[KB Girl]

On 12/7/2022 at 8:57 AM, deftona said:

 

I found my back pain was a lot worse during shark week, and not just in a period pain kind of way but more so in the way that everything felt less stable and during my research I found that this is absolutely the case because your body releases the hormone Relaxin during ovulation and menstruation, making the ligaments more flexible so everything DOES get less stable, and I have to build this into my training. 

Yes! Exactly. It’s heavy with irony. I’d almost think I was pregnant again if it wasn’t for the obvious evidence I’m not. And also my hip/knee problem is actually caused by too much tension, but something about the unstableness in the ligaments makes me tense the muscles so much more and that’s what causes the hip to not function properly and it causes left lower back pain because the pelvic muscles pull on there and it makes me have to go pee a lot more often. Ugh. 
 

It’s really not funny being a woman- first we get a week of feeling very insecure and all the cravings, then a couple of days of weepy grumpyness and then a week of pain and blood. And then we don’t even get two normal weeks because it’s impossible to get proper sleep around ovulation and all that energy makes you make too many appointments and take on too many projects which you will inevitably regret during those 2 weeks of ugh. 
 

I’m sorry that your back gets worse too. Since it likely won’t hurt to try, maybe next shark week focus on relaxing the back muscles when you can to see if it will help a little? Just in case muscle tension is also at play for you. 
 

On 12/7/2022 at 9:41 AM, Waanie said:

I hope the grumpiness will go away! It's crazy how much influence our hormones have on our training, I'm sure you'll feel better again in a few days .

it will eventually! Probably by turning into weepiness  thanks though  
 

On 12/7/2022 at 12:20 PM, Harriet said:

 

I like this approach a lot. There's magic in history and legend, too.

A lot of magic! More magic perhaps? A lot of kids are actually scared of Sinterklaas or Santa Claus and everything surrounding it can stress them out a lot, so knowing the history could help with that. 
 

19 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

I love this approach.

 I think it probably fits in very well with a religious upbringing, more so than the current fairy tale surrounding Christmas. 

[KB Girl]

Wednesday

 

Had a relaxed morning with the girls, first lots of cuddles in bed and then making breakfast together. I read a bit and my 2yo came to join me on the couch with a book of her own. That’s why this no-phone thing is important. 
 

I had no appointments in the afternoon so after taking the girls to my mom I had a much needed nap with a hot water bottle. Then had pizza for a late lunch and went to work. 
 

Decided against doing my planned training with the iffy hip, but @Waanie joined me for some pushups and pull-up negatives after the last class. That was really nice  I even got some technique feedback I wouldnt have found out myself because I never film pushups. 

[Jié Xī]

My hubby is trying to limit time on the phone too. He is def addicted. 

 

Littles are so much fun aren't they? Mine are 4 and six. Both autistic so not quite reading yet, but they love to sit beside me and "read" make up stories about the pictures. 

[Mad Hatter]

10 hours ago, KB Girl said:

It’s really not funny being a woman- first we get a week of feeling very insecure and all the cravings, then a couple of days of weepy grumpyness and then a week of pain and blood. And then we don’t even get two normal weeks because it’s impossible to get proper sleep around ovulation and all that energy makes you make too many appointments and take on too many projects which you will inevitably regret during those 2 weeks of ugh. 

Wow you make it sound quite awful. 😅

 

Nice that the no phone time is already paying off.  🙂

[Scaly Freak]

13 hours ago, KB Girl said:

It’s really not funny being a woman- first we get a week of feeling very insecure and all the cravings, then a couple of days of weepy grumpyness and then a week of pain and blood. And then we don’t even get two normal weeks because it’s impossible to get proper sleep around ovulation and all that energy makes you make too many appointments and take on too many projects which you will inevitably regret during those 2 weeks of ugh. 

 

On the other hand... can you imagine if we had to live in male bodies? 

 

Hard pass.

[KB Girl]

On 12/8/2022 at 7:46 PM, Magdalena Ravenclaw said:

My hubby is trying to limit time on the phone too. He is def addicted. 

 

Littles are so much fun aren't they? Mine are 4 and six. Both autistic so not quite reading yet, but they love to sit beside me and "read" make up stories about the pictures. 

They really are! I'm not an expert, but isn't it pretty normal for neurotypical kids to not read at age 4/6 too? My 2yo just looks at pictures and my 6yo is only just starting to learn so she can read simple words and sentences, but definitely no stories. 

 

22 hours ago, Mad Hatter said:

Wow you make it sound quite awful. 😅

 

Nice that the no phone time is already paying off.  🙂

Haha yeah I was in a mood x) 

 

20 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

On the other hand... can you imagine if we had to live in male bodies? 

 

Hard pass.

Ugh, yea. Hard pass! 

And I know that many of you reading here are not interested as such, but... growing babies, while really awful in many ways is also pretty darn awesome. 

[KB Girl]

Thursday I had a rest day, I wasn't great about my phone but also not awful. In the evening I made a list of what worked for me in my last bujo and what I want to keep doing and what needs to change and what I'm considering to try. And then I set up my future log / year at a glance thingy. So the first thing I actually did to my new bujo was use scissors on it x) I use two letters for the days of the week @Snarkyfishguts 

Spoiler

I have only penciled in the month titles, I'll go over them later with black. And fill in all birthdays and events etc. 

 

Friday I went to work and after class/appointments I did everything I could think of to take care of my hip and then did all the kettlebell work from what was supposed to be Wednesdays session and todays session. I would have done some assist work, but I had run out of time. Took the girls to swimming class, had something to eat and then went back to work for 2 more hours. But I'm home on time for dinner on Fridays

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

1 hour ago, KB Girl said:

Ugh, yea. Hard pass! 

And I know that many of you reading here are not interested as such, but... growing babies, while really awful in many ways is also pretty darn awesome. 

21 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

On the other hand... can you imagine if we had to live in male bodies? 

 

Hard pass.

 

 

Knowing all your pants will have adequate pockets does offer some compensation.

[sarakingdom]

21 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

On the other hand... can you imagine if we had to live in male bodies? 

 

Hard pass.

 

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

 

13 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Knowing all your pants will have adequate pockets does offer some compensation.

 

Plus there's always somewhere to hang your towel.

[KB Girl]

Haven't updated in a couple days, mostly because we've had a couple of really rough nights and I'm very tired.

 

Nothing super interesting happened. It's really cold here. I've still been going by bike. I did a something for training yesterday instead of all because of the tiredness. Had a nap today so I'm optimistic about training, just gotta brave the cold now

 

Oh and I went swimming with my 2yo on Monday, that was good! Wish to do it again soon. 

Christmas lights are on point in my neighbourhood and in the city centre which I ride through on my way to work, it's nice. 

[Waanie]

21 minutes ago, KB Girl said:

Christmas lights are on point in my neighbourhood and in the city centre which I ride through on my way to work, it's nice. 

This sounds lovely! I love all the christmas lights this time of year, and I'm glad  your new neighbourhood has them in abundance .

[Artemis Prime]

Sorry about the rough nights, but something is better than nothing. A workout powered by a nap and Christmas lights sounds like it should be pretty solid.

[Harriet]

I hope you get some better rest! Riding in the cold sounds rough (my ears hurt in sympathy) but the lights must be nice.

[KB Girl]

On 12/14/2022 at 4:51 PM, Waanie said:

This sounds lovely! I love all the christmas lights this time of year, and I'm glad  your new neighbourhood has them in abundance .

It should be on a house sale info list what the Christmas lights are like  but yea, definitely got lucky! 
 

On 12/14/2022 at 4:51 PM, Artemis Prime said:

Sorry about the rough nights, but something is better than nothing. A workout powered by a nap and Christmas lights sounds like it should be pretty solid.

it was a pretty good workout  
 

11 hours ago, Harriet said:

I hope you get some better rest! Riding in the cold sounds rough (my ears hurt in sympathy) but the lights must be nice.

It’s not looking too good because both girls are sick, but we will manage! Lots of experience   I’ve found a good combination of clothing that will keep even my ears warm! my forehead still needs a solution though. 

[KB Girl]

Wednesdays workout was good! Naps are good. 

 

Thursday was a rest day, both girls had a fever so I didn’t even leave the house. We just took it very easy. 
 

Friday I had work in the morning. Took the girls for a short walk when I got home. They were still feverish but really needed to get out of the house for a bit. Went back to work in the evening, set a frontsquat PR after (sets of 5 with 50kg) and joined the KB class. Then had a meeting with the Dutch kb association board, it was 22:15 by the time we were done, pff. 
 

 

[Artemis Prime]

woot! Congrats on the PR!

[Harriet]

Fever's no good! I hope the girls get better quickly.

[Jié Xī]

On 12/9/2022 at 2:34 PM, KB Girl said:

They really are! I'm not an expert, but isn't it pretty normal for neurotypical kids to not read at age 4/6 too? My 2yo just looks at pictures and my 6yo is only just starting to learn so she can read simple words and sentences, but definitely no stories. 

 

Hahaha, I have no idea. I think that I'm just still adjusting to being a special needs mom, who is homeschooling, and still adjusting to allowing my 6 year old be the grade he is (pre-k with phonological weakness instead of first grade). I'm good now, but it was hard at first. We were doing kindergarten, and it just wasn't working, so I had to drop hold him back again, 2 years. It was hard.  Hard for me, not him, lol. Once we dropped back to Pre-k instead of Kindergarten he went from "I hate to school" to "I love school" so I know we are in the right grade. And I have the best phonological curriculum on the market (was fortunate enough to find it on Ebay as it's expensive).  It's just hard to watch him struggle. He cannot hear rhymes. Cat, rat . . . he just looks at me blankly, cuz he can't hear the similarities. And so he struggles. But he loves to play this rhyming Bingo game I found . . . even though he can't hear the rhymes, lol . . . it's almost funny. But his loving to learn is what's important. So that makes me happy.

[KB Girl]

On 12/17/2022 at 12:16 AM, Artemis Prime said:

woot! Congrats on the PR!

Thank you

 

On 12/17/2022 at 7:19 AM, Harriet said:

Fever's no good! I hope the girls get better quickly.

The older one is a bit better today, the younger started later so I'll give her two more days x) 

 

On 12/17/2022 at 8:25 AM, Magdalena Ravenclaw said:

Hahaha, I have no idea. I think that I'm just still adjusting to being a special needs mom, who is homeschooling, and still adjusting to allowing my 6 year old be the grade he is (pre-k with phonological weakness instead of first grade). I'm good now, but it was hard at first. We were doing kindergarten, and it just wasn't working, so I had to drop hold him back again, 2 years. It was hard.  Hard for me, not him, lol. Once we dropped back to Pre-k instead of Kindergarten he went from "I hate to school" to "I love school" so I know we are in the right grade. And I have the best phonological curriculum on the market (was fortunate enough to find it on Ebay as it's expensive).  It's just hard to watch him struggle. He cannot hear rhymes. Cat, rat . . . he just looks at me blankly, cuz he can't hear the similarities. And so he struggles. But he loves to play this rhyming Bingo game I found . . . even though he can't hear the rhymes, lol . . . it's almost funny. But his loving to learn is what's important. So that makes me happy.

I can imagine that was hard! Loving learning will last them a lifetime, you've got your priorities straight  

We are mostly unschooling, which completely lets go of things like grades- very relaxing. Though I do catch myself comparing my 6yo to other 6yo's I know, but I try to stop myself because it's pointless. 

[KB Girl]

Saturday was a long work day with a workout during lunch break. Dinner at my moms. Spend the evening painting the living room walls of a recently divorced friends new house. I've got two recently divorced* friends, where I had none before. They both have two kids, I can't even imagine how hard that is. 

 

Sunday was half a work day, then Jaap and I went out for a late lunch and did some shopping for warm under clothes for us and the girls. It wasn't a training day but I did some assisted pull-ups. 

 

Today is.. not so great. My 6yo is getting better but my 2yo is still feverish and I now am too. Ugh. Jaap is at work so I'm just dropping all work/housework and just surviving with the kids. Ok I'll probably make dinner in a bit. 
 

(*i put an asterisk there because marriage isn’t the standard in the Netherlands anymore, but ‘we’ do have these living together contracts that are basically the same thing with a different name so.. yea) 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

I hope everyone heals up soon. Caring for sick children is hard.

[Elastigirl]

Hoping everyone feels better soon!

[Artemis Prime]

Ugh, fevers are no good. Survival is a fine goal for today.

[Harriet]

May a wind of perfect health sweep through your house and drive away every fever and chill, leaving only wide eyed and sparkling vigour.

[KB Girl]

Thanks everyone!  

 

I think that the sheer exhaustion from 2 feverish kids for 6 days straight made me feel sick, but after an uninterrupted 6 hours of sleep I felt not-sick on Tuesday. I won't say I felt great, because obviously i'm still exhausted, but being not-sick is pretty great. Kids also seemed 95% better.

 

So I went to work and did a workout after. Had another mom over with kids the same age as mine in the afternoon. The kids played wonderfully, they stayed for dinner and I managed not to fall asleep during

 

Didn't go to bed on time as you might expect, because instead I was on the phone with my sisters and my mom to deal with some family drama. (it's a long story but the result is my brother in law and my baby sister (not the one married to him) want to kill each other and they both have reasons). Between my moms health, my sisters health, my moms imminent homelessness and now this drama I'm feeling a bit drained... but that might just be the lack of sleep talking. We'll see.