Rantings, Ravings, and Ramblings

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing Recovery and 10,000 Punches!
Hugs for the other thing. (I find all of those punches can be cathartic if one imagines a deserving target.)

With yoga breathing exercises I often find it is useful to me to go at my own pace. If the instructor (or a clock) is forcing a pace that isn't working for me at that time, it's actually stress-inducing. Which is the opposite of the point of doing it! Taking breathing exercises at my own pace, however, is calming and meditative.

 

[JCU]

@Anek, @VacTom, @Fremen, @Mamatigerj, @FlowersandPetals, @Laura Rainbow Dragon!

A mental target did help, @Laura Rainbow Dragon . A forced pace is definitely what turned me off of controlled breathing. Being able to find my own place really changed things for me!

Did the butt kicks slowly after the jumping jacks, didn't love the program, but I'll get back into that, and no stretching today.

First snow storm of the season! More than a foot of snow and my brother got thrice that! Had to pull out the winter jacket and boots, which is always a fun question of, "where did I leave those??"

(The hall closet. I was good this year!)

Slow day, otherwise. Took down all the fall decorations, but Christmas things are in the attic, so we're tackling that tomorrow.

I get to see how well my attempt at apple cider vinegar comes out tomorrow! Fingers crossed!

 

[JCU]

All exercises were done! It always feels both great and slightly painful to stretch my legs out again.

Didn't get to either the Christmas decorations or apple cider vinegar.

New plowman has not returned today and the town cleared the sidewalks with an electric plower; great for walking, but not so much for getting out of the driveway. That took some tiresome doing. If our snowplow could work consistently

I will be getting those decorations down tomorrow!

Also working on the vinegar. As it is vinegar, I'm not worried about giving it another day.

My sister sent some pictures. This is an old box. Isis just loves the shape!

 

[GentleOx]

Look at the cuddly kitties! Glad you're feeling better and back in action

 

[MadamMeow]

Been missing those kitties! Congrats for Recovery & 10,000 Punches!

 

[JCU]

@GentleOx, @MadamMeow!

Exercising was done! Cider is on the second stage! Christmas decorations are downstairs! My thighs are done!

It's been a wonderfully productive day!

Dad and I both have sore backs from shovelling, and I have added leg pain from Fit December yesterday. The plowman came last night, though, so the driveway needed no extra work from us!

Nobu has been particularly cat like today. He smelled the treats Dad gave them yesterday and cleared the coffee table to find them. He's also an idiot, because he knocked them to the floor on the first pass



That's the face of a cat who doesn't understand why the fireplace is chirping but not turning on. (He's on the remote )

Christmas decorations go up tomorrow! We talked last year about using guide lines to hold up the tree. Fingers crossed we won't need them this year!

I'm hoping to have time to craft in the next few days. Today my back definitely didn't want that!