AM- woke up at 6, got up at 6:30am (PDT), to sun, a fair amount of smoke/haze, 56 (F)degrees, and Med-High pollen. The grass is particularly toxic today: getting mown, blooming everywhere, it’s making me extra fatigued…
Journaling: x10 mins
Yard Clean up: x5 mins
Doggo walk: x55 mins
Visit to stepmom & her husb
Noonish-
Read genealogy info stepmom gave me
PM-
Down Dog Yoga: 40 mins Hatha practice with flexibility
DareBee program Zen, Day 4: FB 10 min Energizing Mindfulness Meditation Practice
Reading: 10 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up earlier but got up after 6am (PDT). Outside is hazy, partly cloudy, 63 (F)degrees and Med-High pollen
Yard Clean up: x5 mins
Doggo walk: x55 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
DareBee program Zen, Day 7
Stepson here to mow, etc
Noonish-
FitnessBlender’s Flex Round 2, Day 3: Descending Upper Body Strength Ladder, With Bodyweight Cardio Bursts, 40 mins
Journaling: x10 mins
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
Quilting
PM-
Down Dog Yoga
Nap: x2 hours
Canoe ball throwing: x30 mins, incl a trip down the back hill of our property to the dock to start intro to the lake. Husb and I will have to both get into the water with him, as he was quite nervousWill do that this week.
AM- woke up close to 6:30am (PDT) with plans to get to the park early for cooler play time with Canoodle’s gfs.
Outside is partly cloudy, hazy, 68 (F)degrees and Med-High pollen
Yard Clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x45 mins
Canoe ball throwing: x20 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
Spa Day for Canoodles!
Noonish-
Elliptical: 3.14 miles in 30 mins
Reading: 30 mins of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
DareBee program Zen, Day 8
DareBee program Zen, Day 9
PM-
Reading: 10 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up at 5:30, but didn’t get up until 6:30am (PDT) by which time Canoe had slithered up to cuddle
Outside is cloudy, 60 (F)degrees with MEDIUM pollen
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Stepson here to mow etc
Noonish-
Quilting: x30 mins
Elliptical: 2.3 miles in 25 mins
Reading: 25 mins of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
DareBee program Zen, Day11
Down Dog Yoga: 35-45 mins
PM-
Yard Clean up/Canoe ball throwing: x30 mins
Journaling: x10 mins
Reading: 10 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up at 6:45am (PDT) to blue sky, sun, 60 (F)degrees, and Medium-High pollen
Yard Clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Water fun I took Canoe down to the dock while I cleared away some brush and tree limbs, then we went into the water. I was shoeless so could only get onto the biggest rocks, but he got in up to his belly and did some serious investigating
Journaling: x20 mins
Noonish- REST DAY
Canoe ball throwing: x20 mins
Reading: 10 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- awakened by Canoe anxiously needing to go outside at 4:45am (PDT). Decided to just get up, since the sun was coming up anyway. Some clouds and blue sky with temps predicted to be in the 90’s today
Journaling: x10 mins
Yard Clean up/Canoe ball throwing: x20 mins
Doggo walk: x40 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
Noonish-
FitnessBlender’s Flex Round 2, Day 8: Pyramid Sets for Defined Arms With Short Isometrics Burnout and Extended Cardio Warm-Up, 48 mins
DareBee program Zen, Day 12: FB’s Guided Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Reduction Through Stillness, 15 mins
Nap: 1.5 hours
PM-
Desk work: x30 mins
Ball throwing: x10 mins (hot hot hot doggo)
Dinner prep
Quilting
Reading: 10 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- awakened by my poor sweet doggo at 2:30 and then at 5:30 so I just got up. He’s got some serious diarrhea, like Boo used to have: in “the position” all over the yard (he’s got a docked tail, so staying put doesn’t work for him). Ugh….
Outside is hazy, blue sky, 63 (F)degrees with Medium-High pollen. The forecast is for 90s again and high winds.
Doggo walk: x60 mins
Journaling: x10 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
Noonish-
Yard Clean up: x15 mins
Elliptical: 3.13 miles in 30 mins
Reading: 30 mins of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
DareBee program Zen, Day 13
PM-
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up at 5:30am (PDT) to sun, a little haz, lots of wind, 56 (F)degrees and slightly lower pollen. No nighttime waking of me, but I’m not sure if he woke husb or not….
Yard Clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
Noonish-
FitnessBlender’s Flex Round 2, Day 10: Upper Body Strength- Circuit Training With Push-Ups Intermissions, 50 mins
DareBee program Zen, Day 14
PM-
Canoe ball throwing: x15 mins
Doggo walk: x35 mins
Journaling
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up late at 7am (PDT) feeling very allergic. The wildfire smoke really did me in yesterday. This morning looks clearer, thankfully. I can see the hills in the distance again, it’s 63 (F)degrees with Med-High pollen.
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Mobility- skipped today due to time
Noonish-
FitnessBlender’s Flex Round 2, Day 12: Upper Body Strength with Alternating Repetitions and Cardio Intervals, 45 mins
DareBee program Zen, Day 16
PM-
Yard Clean up/Canoe ball throwing: x20 mins
Dinner prep
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up at 6:30am (PDT) to the lovely roar of bass boats zooming out to their fishing holes for a tournament.. Outside is blue sky, some whisky clouds, wind, 63 (F)degrees, and Med-High pollen
Said goodbye to husb this morning as he headed to his mom’s until Tues
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Yard Clean up/Canoe ball throwing: x10 mins
Journaling
Mobility
Noonish-
Laundry
Composting
Fresh water for Canoe
Mop upper level, main level
Canoe file: Look up shelter info
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
Quilting: x2hrs…setting up a new Juki sewing machine
Sat, June 24, 2023
Not exactly a REST DAY, but not much exercise is planned
AM- woke up at 5:30am (PDT) to mostly clear blue sky, 55 (F)degrees and MEDIUM pollen
Doggo walk: x20 mins
Drive 3 hours to Renton; left husb at home after having a long discussion about “listening to your body” last night. Since he JUST got back from 5 hour drive to mom’s, doing a one day over and back 3 hours away, and then expecting his sis from SoCal to arrive here on Mon *may* be too much. He made the wise division to stay home.
AM- woke up at nearly 7am (PDT) to partly cloudy skies, 60 (F)degrees and Medium-High pollenI am sneezy today due to west side pollens added to my east side pollens yesterday
Yard Clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Stepson here to mow etc. Helped us lop some more hanging limbs from the walnut tree, as well.
Cleaning prep for husb’s sis arrival tomorrow
Noonish-
FitnessBlender’s Flex Round 2, Day 24: Upper Body Supersets with Bodyweight Core Intermissions, 50 mins
DareBee program Zen, Day 27
PM-
Journaling: x10 mins
DareBee program Zen, Day 26
Canoe ball throwing: x30 mins
Water fun: down to the dock at the bottom of our property and into the lake with the doggo for full on swimming!
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
AM- woke up before 6am (PDT) to partly cloudy skies, 64 (F)degrees and MED-HIGH pollen
Yard Clean up/Canoe ball throwing: x15 mins
Doggo walk: x45 mins
Journaling: x10 mins
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
Foam-rolling back/lower body
Noonish-
Husb’s sis and her husb arriving from SoCal to stay for a couple days
Reading: X pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard
Quilting
PM-
Doggo walk: x30 mins, followed by a dip in the lake to settle him down some with the company. Having to use a muzzle and tons of treats, and then he’s still gotta frequently get into his crate for timeouts
AM- woke up shortly after 6am (PDT) to partly cloudy skies, a little rain, and 64 (F)degrees. Canoe seems calmer today. Canoe had his ball in mouth and when bro in law came upstairs, there were TREATS, so Canoe got a ton of treats then he wanted pets!! He had been hesitant about “the man” but after all the treats, “the man” was okay!
Yard clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x40 mins
Ball throwing: x15 mins
Noonish-
Short steep hike for a view of the Columbia Basin with our company
PM- drive to see some geological sites in the area. Canoe was getting to see, smell, run around meet new people. It was all very exciting. When we got home, he was a little nippy so he kept putting himself into his crate to rest. He was pretty tired.
AM- woke up at 6ish to breezy clear and sunny skies, 66 (F)degrees, and Med-High pollen
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Yard Clean up: x5 mins
Stepson here to mow, etc
Canoe ball throwing: x10 mins
Reading: 30 pages of American Nations by Colin Woodard. And, DONE. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a more thorough and historically accurate narrative to understand the divisions currently plaguing our “United” States.
Journaling: x10 mins
Quilting: x20 mins. New machine practice
Noonish-
Elliptical: 2.5 miles in 25 mins
Reading: 25 mins of The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
AM- woke up lat at 7:45am (PDT) to hazy, sunny skies, 74 (F)degrees, and Med-High pollen.
Today, it’s been 10 years since my sweet nephew suicided and started a dreadful cascade of 6 close family deaths in the span of one year. I never imagined I would be alive 10 years later to feel it….
Yard Clean up: x10 mins
Doggo walk: x50 mins
Canoe ball throwing: x10 mins
Noonish-
Mobility-
Spiky ball rolling on hands/forearms
Wrist extension/flexion
LaCrosse ball roll UpperBody
Sprinkler backflow valve testing guy here to test
Shoulder mobility w/pvc pipe
Fighting Cancer: 100 punches
BaoDing balls: 100 reps both directions both hands
DareBee UnBound, Day 5
Foam-rolling back/lower body
PM-
FB Strong Free, Day 2: Upper Body Combination Exercise Supersets with Short Cardio Rounds, 40 mins
Journaling: x10 mins
Reading: 5 pages of The Epic of America by James Truslow Adams (1931)
Doggo walk…too hot
Down Dog Yoga: 20 min Hatha practice with flexibility
Canoe ball throwing: x15 mins
Quilting
Reading: X pages of Union by Colin Woodard, (2020)