maegs Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Goals are the same as last time, plus doing the Doodlies challenge: Sleep - a classic. I want to be in bed by 11pm every most nights (let's be realistic) Gym - go to the gym. Lift some things. Go three times a week, switch over to Starting Strength so I can get back to my barbells <3 Running - Keep doing my physio-approved 1 min on/1 min off attempts at running. Build back up to running properly if my foot cooperates Physio - do my physio stretching/exercises 3-4 times per week I'll post an update on the last week and a half today or tomorrow! 8 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
Kestrel Grey Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 I missed your last challenge, but here for (the remainder of) this one! 2 Quote Current Challenge: The Cliffs of Insanity Previous Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35 Battle Log: Operation Fly-By-Night “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman Link to comment
maegs Posted November 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 So last week I don't think I met any of my goals except maybe doing physio once and going to bed at 11pm once. This week I went to the gym on Wednesday and also ran, and have done my physio once. I've also done yoga 3x in the last 2 weeks (but that's not a goal) - I can now reach my back foot in King Pigeon and the twisted version of Dragon pose Twisted Dragon King Pigeon - I'm somewhere around step 3-4 of this when I do it, can't hook my foot in my elbow yet! 5 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
Mrs Van Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 You go girl! There is no way I can contort my body into King Pigeon! Twisted Dragon.... mmm. I'll watch your progress. Nice going on all you managed to get done this week. 1 Quote Mrs. Van's Latest Challenge Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord." Link to comment
maegs Posted November 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Had a busy weekend, but had a lot of fun. I went to bed at 10pm on Sunday, who am I?! Yesterday I had yoga after work, and had a late night, and this morning I got up and went to the gym and did weights and my phsyio-approved running and phsyio-mandated exercises. Tonight I need to get a bit of work done on an assignment for an intro to business analysis class that I'm taking and then I'm going to bed! 4 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
maegs Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 So the last time I posted was a week ago, I've continued to be busy since then! We got a bit of snow last week, although it's warmed up enough that the snow has melted (it's been sitting just above freezing the last few days). But I took that as my cue to get my balcony furniture put away for the winter, so that happened last week over the course of a couple mornings/evenings before and after work (because of the snow I had to bring things inside in stages to dry off and then get put away). Besides that there's been the usual life-maintenance stuff of vacuuming and laundry and cleaning and all that nonsense to do. I also bought yarn for a baby blanket for my best friend. I'm making the Purl Soho Colourful Wedges pattern with cotton (Cascade Ultra Pima), since it'll be a spring baby and I thought that a lighter blanket would transition into summer better. I'm doing a gradient from black to light blue for the wedges. I had been thinking about doing the gradient with green since that's my friend's favourite colour, but the shades of green available in the yarn I wanted to use didn't lend themselves to a nice gradient. I have to finish up the i-cord bind off on my Shift to free up that needle, and then I'm starting the blanket right away - I don't know when the baby shower will be, but definitely before the baby arrives so I'm on an indeterminate-but-probably-shorter-than-I-want-to-believe timeline. Part of the reason I've been busy lately is because I'm taking a 'Foundations of Business Analysis' class. It's one evening a week (3 hours, eww), plus readings and assignments, so it's been a bit of a time suck, especially since the instructor isn't super clear on what he wants from the assignments, so we (various combinations of me, 2 coworkers who are taking it, assignment partners, etc) have been having to spend a whole bunch of time parsing the various things he's said in class and figuring out how we're going to approach things. It would be nice if the assignments were clearer, because once we figured out what we were supposed to be doing with them they haven't been too hard to actually do. Week 1 Forgot about the challenge, whoops! Week 2 11pm 1/7 Gym 1/3 Run 1/3 Physio 3/3 Week 3 11pm 1/7 Gym 3/3 Run 3/3 Physio 3/3 Week 4 TBD! 5 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
Kestrel Grey Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 So pretty! Post a pic when it's finished? I'm a sucker for baby blankets. 1 Quote Current Challenge: The Cliffs of Insanity Previous Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35 Battle Log: Operation Fly-By-Night “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman Link to comment
Xena Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just put twisted dragon on my list for tomorrow :-) 1 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Mrs Van Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Those are beautiful colours! Yes, you better get the blanket done sooner rather than later. Babies do have that tendency to surprise people with their arrival All the best for the rest of this Business Analysis course you are doing. 1 Quote Mrs. Van's Latest Challenge Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord." Link to comment
Jarric Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Well done on week 3 - particularly getting your physio in, I know that can be a challenge to add to a busy schedule! I've also just realised from your last post that it's week 4. I thought it was week 3. I feel like I've lost a week of my life somehow... 1 Quote Level 20 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 15 - CON: 21 - CHA: 6 - SAN: 16 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Jarric vs Mountain External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
maegs Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Overall I'd say this challenge went well. I've been getting back to lifting and my foot is behaving itself with amping up my running a bit. I've also been doing a lot more walking lately which might be helping with my general foot/ankle strength, who knows. The class that I'm taking finishes tomorrow, and I can't say I'm going to miss having my Wednesday nights eaten up by class and having to do readings and homework! I think I'm going to keep the same goals for the next challenge, and focus on lifting heavy and building strength for the next 6 weeks or so, and then switch over to a more sports-specific program (and that'll give me time to go through the programs I've collected over the years and decide which one I want to do!) Week 4 11pm 2/7 Gym 2/3 Run 3/3 Physio 3/3 Overall 11pm 4/21 Gym 6/9 Run 7/9 Physio 9/9 2 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
Mrs Van Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Glad your injury is getting better, and you are finishing up the class. Good luck with all the new plans! Enjoy! Quote Mrs. Van's Latest Challenge Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord." Link to comment
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