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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
This your last week at job?
Boost once per day will help you get strength back. Try push-ups (one max set) to start your day, right out of bed or shower. And Dips, as many sets as you can before the reps drop below 1/2 of your max, or 10 reps. But bench, push-ups, dips only every other day, not every day. Plus those tricep extensions, with the elbow pointed to the sky, and dumbbell starting behind your shoulder.
Job is still around till around the end of next month. After my little vacation here, I may load up on extra days before it happens just to get a few extra bucks before it does.
lol... I'm too cheap to buy boost. My diet is good. I eat plenty of protein, and probably a lot of it goes to waste on may days that I don't work. I should have been working out the chest and other muscle groups that dont' get hit hard at my job the whole time, but what are you gonna do? Just have to make sure that I regularly work out from now on. I doubt I'll ever find a job I enjoyed this much that was such a massive workout all night long again. But I'm looking and feeling so good right now compared to a few years back that I never want to lose this again.
I don't really enjoy the act of working out just to work out anymore these days like I did in my 20's. Something about achieving goals at a job that required a ton of lifting stuff, no matter how trivial those goals are at the end of the day, really made the time fly while I was doing it. I'm sure making a few bucks to work out didn't hurt either.
I've got a good workout setup in my completely unfinished room in the basement that I've never used until yesterday. I imagine I'll be using it a lot this summer. Since my plan isn't to try selling the house until the spring, assuming I can get all the work done that I want to by then, I'm going to have to get that room insulated and finished so I can heat it during the cold months and continue my routine.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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"Later Peeps"?
Somebody seems rather chipper these days.
Good on you, Brenda. Glad you could finally get that miserable cave and miserable landlady out of your life for good. Your place sounds a lot like my brother's. If it's anything like his, and you're on the side that his is, you may need to have the A/C on more than you'd care to during the summer, but the reverse good news is that you won't need to use as much heat during the winter. The one little oddity of his place that I don't have an explanation for.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Yup, been a long time since I have felt this happy in the place I am living. Oh, I'm sure I will have to turn on a fan this summer. But that's okay. I have a balcony that once I get a small chair I sit out on and watch the world go by.
The reason I won't is because as I stated I am on the 10th floor and we all know that heat rises.
That's great! Really been pulling for you and it's nice to see a happy ending for once.
If you feel it's safe to do, I like JSF's suggestion about taking the stairs... but only if it's safe. It'll maintain those muscles that you wouldn't otherwise be working out by regular walking. It's one thing to make the choice to not take the stairs, but another thing entirely to allow yourself to get to the point where you no longer have a choice at all.
Speaking of working out... I'm going to have to start myself. In fact, after I came home from work today I did my first bench press sets in about 15 or so years. I do a ton of pulling at work and actually avoid the pushing of the real heavy pallets as often as possible because I have a majority of my strength in my shoulders and legs and back these days, so it's a lot easier. Back when I was power lifting in my 20's I focused too much on my chest if anything, like most people do, and I was able to lift 375 lbs. Man... Past me would bitch slap current me. I did 1 set of 12 reps, 1 of 10 and 1 of 8 and I was done. Only 125lbs. So sad... Going to have to fix that now.
The job is all but over for me. This new guy is a by the book bitch and he told my manager that I would not be allowed to work weekends. Only full timers will have set schedules, and part timers will have to work whatever days they give you, and whatever hours they give you. This means I wouldn't even be getting the 8-10 hour shifts I've been working and I'd likely be getting only 4-5 hour shifts. It's not even worth the gas money and the wear on my car for that.
If he's going to be a by-the-book bitch about it, he's going to lose the hardest working employee he has in his store.
Managed to dodge him again today. I was actually hoping he'd catch me after I punched out and I could do a little walk by him like on Office Space and head right out the front door. If I can manage to dodge him for 3 more days, then he'll see what the place looks like when I'm not there for 3 weeks straight.
I figure every day that I don't see him until the night shift is gone is another day I don't say something I might regret.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I know you have SIX and I appreciate it. Bought time I caught a break.
Oh, I'll still be walking most days. I have my mah jong games that I will still be going to and I have to go out to do grocery shopping. So I will still be walking just not up or down the hills like I was at that cave is the only difference.
I walked back to my new home from my job last night because it was a nice evening and pretty level.
I'm heading out in a bit to run some errands. A bit of shopping and a couple of other things.
Sorry about the job SIX.
Still doing the mahjong? So you're close
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
"Later Peeps"?
Somebody seems rather chipper these days.
Good on you, Brenda. Glad you could finally get that miserable cave and miserable landlady out of your life for good. Your place sounds a lot like my brother's. If it's anything like his, and you're on the side that his is, you may need to have the A/C on more than you'd care to during the summer, but the reverse good news is that you won't need to use as much heat during the winter. The one little oddity of his place that I don't have an explanation for.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Yup, been a long time since I have felt this happy in the place I am living. Oh, I'm sure I will have to turn on a fan this summer. But that's okay. I have a balcony that once I get a small chair I sit out on and watch the world go by.
The reason I won't is because as I stated I am on the 10th floor and we all know that heat rises.
That's great! Really been pulling for you and it's nice to see a happy ending for once.
If you feel it's safe to do, I like JSF's suggestion about taking the stairs... but only if it's safe. It'll maintain those muscles that you wouldn't otherwise be working out by regular walking. It's one thing to make the choice to not take the stairs, but another thing entirely to allow yourself to get to the point where you no longer have a choice at all.
Speaking of working out... I'm going to have to start myself. In fact, after I came home from work today I did my first bench press sets in about 15 or so years. I do a ton of pulling at work and actually avoid the pushing of the real heavy pallets as often as possible because I have a majority of my strength in my shoulders and legs and back these days, so it's a lot easier. Back when I was power lifting in my 20's I focused too much on my chest if anything, like most people do, and I was able to lift 375 lbs. Man... Past me would bitch slap current me. I did 1 set of 12 reps, 1 of 10 and 1 of 8 and I was done. Only 125lbs. So sad... Going to have to fix that now.
The job is all but over for me. This new guy is a by the book bitch and he told my manager that I would not be allowed to work weekends. Only full timers will have set schedules, and part timers will have to work whatever days they give you, and whatever hours they give you. This means I wouldn't even be getting the 8-10 hour shifts I've been working and I'd likely be getting only 4-5 hour shifts. It's not even worth the gas money and the wear on my car for that.
If he's going to be a by-the-book bitch about it, he's going to lose the hardest working employee he has in his store.
Managed to dodge him again today. I was actually hoping he'd catch me after I punched out and I could do a little walk by him like on Office Space and head right out the front door. If I can manage to dodge him for 3 more days, then he'll see what the place looks like when I'm not there for 3 weeks straight.
I figure every day that I don't see him until the night shift is gone is another day I don't say something I might regret.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I know you have SIX and I appreciate it. Bought time I caught a break.
Oh, I'll still be walking most days. I have my mah jong games that I will still be going to and I have to go out to do grocery shopping. So I will still be walking just not up or down the hills like I was at that cave is the only difference.
I walked back to my new home from my job last night because it was a nice evening and pretty level.
I'm heading out in a bit to run some errands. A bit of shopping and a couple of other things.
Sorry about the job SIX.
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My sister called our daughter to chat every evening for years. It was an important time for our dear daughter to learn how to talk with people, and - more important- forged a lifelong bond. Even now, twenty years later, dear daughter's face relaxes into a smile when Auntie comes over or calls to chat. I agree with BRENDA ... there's always the phone! (or Skype* or equivalent).
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Brenda, I am curious. What is your new horizon? Mountains? Plains? Cityscape?
I said chocolates because I see boxes at Dollar Tree, where everything's $1. Big boxes, and little boxes that look like gifts.
When I fly, I get bags of Ghirardelli squares (individually wrapped) and hand out the squares to the Flight Attendants as I board and they greet us. Such a thing really seems to go a long way, stands out.
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Quote:I also forgot: Pec Deck. When I discovered that machine, it was awesome.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:This your last week at job?
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
"Later Peeps"?
Somebody seems rather chipper these days.
Good on you, Brenda. Glad you could finally get that miserable cave and miserable landlady out of your life for good. Your place sounds a lot like my brother's. If it's anything like his, and you're on the side that his is, you may need to have the A/C on more than you'd care to during the summer, but the reverse good news is that you won't need to use as much heat during the winter. The one little oddity of his place that I don't have an explanation for.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Yup, been a long time since I have felt this happy in the place I am living. Oh, I'm sure I will have to turn on a fan this summer. But that's okay. I have a balcony that once I get a small chair I sit out on and watch the world go by.
The reason I won't is because as I stated I am on the 10th floor and we all know that heat rises.
That's great! Really been pulling for you and it's nice to see a happy ending for once.
If you feel it's safe to do, I like JSF's suggestion about taking the stairs... but only if it's safe. It'll maintain those muscles that you wouldn't otherwise be working out by regular walking. It's one thing to make the choice to not take the stairs, but another thing entirely to allow yourself to get to the point where you no longer have a choice at all.
Speaking of working out... I'm going to have to start myself. In fact, after I came home from work today I did my first bench press sets in about 15 or so years. I do a ton of pulling at work and actually avoid the pushing of the real heavy pallets as often as possible because I have a majority of my strength in my shoulders and legs and back these days, so it's a lot easier. Back when I was power lifting in my 20's I focused too much on my chest if anything, like most people do, and I was able to lift 375 lbs. Man... Past me would bitch slap current me. I did 1 set of 12 reps, 1 of 10 and 1 of 8 and I was done. Only 125lbs. So sad... Going to have to fix that now.
The job is all but over for me. This new guy is a by the book bitch and he told my manager that I would not be allowed to work weekends. Only full timers will have set schedules, and part timers will have to work whatever days they give you, and whatever hours they give you. This means I wouldn't even be getting the 8-10 hour shifts I've been working and I'd likely be getting only 4-5 hour shifts. It's not even worth the gas money and the wear on my car for that.
If he's going to be a by-the-book bitch about it, he's going to lose the hardest working employee he has in his store.
Managed to dodge him again today. I was actually hoping he'd catch me after I punched out and I could do a little walk by him like on Office Space and head right out the front door. If I can manage to dodge him for 3 more days, then he'll see what the place looks like when I'm not there for 3 weeks straight.
I figure every day that I don't see him until the night shift is gone is another day I don't say something I might regret.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Boost once per day will help you get strength back. Try push-ups (one max set) to start your day, right out of bed or shower. And Dips, as many sets as you can before the reps drop below 1/2 of your max, or 10 reps. But bench, push-ups, dips only every other day, not every day. Plus those tricep extensions, with the elbow pointed to the sky, and dumbbell starting behind your shoulder.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Brenda, I am curious. What is your new horizon? Mountains? Plains? Cityscape?
I said chocolates because I see boxes at Dollar Tree, where everything's $1. Big boxes, and little boxes that look like gifts.
When I fly, I get bags of Ghirardelli squares (individually wrapped) and hand out the squares to the Flight Attendants as I board and they greet us. Such a thing really seems to go a long way, stands out.
There are mountains off in the distance and the rest is cityscape.
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well, the plants that planted themselves - CA poppies and cosmos - are dying down. Time to pull up the dead and dying plants and see how the perennials are doing.
Everywhere I look in the garden, something is fluttering, or buzzing, or scurrying. Goldfinches are perching on cosmos stems, eating the seeds. They're so light they barely bend the stems. Mourning does are pecking away at the poppy seeds, butter-butts are looking for tiny bugs and mockingbirds and crows are looking for bigger prey. At any time during the day there are at least two and sometimes up to four butterflies in the backyard of all kinds- skippers, swallowtails, cabbage and sulfur butterflies, mourning cloaks, painted ladies, monarchs and some I don't recognize. Bees of all types are nectaring; we had a wood bee make a home in our woodpile. (It left a gint mound of frass that I thought was a bad termite infestation which caused us to ssort and restack the wood). Hummingbirds are dicing for the best nesting spots in our climbing roses and poking into nasturtium and alstromeria. Ladybugs, millipedes, rollypolies, fence lizards and the occasional skink. , When I go out at night to let the dog our for her last potty break of the day there are moths everywhere.
I just released predatory mites last week, I hope that they will protect the avocadoes.
But the yard is a mess. sigh. Between the dog-walking and painting and shopping and cooking (for a very picky hubby and food-sensitive daughter and food-allergic self) and general cleanup and re-org, I've not been able to attend to the yard like I should. Weeds are still everywhere, and when I try to do yardwork during the day someone is always tugging at me to do something else or be somplace else, so I think the schedue will be an early dogwalk and yardwork, when everyone else is asleep. It will be coooler then, too, and with summer coming up I think that schedule will work better.
I was inspired to write this because I was amused by a small flock of goldfinches in the frontyard, By size and color it looked like daddy goldfinch, mommy goldfinch, and three junior goldfinches. So cute!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
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I've seen at least 1 seagull out my balcony window this morning.
Just trying to decide what to do.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I've seen at least 1 seagull out my balcony window this morning.
Just trying to decide what to do.
Balcony guard?
https://bird-x.com/bird-products/electronic/ultrasonic-2/
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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