@Mamatigerj, @Gandhalfit, @Anek- Daily Exercise w EC (crunches)
- My back is still out, but the pain is minimal
- I'll get back to exercising tomorrow
- My cousin came by for supper and it's always a delight to have her here
- Nobu was curious and came up for sniffs and small pets!
- Casper was more curious, too
- Nox was downstairs!!
- My babies are doing so well!
- I figured out my sister's birthday present a month early
- If this keeps up, I'll have Christmas presents done before November!
- (I usually forget until a week before...)
- Good: family visit
- Happy: I'm so proud of my kittens!
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for your back
@NancyTree, @CODawn!- Basics
- Bands again
- Only had to shift a bit to accommodate my back!
- It's only a minor pain now
- Busy week ahead of Mom and Dad's trip to Scotland
- Don't know what they were watching...
- Good: out to lunch with Mom
- Happy: Nobu cuddles!
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- They do it very well, @Gandhalfit!
- Basics
- Yoga today
- On one hand: I've definitely defined where things are out and cracked something
- On the other: most things are just not moving
- My regular visit with Tyler is Thursday; I don't foresee any reason to hasten that
- Things we're doing this week:
- Zoo (tiger cubs!!)
- "Scholastic" Book Fair
- Church Oktoberfest
- Mad* scrambles to get everything packed
- (*that may just be me. we're all actually pretty organized. i just worry...)
- I am looking forward to the zoo, but that book fair?
- (I'll eat spinach if the brains behind it aren't millennials)
- (I really don't like spinach)
- It looks like a blast! And I'm going with my sister!!
- Nobu cuddles!
- He said no when I pulled my hand away
- Good: yoga
- Happy: yummy supper with leftovers for days!
- Daily Exercise w EC
- The Miner Challenge
- Today got away from me
- Massively overslept and had to fit things around much more tightly than I like
- Still kept my streak, at least
- Things will settle when Mom and Dad leave
- (After a minor adjustment period)
- Did talk to my sister for an hour or so
- Just chatting about whatever comes to mind is so relaxing
- Nobu wanted cuddles much earlier than usual
- I'm not complaining!
- He's been sleeping almost on his back the last few nights
- That sign of trust is delightful!
- And! Nox insisted on attention for almost half an hour!!
- That made up for a lot!
- Good: exercised
- Happy: sister and kittens in one day!
- Daily Exercise w EC
- The Miner Challenge
- Yesterday and Today
- My back hurt yesterday enough to not do anything but keep my streak
- My back still hurts after seeing Tyler, but that's residual
- I'll be feeling much better in the next few days!
- Got to the zoo today!
- Unfortunately, the cubs are only visible from 10-12
- We're going to go back after Mom and Dad get back from Scotland
- I did get some fun pictures!
- There are enough I decided on a Google doc
- African Lions are Tiberius and son (I don't know which of them)
- Amur Tiger is Zhanna
- Western Lowland Gorilla (name unknown) is a ham! If we acknowledged him, he turned his back to us!
- Polar Bear (name and gender unknown) paced back and forth in a circuit right in front of the glass. Nothing quite like knowing a few inches are all that separate you and a deadly animal!
- It was a great visit!
- Rest day (emotionally and mentally) and onto the weekend
- I need to have a conversation with my brother about the concert on Sunday
- I have a greater desire to not go right now
- I'll sleep on it!
- Good: saw Tyler
- Happy: lots of animals to see at the zoo!
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"Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being... it is up to all of us to become his moral superior. Vetinari/Pratchett"
Cute pictures. The line where the polar bear is definitely powerful
- Thank you, @Gandhalfit
- Daily Exercise w EC
- The Miner Challenge
- Best laid plans and all that
- I took a good, hard look at things and realized my depression has spiked
- It makes sense with all the different stresses going on right now
- Good news is now I know consciously and can make necessary changes
- That does mean the bulk of my exercising will be on the back burner
- When I return to it I will ask myself why I stopped
- I just have to get to that point
- I will not be going to the concert, either
- That stress is entirely unneeded
- Have a random Nox picture
- He finally figured out the papasan is a giant cat bed
- (Casper still hasn't figured that out)
- I take double and triple takes to see him most nights
- Good: difficult and necessary soul searching
- Happy: cleaned out the freezer and refilled it with supplies
Mamatigerj
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Hugs, and healing thoughts and prayers
. Hope your depression alleviates.
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Cheer Up 
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NancyTree
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Hey, how are you doing?
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Thinking of you.
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Hope everything is well with you. I understand letting life get you down. This time of year is difficult.
Thank you so much, everyone!
Things settled down about a week ago.
My parents come home tomorrow and it's been very nice here. I was expecting much more nervousness (no Liam to protect me), but my brother was here every night and it helped tremendously.
I finished The Miner Challenge last month and have been completing the daily exercise to keep my streak. Just doing chores around the house has kept me active!
Had a minor bump in mental health that I was able to talk through. All things considered, a minor eruption is incredible growth from a decade ago.
Cats have been catting. It only took Casper 10 days to realize he could sleep on my bed!
I'm lucky enough to have Nox there as well if Casper joins first!
Little things: got my covid booster (no side effects other than a sore arm, thankfully); saw Bee (there is a regular spot in my trap that knots up and we've named it Michael); Nobu got out of his collar by loosening it somehow (???); I'm especially bad at remembering to water plants, but nothing has died!; I've spent several hours over several days with my sister and it's been lovely
I don't know if I'm going to get back to exercising this month. If I don't, I probably won't post again. Whatever else happens, I'll be back November 1st!
Things settled down about a week ago.
My parents come home tomorrow and it's been very nice here. I was expecting much more nervousness (no Liam to protect me), but my brother was here every night and it helped tremendously.
I finished The Miner Challenge last month and have been completing the daily exercise to keep my streak. Just doing chores around the house has kept me active!
Had a minor bump in mental health that I was able to talk through. All things considered, a minor eruption is incredible growth from a decade ago.
Cats have been catting. It only took Casper 10 days to realize he could sleep on my bed!
I'm lucky enough to have Nox there as well if Casper joins first!Little things: got my covid booster (no side effects other than a sore arm, thankfully); saw Bee (there is a regular spot in my trap that knots up and we've named it Michael); Nobu got out of his collar by loosening it somehow (???); I'm especially bad at remembering to water plants, but nothing has died!; I've spent several hours over several days with my sister and it's been lovely
I don't know if I'm going to get back to exercising this month. If I don't, I probably won't post again. Whatever else happens, I'll be back November 1st!
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Congrats on finishing The Miner Challenge.
I'm still sorry for Liam
Thanks for the update
I'm still sorry for Liam
Thanks for the update
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Glad to hear you're doing ok!
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Glad you overcame that bump. Congrats on completing Miner
- Thank you, Bees!
- I'm back!!
- I really needed that month off
- Completed daily exercise with extra credit every day to keep my streak
- Got a new phone and lost my tracker info
- I'll look through my notebooks and find the first day
- I know I'm coming up on a big milestone soon
- My parents had a blast in Scotland and are now seriously considering moving there
- My sister was dating someone and found out (two days before her birthday
) that she was the "other woman" - There's so much tea to spill there
- I was not expecting Halloween to hit me as hard as it did
- Getting through it with no issue healed something
- I'm purposely not looking up the date of Liam's last day
- That will pass as peacefully as can be managed
- We got snow last night!
- It's melted now, but it's also Buffalo
- More will come
- Pretty!
- Nobu has been cuddling me every time he gets too cold elsewhere. LOTS of kitten cuddles!
- That's my new background
- Things to look forward to this month: all three cats at the vet (wish me luck); DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL (!!!); yummy, yummy food
- Also, this month's schedule:
- Daily Exercise w EC
- Epic Abs Challenge
- Daily HIIT Challenge
- Splits Exercises
- I may add something more if that isn't enough in a week or so
- Good: starting these daily logs again
- Happy: being back with all my fellow Bees!
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Welcome back!!
- Thanks, @Anek!
- Basics
- Saw Tyler for the third time this week
- Put something out and had a spasm just as I was waking up a week ago
- That's been fun to work around...
- Saw, pet, and got kisses from Theo!!
- For that alone it's been a great day!
- It's been a slow family day, which is always delightful
- I'm going to be working on flexibility this month
- My poor hamstrings...
- Most things are still very mobile, thankfully
- The cats all had to get into the back room today
- I was in my winter coat and boots!
- Strange beasties!
- Good: pushed through and ended up quite enjoying the jumping jacks
- Happy: Theo! I got to give him a treat!!
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Snow! Kitten!
Good to see you back
for things going on
Good to see you back
for things going on- Thank you, @NancyTree!
- Basics
- Nobu has been weird all day
- I have had very few cuddles
- He did enjoy the fire, though!
- Both he and Casper used the rug we got for them!
- My sister stopped by to do her laundry
- Always lovely to see her!
- I've been massively craving pasta today?
- My body may be telling me something, but I can't understand what yet
- I still hate burpees...
- The cold water is getting colder. Finishing showers is getting bracing
- Good: pushed myself to exercise
- Happy: fireplace for chilly days!
Mamatigerj
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I have missed you!
- Thank you, @Mamatigerj, @CODawn!
- Basics
- I took a two and a half hour nap today
- Nobu cuddled with me the entire time
- He's on my lap as I type this
- All is well again!
- He actually cuddled last night
- I didn't move for 3 hours
- My legs didn't thank me for that...
- (That one is now my lock screen. He's so cute!)
- I did very little today and don't feel great
- My brother had a chest cold a few days ago that I may now have
- Finger crossed I don't!
- I should be able to get to bed at a decent hour, at least
- Good: went with fruit instead of cake for dessert
- Happy: CUDDLES!!
Mamatigerj
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Healing thoughts and prayers!
- Thank you, @Mamatigerj!
- Basics
- I'm not feeling too poorly!
- Slightly sniffly, but that's manageable
- Made a mug cake with apple cider and it needs a few tweaks, but is very yummy!
- Now I'm questioning: cold brew glaze
- Tried a new wrap at a favorite restaurant
- Totally vegan and very good!
- Always pleasant to find a good vegan option
- Not many cuddles, but when he's so cute, I don't mind as much!
- (The camera added much light; we all did double takes!)
- Nox! Both were very curious at the toilet seat replacement...
- It's been a very quiet day, thankfully
- Good: left the house and tried something new
- Happy: mug cake!
- Daily Exercise w EC
- I'll catch up tomorrow
- First day of my cycle hit me hard
- Exhaustion, mostly, which I'll take over a lot!
- Turns out the pasta craving just hit 2 days early
- Nobu hasn't cuddled much, but Nox demanded attention
- I'll never complain about that!
- Good: Slow quiet day, which I needed
- Happy: had all 3 cats wanting attention!
- I'm back!
- Again!
- That cycle took it out of me
- Twice my watch registered a workout when I was walking
- Finally had the energy to do more than the daily exercise, so:
- Basics Days 6-11
- Having energy again has been delightful!
- And the pasta craving has passed, too!
- I've had Nobu a lot, and Nox has been showing himself more
- Something had their attention!
- Nobu has been loving the rug! It only took a year!
- He also decided that exercise time was play time
- That was fun!
- Good: exercised
- Happy: Nobu!
- Basics
- Lazy day
- I had a nap!
- Busy week coming up, so I'm shoring myself up today
- It's working quite well!
- I was napping on the couch and Nobu really hates when I'm flat?
- He jumped up, looked around, and immediately jumped down!
- Silly kitten!
- Good: got out of the house
- Happy: apple fritter!
- Basics
- Had to go to the store 4 hours before the Bills game
- We really try not to do that
- In the same day, I had a very relaxed kitten
- And a very zoomy one
- He seems to love that rug
- I will never complain about a cuddly kitten, especially when he's so darn cute!
- I see Bee tomorrow, late enough I can exercise before seeing her
- I don't think that's ever happened!
- Good: completed all tasks
- Happy: Nobu!!
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
That belly!!! 
- So soft, @Anek!
- Basics
- Bee worked out so much tension
- I've been taking it easy to keep that tension away
- I did somehow lose a hair tie, though?
- No idea where that went!
- Nobu briefly cuddled on my crossed legs!!
- He tried that in the beginning and really hated it, but he's bigger now so it works better
- Still doesn't love curling up, though, so it was brief
- And!!
- Nox was in my papasan when I woke up this morning!!
- That's a first!
- Good: saw Bee
- Happy: saw Bee!
- Basics
- Busy day, but I accomplished everything I set out to do!
- I had a guest while putting away laundry, so I took him to the basement with me
- This is a very confused kitten!
- (and he looks so small!
) - He's also very happy right now because I found his favorite ball
- Good: finished everything
- Happy: Nox insisted I pet him!!!