Strength in Numbers

I didn’t get to work out last night. I went back to the DMV and spent an hour there but I got my stuff done. After that DH and I had to clean out our “new” car. Long story but never co-sign for a loan for an adult that is old enough they should have established credit by now. I cosigned a loan for DH’s sister last year. Even though she promised us she could make her payments and I sat down with her and went through a budget with her, she ended up being late 9 times and not even making a payment 3 of the times when we had to make it for her. DH finally got fed up and told her we were repo-ing the car. That is what we were doing at the DMV last night, transferring the title from her to us and transferring our Jeep title to her (we were not going to leave her without a car but she is basically getting a free vehicle now). When we got in the car it was beyond filthy. She is a single mom with 4 kids and lets them eat in the car and apparently has not vacuumed it in the last year. There were McDonald’s fries, pretzels, goldfish crackers, M&Ms everywhere among other things like ground in gum in the floor boards. We got it pretty well cleaned up but it still smells like old grease. DH is going to Febreeze the seats today and hang air fresheners. He is also going to take it to a mechanic and make sure it is up to date on maintenance. Her oil change sticker was from almost 10 months and 30,000 miles ago. Sorry for the ramble. Just another thing I was stressing about but now it is over and we just have to work paying for it in with our budget but at least I know my credit won’t be in jeopardy anymore.

Cheryl Great job on RWH LIH 1, housework and a walk! 40s is good enough weather to go for a walk especially with it not raining. I am not sure how long our nice weather is going to last. We are supposed to be in the high 60s the rest of the week but 30 on Saturday. How is that even possible!

Have a great day!
 
Julie Sorry that you had to go through that with your SIL but at least that stress is over. I don't understand it when people don't appreciate things that people do for them. You and your DH are so nice to give her your car and having your credit put at risk (I am not sure if I would have been that nice :confused:). At least I hope you are getting a newer car with everything that you had to go through. I hope things get back to normal tomorrow for you.

This morning I did the Lower Body Blast Leg Drills. I was suppose to do Yoga Relax too but I wanted to get to Costco today along with my regular shopping so I skipped it this morning.

Have a great day.

Cheryl
 
Last night I did S&S Boot Camp-No Lower Body Premix and then did yoga with DH.

Cheryl Great job on the LBB Leg Drills! The car I got is newer than the car I gave up. That is nice since we have a long term loan on it now. I have debated about whether to get a Costco membership. My sister has one and seems to love it. It is just out of our way that I don’t see us going but maybe once a month so I am not sure if it is worth it.

Have a great day!
 
Julie Good work on S&S Bootcamp-No Lower Body Premix and yoga. Costco has a lot of stuff so you may get your moneys worth even if you go just once a month. Sometimes I go less than that but I do try to go at least once a month. I think you may be able to get a one time card at the customer service desk just to see if it would be worth your while.

This morning I did Hardstrikes without the upper body part. Then I got some vacuuming done and in the afternoon we went out to my parent's place and cleaned up some leaves for them. I couldn't believe how many leaves they had, we filled up 4 big bins of leaves to be picked up and still have more leaves that we just left in piles on their front lawn. We will probably go out again next week to finish up the front and then we still have the side and back of the house to do.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Last night I did Live Legs w/Weights and SB! I have to say that might be one of my favorite legs workouts. You can really heavy up on the workout and Cathe actually goes at a reasonable pace rather than light speed. I’m so ready for the weekend. I have plans to clean pretty much all Saturday but it needs to get done and I will be so happy when it is done.

Cheryl Great job on HS w/o upper body! Plus leaf max! That is a lot of leaves to pick up! You must have had some decent weather to be able to do that. Our nice weather is ending. We are heading back into the 30s this weekend.

Have a great weekend!
 
Julie Great job on Live Legs w/ Weights and SB. I can't keep up with Cathe when she goes really fast with the rep speed. Enjoy your weekend even with your cleaning on Saturday. It will feel really good once it is done though. We had great weather yesterday but this morning it did try to snow but it didn't stick. This afternoon though it was nice again and I hope it will last through tomorrow.

This morning was SJP and then I went to the Home and Garden Show to look around. I wanted to see more things on gardening but it was mainly home improvements. Oh well it was nice to get out and see everything anyway.

Cheryl
 
Been clamming and that is really good exercising for now.

It's beautiful weather but now I've lost my drive. It will come again. The weather is getting better and I'll soon have no excuse to not exercise.

Julie, sorry you had to do that with your SIL and mother of 4. Wow. Also for continuing workouts. I like Legs w/ Weights too. I've been cleaning a lot too.

Cheryl, You are doing great on your workouts. And for doing house work along with your yard work for your parents. Wow.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
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Janie Clamming would be great exercise. The weather has been great here too. I am sure you will get back into the swing of things soon.

So Saturday I did yoga and then it was a lazy day. Sunday I did PRS #2 and in the afternoon I walked down to the brewery to meet up with some of the dragon boat team to pay for this season. Our first practice session is this coming Saturday. Can't wait!!!

Cheryl
 
Saturday I did EBE2 Upper Body 2 and RK Timesaver #1. After that I did some housecleaning and then shampooed the upholstery and carpets in the new car. It took me about 2 hours but I think the old French fry smell is fading! Sunday I did EBE2 Plyo Legs + CrossFire Fitness Blast and FW Tabata. I was really struggling to get through it but I did it. After that it was being lazy and binge watching Grimm.

Cheryl Great job on SJP! Well that was a bummer that there wasn’t much on gardening but like you said you got to get out. Did they have any good free things they gave out? We got snow on Saturday but it was only on the deck and it didn’t last long. 22 days till the first day of Spring. I am ready for nicer weather (consistently nicer weather). Great job on yoga and PRS2! Yea, dragon boating season is starting!

Janie Great job on your clamming! I have never been but I bet it is good exercise and good eats! I hope you get your drive back soon. Maybe with the nicer weather you can go for more beach walks.

Have a great day!
 
Hello ladies, I have missed you all! I got back Saturday night. It was a long busy week, but the meetings went really well. I didn't do any formal workouts while I was there, I decided that I needed an actual rest week, but I did do a lot of walking the first two days. On Monday I got there around noon and went out walking around town. According to the health app on my phone I walked 7.5 miles on Monday and 6.5 on Tuesday so I did get a little unofficial workout. I was busy working all day the rest of the week so didn't get in that much after that. The conference went really well but I was exhausted by the end of the day on Friday. Between being busy and waking up at 2 am every day I was ready to get home. Sunday was getting caught up on laundry and house cleaning and grocery shopping. Julie, so sorry about your situation with your SIL. What a tough situation but you and your DH have been more than generous. I hope once the french fry smell is gone you can enjoy the car.

This morning I did the step and power circuits from Body Max 2. It felt good to get back to a workout, but I'm feeling kind've lousy today now. I'm guessing it's probably the jet lag. Have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie Great work on EBE2 Upper Body 2, RK Timesaver #1, EBE2 Plyo Legss and CrossFire Fitness Blast and FW Tabata. Too bad that you had to spend two hours cleaning the car but at least the french fry smell is gone. No there were no freebies at all. In other years there were some things that they gave out for free but not this year. I am looking forward to spring too. It did try to snow here today but at least it didn't stick to the ground.

Pam Welcome back!!! Way to go on your walks, that is a lot of miles to put in in two days. I am glad that you conference went well. Good job on the step and power circuits from BM2. It is probably the jet lag that is making you feel lousy. It was a long way to go for a short trip.

So Sunday I did PRS #2 and then in the afternoon I walked down to the brewery to meet the dragon boat team for a short meeting. It was really nice out so I wanted to take advantage of it and get my walk in too. Another one of my teammates walked as well so we walk back home together and caught up on things. This morning I didn't get a chance to workout as we had our new blinds installed this morning. It is so nice having new blinds. After our windows were installed we didn't put the blinds back up in the kitchen and we just used black garbage bags for the bedrooms. It is so nice to get the privacy back especially in the kitchen.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Last night I had to work late so I didn’t get a workout in. I also had to drop my car off at the mechanic’s again. We had the transmission fluid changed last Thursday and it was leaking over the weekend. They are working on it today and gave me a loaner car. I am thankful they could get me a loaner but it smells like smoke. Gives me a headache.

Pam Welcome back! Great job on Step & Power Circuits from BM2! I hope it is the jet lag and not something else. With how far you traveled, I imagine it could take a while to get back to normal. That is a lot of walking those two days. Hopefully you got to see a lot of the city while you were walking. That’s great news the conference went well and you were able to get caught up on laundry and house cleaning and groceries.

Cheryl Great job on PRS2 plus your walk! Oh my the black garbage bags do not sound like fun. So glad you have new blinds up to enjoy.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl Great job on PRS 2 and your walk to your dragon boat meeting. I bet you can hardly wait to get started again! I'm glad you are getting some nice weather finally! The new blinds sound nice, and reminds me I need to get some prices for some window treatments. Thats funny that you were using black garbage bags :D

Julie That's nice that they gave you a loaner car. Hopefully they will have yours fixed soon! I did get to see a lot of the city on my walks. It's not a very big place, and I walked along the river which was really nice. It is very clean and very modern, but they have beautiful flowers all over the place.

This morning was Step, Jump, Pump. It was really hard this morning and that one doesn't usually give me a hard time. But I got through it. My shoulder is still acting up but is slowly getting better. It seems like there is always something! Have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie That is nice that you got a loaner car but so gross that it smells like smoke. I hate the smell of smoke and I think I would have asked for another car. Hopefully you can get a workout in tomorrow.

Pam Great job on SJ&P and getting through it this morning. I bet you are still jet lagged. I hope your shoulder doesn't give you too much grief and will get better soon.

So this morning when I was having breakfast our doorbell rang. It was our neighbour letting us know that their side of the garage was broken into last night. We haven't put up a dividing wall yet so we kinda share the garage. So I went out in my housecoat and hiking boots (it was quite the sight) to make sure that nothing was stolen from our side. We had nothing taken but they lost two pairs of goalie pads and some sunglasses. After all the excitement I finished breakfast and then did PHA Training. I found that there really isn't too much lifting in this rotation and I was missing it. I went for a walk in the afternoon since it wasn't snowing or raining out.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
I was able to pick up my car last night and so far no transmission fluid leaking. Last night I did EBE2 Plyo Glutes. I love these workouts but I have been doing them for a month now so I think I will take a break and do something different starting Saturday. Right after my workout before I got in the shower, our sirens went off. Of course DH went outside to see if there was really anything coming our way. They only went off for about a minute so it must have been a quick touchdown tornado that went away fast. There was a pretty big tornado that touched down about 20 miles from us but as far as I know no major damage since it was in mostly fields.

Pam Great job on SJP! I wonder if you are still adjusting from the trip. I thought I read somewhere that you need 1 day of recovery for every hour of time difference or flying time. Something like that. Oh no, so sorry about your shoulder.

Cheryl Wow what a way to start off the day. I’m glad you didn’t have anything stolen. Goalie pads aren’t cheap are they? And who breaks into a garage to steal hockey pads and sunglasses? So crazy. Great job on PHA and your walk!

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl I do think the trip is still catching up with me, although I'm doing better coming this way than I did going over. That's quite the way to start your day, I'm glad that you didn't have anything taken. I would have loved to see you in your robe and hiking boots :p you are right about this rotation not having much lifting!

Julie Hopefully your car is good now. Great job on EBE2 plyo glutes. That would be scary hearing the sirens go off, I'm glad you didn't have a tornado. There were some really nasty storms yesterday! Yes, they say it takes a day per hour of time difference to recover and it was 13 hours difference. That is usually pretty accurate for me, but I never really adjusted to the time when I went over and have been doing a lot better from a sleep standpoint at least this week.

This morning was PRS 2 for me. I've finally gotten where I am pretty comfortable with all of the combos in that one. It was harder an normal for me too, so maybe I'm just getting over not working out for a week too.... in any case, have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie I am glad that you got your smoke free car back and there is no transmission fluid leaking. Good work on EBE2 Plyo Glutes. Scary hearing the sirens going off. I am glad that there was no tornado. Goalie pads are worth about $600. The person knew what they were taking. We think it is a crack head who lives in the complex though we can't prove it to get money for his drugs.

Pam Yep I was quite the fashion statement with my robe and hiking boots :D. Great job on PRS #2. It is a lot of fun when you get the combos down.

This morning I did Step Moves and then went to get groceries. In the afternoon I went to my uncle's 90th birthday party at his care home. He slept through most of it but I guess when you are 90 that is acceptable. I am starting the Nourishing Gurus Mega Energy Breakthrough again. I put on a bit of weight this winter because I couldn't get out as much as I wanted to and I need to look good in a bathing suit in May when we go to |Hawaii :eek:.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Last night I did RWH LIH 2! It was just about the right intensity. I’m taking tomorrow off of work because we have to take Ozzie to a vet appointment with a specialist that is 90 minutes away. He had a tumor on his eye a few years ago and they want to do a follow up.

Pam Great job on PRS2! It is weird but I don’t really get scared when tornado sirens go off. I know I probably should because they can be very damaging but I guess I am used to hearing them go off so they don’t even phase me anymore. I hope you continue to be able to recover from the trip.

Cheryl Great job on Step Moves! I think babies and elderly people are the only ones that can get away with sleeping at parties and doing what they want. At 90, I would say he has earned the right to snooze when he wants. Oh that is terrible about the druggie. I can never understand how or why people get addicted to drugs. Very sad.

Have a great weekend!
 
Cheryl Great job on Step Moves! You are right, when you're 90 I think you get to sleep whenever you want to! Oh boy, your Hawaii trip is almost here!!!

Julie Great job on LIH 2! I hope Ozzie gets a good review from the vet. That is a long drive!

I thought that CCC was on the calendar this morning, so I was kind've happy when I saw it was Supercuts instead. Of course I had to do 8 rounds of the su/pu combo, but it wasn't too terrible. Of course now I have CCC to look forward to tomorrow......:eek: I just have to keep telling myself that it is never as bad as I think it's going to be.....Have a great day!

Pam
 
Julie Great job on RWH LIHI 2. I hope things go well with Ozzie's vet appointment tomorrow.

Pam Good work on Supercuts. Have fun doing CCC tomorrow :D.

This morning I did Lean Legs and Abs. Then I worked the rest of the day getting all of the housework done.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
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