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Ohai!

 

Last challenge was a full on adulting challenge so now I'm swinging around 180 degrees with this un-challenge. :) 

 

Un-goals

 

Climbing Just a reminder to have fun and try hard. Try all the jumpy jumps!

Fun stuff Do it! Preferably daily buuut whatevs. Backbends, handstands, crow PvP. Maybe take out my slackline or hula hoop. STUFF!

Go outside Already doing a great job of this, but max out the current weather, because this is Finland, and winter is coming. 

Ice cream diet Because an ice cream a day keeps the doctor away? Ok maybe not, but I do want to use my cute little single portion ice cream maker. :) 

 

HAPPY CHALLENGE EVERYONE!

 

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1 hour ago, Mad Hatter said:

Last challenge was a full on adulting challenge so now I'm swinging around 180 degrees with this un-challenge. :) 


Back to play time! So say we all! :D

Fantastic goals, all 4 of them, the ice cream one of course is a winner. How does that little machine work?
That reminds me that I should re-stock some pistachio ice cream :P

 

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Ohai! I can't wait to hear about all the tasty ice cream flavors you make.

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6 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Haha, Ice Cream EVERYDAY!

 

Love it!

Staple of any respectable summer diet. :D 

 

5 hours ago, @mu said:

Back to play time! So say we all! :D

Fantastic goals, all 4 of them, the ice cream one of course is a winner. How does that little machine work?
That reminds me that I should re-stock some pistachio ice cream :P

You freeze a small bowl and then there's a little paddle attachment that churns the ice cream. It takes about 5-10 minutes because of the small bowl size. And I have two bowls so I can make two different flavours! My parents gave it to me as it just wasn't enough ice cream for two. :P This was in December and I STILL haven't even tried it!! :o 

 

Mmmm pistachio ice cream... 

 

4 hours ago, NeverThatBored said:

Ohai! I can't wait to hear about all the tasty ice cream flavors you make.

Me too! ;) 

 

1 hour ago, MikeW said:

WHAT IS THIS SORCERY AND WHERE DO I GET ONE???!?

 

Also, hai! Looking forward to following along with an un-challenge!

The one that I have is a local brand but I'm sure you can find something like it on Amazon.

 

And hai!

 

1 hour ago, RogueLibrarian said:

I mean, ice cream is pretty great

Yes it is.

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W1D1

 

For being a Monday I have to say it was pretty great! :) For one thing we didn't have the stupid Monday meeting which meant I could leave work at a normal time. I started walking home but then I bought some floor cushions on my way and they were too awkward to carry so I only walked about a third of the way back. They're very comf though so I'm super happy. Now I'm much more inclined to sit in other positions than my default squat! I didn't even consider that the floor surface might affect my sitting position, which in retrospect is rather obvious, but hey live and learn. 

 

Then I played with crows for the PvP, and I did some handstand training. It went much better this time, kick up consistency was still pretty poor but it felt a lot more deliberate and less flaily today, and like I'm slowly finding my groove again. :) My reaction speed is much slower than before, and I'm over correcting a lot more often, but hopefully that will calm down with some regular practice. I also spent a few minutes on HS drills. And I did all of two inverts on my pole haha.

 

After that I got ice cream, because I didn't want to fail on day one. Alas, it was store bought, but hey I'm not perfect. ;) I went for a lovely barefoot walk in the forest, where I picked young blueberry leaves, wild raspberry leaves and spruce shoots. I made tea out of some of it, and some I added to the very simple salad I had for dinner. Delicious!! And it makes me feel all natury and stuff. I also picked some lilacs and my living room smells lovely now.

 

Climbing 0/0

Fun stuff 1/1 Handstands, arm balances, pole

Go outside 1/1

Ice cream diet 1/1

 

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Your day sounds amazing!!! What a great start to the challenge!

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What a lovely day!

 

6 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Then I played with crows for the PvP, and I did some handstand training. It went much better this time, kick up consistency was still pretty poor but it felt a lot more deliberate and less flaily today, and like I'm slowly finding my groove again. :) My reaction speed is much slower than before, and I'm over correcting a lot more often, but hopefully that will calm down with some regular practice. I also spent a few minutes on HS drills. And I did all of two inverts on my pole haha.


Awesome!  I'm sure this will also help your climbing directly or indirectly on top of being a feel-good and fun activity.
Norgaard had a brilliant idea with this crow pvp. I feel that it's going to help me a lot.

 

6 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

 I went for a lovely barefoot walk in the forest, where I picked young blueberry leaves, wild raspberry leaves and spruce shoots. I made tea out of some of it, and some I added to the very simple salad I had for dinner. Delicious!! And it makes me feel all natury and stuff. I also picked some lilacs and my living room smells lovely now.

 

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18 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

The one that I have is a local brand but I'm sure you can find something like it on Amazon.

Nice!!! Now I just need to ignore that adult goal I set about "decluttering" my kitchen. Whoops.

 

Also, sounds like you had a great day one for your challenge - hope day two is going just as smoothly!

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I freaking love lilacs.

 

AND ICE CREAM. :D 

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I keep looking at floor cushions and not buying them. I think I really should though. 

We have that size of ice cream maker and it's wonderful. Now that warmer weather is here I should up my ice cream making too (I have to do coconut milk though)

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20 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

W1D1

 

W0D1!

 

20 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

I went for a lovely barefoot walk in the forest, where I picked young blueberry leaves, wild raspberry leaves and spruce shoots. I made tea out of some of it, and some I added to the very simple salad I had for dinner. Delicious!! And it makes me feel all natury and stuff. I also picked some lilacs and my living room smells lovely now.

 

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23 hours ago, NeverThatBored said:

Your day sounds amazing!!! What a great start to the challenge!

It really was! 

 

17 hours ago, @mu said:

What a lovely day!


Awesome!  I'm sure this will also help your climbing directly or indirectly on top of being a feel-good and fun activity.
Norgaard had a brilliant idea with this crow pvp. I feel that it's going to help me a lot.

 

:wub:

I think so too, both mentally and physically.

Couldn't agree more!

 

5 hours ago, MikeW said:

Nice!!! Now I just need to ignore that adult goal I set about "decluttering" my kitchen. Whoops.

 

Also, sounds like you had a great day one for your challenge - hope day two is going just as smoothly!

Surely it's more adult to make your own ice cream rather than buying it in the store? ;) 

 

I kinda messed up today - but that's ok, I'll fix it tomorrow. :) 

 

4 hours ago, raptron said:

I freaking love lilacs.

 

AND ICE CREAM. :D 

Me too!

 

ME TOO!

 

3 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

I keep looking at floor cushions and not buying them. I think I really should though. 

We have that size of ice cream maker and it's wonderful. Now that warmer weather is here I should up my ice cream making too (I have to do coconut milk though)

I'm glad I did because I sometimes find my flat is not squishy enough. I'm pretty much furniture free and until now I've mainly been sitting on a rug or directly on the floor, which is comfy enough for me, but it's not homely enough, if that makes sense? The cushions made a huge difference!

 

Yum, I should make coconut milk ice cream too!

 

3 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said:

 

W0D1!

 

 

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But I wanna start now! :D 

 

Amateur hobbit. :P 

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W0D2 (Fine, I'll change it to the actual week. :P)

 

I need a routine for my working from home days guys! Today I screwed up by forgetting to eat - or rather I didn't know what I felt like eating so I procrastinated for so long I could barely function anymore. :hopelessness: And then I got all cold and tired and miserable. It was better after I ate something but it took me a while to recover. In the end I didn't do anything active, except for a long stroll along the shoreline. I left at 10 pm, and came back 11.30 pm. It wasn't even dark. But it was lovely. :) 

 

Climbing 0/0

Fun stuff 1/2 No fun - sad.

Go outside 2/2

Ice cream diet 1/2 And no ice cream - even more sad.

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1 minute ago, Mad Hatter said:

Today I screwed up by forgetting to eat - or rather I didn't know what I felt like eating so I procrastinated for so long I could barely function anymore

 

Oh good, I'm not the only one who does this. Do you feel sick when you finally eat and have to force it to stay put?

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29 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

W0D2 (Fine, I'll change it to the actual week. :P)

 

I need a routine for my working from home days guys! Today I screwed up by forgetting to eat - or rather I didn't know what I felt like eating so I procrastinated for so long I could barely function anymore. :hopelessness: And then I got all cold and tired and miserable. It was better after I ate something but it took me a while to recover. In the end I didn't do anything active, except for a long stroll along the shoreline. I left at 10 pm, and came back 11.30 pm. It wasn't even dark. But it was lovely. :) 

Clearly, still a hobbit-in-training!! Friends don't let friends skip second breakfast! Or ice creamsies!

 

That long stroll sounds delightful though!

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13 hours ago, MikeW said:

Clearly, still a hobbit-in-training!! Friends don't let friends skip second breakfast! Or ice creamsies!

 

That long stroll sounds delightful though!

Clearly. Very important to not skip second breakfast or elevensies! :P But to be fair, the reason why I didn't make ice cream is because I had strawberries and cream for dessert. So it wasn't a complete disaster. ;) 

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Hah! What a well deserved and awesome challenge theme :cheerful:

 

In for the ice-cream 

 

and the lovely walks

 

and the play fun

 

... and any Hatter action at all :love_heart:

 

Off to a great start already, I see

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W0D3

 

Had to pick up my ID from the police station which meant I ended up only working a short day. Yes! A lot of braining was needed though so when I got home I crashed a little. But only for a short time, then I played with crow pose and handstands. Fun stuff! My handstands are feeling better and better, in particular my shoulders have already stopped doing the side to side wiggle and my scap HS pushups feel pretty normal now. I tried some bridges afterwards but my left shoulder was however not very happy with that notion, not without a warm up at least. I really hope I can squeeze in a proper backbending session soon.

 

Went for an evening stroll after dinner, picked some leaves for tea. I also picked some lily of the valley, which I paid dearly for by getting my butt stung by nettles. :D I was even wearing pants! Super thin ones but still, not cool plants. Not cool. Then I made raspberry ice cream and all was good again. The end.

 

Climbing 0/0

Fun stuff 2/3 HS, crow, 2 minutes of hula hoop, few minutes of assorted stretches

Go outside 3/3

Ice cream diet 2/3 Homemade raspberry ice cream

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