What A Week

This was my first week back to work after being on vacation.  I was busy the week before vacation getting ready for vacation so that I wouldn't have so much to do when I got back.   No such luck.  I hit the ground running on Monday morning and literally did not stop until 4:30pm today.   I hate it when that happens.

It also didn't help that a very close friend of mine is experiencing personal issues.  I feel helpless in that I cannot help them.  I feel their stress, uncertainty and frustration. I worry about them - their emotional and physical well being as well.   I cannot fathom what must be going through their head right now, but want them to know that I care and will always be here for them not matter what.  

One positive note:

 I attempted and completed the Turkey Challenge at Anytime Fitness on Thursday night.  This consisted of five rounds of each of these:
Dead Lifts (12 reps)  at 80% of my body weight
Bent Rows (10 reps) at 50% of my body weight
Burpee w/tuck jumps (5 reps)
Sit-up on decline bench - 15, 12,10,8,6
Roll-out pushup on pilates ball - 10 reps
Kettle Bell Swing - 20lbs (10 reps)
Squat (10 reps) at 85% of my body weight. - this one gave me a bit of a problem.  I got the bar on my shoulders, squatted and couldn't push back up.  In fact, I pretty much fell forward with the weight bar on my shoulders.  Thank goodness for the bar guards! lol  I was pissed off and mortified at the same time.  Pissed that I couldn't do it and mortified because people saw me.  My trainer just smiled and adjusted the bar to 50% of my body weight and told me that it happens to every serious lifter at some point or another.

Anyways, I completed the challenge in 37:02!   I was the 2nd person to complete it and the 1st female to complete it.  Yay me!  I was walking 10 ft tall when I left. 

Agenda for the weekend?  Tomorrow is the normal Saturday stuff.  Mother-in-law grocery shopping and lunch from 10:30 till about 12:30 then off to the Heritage Center (independent living at Ava Maria) to help a couple of the residents write their Christmas letters at 1:00. This is my volunteer effort beyond that of yoga teacher.  It should be fun and I'm looking forward to it. It's something that I've wanted to do for a while - do more volunteering - and this will definitely get me started. 

After that - the gym and home to clean house.   As usual, a jam packed day and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

Night blogland :)