes is the self-doubt that I have that *I* will be OK, I will be able to handle the change, I will be able to make the changes I need and come out OK. And meeting with the trainer kind of woke me up to realizing that here I am again, seeking validation from an outside source, and not from within myself.
No one can fix me. Only I can fix me. I am the only one who will take care of me, to make sure I am OK. It has to come from me.
I plan to write more here, about my day today, later this morning or possibly early afternoon. PLEASE SEE NEXT ENTRY.
You're absolutely right. I think you nailed it on the head about the lack of confidence.
Each mistake is an opportunity to learn and grow.
Happy Saturday!!! Remembered to weigh in today, and I am grateful that the number isn't higher. After Thursday's "food fit" and last night's take-out dinner (after Chair Yoga), I'm surprised it wasn't higher.
I was thinking about my goals this morning, as I was getting my breakfast together, and I realize that I *could* go a lot further if I was more disciplined (focused) on the eating part of the equation. I don't care for the phrase of "eating clean" but rather, if I ate more whole foods, I'd probably get closer to the results I'm wanting. Definitely food for thought, especially in considering my next steps forward.
I had not realized how heavy getting my COVID vaccine replacement card was weighing on my mind, but after I picked up my card at the county building, I felt SO much better/happier/relaxed. I got to work only 15 minutes late, but apparently I missed a real mess. Something was missed on a sale file that wasn't caught until closing, and it was a real scramble to get that cleared up. We were very fortunate that we were able to get this cleared, or the seller would not have gotten his proceeds money from the sale until the matter WAS cleared. That would have been BAD.
It's too bad that this all fell on Mistakes Girl's lap (because I was out and Male Co-Worker is on vacation), because all three of us missed this. I was told there will be a meeting about this, about the allocation of responsibilities and work tasts --- ha ha, we'll see if the Boss actually follows through with this. But I've been saying for weeks now that we need a serious look at who is doing what at work, because it is NOT balanced, and it is NOT fair.
And frankly, Male Co-Worker is getting too old/lazy for his job. He's not able to keep up, not willing to take on aspects (extra work) of his job (sales files) if it involves more work, which it does. So rather than calling him out on it, the extra work gets shoved onto someone else.
Chair Yoga was really nice last night. I was so proud of Husband! He did a good job and was able to keep up with the class. He is probably the most compromised in range of motion, although these are all disabled veterans, so everyone has their issues. And I'm so glad that I'm invited to go along too, as a spouse. I got a lot out of the class, too! I don't use yoga as a "workout" but rather as a relaxation and restorative tool, and I love it. Why don't I do this more often for myself?
Mr. Donkey and I treat our Chair Yoga nights as a "date night" sort of thing, so we got Culver's take-out and brought it home. I had a beef pot roast sandwich, intending to only eat half of it, but ended up eating all of it. Oh the bun that the sandwich was on was so delightfully light and fluffy.
Then I had too many fries with that. So like I said, I was happy that my weigh-in wasn't a higher number today, from the salt and carbs that aren't a usual part of my diet.
Changing things up a little bit this weekend:
Meeting with personal trainer at 1pm. I'll get to the gym earlier and do some cardio. I'm not sure if this is 30 minutes or an hour session. I'm just showing up and going with the flow. If it's a full hour of weights, then I might not do the upper body machines today.
Daughter is working 7a-4pm this weekend, so we will see her for dinner! And I will have time to visit with her! Today AND tomorrow! Yay! (And so if I wanted to take a class at the gym on Sunday morning, I certainly could do so without feeling rueful that I would be missing time with her.)
Probably will shampoo a couple of stairs today.
Definitely want time to read this weekend.
And then there's the usual laundry, birdfeeder filling, etc.
Also, just want to put this out there as a Proud Donkey Moment: I had a quiet minute at work yesterday, so I looked ahead at the calendar for the remainder of the year. I put myself down for taking a long weekend starting with Veterans' Day on November 11th. YES!
Progress as of today: 54 lbs lost so far, only -2.5 lbs to go!
I find you remarkably self disciplined!
Cool the chair yoga is going so well. Yay! Don’t forget your yoga socks. lol
We were in a community room with a cement or tile floor that wasn't the cleanest. Normally, we're in the "Music Room" of this community center building, and that room is carpeted, so it's not as "icky" to the feet. (Probably more germs in the carpet than the tile floor though, come to think of it...)
It was my intention to start being more strict with healthy eating, after meeting with the personal trainer yesterday, but then came dinner and that thought when out the window.
I only remembered later on, "oh yeah, I said I was going to be more strict about eating" - ha ha ha!
i know what you mean by unequal division of responsibilities. i have seen different people at work handle very different amounts of work. like i've always said to you, thank gosh you are a "doer" or "worker," as there's no way i believe you could be let go bc you def go above and beyond. (you def do a great job.)
the sandwich sounded so good, for dinner. maybe next time, instead of the whole, eat the whole bun but save half the meat? and fries, you could save some and take them home? or you could put some in a napkin and smash them so you do not eat them, soon after the meal comes. like you, i sometimes cannot stop myself. another option is to get a salad wtih dinner, to help fill up a little on lower cals; so you can save some of the sandiwch/fries for another time at home.
i look forward to YOU RELAXING on this long weekend coming up for you in a month! woohoo, enjoy that when it comes.
keep up the great work.
The sandwich thing... well, actually it was more of the fries thing. Trying to clean up leftovers, I think, and just ate too many. I had looked up the approximate nutrition on the sandwich beforehand, so I knew I'd be OK with eating it all. I just hadn't accounted for the extra carbs, fat, calories, salt with the fries. Oops. Just didn't feel like restricting, and was overly hungry from a late dinner.
The long weekend in November might not even be a hiking trip. It might be just staying at home, too, and that's fine, too. I have a book of hiking trails, and I want to flip through it to see if there's anything that we might want to do, if we can. If not, then stay home and relax. A-OK either way.
Well, I don't know what to say. Yesterday was an eating day, and physically, I really regret that now. Calorie-wise, I would say it was probably the equivalent of having a large dessert at a restaurant. My metabolism revved up overnight and I was VERY warm (uncomfortably so) while trying to sleep. The hotness woke me up a couple of times. Then I woke up with a sour stomach.
I chalk it up to a "refueling" day - it was some strawberry Special K cereal (dry) and then chunky peanut butter, oh and peanuts at work - and I'm not going to beat myself up over it, really. All I can do is move forward. What I ate though was probably more than what I needed to "refuel".
I lost my vaccination card for the COVID vaccine shots, so I have to go up to the county Dept. of Public Health to pick up a new card. Husband is driving me there, and then driving me to work, so that he can pick me up tonight, to go to Chair Yoga. I will get to work late, but oh well, work can wait.
Seriously, none of anything matters to me, other than to get my weekend started. Woo-hoo!
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
My apprehension was that my overeating was so close to weigh-in day. So more harm on a psychological level, more than a physical level. But -- that's part of the journey, isn't it? Shedding the denials and embracing the reality.
It's amazing how much a little extra weight can make a big difference in a workout. (Thinking along the lines of hand-held weights while walking.) I hope you enjoyed your chair yoga session!
Umm... so yesterday, I was talking to Mistakes Girl about staffing, changes, and such (related to my discussion with the Boss, but not about my private discussion with him), and she goes and drops the bomb on me that she & her husband will be starting very soon -- a week or 2 -- to try to conceive, again, after her previous loss.
I mean, I always knew that they would try again, after the doctor-recommended 6 month healing period, but for some reason, I had it in my brain that this was going to happen in December or January, not October. Wow, already? I had actually been playing around with the idea of asking her if she could wait to start trying until January, to help us left behind at work. Of course, I would never actually ask her to do that - it's just me thinking about timelines and such. I know that she may not get pregnant right away, but once she knows, I *KNOW* that she will immediately put herself on bedrest. Can't say that I blame her one bit - I would do the same thing. But OMG, I cannot pick up her workload and manage mine at the same time. New Gal will have to learn fast, is all I have to say. And she (New Gal) is nowhere near ready.
I'm sure all of this will happen in the month of January, when my Boss is in Florida and won't be able to hire anybody.
Oh well, I'm not going to waste too much time worrying or thinking about this. It is what it is, and what will be, will be. One day at a time, just do the work I've been given for the day, breathe deep...
I have not heard from my yoga instructor since Monday. I have texted her twice and sent her an email, with no response. I'm presuming no Zoom yoga tonight, so I plan to spend the time cleaning the stair carpeting, and just doing some light cardio.
Yesterday, I did a little more jogging during my lunchtime walk. I was talking to Associate Attorney about my jog on Tuesday, and said, essentially, that it will be a while before I do that again, and then I did it right after that, just to prove to myself (???) that I could? or maybe it was to spite AA? Actually, I know what it was: I was really busy, took my lunch late, and had to get back to the office ASAP. So I jogged to cut the time short while getting my steps in at the same time.
I was crabby when I came home, and I was a little short with Husband. Poor Husband. He was trying hard, and doing a good job. I think it was mostly just fatigue and knee pain on my part. I'm not the most patient person when I'm tired & in pain. My knee feels fine today, and I had a good sleep, so at least today is off to a good start. We'll see how long that lasts at work...
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
Very strange, IMO, she’d try to conceive so soon if the physician suggests otherwise. I wouldn’t too that. I’d hedge my bet for the best possible outcome. Hope she doesn’t bail suddenly & overburden our sweet Donkey.
I thought about you Monday while in my favorite Walmart aisle: CLEARANCE. Closing out some nice yoga mats for $25, & these funny looking yoga socks for $5. Never knew they had special yoga socks. They had 5 individual toes, like gloves, only for your feet. Also little dotted rubber spots. All over. Even on the toes. Looked tight & uncomfortable to me, but then I don’t do yoga. Did a hundred years ago. Used a book, no classes.
I've never heard of yoga socks, but apparently that's a thing! The grip on the bottom of the socks is essential!
You're right though, she could miscarry or take a while to get pregnant.
maybe you can be paid the same for 4 days. and he can hire someone else to help you. i think you should get a raise, to help you with the diminished day of salary, if you are dropping to the 4 days..
If Mistakes Girl becomes pregnant and can take the baby to term, we will not see her again at the workplace, at least for nearly a year. Even with a "winter slow-down", we cannot cope with her gone.
IDK, I'm worried, but there's nothing I can do until it happens.
anyways, he is trainnig to run more so he can do a triathlon. he is running and increasing distance, as long as his heart rate doesn't go above 80%...and that is how he is training. interesting. so, once the heart rate goes up, he will slow down. this is his way of running for longer periods. he says that by running slower, he is making more energy...and can go for a longer period/distance. so, it's training specifically to do distance, rather than just for speed...he's very smart and into all this. i really don't think i could be bothered to train like that! he has a lot of patience with EVERYTHING.
Long-distance running goals are not on my horizon by any means. I don't see this changing either. I think I could say, now, that I enjoy weight training goals more than running goals.
I had a nice, candid discussion with my Boss yesterday, and I covered all of the topics that I wanted to, in a way that I think was light and yet honest. We discussed the mortgage company's future, and if indeed it is confirmed that he's shutting it down, he will reimburse me for my continuing ed. class. I asked him about cutting back, and he said that he will make that decision after he comes back from his annual hiatus for the month of January. I think he's waiting to see how New Guy does without the Boss' guiding hand there all the time.
Then I mentioned that *I* am thinking of cutting back. He tried to talk me out of it, and I did say that I'm only thinking about it, but I did not waiver from my statement that I'm thinking about cutting back. I think I put it in a way that conveyed that this may be inevitable, rather than, Oh I'm just thinking about this. This is not like "Oh I'm thinking about where to go on my next vacation." This is more like, "I'm foreseeing this in my future, I'm just not sure when it will happen." I think he realizes this.
I woke up ahead of my alarm, which is a good thing, because Baby Kitty left me a lot of messes to clean up. She makes a LOT of extra work for me. I hadn't really realized this until today. Perhaps that is because I also spent last night shampooing parts of our carpeted stairs last night. That is such a chore, so I told myself that if I do 3 stairs a night, that's more manageable, and everything gets cleaned. I want to do this regularly, with breaks, depending on what's going on in life.
I think I'm doing OK with eating. Lately, at home in the evening - my weakest time - I've been trying to be more aware of emotions & physical feelings (e.g. fatigue) and intentional about what I eat. Have I been eating too much? Don't know, but did have a protein shake after weight training (upper). Have I been eating enough? Most likely yes. I think I have a lot of leeway before I get to the point of not eating enough.
Today is leg weights. I did 2 exercises this morning (cut short because of all the clean-up I needed to do) and I'll do at least 2 more exercises tonight. Doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm OK with this. I did a little jogging yesterday, during my lunchtime walk, so if I don't work my legs so much today (with weights), that's OK.
New Gal is at the office today. (blah) Male Co-Worker is out, starting his week's vacation. It should be an interesting day.
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
next good, chat with your boss. MAYBE, can you try a 4-day work week starting in the New Year????
Yesterday, Bear asked me, If you weren't being paid to be at work, would you be there? (No, of course not) But her comment, and then Inner Peace's comment made me think, If I didn't work there any more, would my co-workers still keep in contact with me? PROBABLY NOT. Honestly not. After 10 years of working at that firm, not a single relationship that would last outside of the boundaries of the workplace.
Nice Lady started showing me job listings that make more money and have benefits. Frankly, I'm not even sure I want to stay in the legal profession at this point.
I've realized that even when I take a passive approach to the changes that are happening, the changes will still happen. So me not making changes doesn't mean that the changes stop. Yesterday, I learned that the Boss is shutting down the mortgage company. I just spent $168 on that continuing ed. class a couple of months ago for nothing. WTF. So I will need to talk to him today, about what my options are for keeping my license active. My license can't remain active if I don't have a brokerage I'm working for. I don't want to work actively as a loan officer, for another financial institution, but I don't want to lose my license. I worked hard for that!!!
And so while I'm talking to him about my license, I might talk to him about other things that are going on with me, talking about pulling back, working part-time.
I did not wake up early this morning, and so I cut my weights (upper body) short today. I will try to do more of it this evening. However, if I work late, that will cut into my time at home to do so. Gosh, work just dominates my whole life and I hate it!!!
I have an appointment with a personal trainer at the gym for Saturday at 1pm.
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
listen to nice lady...that should help you. maybe you can find an ad for a position and it works out. you still have about 10 years you could prob work...you are in your very, very early 50s right? or
(...although, by increasing the weights I lift, I am getting out of my rut on my own...)
(...although, by increasing the weights I lift, I am getting out of my rut on my own...)
The only way shutting down the mortgage company affects ME is that I paid for my continuing ed. I'm SO glad I didn't pay the IL licensing renewal fee ($183) yet. So we'll see what happens for real, in the end.
Woke up early naturally, so I got up. I was up, out of bed at 4:30am. I did my bike ride and a lot of cleaning (thanks Baby Kitty). I'm still ahead of schedule, so I have time to spend on the internet. If I get to work early, OK, and if I don't, that's OK too. It's cooler here (yay!) but more humid (boo), so it's still not the ideal fall weather that I like.
I decided not to take any of my new scented candles to work. I did not buy fresh-cut flowers to take to work. In fact, I'm thinking about bringing home the vase that they would have gone in. The less I have invested at my workplace, the better. Kind of a symbolic pulling back, pulling away.
Male Co-Worker is out of the office Wed.-Fri., which means, automatically, it will be a busier week at work. Great. But I'm just going to focus on getting my work done, and then, if I have extra time & energy, I will help out Mistakes Girl, who has to pick up the slack for anyone who goes on vacation. I'm already feeling stressed about going to work, but I'm not going to let it get the better of me. Walking, short meditations, deep breathing, scented candle, stretches -- I am prepared to deal with whatever happens. Memo to Donkey: JUST GET THE WORK DONE.
I don't have Zoom yoga tonight, so my evening is more relaxed and definitely more open. So it sounds like today should be more restful (or at least LESS stressful), but I feel charged, like I'm going into an angry room. I must not let that feeling interfere with actually having a less stressful day.
I'm working on a couple of "projects" but can't seem to get my thoughts together this morning to articulate them.
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
I am still having issues with getting up earlier...tomorrow I will try again.
Probably not worth doing it just to avoid those annoying questions.
you have a good mindset to get thru this week efficiently. i would like to see flowers at work, i think that would be nice on your desk every so often. everyone would benefit.
I think you're right about the flowers. I just didn't have it in my last weekend. Maybe this weekend.
I made and then unmade decisions several times already, and the day has just started. Oh DD'ers, I *almost* had the courage to sign up for the weight-training class this morning, that I've written about before. I'm not a class person, when it comes to fitness, but I was thinking that taking classes might be a good way to make new friends. I even planned YESTERDAY's gym workout with the anticipation that I would sign up for the weight class today.
However, Donkey is a planner and a thinker, and I realized that IF I take this class 10:15am-11:15am, that I will not be able to see Daughter at all today. And... I dunno, I thought maybe she'd need to see me, or like to see me, or maybe I need to see her... Anyway, I felt this nagging need to let her know, Hey, I'm signing up for this class, I won't see you, let me know if you need me. So perhaps next Sunday.
I also thought that I'd really like to take a Monday off, soon, which is one of Daughter's days off, and spend some time with Daughter - perhaps a lunch and then a hike. I have to wait until Male Co-Worker stops taking the next 2 Monday's off, and we have to get a little less busy, so that my desk is easier to manage for whoever is left (Mistakes Girl, probably).
As it turned out, I "slept in" this morning and didn't get out of bed until 6am. I was up at 3:55am, and thought, Oh I'll just get up, but then I slipped into a dream - more REM sleep (YES!!!) - so the actual getting up was delayed a couple of times. And that's OK. So I figured that I'll just go to the gym later today, rather than try to "get it out of the way", and I'm OK with that. Husband and I have an errand to run at around 3pm or so, and then the usual cat laundry, reading, resting.
Yesterday, I bought myself some scented candles to help me with my stress at work, although I may use them at home. I'd also like to get some fresh-cut flowers today, to bring to work, to help cheer me up, and bring me some peace, while I'm at work. Trying.... trying hard... But I'm not going to think about work today.
I'm just going to enjoy this day I've been given. Leg day at the gym - yay!
Progress as of today: 55.5 lbs lost so far, only -4 lbs to go!
Today I saw her from 12:10p-12:15p when she came downstairs and rushed off to work.
The gym class is 10:15am-11:15am, and it takes me about 20 minutes to get cleaned up afterwards (if I don't stay to do something else). It's also a 15 minute drive home.
you do whatever makes you happy...in the end, that's really it! :)
i think the scented candles would be best at home...never know if new girl is like allergic to scents ;) LOL, not that you actually should even care! haha
What makes me happy is what I do now, but I also have this "counter force" that tells me that I should stretch my horizons. Plus, I would really like to have new people in my life, even if it's acquaintances or even a "hi how are you?" thing. That's what's pushing me to take a class.
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I don't feel that brutal soreness ever since I take creatine monohydrate after my workouts. I put a dose in my coffee or yogurt or something (as it's a tasteless powder) and I feel it genuinely helps big time. I hope you get a better, more calm week ahead, girl! :) Cheers!
I truly am hoping for a calmer week ahead. I must remember and focus on this. Once Male Co-Worker comes back, the drama will increase a little bit more on this, but then things will settle down again until the end of next week, when he goes on another vacation.
I've heard about creatine. I haven't made up my mind to start that up.
bearcountrygg on 10/11/2021:
Sounds like a pretty good day...and ending with a zoom call to chat...nice. My sister in law had those shots anf has been getting them for several years......D went straight to a knee surgery to just observe...and a year later ended up with the replacement ....3 and a half years ago and for the last couple of years he rarely thinks about it.....sister in law seems satisfied with the shots for now.
I'll write more about this later, but the Boss' wife ended up NOT getting the shot that she was supposed to get. There was a LOT of drama at my Boss' house on Friday, and maybe into Saturday.
Horn_of_plenty on 10/11/2021:
also there is knee replacements, i wonder if that is something the boss' wife considered but since she has extensive health issues, must have decided to forego it.
glad you aren't too sore.
this week, our weather will improve day by day until 79F on Friday, cannot wait!
i know you don't, but i personally am loving the warmer weather coming! :)
let us know how today goes! :)
The boss' wife cannot have a much-needed knee replacement, because she smokes over 2 packs of cigarettes a day and doesn't have the respiratory strength to undergo the anesthesia.
I would give today a C+. The Zoom meeting was the best part of it, I think.
PlayingQuietly on 10/11/2021:
wishing you a drama-less monday
Overall, the drama level was not too bad. I was a little crabby, but a lot of that was caused by the discomfort in my arms and neck. Once that went away in the afternoon, it got much better.