Darkfoxx 58: Brick By Brick

[darkfoxx]

Yesterday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[ 1259] - of 1200 Calories
[57 ] - of 91g Protein
[128 ] - of 119g Carbs
[61 ] - of 40g Fat
- [ x] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [ x] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [ x] Daily: Food collage
- [ ] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Breakfast: Overnight blueberry milk oats

Post-Yoga Snack: A smoothie that wasn’t as compliant as I thought it was

Lunch: Batch-cooked some zucchini & carrots - had with some chili lime vinaigrette and chicken

Dinner: Chili tuna & leftover rice pasta

Snack: Buckwheat & chia rice cakes



Physical Fitness

- [ x] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ ] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [ ] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

Went to yoga

Moar Fulfillment

- [ ] Daily: Read finance article
- [ x] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

Worked on walking nicely with Freya

Had zero freaking patience with the dogs because Odin punched me in the damn eye and scratched the lid before I even got up, and punched me in the throat - then they both proceeded to jump on me in the afternoon.

I love the dogs, but man their energy has been driving me crazy since getting back from vacation.

Is it time for them to be calm old dogs yet?


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[Sloth the Enduring]

Hah. We’ve decided to only foster elder dogs because we like the chill.

[darkfoxx]

Hah. We’ve decided to only foster elder dogs because we like the chill.

I can 100% understand that, and when these two go, I may now be able to talk DH into the same.

I love my assholes, but I’ve had zero patience with them lately and have just been so tired of being stepped on, kicked in exuberance, or otherwise injured by them (mostly by Mr. Passionate who feels like he’s 50 pounds instead of 6 kilos).

I’m sure I’ll go back to puppy loves soon - but it’s been a trying week. Full of snuggles to be sure, but also frustration over where we are at in his development process.

Freya too - she’s still an asshole at 2. She’s just 4.5 kilos and wispy, so it’s somehow less terrible when she bounces my face.

An Odin head butt could break my damn nose.


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[Raxie]

Those strawberry milk oats make me want to make overnight oats with Nesquik strawberry milk XD  I know that's definitely not what you made, but now it's all I can think about hahah.

 

All your food looks so good!

 

Re: older pets.  We adopted older cats for the longest time for these reasons (already trained, all the calmness, etc) but we've lost so many cats after only a few years doing this that getting a kitten might be in our future. I'm sure I look forward to similar frustrations as your puppies give you.  My feet under covers will likely never find sleep.

[darkfoxx]

Those strawberry milk oats make me want to make overnight oats with Nesquik strawberry milk XD  I know that's definitely not what you made, but now it's all I can think about hahah.
 
All your food looks so good!
 
Re: older pets.  We adopted older cats for the longest time for these reasons (already trained, all the calmness, etc) but we've lost so many cats after only a few years doing this that getting a kitten might be in our future. I'm sure I look forward to similar frustrations as your puppies give you.  My feet under covers will likely never find sleep.

Nope, no they won’t.

Case in point: put nail oil on my toenails last night and had to sit on them for a few mi items so the oil would absorb because a certain Mr. Feral Breath then proceeded to snuffle under the covers, lay his fat body on my shins, and lick my toes with the occasional bite to a nail until he exhausted himself.

Nasty little feral bastard

Who also reached his final form earlier in the night:


This is all after he sat on the bed, looked at the housekeeper and I in the damn eyes while we chatted, and peed.

Jackass.

Naughty, naughty jackass.


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[darkfoxx]

Tuesday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[1223 ] - of 1200 Calories
[53 ] - of 91g Protein
[113 ] - of 119g Carbs
[60 ] - of 40g Fat
- [ x] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [x ] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [ x] Daily: Food collage
- [ ] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Breakfast: Blueberry Milk Overnight Oats

Lunch: Rice noodle salady thing at Wagamama

Snack: Strawberries

Dinner: Chicken, zucchini, carrots, lime vinaigrette

Snack: Buckwheat & chia crisps



Physical Fitness

- [ x] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ ] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [ ] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

Nothing done here but a bit of mall walking

Moar Fulfillment

- [ x] Daily: Read finance article
- [x ] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

Hubby took the dogs out tonight because I was in a ‘get the dogs away from me I’m tired of being injured by them’ mood.

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Wednesday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[1115 ] - of 1200 Calories
[94 ] - of 91g Protein
[65 ] - of 119g Carbs
[ 52] - of 40g Fat
- [ x] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [ x] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [ x] Daily: Food collage
- [ ] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Breakfast: Coffee Group was a bust because everyone is either out of town, the movers were coming, or are leaving town tomorrow. So, I took my own damn self out for breakfast - had the chicken & egg breakfast I have at Eggspectations often

Lunch: Cucumber/tomato/lime vinaigrette salad

Dinner: More of that chicken/zucchini & carrots/lime vinaigrette mix

Snack: Buckwheat chia crisps



Physical Fitness

- [ x] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ ] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [ ] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

Nothing done here

Moar Fulfillment

- [ x] Daily: Read finance article
- [ x] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

Walk was ok - I took them out alone, and Odin was good until we saw another dog and he didn’t get to play with him in the intensity he wanted - poor guy lost his shit, his halti lead slipped into his mouth, that made things worse - and we spent a solid few minutes untangling ourselves and setting the lead to rights. The rest of the walk sucked and both dogs were assholes.





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[darkfoxx]

How could I ever be mad at this face?



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[Raxie]

But they're just so cute thoughhhhh

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

5 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

How could I ever be mad at this face?



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Because that same face looked you in the eye while he peed in the apartment?

[darkfoxx]

Because that same face looked you in the eye while he peed in the apartment?

There is that.


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[darkfoxx]

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Thursday: Oats, cucumber salad, sushi, zucchini tuna pasta, buckwheat crackers



Mall walk to get out of the house.

Friday: Oats, cucumber salad, brisket & fries & whiskey diet at dinner with DH’s work.



Tried again and failed again to go to silks class - this time the instructor cancelled.

Saturday: Oats, chicken & veggies with lemon dill sauce, Thai flavored mussels with fries



Shot VR zombies with friends and went to a wedding dress muslin fitting for a girlfriend.

Then we met the guys at the Belgian beer cafe for dinner.

Aaaaaaand this afternoon I’m seething over the formal call from building management we got against the dogs. Apparently the asshead neighbor just can’t possibly live with such noise because it’s *insert ME level of hyperbole here*

It’s taking everything I have to not go jerk that asshole out of his apartment, thobe and all.

Given the level of dog craziness in this building and the general current climate, i get it (management - not the asshole neighbor), but dogs bark. Mine only do when we are gone, and very occasionally and not for long periods of time.




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[darkfoxx]

Sunday

Breakfast: The last of the mostly joyless buckwheat & chia crackers

Lunch: Bunless Hawaiian burger with sweet potato fries

Snack: The really joyless buckwheat crisps

Dinner: Rice/quinoa mix with butter & salmon



Mall-ed with DH who picked a suit for the wedding we are going to in September. Whoo hoo - one thing done. Now, shoes for both and a belt + shirt for him and we are done. Hopefully. Providing my dress comes and it fits. [emoji1696]


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[darkfoxx]

Monday, Tuesday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[1253, 943] - of 1200 Calories
[71, 68] - of 91g Protein
[105, 85] - of 119g Carbs
[60, 38] - of 40g Fat
- [x, x] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [x, x ] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [x, x] Daily: Food collage
- [ ] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Breakfast: Overnight oats, tahini, blueberries & pumpkin seeds or the last of the granola both days

Lunch: Rotisserie chicken & rice/quinoa blend Monday, Salmon fried rice Tuesday

Dinner: Salmon fried rice Monday, Orange miso orange things with rotisserie chicken Tuesday

Snacks: A basket of tortilla chips at the wings place Monday, some still kinda joyless oat cakes Tuesday






Physical Fitness

- [x] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ ] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [ ] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

Went to yoga on Monday with my Monday yoga girlfriend. Tuesday walked the mall a bit before coming home to eat lunch before I damn died.

Monday also featured a visit from maintenance re: our yearly mold drama. I don’t want to have it this year; was hoping everything we’ve done that’s water related in the apartment this year would fix it - it has not. It was 93% humidity in my living room Tuesday morning.

And the dehumidifier we bought for the bedroom just isn’t cutting it.

They’ve brought us a second one, and that’s knocked the humidity down to 70-80% in the living room, and back up to not ideal for some reason in the bedroom - which is still going to mold.

This pic was taken while on a walk last night - we got 2 blocks, and my phone was literally wet when I pulled it out of my dog training treats bag. Like so wet it wouldn’t recognize my fingerprints.



Supposedly, The maintenance manager is coming today to let me know what the plan for sealing the windows at least will be - and it may involve moving for awhile or permanently, depending upon what they can do.

Which could work well for the dogs, or could be the worst thing ever.

Locked their asses in the bedroom yesterday with the sheets stripped off the bed - one of them managed to pee on the 1 side of the mattress cover that is t covered by the waterproof sheet, Odin chomped into the side of the holiday decorations bag like a freaking shark, they raided the donations bag and strewed shoes and dog outfits all over, someone found the bag of tiny jingle bells is intended on teaching Freya to door signal with - and I came home to a musical bedroom party, aaaaaand there was a poo on one potty pad with a pee dead center on the other.

At least they got 2 things right?

Thankfreakinggoodness they didn’t find the glitter stash. I mean ... I’d be living my best life, but DH would be less than thrilled to explain what kind of night he had at work the next day. [emoji38]

Moar Fulfillment

- [x, x] Daily: Read finance article
- [x, x] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

We got the more sensitive vibration collars and tried them out. Can’t remember if I told you guys about that - they aren’t working for us. Odin thinks the ground buzzed him, spins in circles, and works himself into a dead panic - Freya just hunkers down and shakes while all that insanity is going on, waiting for hers to go off.

Our poor little man is kinda smart, but cause and effect 100% pass him by. Freya gets it; he’s just such an oblivious guy anyways that he does not - and it’s too distressing for all of us to see if he will get it moving forward.

For now, we are trying ways to make the back bedroom work for all of us - tried the back bathroom 3x on Monday - mopped bodily fluids up 3x, the dogs had a bath, and washed ground-in poo out of my grout.

Not a good time.

In other news, I think the fan we bought for the bedroom has made it more comfortable for DH with the A/C off at night. I know having it off is much better for me, and with the fan hitting his side, I wake up chilly in the middle of the night - hopefully that means he isn’t over there sweaty. He hasn’t complained about it since getting back from Germany, at least. I think he remembered what life is like with no A/C - and that most of the world lives just fine without it.


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[Tanktimus the Encourager]

10 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

n other news, I think the fan we bought for the bedroom has made it more comfortable for DH with the A/C off at night. I know having it off is much better for me, and with the fan hitting his side, I wake up chilly in the middle of the night - hopefully that means he isn’t over there sweaty. He hasn’t complained about it since getting back from Germany, at least. I think he remembered what life is like with no A/C - and that most of the world lives just fine without it.

I will defend A/C to my dying breath.

[darkfoxx]

Wednesday, Thursday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[1184, 1160] - of 1200 Calories
[109, 96] - of 91g Protein
[82, 120] - of 119g Carbs
[48, 34] - of 40g Fat
- [x] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [xx] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [xx] Daily: Food collage
- [ ] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Wednesday

Breakfast: Chicken, poached egg & hashed browns
Lunch: Salmon fried rice
Dinner: Orange miso root veggies with chicken
Snack: Oat crackers



Thursday

Breakfast: Overnight blueberry oats
Lunch: Chirashi bowl out
Dinner: Salmon fried rice



Physical Fitness

- [x ] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ x] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [ ] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

No real work here, but signing up for aerial silks on Friday

Moar Fulfillment

- [xx ] Daily: Read finance article
- [ xx] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

Started trying to fill out a worksheet on finances so I can submit to a forum to get some help to see if I’m on any kind of track - got overwhelmed because I couldn’t find any answers, had a cry about it and let myself sit with feeling lost and a little scared about it.

I think this worksheet + the physical goals I’ve set for myself are going to be the big focus of next challenge. Nutrition, too - but that isn’t a huge challenge for me if I don’t want it to be any more. I can let myself go back on autopilot here - no Planned wine lunches or other food shenanigans scheduled for a couple weeks.


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[darkfoxx]

Friday, Saturday

Nutrition

- Daily: Hit my macros:
[1440, 1300] - of 1200 Calories
[42, 69] - of 91g Protein
[76, 103] - of 119g Carbs
[37, 71] - of 40g Fat
- [xx] Daily: Take vitamins/probiotic
- [xx] Daily: Track symptoms on Cara
- [xx] Daily: Food collage
- [x] Weekly: Next week’s meal plan

Friday
Breakfast: Overnight oats
Lunch: Roasted orange things with orange miso & chicken
Snack: Oat crackers
Dinner: Thai mussels frites with DH



Saturday

Breakfast: Emergency peanuts
Lunch: Steak & potato + salad toppings at Texas Roadhouse
Dinner: Rice, furikake, butter, ketjap manis
Snack: Oat crackers



Physical Fitness

- [xx] Weekly: Attend 2 yoga sessions
- [ ] Weekly: Walk or row if I’m home all day
- [ ] Weekly: Research exercise classes
- [x] Challenge: Attend 1 non-yoga class

Aerial silks Friday and it was a great class. I’m in pain now, but it was fun - and full of instructors from the place I take regular yoga.

Moar Fulfillment

- [xx] Daily: Read finance article
- [x] Daily: Dog training
- [ ] Weekly: Apply for or bid on 1 job
- [ ] Challenge: Start a class on Skillshare
- [ ] Challenge: Pick budgeting app; fill in that and spreadsheet

Finances researched some more; working with dogs on stopping barking at the door + not being walk hooligans.


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[darkfoxx]

New challenge us up!

Darkfoxx 59: Darkfoxx Acquires Some Druid Powers
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And it’s not in the Ranger Guild!

Come hang out with me in the Druid space!


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