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Workout
back to the gym
Class(es) Taken:
55 and Fit - Madeleine
Place:
South Side YMCA, Chicago
Date:
Tue, 06/08/2010 (All day)
Workout
a tomato!!
a little green knot of a tomato has appeared on the "big boy" plant. very exciting. did some weeding and pruning. picked a few radishes. i love growing my own food!
Place:
Outside
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Workout
back to the gym
Class(es) Taken:
55 and Fit - Madeleine
Place:
South Side YMCA, Chicago
Date:
Tue, 06/08/2010 (All day)
Workout
a tomato!!
a little green knot of a tomato has appeared on the "big boy" plant. very exciting. did some weeding and pruning. picked a few radishes. i love growing my own food!
Place:
Outside
Workout
the weight room
after about two weeks away from the 'y' due to problems with my membership, i returned and hit the weight room. treadmill, machines, bike.
Place:
South Side YMCA, Chicago
Workout
return to the garden
after a three day trip to family graduations (2), i couldn't wait to see my babies in the garden. weeded, picked some tender collard leaves, watered. was drenched in sweat when i dragged in. all is good.
Place:
Outside
Workout
my first lakefront bike ride of the year
one of the things i love most about chicago is the lakefront path. finally got over there today, after weeks of convincing myself that taking the front wheel off the bike to put it in in the car was just too much trouble. but it really wasn't trouble at all. and definitely better than dodging all the broken glass on the sidewalks and in the streets.
Place:
Outside
Workout
mother joined the 'Y'!
got mother registered for 'y' membership. escorted her to 'chair yoga' class. then hurried to aerobics. i was 20 minutes late, but got in a pretty good workout.
Class(es) Taken:
55 and Fit - Madeleine
Place:
South Side YMCA, Chicago
Date:
Tue, 05/11/2010 (All day)
Workout
mother's day - walking, gardening, being grateful
early this morning i had a long, long walk from my car to the sunrise meditation on the lake.
later in the day i weeded the garden and replanted a rose bush.
daughter took me to breakfast. son called from denmark. i feel loved.
Place:
Outside
Workout
in the garden
sometimes it's hard to tell what's a weed (a plant you didn't plant), a perennial (a plant somebody else planted), and this year's fresh vegetables.
Place:
Outside
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congrats to all the finishers!!!
Posted in response to: Tap Dancing Over the Line
yeah
Posted in response to: D.I.Y. Feral!
my d.y.i.: to put all insecurities aside and go on "the hunt" - twice
Posted in response to: D.I.Y. Feral!
las vegas!!
oh! i left my heart in las vegas (or at least a big part of it).
hope you had a great run.
happy valentine's day!!
Posted in response to: thank you thank you
224.25 hours
Posted in response to: Sleep Log
4:00 p.m. predicted snowstorm was lazy this afternoon. steady but light. when enough had accumulated for me to shovel another round, the snowing rate has increased and it was wetter and heavier than this morning.
so, my home workout for today continues, with another round or two to come.
Posted in response to: taking on the snow in stages
i bought two new plants for my bedroom. repotted one yesterday. both plants have sprouted new leaves. so i'm sure that they will still be alive by friday. feat accompli!!
Posted in response to: Plant Friendly
feb.4 - journal entry
in a desperate attempt to complete 10 feats by the end of the challenge, today i went "off the grid."
harder than i thought, especially since i don't live alone and mother (age 83) is alternately amused and dejected/feeling rejected.
reading by flashlight
eating by candlelight
allowing myself limited cell phone access and ipod shuffling music, as long as they'll go without recharging.
bored - but certainly acutely conscious of how much time i spend on computer or watching tv. thought i'd practice instruments a lot, but don't feel like it.
Posted in response to: Energy Sabbatical
i went without sugar for 3 days. avoided all my favorites - pop, ice cream, flavored yogurt, cookies, sweetened cereal. but had deep desires for salty snacks, especially at night. figured chex mix wasn't so bad. but intentionally did not read the ingredients, afraid of what i might find.
then, on day 4, as i went to a meeting, where i knew there would be potato chips and pop, i stopped and bought lunch - a cup of black bean soup, a bottle of water, a bag of baked lays. was sitting, listening and eating, when i looked at the baked lays ingredients. item no. 3 was SUGAR!!! wtf. i would have done better with the potato chips that were now across the room laughing at me.
done. blew it. bought fried chicken/catfish dinner on the way home. had 4 cookies before bed.
feat non-accompli. will try again some other time. will stock up on fresh and healthy, reading the ingredients before i buy or dig in.
today, i'm veggin' it. with sugar.
Posted in response to: Sugar Free
day 3 of sun salutations -
discovered yesterday that there were nicely illustrated instructions in the yoga over 50 book i'd unpacked last week. so yesterday went a little bit better.
this morning, during the second salute, i was wondering how i'd ever figure out how to get from the cobra to the downward facing dog. then, during round 3, it just happened!! i did it!! it was miraculous!!
Posted in response to: Sun Salutes
had i been captured on video, i'm sure it would be a heavy hitter on youtube. for day one, let's just say it was a salutation approximation.
Posted in response to: Sun Salutes
on 2 years 7 weeks ago by shawninchgo