I have so many little stories I keep meaning to write down. Let’s just get them all out!
Are you moody or just tired?
Well, the title gives it away, but the trainer jokingly asked me that at the gym Monday morning and I was like “Yeah, valid question. I’m just tired.” I’m not sure I’m fully awake until I leave the gym, most days.
(And I was ill or something that day. I got horrible cramps in the morning and took the afternoon off and SLEPT THREE HOURS then NINE MORE that night. I was tired!)
So that’s why I was never sore…
I’ve come to realize I use my back for basically everything I do at the gym and that’s why I’m only ever sore when we do chest presses. I just haven’t figured out a way to use my back to do them.
All joking aside, I’m relearning how to lift, which means going really light, and pretty slow. It’s getting better, and kind of nuts how different certain moves feel WHEN YOU’RE DOING THEM CORRECTLY. And yes, I used to be a certified personal trainer (many years ago). Eek.
I’m an artist, respect my craft
^What I wish I had jokingly said
When we voted last Friday I was STRUGGLING to get my signature to match the one I used 4 years ago. After about 6 tries, they accepted it. It was hard to use the stylus and screen at the angle they had it, and my signature isn’t always the same. When I told this story to Val and Tiff in Marco I said I should have said “I’m an artist, respect my craft! My signature has changed since 4 years ago!” Ha.
That’s a woman’s job
When we were in Arkansas, Steven was on his phone looking for our new friend Kevin‘s last name*. I (kind of jokingly but not really) told him “that’s a woman’s job – we can find ANYONE on the internet!” Then I went on with whatever I was doing.
The next morning I asked if he ever found Kevin, and he told me no (he hadn’t really looked that far into it), and I was like, let me see if I can find him, and FOLKS! I found him after ONE google search. ONE!!!!!!!!! I was pretty impressed with myself. Pro stalker level over here.
*The funny thing is when he introduced himself he actually said his last name but neither of us heard it! And it made me think about how I usually just introduce myself with my first name. Hmm.
It’s that time of year!
Time to start thinking about holiday gifts! The older I get the less stuff I want and the stuff I do want is sometimes pricey. When I’m making a holiday or birthday wishlist, what I generally do is just stop buying things I want/need for a couple months before and put them on the list instead.
Anyway. What’s a nice way to say “can we not do gifts?” Not because I’m cheap, but because I don’t want anything (I’m happy to buy something for someone else)! Unless it’s a plane. We are looking at Cessna 310s but if you are buying it for me I’d be happy with a 172 or 182. Or a Diamond DA40. Can you throw in the hangar too? Thanks!
My back ALWAYS hurts during HIIT classes. It’s truly crazy how many different movements use back muscles. It’s like it’s an important part of our body or something???
The gifts part of Christmas can be so much! I only buy for my mom, stepdad, brother, SIL, and nephews. I do some special gifts for friends and then we do a group thing for book club. We stopped buying gifts for extended family members many years ago, which is SO helpful. I can’t imagine organizing so many gifts… that would be so stressful!
Right! Wish someone would have told us. LOL!!!! Does your back hurt in a worrying way or just a sore way?
It is! And I don’t want to be grinchy about it – I love Christmas! I just don’t want a bunch of stuff. I have too much. FWP.
Why yes I have been thinking about how special it is to focus on moments and meaningful gestures…
For some reason I decided to vote in person instead of by mail this year. Eek if I have to match my signature. Hopefully it will be on paper because if we have to use a stylus I am dead. All that I can do with those is to make a chicken scratch.
Wasn’t that response so funny? LOL.
I wonder if your state does that to! Report back! AND YES! Paper would have been much different!
I just did that switch recently, but only with one friend: she’s going through everything she owns to get ready for a move, and the last thing she needs is more stuff! I’ll be seeing her before Christmas, and here’s what I wrote:
“Shall we agree that we don’t need to do presents for Christmas? We’re probably at a good point in our lives to celebrate with “presence” instead. What do you think?”
To which she gave an enthusiastic yes.
I like that! Thank you for sharing! I may have to borrow 😉
LOL I totally get you about women being able to find stuff more easily online. I have no idea why that is though! But Josh texted me just now saying he couldn’t find XYZ and I sent him 3 links within like 2 minutes.
Let me know if you figure out a way to stop Christmas gifts. My brother and I told my parents no more gifts years ago, yet to this day my mom still feels the need to buy us stuff. I feel bad about it because she’s on a fixed income, and neither of us really need anything that we can’t just buy ourselves!
Ha! I love that. We are little internet detectives 😉
Oh gosh. I did have success with my mom last year and said I’d love money instead of something for our trip to Europe and she liked that! But I am not sure if that would work on your mom. Probably no 🙁