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Thursday, August 8, 2019
Checking in.
Welcome to August!
Where has the year gone? I am not sure if I ever posted that my goal/word/new year resolution for 2019 is Self Care! I have not been doing very well with that, so way back in July, I decided, I had better up my aim. I decided that on 1 August, I am going to start doing yoga again. My left knee has been bothering me a lot the past few months. I noticed that it feels better when I do some stretching.
I want to Thank my California Sister-In-Law, for introducing me to Yoga with Adriene. I LOVE going to the gym and doing yoga live but with my current job, I don't get to do that so much anymore. Adriene allows me to do yoga at 4am or 4pm, any day of the week! She also has some downloadable yoga, so when I go camping this weekend, I can still do yoga. Woo Hoo!!!!! Today was my 8th day of yoga.
In 17 days, I am going to be dropping my oldest off at her university. I have been doing well with that, honestly. She is so grown up, I am so proud of her and her choices. I am going to miss her like crazy, but if I did my mom job well, she will return.
In 11 days, my son starts his Junior year of high school fall sports. He hopes to run cross country and play soccer this fall. He wants to focus on tennis this winter, to play again next spring. I am looking for tennis pros to help him out. (My youngest told me that he was complaining about not being in a club sport like she and the oldest were. He stated that his athletic career was all washed up.) Boys?!?! I guess he is all washed up at age 16. This also made me think about how I need to be around at home more to guide this poor mis-guided son of mine. Still time to teach him a few lessons before I send him out into the world.
I am still doing massage at the Wisconsin Athletic Club two days a week. I celebrated 25 years of being a therapist back in February. I have been thinking a lot about how much longer I want to do that. I have not come to any conclusions. I am still a Resident Aid at a Senior Living community. I am not loving this job, mostly due to the hours and the other staff. Some changes have occurred and I am going to ride them out, for now. God willing I can find a job with better hours for my family life.
Thanks for reading,
AnnMarie
Where has the year gone? I am not sure if I ever posted that my goal/word/new year resolution for 2019 is Self Care! I have not been doing very well with that, so way back in July, I decided, I had better up my aim. I decided that on 1 August, I am going to start doing yoga again. My left knee has been bothering me a lot the past few months. I noticed that it feels better when I do some stretching.
I want to Thank my California Sister-In-Law, for introducing me to Yoga with Adriene. I LOVE going to the gym and doing yoga live but with my current job, I don't get to do that so much anymore. Adriene allows me to do yoga at 4am or 4pm, any day of the week! She also has some downloadable yoga, so when I go camping this weekend, I can still do yoga. Woo Hoo!!!!! Today was my 8th day of yoga.
In 17 days, I am going to be dropping my oldest off at her university. I have been doing well with that, honestly. She is so grown up, I am so proud of her and her choices. I am going to miss her like crazy, but if I did my mom job well, she will return.
In 11 days, my son starts his Junior year of high school fall sports. He hopes to run cross country and play soccer this fall. He wants to focus on tennis this winter, to play again next spring. I am looking for tennis pros to help him out. (My youngest told me that he was complaining about not being in a club sport like she and the oldest were. He stated that his athletic career was all washed up.) Boys?!?! I guess he is all washed up at age 16. This also made me think about how I need to be around at home more to guide this poor mis-guided son of mine. Still time to teach him a few lessons before I send him out into the world.
I am still doing massage at the Wisconsin Athletic Club two days a week. I celebrated 25 years of being a therapist back in February. I have been thinking a lot about how much longer I want to do that. I have not come to any conclusions. I am still a Resident Aid at a Senior Living community. I am not loving this job, mostly due to the hours and the other staff. Some changes have occurred and I am going to ride them out, for now. God willing I can find a job with better hours for my family life.
Thanks for reading,
AnnMarie
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Welcome to day two of 2019!
How did day one go for you? I had to work at 6:30am, so I didn't stay up until midnight with my kids. I was in bed by 10pm on Dec. 31! I was not prepared to start my Whole 30 off 100% yesterday. We left town on Dec. 30 for a funeral on the 31, so I didn't get to the grocery like I had planned on either day. I did have eggs and some W30 approved snacks. When I got to work, I was put on a different floor than I am usually on, and was running around like crazy to even have time to get bored or want to snack! So, my day was a success over all.
I did have pork chops in the freezer, so I could try a new Instant Pot recipe from the Whole 30 Slow Cooker cookbook! YUM!!!! Sorry, I didn't take any photos, but the family loved it!
I also planned ahead and packed a gym bag to stop at the club to use a treadmill! I ran/walked 1.65 miles in 22 minutes. Came home to do the "Celebration Circuit" and man do I feel it this morning. This old body is out of shape!
My kids don't have school today. I think I want to work on our 19 in 2019 lists, graduation party plans and see where we want to travel on our vacation this summer. (Last summer, we went out to South Dakota. Hubby wanted us to plan the trip together, one month before we were to leave, no plans had been made. We didn't travel as far as we would have liked, stayed at a terrible campground on the fly, and decided we would do better next time.) I want to see what AAA can do to help us this time around, too.
Wishing you well this new year,
AnnMarie
How did day one go for you? I had to work at 6:30am, so I didn't stay up until midnight with my kids. I was in bed by 10pm on Dec. 31! I was not prepared to start my Whole 30 off 100% yesterday. We left town on Dec. 30 for a funeral on the 31, so I didn't get to the grocery like I had planned on either day. I did have eggs and some W30 approved snacks. When I got to work, I was put on a different floor than I am usually on, and was running around like crazy to even have time to get bored or want to snack! So, my day was a success over all.
I did have pork chops in the freezer, so I could try a new Instant Pot recipe from the Whole 30 Slow Cooker cookbook! YUM!!!! Sorry, I didn't take any photos, but the family loved it!
I also planned ahead and packed a gym bag to stop at the club to use a treadmill! I ran/walked 1.65 miles in 22 minutes. Came home to do the "Celebration Circuit" and man do I feel it this morning. This old body is out of shape!
My kids don't have school today. I think I want to work on our 19 in 2019 lists, graduation party plans and see where we want to travel on our vacation this summer. (Last summer, we went out to South Dakota. Hubby wanted us to plan the trip together, one month before we were to leave, no plans had been made. We didn't travel as far as we would have liked, stayed at a terrible campground on the fly, and decided we would do better next time.) I want to see what AAA can do to help us this time around, too.
Wishing you well this new year,
AnnMarie
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Ready for 2019?
Yes, I am going to do this again. I started out well in January last year. But somewhere along the way, I fell so far off the wagon that I cannot find it right now. (Yikes! All my new to me scrub pants are about to burst at the seams. Not good or pretty!). My goal in 2019 is to feel better about myself for me and my kids. Enough already!!!! I am tired of being tired. I need to get back on the self care train and stick to it.
To help me out, I signed up for Another Mother Runner's MANY HAPPY MILES training program. They start on January 1, too. I got new running shoes last week, so here we go! I really need to get out the door and away for my stress relieving runs again. I want to run with my kids in fun runs again. I hope to train for and run a half marathon with my oldest daughter this summer, before she heads off to college this fall.
I started listening to a few fun podcasts this past year. One of them is HAPPIER by Gretchen Rubin. I love the fun tips they offer weekly to "make life a little easier and (hopefully) a little happier." With the holidays, I am behind in my listening. Last year, Gretchen and her sister, Elizabeth did a list of 18 items they wanted to do in 2018. This year, they proposed 19 in 2019. I need to finalize my list, but I will share it when I do.
What are you aiming for in 2019?
Off n Running,
AnnMarie
Sunday, January 21, 2018
The time is now
Yesterday, January 20, 2018, I went to a Shaklee conference. My prayer partner, who was there from Ohio, and I met through Shaklee about 8 years ago! I dreamt of sharing Shaklee with everyone I knew back then. I joined events all the time online. I went to one Global Conference in Anaheim, CA, and was so jazzed up only to be deflated when I got home. Yesterday, was educational. It got me thinking about my goals.
I shared my 2018 goals with you in another post. If you read that, you saw that this is the year, I decided to finish projects that I started and didn’t finish. Now, I will admit I was thinking about craft projects and house fixing, etc.
Well, yesterday during the conference, several speakers mentioned time usage, goals and I thought of this one. So, I decided, (and am tell you all this now, because I haven’t told anyone yet!) that I am going to pick up this unfinished project too!
I heard about 3 self-help books that speakers suggested. I will be hunting these down to listen to or read when I am on my bike trainer doing my knee rehab. Someone mentioned Tony Robbins too. (Did you know I went to one of his conferences, it was AWESOME?!?!) And, Did you know Tony Robbins has an app? It’s called BREAKTHROUGH.
This morning on my 32 minute bike trainer session, I downloaded the app and did the “Wheel of Life” session (test?). So, later today or whenever, I can login and watch or just listen to what Tony has to say to help me in the areas I want help with. I think I am going to start with the physical aspects of my life this month. I want to get back to using Shaklee vitamins to heal my gut and help my body stay strong. And with rehab, I am already working on my body anyway. 😝
The time is now! I want health and wealth in all areas of my life. Thank you Team Glacken for a great day of learning and dreaming.
Here’s to a great Sunday and start to a new week!
AnnMarie
I shared my 2018 goals with you in another post. If you read that, you saw that this is the year, I decided to finish projects that I started and didn’t finish. Now, I will admit I was thinking about craft projects and house fixing, etc.
Well, yesterday during the conference, several speakers mentioned time usage, goals and I thought of this one. So, I decided, (and am tell you all this now, because I haven’t told anyone yet!) that I am going to pick up this unfinished project too!
I heard about 3 self-help books that speakers suggested. I will be hunting these down to listen to or read when I am on my bike trainer doing my knee rehab. Someone mentioned Tony Robbins too. (Did you know I went to one of his conferences, it was AWESOME?!?!) And, Did you know Tony Robbins has an app? It’s called BREAKTHROUGH.
This morning on my 32 minute bike trainer session, I downloaded the app and did the “Wheel of Life” session (test?). So, later today or whenever, I can login and watch or just listen to what Tony has to say to help me in the areas I want help with. I think I am going to start with the physical aspects of my life this month. I want to get back to using Shaklee vitamins to heal my gut and help my body stay strong. And with rehab, I am already working on my body anyway. 😝
The time is now! I want health and wealth in all areas of my life. Thank you Team Glacken for a great day of learning and dreaming.
Here’s to a great Sunday and start to a new week!
AnnMarie
Friday, January 12, 2018
Mid-January already?!?!
Here we are, January 12 already. What a crazy month it has been? Kids are getting ready for mid-terms in another week. The gymnastics teams first competition is this weekend. Levi has his first of two winter camp-outs this weekend. And I am starting day 12 of Whole30!
It has been a little tougher this time because I have not been able to do the planning I had hoped. I did find Lara bars on sale at the local health food store. I like to have them on Massage work days when I don’t always have time to sit down and eat lunch. I did stock up on meat in November and December, so have only needed to get fresh veggies and fruit most days!
Have any of you tried Rx bars? These remind me of the Power Bars from the 1980’s! Only they don’t taste like paste. These are treats too and a bit more expensive than Lara bars.
I have seen my Physical Therapist three times since surgery and good things are happening! My knee is still a little swollen, but I am only 3 weeks post op! My PT says I will start running in another 3 to 4 weeks!!!!! Woo hoo!
Yesterday, I interviewed for a new job. I love working at the Wisconsin Athletic Club, but I am not making enough money to pay my bills AND save some for a rainy day. Sooooo, way back in 1997, I took a class and became a Certified Nursing Assistant. Back then, that meant I helped the nurses by taking vitals on residents or patients. I also fed them, bathed them and helped with all sorts of other tasks. Things have changed some in the last 20 years. I got a job at a senior living center and will get my certificate for a Community Based Residential Facility. I guess with additional training I will be allowed to pass meds with a CBRF? The great thing is that I can keep my job as a Massage Therapist and will most likely be able to continue working with the little kids too!
I best get going. I hear the dog whimpering to go outside. Yesterday we got in a 1 mile walk at 6:30 in the morning. It was 51.degrees outside on January 11! Today I hear the wind howling...
Off n Running,
AnnMarie
Friday, January 5, 2018
Five days in...
I am feeling good, tempted but good. We still have Christmas candy and treats in the house. Today I got home from work and was ravenous!
I joined the Whole30 email list again. Got some fun Whole30 “clip art”. I like this #JanuaryWhole30 picture. I put it up as my Facebook profile picture.
I also love this calendar picture. In November, days 4 & 5 we’re spot on. This time that was off by a couple of days. Lol.
This was my dinner one night. My DH was out of town. I made the chicken meatballs and noodles for dinner. Kids are the real noodles and I Spiralized zucchini for mine. I still have a bunch of Wildtree spices, so I made my own spaghetti sauce with the Hearty Spaghetti Blend. It was good.
Off n running,
AnnMarie
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