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[Syrius]

@CODawn @NancyTree @MadamMeow @Mamatigerj

Saturday, 15 February Wins: 117 days
Journal
Steps: 7,597/7,950
10m of writing

First Things:
0700 - I couldn't fall asleep until about 0330 this morning.
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

FoP work - catch up from yesterday and I played some today. Took lots of breaks and truly, I am surprised I did it all, albeit with minor modifications. It was the only thing I told myself to work on today, so I am happy

Shelved for today:
Standing Abs 26
Express Tone 8
Everest 16
Kick Master 10
Iron Arms 7
30 Days of Change 23
[Arms with Tunde] - Not quite feeling up to this today

Frontiers of Pandora (FoP) Totals
100+30=130 Alternating bicep curls (5lb)
120+70=190 Step jacks Side jacks
120+70=190 Hooks
50+50=100 Weighted punches (5lb)
70+40=110 Flutter kicks
20+20=40 Calf raises & Negative calf raises
30+20=50 Squats Knees to elbows
0+10=10 Front kicks
400+540=940 High knees March steps
note: green is from yesterday, blue is from today

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I did something.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Feeling a bit better today. So, I did some stuff. Okay, I did more than I thought I would and I also got all the laundry done. Still bummed to not go fencing today, but I know from what I did accomplish today that I would have been struggling a lot.

I need to play super catch up on reading all of you, but I will get there!

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon

Sunday, 16 February Wins: 118 days
Journal
Steps: 5,565/7,880
10m of writing

First Things:
0830 - Woke up at 0530, told myself to get more rest and it worked.
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 9/19] - 5m Upper Body Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 10/19] - 10m Arms & Shoulders Strength - 5lb - magic number 74 alternating hammer curls - Bronze badge achieved; 1 down, 2 to go!
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 11/19] - 15m Arms & Shoulders Strength - 5lb medium & 8lb heavy - magic number: 5 sets of 10 hammer curls + 10 tricep pushups, for a total of 50 hammer curls and 50 tricep pushups - Week 2 completed
P (Rebecca) - 5m Upper Body Stretch
And then I ran out of energy
Icy foot rolly thingy

Shelved for today:
Standing Abs 26
Express Tone 8
Everest 16
Kick Master 10
Iron Arms 7
30 Days of Change 23

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I pushed a little and I don't feel terrible.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

I've decided to just do what I can until I clean up my queue. Arms with Tunde will be a main focus, just because it is time sensitive. (No more doubling up on it though.) Walks are not being limited, guided or otherwise, because they are good for my mental health and my step goals. I wanted to try to get one more workout focused thing done today, but I am noodle armed and low on spoons. (Maybe, I'll get Standing Abs. I'll edit in if I do it.)

The 'cold' seems to have vanished for the most part. The fatigue and a light headache are still hanging on a little, but the cough is gone. Probably knock the rest of that out with another good night of sleep, which the above exercise will definitely have helped with and I should be back to normal here shortly.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Antheia & Colossus]

Get well soon!

 

[Syrius]

@Antheia & Colossus

Monday, 17 February Wins: 119 days
Journal
Steps: 4,904/7,420
10m of writing - YES YES YES!!

First Things:
0700 - Not bad, I'll take it considering the night I had
First Thing Water ==mm==
80 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (80/540)
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

TODAY'S FOCUS - Challenges

Throughout the day:
Standing Abs 26 - side bends are just so bleh. That is why I've been avoiding Standing Abs. Don't know if I'm just bending too far? Whatevs. I'm nearly done with them.
40 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (120/540)
Standing Abs 27
60 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (180/540)
Posture - 30 seconds each instead of 20 seconds
90 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (270/540)
Iron Arms 7 - oof, my arms feel that
60 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (330/540)
Standing Abs 28 - huh, those were better. Squeezed my glutes, watched how far I was pushing the bend. Yup. That definitely felt better.
90 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (420/540)
Standing Abs 29
60 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (480/540)
Standing Abs 30
60 incline climbers -> Everest 16 (540/540)

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 8
Kick Master 10
30 Days of Change 23
[Arms with Tunde] - taking a rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - Productive day.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Sleep Checkin - I listened/watched to too many spooky things that just hit me in the wrong way yesterday afternoon/evening and I just couldn't go to sleep. And then Erebus started messing with a toy in the laundry basket (which M figured out in the morning) and it kept waking me up just as I would fall asleep. So, very disturbed sleep last night. I do also know better than to listen to spooky things after sundown, but I didn't listen to my own rules.

Spoilers for gross things
So, that lead to me switching out the book I was listening to a different one. I think my limit for listening to The Mountain Man series is 2 days consecutively. More than that, and I start thinking the noises in my house are zombies. But that's not what got me this time. Main character had his teeth knocked out and then had to pull out the roots that remained and it just messed with me. And the show I watched had eyes missing from a corpse and they showed it and that always gets me. I didn't expect this to be a thing, so I thought watching The Three Body Problem would be fine because sci-fi. Though, definitely one of those times when I am waffling between finishing it and finding the book and reading it then watch it. Usually, I just watch something happy-go-lucky and then go to bed if the gross things occur, just to get the worst part of the imagery out of my head, but I was tired and just wanted to go to bed.

On a happier note, I finished the last two Adventures in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes this morning, so now I am moving on the Memoirs. And I listened a repeat from Steve McHugh's Hellequin Universe - A Flicker of Steel. Love all the books.

I wrote long form for an unknown amount of time, but definitely more than 10 minutes. Just laid there on the floor, listening to Murray Gold and just letting the words flow. Two whole pages in ink, so no erasing. It felt like coming home. This is how I wrote my first story. Just me with pens and paper. No obsessing over word count or how long I was writing for.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Haleth]

Congratulations on Standing Abs!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[Sólveig]

Congrats on Standing Abs!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Happy Badge Day!

 

[Obsinosterous]

Congratulations on Standing Abs!

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenge!!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing the Standing Abs Challenge!

 

[Antheia & Colossus]

Congrats on Standing Abs!

 

[Syrius]

@Haleth @Fremen @CODawn @Sólveig @Mamatigerj @Obsinosterous @Anek @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Antheia & Colossus

Tuesday, 18 February Wins: 120 days
Journal
Steps: 7,438/6,920
10m of writing

First Things:
0440
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Work: 15m audiobook walk

Everest 17
Express Tone 8 - my hip feels a bit funny
After Dinner

Shelved for today:
Kick Master 10
Iron Arms 8
30 Days of Change 23
[Arms with Tunde] - shoulder hurts from B12 shot

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - The house didn't burn down.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

I was doing pretty good today. I got stuff done. I saw the weight loss doctor and she was happy to see that I lost weight - finally. Picked up dinner on the way home after M had a crazy day at work. I emptied the food from the bag and I put the bag down on the electric stove, where it caught fire like 2 minutes later. Absolutely terrifying. Nothing in my home is damaged (except a little melting on my lunchbox), but talk about a scary experience. Current theories are (a) one of us bumped the knob and turned it on OR (b) a cat some how managed to do it. Regardless, I'll be installing barriers that will exist between the knob and the faceplate. PREVENTING ANY MORE FIRES.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[NancyTree]

Indeed scary! luckily there was no real damage/harm

 

[Mamatigerj]

Scary, indeed! Glad no harm was done

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

for the fire. Glad you are okay! Good call on future protective measures. (One day I hope we will all have induction ranges.)

 

[Syrius]

Aww thanks guys!! Tbh, I think M was more scared than I was, as he was standing practically next to the fire. But we handled it like champs and while my house still smells like smoke, tonight was a whole lot better!
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Wednesday, 19 February Wins: 121 days
Journal
Steps: 7,733/6,980
10m of writing

First Things:
0445
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Work: P (Tunde) - 30m Fitness Flipped: Stress = 30m walk listening to Peloton podcast

P (Olivia) - 5m Warm Up Ride
P (Sam) - 15m Low Impact Ride
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 12/19] - 5m Upper Body Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 13/19] - 10m Arms & Shoulder Strength - 5lb - no magic number today, but class started and ended with 1m plank hold of choice, so I did elbow plank.

Shelved for today:
Kick Master 10
Express Tone 9
Iron Arms 8
Everest 18
30 Days of Change 23

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I, uhhh, expressed my opinions today. In a mostly articulate manner.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Well, it was a day. We had an after action meeting about Mandatory Fun Day and while I was glad to attend and provide feedback, I definitely didn't expect it to take 2 hours. Then, I went and opened my mouth and gave out more opinions about how I feel about AI in my line of work. So, I guess my team understands me a little better now, as does the older lady who was beginning to think about using AI as a shortcut for her work. Which I fully expect her to still do, but honestly, its not my problem. I am not her boss, just a coworker. I think that AI is full of potential for good, but I am afraid that it is the gateway to the loss of human creativity and the ability to do things ourselves. And I am afraid of the bad actors that will use it in a way that is damaging. Well, I guess I'll have to see what the fallout is on that. Then, to wrap up the day, I gave the lady in charge of the AAR for Mandatory Fun Day a clarification on a point I was woefully inarticulate about in the meeting. I am glad I did it, but again, worried about the fallout.

I feel oddly out of sorts, giving so many opinions today. I usually keep such things to myself. Well, mostly to myself. I kvetch and grouse to M mostly. So, it was actually liberating to some extent.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Good on you for speaking up, @Syrius !

I think that AI is full of potential for good, but I am afraid that it is the gateway to the loss of human creativity and the ability to do things ourselves. And I am afraid of the bad actors that will use it in a way that is damaging.

Yep. I'm especially concerned given how much power the tech oligarchs have already accrued onto themselves.
It's definitely something to keep our eyes open about!

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon
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Thursday, 20 February Wins: 122 days
Journal
Steps: 5,347/7,130
10m of writing

First Things:
0440
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings, and Calves

Shelved for today:
Kick Master 10
Express Tone 9
Iron Arms 8
Everest 18
30 Days of Change 23
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I rested, like I needed
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Honestly, not too much to report for this day. Easy day at work, had late lunch/ early dinner (linner? ) with my teammates. I ran some much needed errands, including toys for the kitties because I was in the pet store for food. Erebus has a new collar now, but I don't have a picture of him with it yet. Then I watched TV with M for the rest of the evening. Pretty low energy day.

 

[Syrius]

Friday, 21 February Wins: 123 days
Journal
Steps: 6,076/6,960
10m of writing

First Things:
0450
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

P (Adrian) - 5m Cardio Warm Up - uhhh, my calves are killing me
30 Days of Change 23 Part 1 - with light modfication, but all at speed
> Set 1 - no modification - yeah, that's right, I did 50 jumping jacks today
> Set 2 - modified with step jacks
> Set 3 - modified with step ts
> Set 4 - modified with step seal jacks
> Set 5 - modified with side jacks
30 Days of Change 23 Part 2a lvl 3 2m elbow plank
P (Adrian) - 5m Upper Body Strength Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 14/19] - 15m Arms & Shoulders Strength - 5lbs - no magic number today - silver badge achieved, just a few more classes to gold!
P (Kirra) - 5m Upper Body Stretch
30 Days of Change 23 Part 2b lvl 3 2m wall sit

Shelved for today:
Kick Master 10 - I am cancelling this for now, since I want to do this right, or at least more right.
Express Tone 9 - I am hoping to do this tomorrow?
Iron Arms 8 - I am cancelling this for now, because it is just too much right now.
Everest 18 - not today, maybe tomorrow. I am NOT giving up on this

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - My dental hygienist was much happier with me today. Hey, it's the little things in life, right?
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Making some adjustments. I think I'll be adding back in my calves maintenance because they were letting me know they existed during the Warm Up's high knees and the jumping jacks. I might come back with the daily dare and that challenge. I'll do an addendum post if I do.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on achieving the silver badge and on your positive dental check-up!

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon :

Saturday, 22 February Wins: 124 days
Journal
Steps: 3,429/6,790
10m of writing

First Things:
0700
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 1

Shelved for today:
30 Days of Change 24
Express Tone 9
Everest 18
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I peopled because I had to and I did okay.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

This day was a headache day. Spent a good part of the day peopling, painting some archery targets. Then I lacked motivation for the rest of the day.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Syrius]

Sunday, 23 February Wins: 125 days
Journal
Steps: 5,425/6,120
10m of writing

First Things:
0720
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Express Tone 9 lvl 3

P (Marcel) - 5m Upper Body Strength Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 15/19] - 15m Arms & Shoulder Strength
> AMRAP 1 - 5 x 10 tricep pushups & 10 bicep curls (5lbs)
> AMRAP 2 - 40 half squat punchups (8lbs) & 11 burpees with tricep pushups & jump
> AMRAP 3 - 40 half squat punchups (8lbs) & 14 burpees with tricep pushups & jump
P (Adrian) - 5m Upper Body Stretch
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 2

Shelved for today:
30 Days of Change 24
Everest 18

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I recognized that I was having a rough day and I talked about it instead of bottling it up.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

This day was another headache day. I had some anxiety over something work related that I can't really control. SO, I am breathing and letting it go. I also decided that I was not fit for peopling today and I didn't go to virtual D&D. I am a little sad I wasn't there, but I also know that I made the right choice. My head was not in the right space for it. Hopefully, everything will be alright tomorrow.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Well done on taking the rest you needed, that can be so challenging

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

 

[Anek]

 

[Mamatigerj]

 

[Syrius]

@Maegaranthelas @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Anek @Mamatigerj

Monday, 24 February Wins: 126 days
Journal
Steps: 5,062/5,990
10m of writing

First Things:
0455
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Everybody Loves Large Chest 5lb & 10lb for the farmer carry
FoP work
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 3

Frontiers of Pandora (FoP) Totals
30 Step jacks
10 Hooks
20 Weighted punches (5lb)
20 Front kicks
140 High knees

Shelved for today:
30 Days of Change 24
Express Tone 10
Everest 18
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I am okay.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

It's been a day, but I am here. I did things. I did what I could convince myself to do. I will find the spoons again and I'll get caught up reading all of you again soon.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Syrius]

Tuesday, 25 February Wins: 127 days
Journal
Steps: 8,203/5,810
10m of writing

First Things:
0455
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Work walks totaling ~24 minutes - walks with M

20m Just Ride - I did a rare thing and let myself just watch a show and ride the bike. I had both resistance and cadence pushes.
P (Ally) - 5m Cool Down Ride
P (Ally) - 5m Post-Ride Stretch
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 16/19] - 5m Upper Body Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 17/19] - 10m Arms & Shoulder Strength - bicep focus - gold badge achieved! Isn't it cute? Too many stats to report. Just know, I did good today and my arms are jelly.
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 4

Shelved for today:
30 Days of Change 24
Express Tone 10
Everest 18

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I survived today. I tried out a new, matrix reflection page. So far, I think it's neat.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Hooray, I worked out today. I really needed that release of tension. I can feel the worry and anxiety on the edges, but it's at bay for now. It will all be what it will be at this point.

Here's the cute little boy, all curled up and sleepy.


Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Sólveig]

This is a gold badge too ->

 

[Mamatigerj]

Cheers for your gold badge!

 

[NancyTree]

Yay for your gold badge!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Haleth]

Congratulations!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on achieving your gold badge!

 

[FlowersandPetals]

Congrats on the Gold badge! Love your kitty

 

[Anek]

Congrats!!

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[Syrius]

@Sólveig @Mamatigerj @NancyTree @Fremen @Haleth @Laura Rainbow Dragon @FlowersandPetals @Anek @CODawn Thank you!!

Wednesday, 26 February Wins: 128 days
Journal
Steps: 6,410/6,050
10m of writing - reread and edited first two chapters. Not because I needed to, but because I needed to get back into the flow of the story.

First Things:
0455
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

80 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (80/580)
FoP
60 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (140/580)
80 butt kicks -> 30 Days of Change 24 Part 1: 80/200 butt kicks & 0/200 march steps
60 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (200/580)

FoP
60 butt kicks -> 30 Days of Change 24 Part 1: 140/200 butt kicks & 0/200 march steps
80 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (280/580)
60 butt kicks & 200 march steps -> 30 Days of Change 24 Part 1: 200/200 butt kicks & 200/200 march steps
60 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (340/580)
FoP
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 5
100 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (440/580)
30 Days of Change 24 Part 2 lvl 3
60 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (500/580)
Step, Sway, Slay lvl 3
60 incline climbers -> Everest 18 (580/580)

Frontiers of Pandora (FoP) Totals
70 Alternating Bicep Curls
30 Step jacks
10 Hooks
36 Weighted punches (5lb)
20 Flutter kicks
50 Knee to elbows
10 Turning kicks
340 High knees

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 10
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - Orion's ear infection is gone!!!
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Today, my mind was much quieter. Less worried and less overwhelmed. I figured out that my sense of foreboding was coming from a lack of control and the possibility of big change. And it's not that I have any more control today than I did yesterday, but the knowing that I've just got to keep putting one foot in front of the other. That no matter what, I will be okay. I've just got have a little faith.

It's not entirely unusual for me to suddenly flip perspectives like this. I always feel more centered once I figure out what was setting me spiraling, regardless of if the matter was resolved or not.

Now, if I could just figure out the secret to getting a good night sleep, everything would be perfect.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[neilarey]

Now, if I could just figure out the secret to getting a good night sleep, everything would be perfect.

Ditto!!! Do share when / and if you do!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Orion's ear infection is gone!!!

Yay!

It's not entirely unusual for me to suddenly flip perspectives like this. I always feel more centered once I figure out what was setting me spiraling, regardless of if the matter was resolved or not.

I am the same way.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

for Orion.

 

[Syrius]

@neilarey If I can crack it, I will most certainly share!

@Mamatigerj You get me.

@Laura Rainbow Dragon Oh, he's feeling a lot better. He's back to supervising disapprovingly from high places and lurking in windows.

Thursday, 27 February Wins: 129 days
Journal
Steps: 7,856/6,130
10m of writing

First Things:
0440
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

At work:
30 Days of Change 28 Part 1:
> P (Susie) - 15m Earth Day Walk
> P (Kirsten) - 15m 90s Walk
30 Days of Change 28 Part 2

==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 6
Reset & Go

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 10
30 Days of Change 25
Everest 19
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - Survived the week.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Skipped ahead a little on 30DoC because I thought I was going to workout with Tunde this evening. Until about an hour after the second walk when everything was sore. I am still sore all over, but mostly in my butt and legs. So, my experiment yesterday was correct. I can start working in more full speed butt kicks, high knees, and full speed climbers. However, I also need to remember that I have been doing low impact and that it is going to take me a little bit to get back to where I was before I got hurt.

Mental state appears to have stabilized. Sleep is as elusive as usual. I plan to let myself sleep as long as I need to tomorrow. Which probably won't be past 0700, but that's fine. I can already tell you that I am going to have a hard time falling asleep tonight. Because I just finished doing calligraphy for a scroll for my SCA event this weekend. Super exciting, I haven't done any in a while and it turned out pretty good. Did find out that I didn't have any black ink. I am not sure what happened to it, but my bottle was dry. At least I had an acceptable color that complemented the colors of the scroll nicely while remaining readable.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Syrius]

Friday, 28 February Wins: 130 days
Journal
Steps: 9,679/6,480
10m of writing

First Things:
0600
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

P (Andy) - 5m Upper Body Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 18/19] - 15m Arms & Shoulder Strength
P (Andy) - 10m Full Body Stretch
Foot stretches

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 10
30 Days of Change 25
Everest 19
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 7

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - Cleaning is good.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

Today I cleaned a lot. I also got a few more things squared away and ready for tomorrow's event. And I baked cookies. I tried baking spritz cookies with my new flour. The dainty cookies with lots of joints fell apart, so I just ended up making shortbread rounds. So those, with some brownie cookies are ready for my event as well.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Syrius]

Saturday, 1 March Wins: 131 days
Journal
Steps: 8,255/7,120
10m of writing

First Things:
0600
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

Fencing!

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 10
30 Days of Change 25
Everest 19
==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 7
[Arms with Tunde] - rest day

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - Event went well!!!!
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches

On this day, we had the event. I did my job of counting all the people and I am pretty sure this is the best event we have had yet! Way to go for my little corner of the Known World.

Got an award today for service, so that was cool. I think I feel silly about it because it is just something that I do. But still pretty neat to be recognized!

And I got to fence today!!! Got some compliments, so I am definitely regaining my prior abilities. I am noticing a few things:
1. My impulsivity leads to me taking dumb risks where I should not succeed
2. Playing it cool = thinking too much = die
3. Not having fun (treating it lightly) and getting too serious changes my mindset = die

Hmmm, guess I'm just going to have to keep on training that muscle memory and letting the impulsivity save my 'life'? But that doesn't sound right.



So, yeah, I am going to start working on some point control drills because I need those. And clearly, I do some good, stupid stuff with daggers that let me just win. But, I cannot just stroll around playing daggers all the time. I am pretty sure I will upset somebody at some point.

Hmmm, well I could look up the threshold for which a dagger becomes a sword and then just have a really short sword?? Lols, I could live in that loophole.

OR I could just do the harder thing and figure out a way around my mind blocks. I need to spend time figuring out why it is that I suddenly get decision paralysis and become super defensive when I have a sword or a sword and buckler. I'm going to have to think on this. I have the potential to be better, I just need to find the way around this plateau (maybe not the right word, but close enough for my thought processes.)

AHHH, maybe because I am always fighting our new fighters??? I am always making sure I give them ample time to try to attack me. I am playing tournament while still in teacher mode.

I used to do this to another fighter all the time! Oh shoot! How the tables have turned. Well, that is definitely an answer (maybe not the only one, but an excellent starting point) and it really does mean that I need to do more fighting with other people outside my shire and at my level or higher.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Syrius]

Sunday, 2 March Wins: 132 days
Journal
Steps: 4,215/7,350
10m of writing

First Things:
0700
First Thing Water ==mm==
Morning Foot stretches
Foot rolly thingy

200 march steps of FoP exercises - but that's all I did. I have some carry overs I'll clear up tomorrow.

P (Adrian) - 5m Getting to Know Me Strength Warm Up
P (Tunde) [Arms with Tunde 19/19] - 20m Arms & Shoulder Strength - 5lb, 8lb, and 10lb - too many stats to report, but I did 2 1m elbow planks, more tricep pushups, and burpees w/ knee tricep pushup and jump
P (Aditi) - 5m Get to Know Me Yoga Warm Up - and I canceled the yoga because I was too shaky and sore already
P (Callie) - 10m Full Body Stretch

==mm== 1000 Calf Raises 7

Shelved for today:
Express Tone 10
30 Days of Change 25
Everest 19

Last Things:
==mm== Counting Victories - I got everything done today that I wanted to.
Some ball foot rolling
Evening Foot stretches - where is my yoga strap?

Today was a much quieter day at home, which I definitely needed. I finished the last of the chores and finished Arms with Tunde. OMG, I am glad I did the program, but today's class just kicked my butt a little.

Arms with Tunde Review
I really enjoyed the program. Tunde did a great job of not overloading you while still pushing you. I really appreciated that it was only 3 working days a week. I also appreciated that doing this class forced me to find out if my body was ready for some exercises that I haven't been doing. Like burpees. I know it was impulsive to pick it up while I still had Express Tone going, but I think it helped me in the long run.

I'll be picking Express Tone back up probably on Tuesday. I'm going to try to 30DoC tomorrow, though I am totally considering doing Totals protocol on it because I don't really want to do the plank work and I know that Totals protocol for that will get me over the hump.

Keep on being awesome and I'll catch you next time!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on your successful event, your service award, and completing Arms with Tunde!

I am certain the service award was well-deserved! From what you have told us, you do a lot for your SCA community!

Do you do heavy weapons fighting as well as the fencing?