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Errrr... Riiiight.... Pharmaceutical drugs.... Not back alley drugs, like Eyes of Newt or Xanax.... Right.... While in our house, when we talk about 'front-loading', we mean taking our Advil before we go to Muay Thai instead of after. I seem to recall it once meant something else, but that was so long ago....

Apologies. Speaking of which...

Look at that progress! Go you!

So sorry to hear about this. I hope everyone in your family is well supported. <hugs>

It's the little sigh at the end of the video that breaks my heart, though....like, "Welp, now there's *that* in my lifestory."

Yes you did! You accomplished healing because you're being good to yourself.

This is a great tip which I'll try to use in my own (meager) deadlift but oooooooohhhh...you just gave me flashbacks to my riding instructors making us practice rising trot with no &$#% stirrups and...

in addition to the pumice, get a soft thick pair of socks to wear to bed. Before you put them on, really slather your feet with body moisturizer. Any kind will do, just use a LOT. Your feet will absorb it during the night. Do this for a few nights, and not only will it help your calluses slough off, but it will heal any cracks you have in your heels. I did this and actually made my feet *too* soft - I couldn't do a proper pivot in my round kicks any more, because my calluses were completely gone and the bottom of my foot couldn't slide on the mat! So stop before you get to that point.

My biggest barrier is, and will always be, my distractible monkey brain. The solution is planning! But not too much planning because then I get all stressed out about getting Every. Thing. Done. RiGHtNOW...aaaand then I crash and burn. So my solution is to carefully navigate between the Maelstrom of distraction that sucks away my time, and the Charybdis of perfectionism that will crash me against the rocks. Sensible lists, reasonable plans. By gum, I need my hubby to look at my calendar and to-do lists and give me a reality check. He's *much* more sensible than I am. (And yet I tricked him into marriage!!!)

And it wasn't even from slipping on ice! (This time...)

Ouch, that's rough. Our inner critics are usually bad enough without someone on the outside also feeding us those unhelpful and mostly untrue (often all untrue) messages. Is there any way to spend less time interacting with this person? Or to do it through email or some such (where the delete button is an option)? If nothing else, just remember that people like this are usually *extremely* negative with themselves, and like the Scylla, they attack everything around them because of their own pain. As if their making you believe you're incapable justifies their own perceived incapacity. Sending hugs and warm thoughts and a gif of corgi puppies, because... actually, I don't think corgi puppies need a reason.

Brains are so odd and amazing! But really, I think it's not much different than your chain of habits in the morning. Getting up, brushing teeth, getting dressed - you don't have those as separate habits; it's a sequence of habits. And from what I've seen of the research, it's recommended to 'hook' one habit onto another. Isn't that the idea behind things like Grease the Groove? Anyhow, glad you were able to get two-for-one!

I find there are words I can’t remember in one language until I think of them in the other. The oddest one is, whenever I try to say “bathing suit,” I instead say, “pajamas” until I think of “malla” in Spanish and then my brain gives me the right word. What’s odd is that English is my preferred language. My children think this is hysterical, btw. One of these days they’re going to put on their pajamas to go to the pool, just to mock me.

That totally works! My mate courted me tonight with a big ol’ plate of shrimp skewers and I was like “DAMN, don’t he look fine?” Of course I had to narf a half pound of shrimp before I could pay any attention to him, but that’s just good manners. And by the way, is there any more??

It makes me so happy to see that you have planned your planning. It deeply satisfies the orderly, logical part of my mind. (If only that part were better about taking charge!)

I could listen to John Mulaney all day...thanks for posting that.

Oh my goodness, I'm just imagining this verrrrrrry slow slide into hilarity. Glad everyone had a sense of humor about it, because that's comedy gold, right there!

Yes, sorry, I'm usually not so forward, but it was just so perfectly timed it seemed planned. But, more formally, Hello! And I love your challenge...I am a sucker for the fuzzy critters of all types (even spiders) so this will be an especially fun thread to follow.

Coincidentally, this article just popped up in my newsfeed: There's never been a better time to be single

Okay, just sharing my 'current' cartwheel progress so we can all have a good laugh together.... I swear I thought...I thought my legs were straight up.

Thank you! Glad to be back! By the way, you need a picture drawn of your signature:

But how cool would it be to get three people on side-by-side rowing machines singing this in a round?

Mushrooms! All the mushrooms! I'd advise you on what types, but I have trouble with those kinds of morel dilemmas. <sorrysorrysorrynotactuallysorry>

This is awesome. I love Leo Babauta's advice concerning mastering discomfort from his blog, Zen Habits. He specifically mentions pushing through this point where our brain just wants to give up, and how freeing it is, and that it's the key to overcoming procrastination and fulfilling your goals.

Ooh! I love my barefoot shoes. I've been wearing Five Fingers for 7-8 years now and I can't go back. I don't know if you need any advice on wearing them, but happy to offer if so.