In other news: the "Words of Wonders" time-waster app is a thing of the past. Haven't opened it since August 31st. And since yesterday evening, chess is "done" as well.   The last match I had going is now finished, so chess will be put on hold for a while. Until I feel the urge to play chess again. Probably in a couple of years or so. It's a pattern. 😁   I finished with a "daily chess" ELO of 1503 (but had peaked at 1517 in mid-August). And my puzzle rating ended up at 2163. Although that peaked at 2255 just last week. Didn't do too well on puzzles these last couple of days. 😇

Woah TG....that science stuff sounds so cool!!!!!!!   Hope your weekend with the kids is fun, do you plan things or usually just chill out and see what happens?   Hopefully you can enjoy the weather and fresh air ❤️ xx

Yesterday Cat to vet -- some dental calculus but otherwise all good. He was a Very Good Boy. B Day lifts complete. Didn't go too crazy on anything and all elbows seem to be functioning normally this morning. 7/22  

How's your week been?

Defy gravity, lift yourself! 😁

You had me at first, wondering how that would work out, but I see the power it could bring.    Oh, this could be a tricky one.  Must use this wisely.   Also, I think my mom is related to yours but I got the encyclopedia version.   So far this week.  Wednesday did a decent 5k run by myself Thursday for no good reason didn't do anything fitness wise.  Did do some decent friendship building in that same time slot, because I had to do something of value instead Friday today.  I  just realized I set myself up for a rough Saturday by booking for three vaccines today so i should switch my strength to today.  Dad golf time was called due to rain, so I have time now. Saturday has a general goal of a nice walk on a new trail.     sidequest log has added a few books and movies, a possible paint by number evening with some friends, and do the darn meet up i've been talking about for ages.   Saturday I will put a bit of time into test sewing for fitting some costume parts.  Maybe starting to draft the skirt pattern I want for it.   Off to lift heavy things, and by heavy things I mean me.  (not that I think of myself as heavy, it just is a difficult translation for BW strength)    

Aww thank you ES! ❤️   Today is beautiful, blue sky, warm but not too hot (yet), and the TiogaBabies are here for the weekend! Kid 2 got in late last night, Kid 1 will get to town early tomorrow morning. It's bike to work day, which I was happy to honour (although didn't make it to campus in time for the 8 am festivities, lol).   No meetings today other than physio in a couple of hours, so just working through spreadsheets doing science *happy dance* Working with pomodoro technique today, and trying to be diligent about actually going outside for fresh air and a bit of a quick stroll in the break parts of the pomodoros. I just realized that when the weather is nice like this, almost all my physio is super amenable to being done outside in the little arboretum by my office! I did get some questions from colleagues and students passing by but don't mind. So, one set of physio is mostly knocked off.

TimovieDaughter has started a "speech and diction workshop" at the local arts academy, in preparation for drama / theatre classes. Three of her classmates are doing the same. I went to pick them all up after the workshop. It starts immediately after school, and since I work in the office on Thursdays, I'll never get to take her there. But I *can* bring her back home, so we've worked out a parenting carpool system. I'll get all 4 home from the workshop every two weeks. 🙂 I arrived fifteen minutes early to pick them up, so went for a little walk while waiting, to increase my step count for the day.   Did my wrist exercises in the evening, as well as the DailyDare and an elbow plank hold. I'm thinking of adding a couple of extra core exercises to get my daily 0.2 workout average up. Got into bed a tad late, but still an acceptable hour.   Office day again today. Bike to work, lunch break walk, bike back home. Brother-in-law is coming over this evening, so it'll probably be takeaway dinner and board game night.   Log so far:   Week 2   M T W T F S S Intermittent fasting               Calorie intake               Calories spent               Calories in/out deficit               Coffee consumption               Curfew               Sleep               Avg. sleep 5h45 Steps               Avg. steps 12.9K Distance 20.33 km Wrist mobility               Workouts 3 Days with (mini-)workouts 0.6       Unto Others released a new album today. I've listened to it this morning. They're becoming a favourite since seeing them live at the Alcatraz festival. They're an excellent blend of Type O Negative and Sisters of Mercy. The following song is not from their new album, but from a previous one. The riff and chorus have no business being so catchy, given the dark child abuse themes of the song...   Unto Others - Hell Is for Children   And holy friggin' hell, I just found out that this is a Pat Benatar cover!!! 😱

The overtraining beast came for you too, huh?  I see you are respectful of it and allowing for the necessary healing.  I did the same sort of path turning to protein supplements and vitamins to help me through it, and, for what its worth, I found creatine to be helpful too. 

I'm prone to this as well. "Oh, that'll be a red mark on my log. OK, all bets are off then." 🙄 Kinda like "Oh, I have a flat tire. OK, might as well slash the others now too..." 🤦‍♂️