Scaly Freak Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 So this Monday is my birthday. For my birthday Husband decided to arrange for a surprise for me... he spent a few months planning and organizing, and made a visit from my mother and my sister happen. This becomes a lot more impressive once you realize that Husband and I live 1.5 continents and an ocean away from the family I grew up with. I moved here over a decade ago and my sister has never visited before. I'm going to be a little absent from the forums for the next 5-6 days or so. 4 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
farflight Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Happy early birthday... ^^^ always a good plan to start with! 4 Quote Fitbit username: farflight (would love to have more people on there) Getting life in order is a challenge worth doing. Happiness is the journey, not the destination (took me forever to learn that) Link to comment
JustCallMeAmber Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Holy cow, that is such an awesome surprise!! Happy early birthday too! 1 Quote We will never see the best version of ourselves inside our comfort zone Link to comment
RedStone Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 How lovely!! Have a wonderful weekend and visit, and happy early birthday! 4 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
Grumble Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Just saw this. HAPPY (now belated) BIRTHDAY! Mr. Scaly, (Mr. Freak? IDK) is awesome and you should wife him immediately. 1 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
RedStone Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Grumble said: you should wife him immediately. 4 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
Mike Wazowski Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 That's an amazing birthday surprise!!! Happy birthday!! Quote Ballroom dancer, data nerd, calisthenics dabbler Link to comment
GodzillaKong Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, RedStone said: Quote Link to comment
Jord Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 19 hours ago, Grumble said: Just saw this. HAPPY (now belated) BIRTHDAY! Mr. Scaly, (Mr. Freak? IDK) is awesome and you should wife him immediately. I think I speak for us all when I say we vote for the latter. so say we all 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 First off, a clarification: I am Scaly Freak. Husband is the Geek Freak.That makes us Mr & Mrs Freak. Obviously. Second, I have updated my Walk to Mordor numbers on the spread sheet, and now I plan to go back and go through everyone's threads and make sure I didn't miss anything monumental while I was away. Also, back to challenge goals: 1.Walk to Mordor Yes! Still tracking and updating the spread sheet in the PvP thread. 2. Continue to see the iron therapist three times a week This one has become problematic. My severe cold left behind a residual cough that strongly objects to the air inside the gym. It also objects strongly to any form of physical exertion. Combine the two, and going to the gym leads to me coughing until the gag reflex activates.... every five minutes, or so, for several hours. I have been working with Husband to figure out alternative lifting workouts with his adjustable dumbbells, so I can at least get some lifting done while I wait for the cough to go away. (And have made plans to see a doctor if that doesn't happen.) 3. Sleeping Beauty, the sequel I have managed to track this almost every evening and morning, and thanks to that tracking I am becoming much better at adhering to my set bed time. I can tell the difference the day following a full night of restful sleep, and it's happening more and more often, which of course makes me happy. 4. Keep Unfucking Dragon Mountain The kitchen, laundry room, and main living areas are all much nicer to be in now. Last weekend, I started the process of unfucking my dragoncave. 5 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
juliebarkley Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Such an eventful challenge! Happy birthday, and congrats on family time, happy sleep, and a nicer house. 1 Quote Challenge archive Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Challenge updates! 1.Walk to Mordor While I'm still tracking, my daily walks with Hapy Sidekick have stopped happening. Long story that I'll go into more detail about later. At some point. 2. Continue to see the iron therapist three times a week FINALLY going back to the gym tonight! I am really looking forward to this, and I have already decided that I'm restarting Strong Lifts for my next challenge. 3. Sleeping Beauty, the sequel According to Fitbit I am averaging 5.5 hours or more per night for last week and this week. While this is improvement, I am still only not meeting my goal of five hours per night, every night. I need to improve the consistency of sleeping, but I have increased the total amount of time I spend sleeping every week, so I am making progress. 4. Keep Unfucking Dragon Mountain While in the process of decluttering my dragoncave, I found a book I borrowed from a friend. Two years ago. I am practicing abject apologies for when I return it later today... 3 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
Grumble Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 55 minutes ago, scalyfreak said: While in the process of decluttering my dragoncave, I found a book I borrowed from a friend. Two years ago. I am practicing abject apologies for when I return it later today... I had a book for a decade once that belonged to a friend. I feel your pain. 1 Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
GodzillaKong Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Never lend books Quote Link to comment
Grumble Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 24 minutes ago, GodzillaKong said: Never lend books Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
juliebarkley Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 #1 sounds ominous and sad. I’m sorry if so. However, #2, 3, and 4 are all moving along nicely! I’m so glad you are able to make it to the gym today - the longing has really come through. Sleep is hard when life is hard. Slow improvement is better than no improvement. AND, if you hadn’t made the decluttering progress, you might not even have remembered where the book came from by the time you stumbled upon it. So call it a win. 3 Quote Challenge archive Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 hours ago, juliebarkley said: #1 sounds ominous and sad. I’m sorry if so. Nah, not at all. Sorry if I made it sound that way. I was trying to avoid making yet another "stuff went wrong and things suck now" post just because the persistent coughing turned out to be asthma attacks that have led to pulling muscles in the worst possible locations just from coughing (like on the inside of my rib cage - wtf is even the point of that?), one of my teeth having a cavity that needs fixing, and a bunch of other minor things that make me hurt all over and make life suck. Writing posts that go into too much detail about any of the above makes me feel like I'm whining about things that aren't even real problems, and that's not good for me. More importantly, the act of writing the posts makes me fixate on the minor things that make me hurt all over and make life suck, and that is bad. Repeated fixating on the minor things that make life suck turns me into a combination of whiny, bitchy, and long-term angry, and I am trying very hard to not turn back into that person again (because she's horrible and no one likes her). These things are either responding to treatment (the asthma), or they will heal on their own (torn muscles and injured knee), or they can easily be fixed by a professional (tooth cavity). None of it is dangerous or a long-term hindrance, they're just annoying right now. So now I am going to go lay down and try and get comfortable so I can focus on the good things in my life, and tell myself that they are more important than the minor bad things. Over and over, until I no longer need to be reminded of that. 2 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I'm starting SL again as soon as I am healed. We can cheer each other on! With you on the power of positivity... 1 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 37 minutes ago, Emerald_Dragonfly said: I'm starting SL again as soon as I am healed. We can cheer each other on! That's a great idea! Is this where I'm supposed to warn you that I'm a teensy bit competitive...? Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 11 hours ago, scalyfreak said: That's a great idea! Is this where I'm supposed to warn you that I'm a teensy bit competitive...? Hahaha...what is the competition? Who can stick with their schedule the longest? Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
farflight Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Emerald_Dragonfly said: what is the competition? Its only a competition if you're winning...when the other person is winning I'm all just "like I'm just here for me...oh what, I'm in the lead...YEA KICKING YOUR ASCOT!!!!!" After catching up on thread scaly, sorry to hear about the whole breathing difficulties, I guess that is kind of important...sheesh. Looking forward to having more stronglifts people around to discuss our friend Bahamut, and commiserate when he kicks our ass or celebrate when we kick his! Quote Fitbit username: farflight (would love to have more people on there) Getting life in order is a challenge worth doing. Happiness is the journey, not the destination (took me forever to learn that) Link to comment
Grumble Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Breathing's overrated. I tell myself that after every HIIT session. Quote "You're going to be amazing." Fantasy Football league 2019 The Grumble Battle Log Spoiler Books: Shows: Games: God of War, Kingdom Hearts 3, Destiny 2 Level 15 Wookie Warrior Link to comment
farflight Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I know I use this gif too much...but I love it Quote Fitbit username: farflight (would love to have more people on there) Getting life in order is a challenge worth doing. Happiness is the journey, not the destination (took me forever to learn that) Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted March 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 11 hours ago, Emerald_Dragonfly said: Hahaha...what is the competition? Who can stick with their schedule the longest? Considering our track record and our talent for injuring ourselves, that may not be a realistic challenge goal... so we should definitely go for it! 11 hours ago, farflight said: Looking forward to having more stronglifts people around to discuss our friend Bahamut, and commiserate when he kicks our ass or celebrate when we kick his! Bahamut is the enemy. Even more now when I can't life my arms above my head without having my ribs scream at me. 10 hours ago, Grumble said: Breathing's overrated. I tell myself that after every HIIT session. Note to self: Avoid HIIT sessions since they cause asthma. 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
Jord Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 21 hours ago, Grumble said: Breathing's overrated. I tell myself that after every HIIT session. breathing's entirely underrated in my opinion, all these people walking around breathing, not knowing how good they have it, meanwhile there are perfectly good potential breathers 6 feet under 4 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
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