Workouts

I've been out of town for quite a while, followed by some minor surgery which somewhat limited me physically for a week or so.  Then of course I was out of town again for the funeral.

A new session of fitness classes started while I was out of town in Pennsylvania and sadly AMP was not offered this round.  Jeff is still available for workouts but I was very disappointed!

So I've been working on a new plan.  There is a lady who works out every day at 1.  She does a good mixture of body pump, cardio, and yoga videos.  Given that I have been feeling a little burned out on my particular yoga class and I missed sign-up anyway, I think I am going to join her for workouts as a supplement to my own yoga and kettlebell workouts.

Yesterday I worked out with Jeff and today I worked out with Liza at 1.  It was a very good session and I am so glad I went!  She will be posting a September schedule so I can come up with a plan.

So life is beginning to get back to what passes for normal aorund here! :-)

Not much

Don't really have a lot to say today.  The physical therapist made getting the dog to do her rehab exercises easy.  It isn't. But she did them.  She wants to please - she just had no clue what we wanted.  Hopefully we'll all get better at it.

What to say?  I'm really sad about my godmother.  Just doing the things that need to be done - cooking, eating, working, paying bills... you get the idea.

Made it through Isac fine - we got a lot of rain here but that's pretty much it.  I got in the pool for a while after I got home which was lovely.

MIL did some housework today and helped me load the dishwasher after dinner. I was pleasantly surprised.

Trip to NC

So, hub brought my MIL back for a visit for a couple of weeks. It's been 36 hours and I haven't given in to the urge to buy beer yet!!!

Home again

I got back this morning from NC.  My godmother died unexpetedly Friday and I went up for the funeral.  I will post more later, but for now I am home.

Tuesday

I had my oral surgery yesterday - it went well and the recovery doesn't seem too bad so far. Maya begins her physical therapy for her arthritis and hip displasia next Monday.  She's only 7 and given her size will likely live another 5-6 years - I want them to be as healthy and pain free as possible!  She's feeling much better already thanks to the treatments Saturday.

Not much else to tell, just trying to get back into the routine.  Hub grilled up breakfasts for the week (hamburgers, no bun, with veggies) and lunches (chopped veggie salad with grilled chicken).  Dinner tonight is korean kim chi stew - good for the immune system!

More headway made on getting the house back in order post vacation.  We'll each do a little each evening and I'll finish next weekend.  Hub is driving to NC to pick up his mom Saturday, returning Sunday.  I'll get things tightened up plus the food shop & prep.  I'm glad she'll be here to keep an eye on Maya - we need to make sure she isn't trying to climb on the furniture or overdoing it!

Good news!

So Maya doesn't need knee surgery! She has chronic hip displasia and arthritis and she did something (sprain, strain etc) to hurt it short term, but after they sedated her and did x-rays, the doctor said she didn't need surgery!

Short term, they are doing shockwave therapy before she comes home today (sound waves) and she is going in for a regime of physical therapy and she's going to be on a couple of medicines, but the news is terrific!

Today has been a nice day: breakfast then grocery shopping then lunch then pool time then nap. :-) Now its time for the afternoon thrunderstorm.  Florida weather is so predictable!

TGIF

Ah Friday!

I had a dentist appointment this afternoon (cleaning) so I am working from home for the afternoon.  So even though I am working, looking out a window helps it feel like the weekend. :-)

Like I said, putting the house back in order and getting back into our routine.  Hub started a new temp job this week, so we've been trying to settle back in around that as well.  The result has been that we've both been pooped!  The good news is that we had left pre-cooked meals in the freezer and lunch salads are easy enough to throw together, so food has been going along fine.

Hub's blood pressure remains completely normal, blood sugar remains normal or slightly pre diabetic and we continue to lose weight. I want to ramp my physical activity back up so I can do some things next year (Run for your life, goruck challenge, etc.), but progress continues!

Have a good weekend!

We're back

So its back to the real world after vacation. The world of work, bills, dogs needing knee surgery, etc. Le sigh.


We were planning to go to an SCA event over Labor day weekend, but Maya is having knee surgery this Saturday ($3600 – ouch!), so I’m not sure I want to go off and leave her that much less than a week after. Because she's a big dog, it’s a bit more extensive (and durable) than it would be for a smaller one.

Fitness: Camping means lots of walking and working (hauling ice, water, garbage, etc.) so I stayed pretty physically active for my 2 weeks of primitive camping. We cooked our own food for the most part and did a good job of focusing on vegetables and grilled meats.

There is a “Run for your life” event in Orlando the weekend before Thanksgiving. Because a 5K is fun, but a 5K with obstacles and zombies trying to kill you is better!

This weekend is more work getting the house back in order. MIL may be coming down for a couple of weeks soon, so I want to get everything put back away, some meals in the freezer, and the guest room ready for company.  It would certainly help to have someone home while Maya is recovering from her surgery.

Here is something I am interested in - maybe sometime toward the end of 2013?  I need to find out the schedule for the latter half of the year:

http://dsc.discovery.com/adventure/goruck-yourself-take-a-team-challenge-inspired-by-special-forces-training.html

Anyway, look for more regular posts!