Before anything else, I want to thank Happy for her suggestion on what to do with Baby Kitty. I'm looking into options.
Once again, I was extraordinarily busy at work, but for the moments that I wasn't lost in the busyness, I was feeling pretty positive and up. Not sure how or why or where this came from.
I'm going to have to let go of the abs challenge, and while I'm still trying to hang on to the 22 push-ups, that too is a struggle.
I guess I've just gotten to the point that I'm giving all that I can to anyone or anything, and I don't care about falling short at this time. There's just no more in me to give more.
So until work stops consuming so much of my life, this is how it will be. And I've accepted that.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
Not a great day. Still waaaaay too busy at work. Loads of new contracts came in. Which means I'll be totally busy for the next 6 weeks....
So I'd better figure myself out, because ain't nothing changing soon as far as work-life balance...
It does mean no Zoom yoga for another week. Not helping.
I had a slight food fit last night. It first started with just eating a bit more, with nuts for evening snack. Not bad. Then I had a Kind bar. Okay. Then I dove into a bag of marshmallows. UH-OH!
My food fit was interrupted by a family fight on the phone between husband and son. So it was good that I stopped but not for a good reason.
Today will be a trying day. TOM started this morning, and mine are really hard on my body. Plus, really busy at work. Plus, very worried about our son. Plus, concerned about my husband. Don't see enough of my daughter because of work.
And the garage door is still broken.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
cheering you on!
And I'm pretty sure no one else is dealing with cramps right now. Always an added challenge.
I've been grabbing small bits of "me moments" because that's all I can manage to do at this time. Hopefully, Saturday and or Sunday will bring more time for me to decompress.
So after I posted on Sunday, things went south, just in case you thought it was a perfect weekend in Donkey's life. For the remainder of Sunday and into Monday, I was dealing with someone who, obviously upset, was confusing laundry baskets with litter boxes.
Adding to this, someone broke the garage door. This resulted in yelling, which doesn't fix anything and caused more friction.
Went to the hardware store, not to fix the garage door but other broken things, and that was a success.
I did make it to the gym, (with Daughter , a rare treat!) and the "easier" workout kicked my butt. I was so hungry after that. So I probably ate too much in the evening.
What awaits me at work will tell me if my "extremely busy" status will continue or start to subside.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
I was awoken by the lightening and thunder of much needed rain here. It has stopped raining but everything is still gray and wet. The temperatures feel cooler too, although I heard it's supposed to get up to 80F today, which to me is warm. Then more storms tonight, with cooler temps, hopefully.
Yesterday was such a productive day. I haven't checked my Fitbit to see what my step-count was, but I'm guessing Saturday will be the highest day of the week for most steps. My list:
So today is just fold and put away laundry. I had to clean up after Baby Cat again, but that's daily life lately, I'm afraid. Also, I hope to go to the gym again this afternoon.
I did push-ups and abs yesterday, but I've decided to change the push-ups goal. Inspired by the "22 push-ups for 22 days" for the military suicide awareness campaign, I decided that this was something that I could do, and these would be on the floor, although modified, because of my back issues.
This morning, I worked on legs and chest weights, after my morning bike ride. Not having a weight-lifting element to my September goals is a little disappointing - that is to say, that's something that I didn't think of that I kind of wish I had. Oh well, I can still do it - and I am still doing it, I think, with the exception of last work-week, where it was hard to do much of anything other than work, eat, bed.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
We are also having lots of days in the 80's which i LOVE! it's still warm, but not too warm! and the nights are cooler...so in love with September / October weather in the Northeast!
You were def very productive with your to-do list and it does seem it needed to be listed - and i like to see how one of your chores didn't need to be done - "executive decision!"
what a wonderful labor day weekend so far on your end!
What a disappointing weigh-in. I don't even count this as a real loss. I just cannot seem to do anything to get these 10 pounds to drop. These are not COVID pounds either. I gained this weight after coming off of keto and back to low-carb. Also weighed myself on the fancy scale (which had me back up at 144), and my body fat % is 32.6%. So this ain't muscle.
You would think that yesterday at work would have been easier, because I had stayed late to catch up (completely) on Thursday, but I was pretty much busy the whole day. I was able to keep up - which meant that I would be able to leave on time to make it to Veterans' Chair Yoga at 5:30p. But NOOOOO - at 4:15p, I started getting all these time-sensitive emails!!! What the heck!!! These were emails that really had to go out, because I couldn't sit on them for 3 days through the holiday weekend.
(As it was, I was already getting complaints that I wasn't sending out letters to clients for their review fast enough. You know, I just didn't get to it. --- So now you can see why wasting an hour of time correcting someone else's mistakes was very frustrating to me on Thursday!!!!)
Because of this flurry of emails coming in at the last minute, I couldn't leave until 5:45p. I made it to Chair Yoga for the last 30 minutes, but my husband was really upset with me. Which then makes me really upset, because this isn't my fault. Does he seriously think that I *LIKE* staying really late at work and having no life at home?
Speaking of which, because I was at work so much this week, my home has been totally neglected. So today, I'm scrambling to catch up on things that were neglected, including my plants, during the week.
Oh and let me put this out there: MISTAKES GIRL MADE A $3500 MISTAKE. I told Nice Lady, "You know, I love (Mistakes Girl) and I feel bad about complaining about the mistakes she makes in opening the files, but mistakes like this are going to get us sued." and Nice Lady agreed.
I need BETTER help at work. Nice Lady is too set in her ways and does things differently, so that doesn't help. Mistakes Girl makes too many mistakes.
Anyway... I have a wonderful 3-day weekend to catch up on things:
Will I get ANY time with my daughter? She wanted to step down to a lower position at work, and management gave the position to someone else. She was so upset yesterday, and where was I? At work, dealing with other people's STUPID PROBLEMS!!!
I didn't get to the push-ups or abs work last night, unfortunately. I caught up with some friends on Zoom, and we talked for 1.5 hours. As it was, I was awake until after 11pm. I don't know how I did that, because I had gotten up early and was busy all day. Almost TOO tired, that adreneline kicked in or something.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 8.5 lbs to go!
I hear your pain in staying late especially right before time that's meant for relaxing / not working! (the 3-day weekend)
I really don't know why they keep mistakes girl. honestly, i don't want to suggest something that will not be a good idea, but, can people all collectively complain that she sucks?
it's good you are close with your daughter. she will have to face some of these life experiences on her own, when you aren't home, per se. but, you will always be able to re-hash it out with her and support her, even if it has to wait till you are done with work. you are a great mom!
So while certain comments from him are not appreciated, I use that analogy to help keep my perspective clear.
We had 2-3 slow weeks, but I feel that we've really made up for it. I don't know those numbers for sure, but that would be my guess, that we'll be OK. That is unless Mistakes Girl keeps making mistakes that we end up having to pay for.
So glad it's Friday. So glad for the weekend. So glad for the holiday on Monday.
I stayed at work until 7:24 pm last night, to catch up completely from yesterday and today. The funny part was that I received an email from the paralegal who works at the firm across the street at 6:54 pm! So she was working late to catch up too! Ha ha! The other funny bit was when an attorney called at 7:14 p.m. and I answered the phone! I bet she was surprised a receptionist answered that late!
Let me just add here that I spent an HOUR correcting all the mistakes, Mistakes Girl made on every file she opened up before she left on vacation. I'm just putting that out there, here.
So I was exhausted when I got home. Probably ate too much at dinner. I was tired and hungry and still wired from working.
It was hard to do the push-ups and abs work, but I did it. I did wall push-ups again and I need to change that up tonight. The ab work was tough, but I don't ache this morning, so I guess it wasn't tough enough.
Tonight is supposed to be veterans chair yoga at 5:30 pm. I'm hoping that I won't have to stay late tonight at work, so that I can make it. It's good for my husband to do this activity, and it's one of the few things we can do together that we like.
I'm grateful for a job, but this is ridiculous.
Progress as of today: 42.5 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!
Well, at least your staying late was "seen" by others. I will admit that always made me happier, when i stayed late, and people noticed. LOL.
Thanks for the reminder, again, about the wall pushups...when i see my mom tomorrow evening i plan to mention it again to her that i think the wall-pushups will do her shoulders / back wonders.
Put your limits on when you can (easier said than done!). especially from someone without a job for the past half year! yes, that long! but i'm using the time wisely and will continue this way...
Checking in this morning, even though not much happened since last night - at least diet wise.
I almost forgot to do my crunches and push-ups last night even though I thought about it several times! Lol! I may do all the push-ups against the wall, rather than alternating between wall and modified (on the floor). I found that wall push-ups are a different sensation that was still challenging.
Friday is veterans chair yoga. I don't even know if I can do that! Last Friday I had to work until 6:30 pm! Chair yoga starts at 5:30 pm... This work thing is untenable. And I'm wondering, if we get a third attorney, will I be even busier??
I will endeavor to do better with food today. And stay away from the giant cookies the boss brought in. Someone threw away the last of the coffee cake before I left last night. Thank goodness for that!
Progress as of today: 42.5 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!
yuck to Giant cookies! i so prefer miniatures! hahahaha
have a good Thursday <3
One thing I've realized is that if I went to the gym at night, I wouldn't feel like doing the push-ups and abs at home afterwards. Yes, I know I could do that at the gym but that's something I'd rather do in the privacy of my home.
So this challenge has deterred me from going to the gym one or 2 nights. That's not good!
I was not able to write this morning because my phone was out of order. I usually text while I'm bike riding, as I am now. I did weights this morning. I'll do crunches and wall push-ups tonight.
Eating is still my downfall. Work is so busy, I found myself picking at the coffee cake, to sooth my anxiety with sugar and carbs. NO!! This must STOP.
I've been working from 9a to 6p every day, with a 30 minute walk. Today, the phones were constantly ringing. Around 3p, I just gave up on the phones, as I struggled to keep the emails in my in box below 20.
Mistakes Girl is out of town starting tomorrow, until Monday. So that's more work, less help. My work-life balance is so off kilter. I want my life back!
Some good news though is that I'm rocking the water intake today. I should be able to get in a gallon by the time I go to bed. That's awesome!
Progress as of today: 42.5 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!
perhaps when mistakes girl is out, let her work pile up a little bit? you cannot simply do her work on top of yours?
proud of you with water...will write more soon!
A new month with new goals (which I have written down upstairs). Let's see if I can remember them:
I can tell that work is lighting up ever so slightly. I welcome this.
Okay, typing this with my phone is not working. I keep losing the keyboard every time I backspace, so I'm done writing for now.
Progress as of today: 42.5 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!
I'm glad you are doing the push-ups. i think they may be best for sculpting the shoulders. i wish i could get my mom to do this...i did mention it but i DON'T think she's understanding yet how easy it can be to fit this one in...
totally have my support on the 130's. you can do this, no reason why not. you are very close.
have a good day and keep your plan in mind :)
Tonight will be wall push-ups, too give my shoulders a bit of a rest and a nice stretch in my back.
Not much time to post this morning.
I'm wondering if I should start eating breakfast at home, earlier, rather than eating at my desk at work. I started doing that to delay eating, but now I'm not sure it's a good habit.
Working on goals for September. I will write these down tonight and share with you tomorrow.
Contacted my yoga teacher from the studio - not the owner but the teacher I had on Thursday nights - to see about continuing with her via Zoom. I know that i can do yoga for free at the gym and on YouTube, but something in me thinks is a good idea to maintain my connection with this lady, at least for now.
Thinking about flying out to Vegas to visit family for Thanksgiving.
Praying to the Good Lord for a merciful day at work today.
Progress as of today: 42.5 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!
Have a good Monday..keep rocking and rolling!
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How old is the kitty? Is this the one not using the litter box? How’s it going?
Kitty is 2 years old. She almost died from a fungal infection that has affected her nerves. But she does use the box to poop.
So to be clear, yes this is the cat who has issues using the box.
grannyannie on 09/10/2020:
Work, unfortunately, wins for now.
Back in the 90's when I worked at a university in the US the gym was in the building next door. As staff I had my own permanent locker there. So I never had an excuse not to go to the gym before going home (which was less than 1 mile away).
Good observation that I had missed. Location was one of the things about the gym I belong to now. It's not very convenient to get to. It's not near anywhere I travel to on a regular basis.
I feel that if I didn't need so much sleep, I could go at night, but then I wouldn't get into bed until nearly 11p, which makes getting up at 5:30a impossible.
So I'm probably being too hard in myself in expectations (aspirations).
bearcountrygg on 09/10/2020:
I reached a point in my life at one time when there was just nothing left in me too.....there was no way around it....I had to call a halt to adding anything else.....it eventually passed and it got easier again....that will happen for you...you can only give what you have to give...don't stress about it...the time will come.
Yes, this too shall pass. I just need to be patient. Not one of my strong points, lol.
Maria7 on 09/10/2020:
We all have to accept our limitations. And we all DO have them but we do the best we can and be content for what we are able to accomplish each day, albeit we all feel sometimes that we fall so short of what we had hoped to achieve. Something is better than nothing. Have a happy day.
True, and I usually do leave work feeling like I've accomplished much.
I probably don't appreciate that feeling enough.
Horn_of_plenty on 09/10/2020:
that's a fine way to see things - everything cannot get your all, all at the same time. life. you have to pick and choose.
also, i tend to feel my best in September also: after the summer, still prettty warm...like a continuation of the summer :) but more comfortable.
If real estate would slow down, it might feel more like September. This is like July busy.
Jacky82020 on 09/11/2020:
Donkey, you sound like a patient good kitty mommy