Mind how you go

I was in a yoga class and we were transitioning from one pose to another and my teacher said "trust your body." That has stuck with me for about a week. Trust your body. I don't trust my body. It gives weird pains with no explanation, I don't really know what it can and can't do. I know it can do some things, like walk for a long time, lift, and ache. But trusting it to do more than what little I demand of it? Nah. I used to trust it to digest whatever I gave it. Now I have to think how what I give it will affect the digestive process and what pains it might bring. Was that "trusting my body" or "too young to know better." How can I trust my body when sleeping wrong leads to a week of lower back and/or neck pain. How can sleep be wrong?!?! I'm working out now so that I can trust my body later. Now im doing weighted squats so that later I can get off the toilet. Now im falling over in yoga class so that later I can walk with steady balance. "Trust your body." What does that really look like? In yoga its been moving myself in ways I haven't before. Trying to "ground" thru one standing leg while the other is in the air and my arms are stretched behind me. Attempting a head stand. Often it's been being happy at the lack of cameras and mirrors at the studio. Lol. Does anyone trust their body past the age of like 9?? Just a thought I had. 

Frankly I think I treat my body as more like a chemistry experiment. If I add x, y, and z, then do activity a or b and cardio, will I succeed in eliminating fat? In order to build muscle I must have x amount of protein, to keep from getting backed up i'll add y amount of fiber, water consumption is not a problem, but do I need more electrolytes? If I consumed more calories for fuel on strength training days, can I do less on just yoga days? When should I eat for maximum performance and what should I eat after? Why do I get so lightheaded going from forward fold to mountain? Is it possible to cause damage with head rushes? Why does my right hip always hate me? Oh and am I getting enough sleep? Why are my dreams suddenly so much more vivid? Is this restlessness a symptom of the coming of rage (perimenopause)? The worst part of all this is that if I crack the code now, once my hormones go haywire I'll probably have to find a new formula ALL OVER AGAIN. Hmmm, no wonder I'm moody.

On Thursday I finished my workout and rejoiced! For that was the last structured workout until the first week of Nov. I have a whole week of impulse! Will I come home and clean? Will I decide to work out? Will I read? Will I join the dark forces on their hellish crusade? Who knows? The possibilities are ENDLESS. Lol.... so not really cuz work is still a thing, but, yay! Having a schedule is great, but it does sometimes leave me feeling like a clockwork gal.

Still the look of cardio. As for where I am in my walk to mordor, I think I'm where Sam says this is the furthest from home he's ever been.

Friday hubbs made chili! I got to come home on a cold (fornTX), rainy day and enjoy chili with my man. Then we watched some movies, including army of darkness. It was a lovely evening.

As always, I am a bed for a spoiled Ace. 

We judge. We judge HARD. Lol.

Saturday we had planned a date day in Glen Rose. So first was my 9am yoga class. Sometimes I don't know why I keep doing the 9am one, but the yoga was good. My poor right hip is a MESS! Like, I can do some standing poses on my left side that I just... cant... on my right. Poor hubbs wasn't feeling the best (sinus infection, I believe) so we decided it was probably best he stay home. I had already volunteered, so i went on to the square for some safe trick and treats. 

slight change of plans from the Voorhees to Vampire 🧛🏻‍♀️ one of these Halloweens, hubbs and I will be merlin and mad madame mim. 😁 

I LOVE this dress and I WISH I could wear it out and about more often. It's so pretty!!

They canceled the safe treat. It was raining like CRAZY in Glen rose. So instead, I went to Kroger to get some tests to see if hubbs has flu or the 'vid (neither, thank goodness). Saw some smiles at my outfit, so that was nice. Came home and had a glass of wine. Driving thru the storm took it out of me. WHY do people drive in rain without turning their lights on??? It's stupid and dangerous. Sigh.

Sunday is the soupening. I'll be making 3 soups, going to my stretchy stretchy ya ya yoga class at 6, and seeing if hubby is feeling good enough to go to work. I'm still thinking of my options for after work shenanigans this week. I only signed up for yoga on tues and wed, so I have options. 😁

I hope all of you weathered the storms ok, have been staying heathly, and are enjoying the spooky season. Hugs and love from TX!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Walk to Mordor

Cardio is no fun, even when you are watching Netflix while doing it. Strength training can be fun as you see yourself getting stronger, upping weight/reps. Yoga even is good because you can get into different positions, hold for longer, take less rest breaks, etc. Cardio is just... cardio. I've attempted to play with it some by keeping my pace the same and changing the incline, but now, I have it. The way to make it mean something. I'm going to track my walks and see how long it takes me to get to mordor. I've broken the walk into sections to keep myself motivated (cuz 1880 miles is gonna take a while). First bit is hobbiton to the brandywine bridge. No, none of it is totally accurate, yes, I'm going from the movies, not the books, no, I'm not planning on wearing the one ring or hauling Sam's camping gear. Just wanted to give my treadmill sessions more whimsy. 🤪 I'm also not gonna do it in the same time frodo and Sam did. By my calculations, I'll make mordor by 2030 or so. 😜

Told both seeesters. Oldest:

Youngest:

It was a walk and yoga week, and I treated myself on Wednesday with a yoga flow class AND a deep rest class. I needed the deep stretching. My back has been killing me and I had a weird right side pain event that I'm keeping a lookout for. It was probably just muscular, but if it comes back I may need to get my organs checked. Sigh. I also decided to treadmill for an hour, so I watched an episode of Wednesday. Luis Guzman is a wonderful Gomez Addams!

I got new nails this week, too!!

and they GLOW in the dark!!

Might have let them get SUPER LONG for this one. Hehe. 

Also, cats are creepy!!! 

What is he looking at??? What IS IT?!?!

A and I met up in weatherford on Fri and had Chilis. We tried their $6 margarita of the month, the witches brew. SO GOOD. Then we had nachos.

Witches brew

chicken, bacon, ranch nachos. And of course we had their chips and salsa. 

Sat I had yoga, went to the farmers market, and then came home to get ready for Scarborough Hollow!! Bestie came up for it, and I made us brunch of biscuits and sausage Gravy with eggs. 😁 bestie and I got to "hag" out after all!! 

Hehe

Scarby hollow!!

She is cute and witchy, i went hard on the spiderwebs.

I make him take selfies

They are fun.

he doesn't mind, I swear.

Beer tasting 1 and 2

Snackies

I love Elysian 

We met up with friends, including my bestie from d&c's wedding. D's momma, S! Hehe, shes amazing, and id love to see her and my momma together. Shenanigans would ENSUE.

Great tavern, had the almond sparkling wine that hubbs and I found in grapevine.

My bbq potato! Sooo good. 

Here is s and c reenacting the David of the sistine chapel, while I take a pic and hubbs laughs.

From the other side. Lol.

We had such fun! We came home and threw on young Frankenstein while showers were taken, and then we all went to sleep. For a new Halloween version of scarby, it was pretty successful! All had a good time, and we came home with new beer tasting glasses, a LOT of chocolate, and I got 2 new hair claws! 😁

Sunday bestie and I chatted a bit before she had to jet out. I think hubbs and I shall have a lazy morning before he has to go to work, and then Ace and i shall be lazy until my 6pm yin yoga class. That's another deep stretch and rest one. 

I hope all of you are having a wonderful time, enjoying the furnace cooling down a bit. I think we have one more week of kind of hot weather before it cools down next week. Now I gotta go... I think the cat just threw up. Lol. Hugs and love, friends!!+

Groceries and Goblins

Talking to hubbs I asked if we could have a goblin day on Saturday. Then i said we might have to get groceries, so it could be a groceries and goblin day. That struck me, instead of dungeons and dragons I give you groceries and goblins!! Lol. Anyway, he offered to go on Friday so we could goblin on Saturday and frankly I've never loved him more. Hehe. 

During the week was the same old same old. We are getting used to the new EHR at work, I'm trying to find SOMEONE to tell me how my job is going to flow now, not to mention how to run reports and just how detailed of reports I can get. I have one person that I deal with whom I hope steps on MULTIPLE Legos in her life, as she treats me like I'm stupid for not knowing how to use a system I've NEVER used before. I had a unibomer thought if I could find her addy, but decided that may be a bit harsh. So, may she step on a sea of Legos. 🤬

This week was cardio and strength week, and I decided to go heavy. Why I don't know. Everything hurts and I'm dying. Good news is I can do yogurt with granola after workout for protein (and of course my protein powder, too). I'm not hungry after my workout but I know I gotta refuel.

Mon

Tue. Same distance, different inclines. 

Took some pix to compare with the start of all this crap and you can see some improvement. I do appear smaller and my arms are starting to take a different shape than 'blob.' 😁

The boy has been put on a lesser treats diet, as he was over 16lbs at one point. He also got a laser pointer for exercise and WOW does he love that thing. It's so cute to watch. He is down to 14.8 lbs as of Friday.

Friday hubbs got groceries delivered while I was at work. I had a dentist appt that morning, and the hygienist said I'm doing a good job flossing. Friends, I am 41 years old and I gave myself a cheer for being a good flosser. Lol. I did ask her about a water flosser, and she said she was ok with those as long as they didn't replace actual floss. Soooo... I'm not gonna get one. I do need a night guard tho, so yay me. Work was work. Nothing crazy happened (weirdly). Hubbs and I got food from the big potato company for dinner.

My Buffalo chicken baked potato. 

Saturday I went to yoga, then got coffee and journaled for a bit. Then I went to get the pizza from papa murphys and stopped at Kroger for mushrooms. Hubbs and I were goblins for the rest of the day! Pjs, pizza, and movies. 😁

Someone demanded loves. 

But violence is always a possibility. 🤣

Before the oven...

After the oven... our pumpkin got a ZT!! Still good tho.

Lazy little family 😁

The kitty has a way

Saturday I meal prepped some Refried bean and chicken burritos and Sunday I put all the stuff for Stew in the crock pot! It's a small crock pot, so I'm gonna have to put the mushrooms in after some of the other stuff has cooked down some. That should do me for a while. The burritos and some of the Stew will go in the freezer, others will come to work with me. My Halloween costume came in, but you'll have to wait to see that! Boss and I came up with a fun one 😁 

Anyway, life is kinda cozy and chill at the moment. We have plans with friends coming up, so that's fun. The weather is finally not trying to melt our faces off, which I appreciate. I haven't had to get the hoodies out yet, but I'm excited for when i do. Soup season is here, so I've got some good sounding recipes to try. All in all things are just "plugging along" as dad would say. 

Happy Spooky Season!!

It's officially October, so everyone else has now caught up to my year-long vibe. 😁 hehe

New nails!

Mom created a monster! Hehe. For real tho, I originally bought 8 sets, they included an extra one, and then they re-released old ones and I got 4 more!! I am now banned from opening Color Street emails. 

But such FUN!! Original 9... the 4 more to come later. Sigh. I'm reminding myself it's cheaper than getting them done professionally. Also, my "stylist" sent me a free thank you. Hehe.

Date night at the burleson farmers market was a success! Hubbs and I had to wait an HOUR for our pizza, and determined that perhaps we should dine at the establishments near the market in the future, but it was still good!

Appetizer at twisted Sisters. The drink is a vanilla cider that was DELISH! 

Mango aqua frescoes 

An island bowl and the pesto prosciutto pizza. Worth the wait... almost. 

I swear, he was having a good time.

After market loaded fries.

Blackberry margarita. By far the best margarita of the evening. 

LOOK HOW CUTE!!! 

He doesn't seem to mind at all!!

Saturday we had visitors! The in-laws came for breakfast. We had breakfast at Black Bear Diner. Then hubbs and I went to half price books to kill time until Beer Fest! 

Hubbs makes the face!

Fun faces.

Kisses and loveses!

1 ticket got you a 2 oz taster, 6 got you a can of beer. We had a couple beers, walked around, checked out some vendors, and got some fun stuffs! 😁

Then we ended up at twisted sisters for more beers and pizza in the air conditioning.

Appetizer of salted rosemary bread. We had a margarita pizza. It was yummy! 

Sunday was typical. Laundry, cleaning, changing the sheets, yoga, planning work outfits for the week, etc. Hubbs had to work. Booo.