Syren Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Hey Scouts! I took a long break with the Rangers while feeling very down and out about the job rut I was in. I have since acquired new employment, and will be moving this weekend. In the midst of all of the change, I am going to get back into my scouting roots. My scouting is a little different as a swimmer, but still aiming for distance while constantly adding improvement on speed Since this is about the 5th challenge of 2017, I think I might have a plan for success. By my count, there are 37 weeks left of 2017. By the end of the year my goals are: To be active for most of the day To kick my habit of buying and eating processed food To learn to relax and de-stress In order to get a little closer to those year goals, I am going to take a stab at the following for May: Swim 1 mile each day Aim for 30-minute mile by end of May Ditch my Starbucks Habit Stick with Homemade French Press and Home Cold Brew Practice Guitar daily Play Everything is Wonderful by Everclear to the end by the end of the month 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
TiogaGirl Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Yay Everclear!!! Quote Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 YAY!!!!!! Hi syren Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Fuji_fox Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Another swimmer scout here! Good luck with your goals! Quote Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/22/2017 at 6:29 AM, Fuji_fox said: Another swimmer scout here! Good luck with your goals! It's good that you have found each other. I predict you two will be "birds of a feather." Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Syren Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 So, I forgot to budget in pool membership fees with my move, so I will be tweaking this challenge a bit until I get paid again. I am going to aim for 15 k steps daily instead of swim a mile a day. I know I have an ocean nearby, but I don't trust it to play nice most days -- plus traffic is a nightmare. Practiced guitar a bit yesterday: mostly learning how to tune, learning how to read tabs, getting my fingertips used to the strings, and some tone recognition practice -- I am terrible at playing by ear, but I can kinda play chord E! Coffee -- power went out yesterday morning, so we went out for breakfast, stuck with a cup of regular brew. Power was back on when I came home from picking up emergency preparedness stuff, so I started a pitcher for cold brew -- tasted it this morning and it was still a bit weak. Needed to find internet for other errands today and I still had funds on a gift card, so generic brew out today too. Did not swim yesterday, as it was stormy all day. Did not make the step count either -- did attempt to wash a blanket via bathtub method though. Logistically not too shabby, drying that sucker is impossible though. Ok off to do internet related errands and go for a couple of nice long walks 2 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Ah yes, I've heard blanket washing is the new hip exercise in all the xfit gyms... Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 2 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Terinatum Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hi Syren! Glad your life is coming around to better days. Yay job! I'm dusting off my guitar as well so we can exchange sore fingertip complaints! Best of luck with the move and the challenge! 1 Quote The Way Better Now than Back Then Better Now than Later On Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Hey ms. wiz, what you up to? Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Syren Posted May 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 17 hours ago, Primeval said: Hey ms. wiz, what you up to? Trying not to go crazy, but in a completely different way than I used to go crazy. Moving is stressful, and I don't get paid now until the end of the month, so that has introduced a whole new set of challenges for me who likes very much to eat food. I impromptu changed things up / canceled trying to fit this challenge into my life at the moment. I suddenly went to a super strict budget which means no alcohol, not a whole lot of sugar, lots of frozen veggies, or anything I can find on sale, hold meat as a precious commodity, deal with what I can get for coffee, try to find ways to entertain myself without spending money, forget about swimming for now and stick with body weight training and yoga, and try really hard to fit in those dress slacks. I was on a tight budget before, but I didn't feel it as much as right now, so it has taken some adjustment on my part. But! I no longer have to commute 2 - 2.5 hours any more Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Happy you ditched that commute. But sorry to hear you are so broke!! That stinks, hope it gets better soon. So you are rice and beaning it up? What's on the menu? Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Syren Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Plantains, Rice, and Beans! 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
AverageFish Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Checking on my favorite swimming inspiration -- sorry the budget has made swimming a no-go this time around, but I"m very impressed with how you've adapted to the situation. Frozen vegetables are a great choice, And plantains, yum! Quote Link to comment
Syren Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 8:49 PM, AverageFish said: Checking on my favorite swimming inspiration -- sorry the budget has made swimming a no-go this time around, but I"m very impressed with how you've adapted to the situation. Frozen vegetables are a great choice, And plantains, yum! Got any recipes? I've been eating them fired. Tried them baked, but I haven't quite got the knack for making them tasty that way. 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 13 hours ago, Syren said: Got any recipes? I've been eating them fired. Tried them baked, but I haven't quite got the knack for making them tasty that way. Yummo, fried plantains! Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Syren Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Welp, that was a failure. On to the next big thing! 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 On 5/20/2017 at 8:32 AM, Syren said: Welp, that was a failure. On to the next big thing! Yay! Looking forward to it. Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
AverageFish Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 On 5/15/2017 at 7:30 PM, Syren said: Got any recipes? I've been eating them fired. Tried them baked, but I haven't quite got the knack for making them tasty that way. Sorry, no recipes. I usually only eat them in restaurants, and usually fried. I did have some once that were boiled, they had the flavor of a banana and the consistency of a potato. That was in Haiti though, I'm not sure that variety is available here. Quote Link to comment
AverageFish Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Primeval said: Yay! Looking forward to it. Me too Quote Link to comment
Syren Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 In-between week Goals Fitness -- Get Stronger each hour take a 5 minute walk and roll an exercise: Which Exercise -- D6 -- How Many -- D20 1 -- Push Ups 2 -- Pull Ups 3 -- Squats 4 -- Lunges 5 -- Plank 6 -- Superman Life -- Do Fun Things on My Own after work: Which Activity -- D6 -- How Many Minutes + 10 -- D20 1 -- Practice Spanish 2 -- Practice Guitar 3 -- Read 4 -- Write 5 -- Draw/Color 6 -- Video Game Health -- +1 for every vegetable -1 for every tablespoon (14.3 g) of added sugar 1 Quote STRENGTH (0) | DEXTERITY (-1) | CONSTITUTION (1) | WISDOM (3) | INTELLIGENCE (3) | CHARISMA (2) Syren -- Chaotic Good -- Human Druish Ranger -- Current Challenge -- Battle Log Link to comment
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