I have to post some of these now so Random Thoughts Thursday isn’t SUPER long!

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WWM Celebrations

The gym I go to turned 5 last week and there were celebrations all week long. On Friday night there was a workout party where we all wore the same outfit, did a warmup and short band workout together, then worked on deadlifts, chest presses, and squats (there was also food and drinks). Sounds lame when I describe it, but it was a blast and my throat hurt from doing so much cheering.

Then on Saturday I went to the 7:00 am class, then went home and showered and came back for 9:15 am book club. I was not expecting folks to be so vulnerable and emotional during book club! Just goes to show what a safe and welcoming environment the gym is. I really enjoyed hearing their experiences and what they got out of the book (Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way by Nely Galán). What I read of the book just made me anxious.

(Short side vent – folks wrote suggestions for the next book club book on strips of paper, then we drew them and the last one drawn was the winner. When I was adding my suggestion I saw there was a Colleen Hoover book on the list. The first book club was a book of hers and the reason I didn’t go. If she was selected AGAIN I was going to say something (like, can we PLEASE have a different author since the last book was one of hers?!). She was the last to be eliminated! GAH, suspenseful!!!!! They ended up with The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, which I’ve read and liked.)

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That was quick!

I ordered our Shitterfly holiday cards on Tuesday and they arrived Saturday! SPEEDY! Now I’m just waiting for the holiday stamps to arrive. I gotta get those Australia cards in the mail soon! It takes forever to get there!

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Overdid it

I knew I was going to overdo it last week. I went to five classes plus the bonus workout party Friday night, plus bookclub, and spent my Friday off working and running around to get a tire fixed on my car. Then on Saturday I got groceries and spent a few more hours working. On Sunday when I got back from my (shorter than planned because I was beat) run I put joggers and a sweatshirt on and sat on the couch with Steven for several hours before we did anything productive (we eventually organized the shelves in our office which REALLY needed it). Ahh. I felt so much better. I just can’t be on the go all the time. It’s not for me. I’m grateful I had two days (Monday was a holiday) to be more chill after that.

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The end of an era

Ha. Yesterday I finally replaced the toothbrush I’ve had since July 2015.

Ew! It’s not like that – it’s electric!

I remember my snis gave it to me for my golden birthday in 2015. The battery part of it finally corroded. It still works but seems to be running a bit slower. Crazy it lasted this long and they still have this model. I’m very much a fan of buying the same thing over and over again if it generally works (and just gets worn out). It’s so frustrating when you want to replace something that works for you and “improvements” have been made to it that aren’t really improvements. Anyway.