I whimped out!

I know..."whimp" is not a normal word in my vocabularly....but I did tonight. 

I was supposed to have a training session with PJ, but just couldn't do it.  Ever since my nasty fall on the ice last week, I've been experiencing "symptoms" of my disc issue(neck) from two years ago: tingling in my hands (notice I say BOTH hands - whereas previously it was just my left), stiffness in my neck and shoulders, aching, etc.   I went to the chiropractor today and he tuned me up. His parting words were "be good to it, hopefully we caught it soon enough..but it wouldn't take much for it to worsen."

 Hmmmm....worsen?  No Thank you!

I went back to work, existed on Tylenol for pain releif and promptly texted PJ for forgiveness.  I was batting my baby brown eyes at the phone while I was texting hoping that he would take pitty on me and not charge me for the session (less than 24-hr cancellation rule).  He's a nice guy (when he's not trying to kill me) and agreed to just reschedule until next week Tuesday, same place, same time!  What a guy!  :-)

So...I was home at a reasonably normal hour....530pm.  What??!!  That like almost NEVER happens!  I should have done something productive with the time...like clean, do laundry, COOK.  Nope...I brought home takeout and hit Facebook!  ~LOL~

It was like happy hour on that thing!  Everyone was popping in on me saying "where have you been."  Now, I admit it I've been using my Android phone to access Fbook quite a bit lately.  Get on, post something witty and uplifting to my profile, and get out while the getting is good!  But WOW, I found out tonight that .peeps really MISS me!!  Wooo Hoooo.   

I wish there were enough hours in the day to do every thing that I need to do.   I mean, I seldom get the time to update my blogs like I want to (remembers my New Years resolution and cringes).  Ya...I fell terribly short on THAT resolution in the very first week!   If  good intentions were money, I'd be rich!

Well, social hour is over for me.  It's heading to my bedtime...(there's still a whole lot of week to go yet!).
G'Night  blog-land....Dream sweet!

Conversation with my Trainer

My trainer – PJ – tried to kill me in the gym last night.  BUT, he gave me a huge compliment when we were finished.

He said, “I didn’t think you were going to make it….I shoulda known you would prove me wrong.”  (beaming smile).   I was giving him all kinds of attitude though …~L~ 

He had me do pushups (regular, not girlie) with weights  in each hand that I had to lift up and do a row, then go down in to a pushup and lift the other weight in to a row.

Me:  “you want these on my knees, right?” 

PJ: “Now why would I have you do that, we’ve already established that you can do thirty regular pushups”

Me: “Yeah, but they aren’t pretty ones.”

PJ:  “This isn’t the Miss America pageant…now give me 10…and any more lip and you’ll do 20”

Me:  “Welcome back PJ, I missed you.”

PJ: “Ya, like a heart attack.”

Me: “Which I’ll be having shortly”

A couple of people were around us and they busted up laughing …….  I did the pushups w/ weight row as asked….PJ was grinning from ear to ear.  SNOT! 

What???

Ya, I started running on the treadmill again.   It went good.  NOT!!  Up until  2009 when I was dealing with a bulging disc in my neck, I was running on the treadmill.  Ok, running intervals on the treadmill is perhaps the most accurate statement.  But once I injured my neck, the physical therapists said, "no more treadmill till your neck heals."  Ok then. My neck healed, but I remained on the eliptical and never went back to the treadmill.

When I quit, I was interval training at 2-3 minutes from 5.5 -  6.0 mph with a recovery of 1-2 minutes at 4.0 mph....running upwards to an hour.  Not great, but not too shabby. 

Today?  2 minutes at 4.3 - 4.5mph  with a recovery of 2 minutes at 3.5mph.  OMG!!  Ugggh!!  Me, being me, just found my next challenge/goal.  I WILL get back to my pre-injury interval speeds.   Disclaimer: Unless I develop neck symptoms again.

Other than that, my workout was smokin today!  I did five miles (between the treadmill and the eliptical) and did my weights as well; arms, shoulders, chest, legs, and abs.   My reward?  Twenty minutes in the sauna listening to some great tunes.  A GREAT way to unwind.

Weekend Update...

First of all, let me say this….I’m mourning the passing of another weekend (sighs).  They go all too quickly.

So, what was going on this weekend? Nothing.  Natta.  Zip! 

Friday…well, let’s just say that I wanted to go out and cut loose on the town.  However, being considerate of the spousal unit with whom I live with, I opted for the confines of my easy chair, cozy blanket and one or two Mike’s Hard Lemonades.  And No Becky!  I am NOT a lush!  (My friend Becky said I was a lush).  I replied that a lush is one who opens and drinks a bottle of wine in one sitting.  Now, although I may have WANTED to do such a deed, I assure you (and her) that I opted to stick with my two Mike’s.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!. J

The usual mundane house cleaning woes ensued as Saturday sun broke the dawn…that’s a given on any weekend.  I tried to sleep in, but the darned internal alarm clock went off loud and strong at 6:30am.   I cleaned, I cooked, I cleaned the cat litter, I vacuumed cat hair, filled the cat dish.  Hmmm, I see a discernable pattern here! Yes, Boris Battenhoff Schutt rules the roost and doesn’t let me forget it either.

I hit the gym for two hours.  That felt really good actually.  I had a super-duper play list going on the iPod that had me totally rocking the elliptical for 45 minutes and kept me company through my weight lifting.  It was awesome.  I worked off some steam, some frustration, thought out some game plans on a few projects I have going and just plain zoned out during my last rep of weights.  I did the gas station ($70) – OMG!! The grocery store ($150) OMFG!! And proceeded home licking my money woe-wounds.  Holy crap things are getting expensive!  I think it’s time I saddle up a cow and start riding it to work! 

Hubs took me out to see Hall Pass with Owen Wilson. A good movie with a few good messages hidden in there. Worth seeing – but I’d wait to see it on DVD if I were you…not worth the ticket, jumbo popcorn and mega drink prices! J  (how’s THAT for a movie review).

Sunday you ask?  Sent a shout out to my good friend Steve who was having a birthday! ( Hey Steve, if you’re reading this…hope you partied like a rockstar!) J Then dallied the day away downloading new music from iTunes, watched the new Starz series sneak peak of Camelot (I’m going to LOVE this one and already have it set to record on the DVR!).  My niece Joan (Doctor in Training) is home from Minneapolis so my sister Peggy (the wine drinker!) called and invited us in to town for a drink at her house then out to IDK for supper.  The only problem with that is, when we arrived at her house she was sick (stomach icks).  We took Joan out for supper without Peggy (don’t need the yucks, thank you very much!) and had a very nice time chatting and catching up with my niece/God-daughter!   As we dropped her off and were driving away, I told T, “No matter what she does in life, I’ll always remember her as the little 3-yr old girl with the play stethoscope wanting to fix it and make it better.”  (Sorry Joan, that is one memory that I’ll always have of you!  Love you girl!!!!). :-)

The rest of the night was spent getting ready for work, packing lunch, yoga bag, getting wardrobe laid out, doing nails and watching the season premiere of Army Wives.    

Lesson to the blog entry:  I don’t need a lot – just the simple things – to make life good.

Sherry

 

Celebration...

Good Morning,

The fact that it is Friday is reason enough to celebrate.  However, this post is about my nephew Blaine Joseph Schulz.

Blaine called me last night to boast his wonderful performance evaluation.  He was awarded a raise, a Wal-Mart coat, and told he was head stockman due to the fact that he’s been there for 13 years.  He was positively flying high, as well he should be.  In his words, “it’s nice to be recognized for all the hard work I do.”

Isn’t it though?  That is all any of us want, really.  The fact that he has a mental disability is no exception to that rule.  I don’t know very many of us that would be out in a parking lot pushing carts in freezing, sub-zero temperatures, snow, sleet, rain, sweltering temperatures and everything else in between.  I do not know that I could do that job day after day, week after week, let alone for 13 years!

I’m quite proud of my man Blaine!  I informed him that we’d be going out to the IDK for pizza and beer in the very near future to celebrate this proud moment in life. 

Lesson: sometimes it’s not the huge, monumental things in life that mean the most to a person.  Sometimes a word of praise or to be recognized for who we are is all it takes to make a person’s day.