Ali in OR
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20 min dog walk this morning. We also did a short dog walk just before it got dark yesterday. Plan to do the same but with dd this afternoon as long as it's not pouring. Mostly just light misty stuff this morning.
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I was 27, dh was 29, married 2 years, 2 incomes, and no kids yet. And we moved out of CA to OR. We had PMI the first year but then the house appraised high enough that we could drop it.
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I've got dog walks this week. Dh normally runs her in the morning but he's visiting his parents. I don't like walks in the dark but at least it wasn't raining. And it's better than the treadmill in some ways--lots of natural incline intervals! Almost no snow is left, but there are still branches down, mostly small ones at this point. 1.5 miles in 24 minutes this morning.
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My youngest's favorite blankie "nay-nay" was a purple crocheted fairly small blanket made by dh's cousin. It went everywhere with dd and her stuffed dog. Probably because it was small. And it did have good finger holes.
I made my kids quilts that were I think 5' square with a flannel backing. Awesome for floor time. And I also made myself a couple of flannel "nursing blankets" but actually big enough to keep babe and me covered! 36" square I think. Different kinds of blankets are so useful for so many purposes. I'm sure your gifts will be loved--go for it!
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Day 5 of 30 Days of Yoga this morning. It was pretty short--less than 20 min I think. I should probably do more--definitely doing a lot of chores. It's still cold and rainy, so outdoor walk is not enticing. Snow/ice is super slow to disappear in 36° weather, even with the rain.
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I do girl push-ups (on knees) as part of my bodyweight circuit. It's a good enough workout for me and I see no reason to change that to just a few "real" push-ups.
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20 min dumbbell workout. Weight is up again. Being home all week didn't help. But back to school today.
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Just put this on hold. Grew up near there.
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Thanks for the update. I always wondered what the original cause was. And honestly I would have expected a much higher total cost (as impossible as even this one would be to pay).
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It's been such a messed up week. The initial snow/sleet/freezing rain event was last Saturday, then super low temps kept everything frozen, then more freezing rain Tuesday night. We were out of power yesterday and I did not exercise at all (and I realized everything I do involves power--treadmill, videos). It was also just dark and cold. Too icy to walk outside. Our district will say "school Wednesday. Delayed start, No, canceled. School Thursday. Delayed start. No, canceled." So home again today. They actually had an apology of sorts at the end of the message saying they know everyone wants to get back to normal but side streets and sidewalks still have too much ice for safety. But I did get my sluggish self onto the treadmill for 30 min today--needed some cardio even though Thursdays I usually do dumbbells. And I'm heading out of the house for the first time since Friday for a grocery run. We need some produce!
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And we just got power restored after being out for maybe 12 hours. Went off in the middle of the night sometime. Trees lying on the power lines near the neighborhood (but didn't actually knock them down). But the freezing rain is over, temps in the 40's now, regular old rain is back. There is still a lot of snow and ice to melt and drain away but I should be back in school tomorrow. I think we'll take dd back to her other house tonight, but I'm glad she was here through all of this. We did confirm her foster home has power (they were out earlier in the week) and they've been able to get to the grocery store--more than we can say!
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No exercise Sunday, and my tummy was off yesterday so all I managed was 10 min on the treadmill. Yesterday was a school holiday (MLK Jr day), and now today we're off because we're still iced in. 16° at the moment. We had full sun yesterday but never got over freezing. There was water dripping off the roof so I know the sun was still melting some ice, but of course it all froze up again when the sun went down. One more bout of freezing rain expected this afternoon and then we'll finally warm up. Will there be any school tomorrow? I'm hoping for a 2-hour delay schedule so we have school but can take it easy in the morning.
Anyway, did my bodyweight circuit x2 and then Day 4 of 30 Days of Yoga.
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11 minutes ago, mommyoffive said:
Stay safe. Maybe some of the ice will melt in the sun? Those temps sound great to me(the air temp high today is 0 where I am) but I know that places without the right equipment for it spells trouble. Does you area have plows and salt trucks?
I always joke about the town snow plow (implying one). I'm sure it's much more than that, but yeah, we're not set up for this like northern plains states. We have some years with no snow at all and when we do get some it's usually with temps around 32, even 33 or 34, so it's "hurry up and sled before the snow melts!" When we had our huge snow and temps in the teens 10 years ago, it was days before a plow came to our neighborhood. But today is ice--plows won't help. No one going anywhere. Some sun in the forecast tomorrow, but temps too low for ice to melt. And I think maybe more freezing rain Tuesday morning? Then our typical warm air returns.
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Thankfully yes, we have power. We are now completely iced in, 19° high of 27 today. No more precipitation but we stay below freezing for a few days so we're not going anywhere. I'm very glad dd is here with us and that we thought ahead enough to have all her meds and enough diapers on hand. We know her care better than anyone and I think I would be freaking out a bit if we had no way of getting to her. There is no driving on this ice. And she is happy and doing fine.
I took this pic last night of our iced-over patio. We're not used to this as a regular thing so it's all novel and beautiful. We probably don't go anywhere until Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday. But as long as we have power and plenty of food I kind of like it.
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Too much work stress this week. The last few days I had to use my early morning "me" time to get some quizzes graded, get a review started, enter some grades, etc. I think I snuck in a 10 min dumbbell session Thursday plus the usual fast-rate walking around school. Day 3 of 30 Days of Yoga this morning.
We did get a touch of snow last night followed by freezing rain today. It's 25°F which is very cold for us. No driving anywhere with the ice, and we're supposed to accumulate more today. We live at the base of a hill and our street makes a great sled run. Yeah, not much snow, but the layer of ice makes for fast sledding. Not for dh and I, but watching other neighborhood kids brings back fond memories of our own dds on the hill. But the rain is coming down right now--I have no interest in heading outside!
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I am thankful to not be the one doing dd's care every day 24-7. I always thought that was the only option, but as I learned more about supports for adult disabled people, I began to see that there were other options possible. If she out-lives us, or even when we just get old enough that her physical care is too difficult, she would need other care anyway, and it seems easier to transition out of living in our home now, plus it gives me an opportunity to work again.
Dd lives in an adult foster care home in town with 3 other residents who are all a few decades older than her, but she's ok with that. The couple running the home also run another home right next door, with slightly more independent residents. They like her and she likes hanging out with them. There is a lot of turnover with care providers but her main provider has stayed the same. They don't get a financial hit when she comes home to visit, and we feel we kind of need to bring her home to give care workers a break. I think they work 6 days a week. Her medical care is tricky enough that I still do all doctor appointments and if she has seizure emergencies they will call dh or I if it goes beyond her emergency meds and she needs to go to the ER. I think dd kind of likes having two homes; "like" may be too strong a word, but for someone who was completely shut-in during Covid (can't mask), it gives her a broader social world and more change in activities. I feel like she's happy to come home on weekends but also happy to be over there during the week (she's non-verbal so can't tell me exactly what she thinks!). Anyway, while not perfect, I feel like this is working for us, and I am happier having other options for my life.
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My situation is a little different, but commiserating with you all the same. We have our disabled dd every weekend, but we have freezing rain today so no ability to drive anywhere. We have power so far but could lose it. She's usually fine, but on days like this I remember the seizure emergency trips to the ER in June and just hope we have no issues. Need to keep sleep and med schedule normal. Oh, and the spring on our garage door broke, can't open it, can't be fixed until Monday, and that's where our wheelchair van is. So we picked her up yesterday in the CRV. We can physically get her (thankfully manual) wheelchair in the car, but I can't really by myself without getting hurt. So dh and I went together. Well, I can hear her awake now, so time for meds. Here's to us--moms of special needs kids. Pat on the back for you and me.
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I teach in a public high school. There is a good amount of winter illness right now, but it doesn't feel drastically different than a pre-Covid year. Some of it is certainly Covid--some people will still test for that. Some of it is definitely other respiratory stuff, maybe flu, maybe something else (because they get tested for Covid and flu and it's not that). I do not want to get sick as a a week or more of a sub would make my teaching life very difficult. I got flu vax in October, Covid vax when available in November, and I keep the windows in my classroom cracked open a couple of inches even though outdoor temps are in the 40's. I'm convinced the fresh air helps and so far I haven't caught any of my students' illnesses. No one really masks except maybe someone returning from illness. I find it difficult to teach in an N95--hard to get enough air, harder to be heard etc, so I don't mask anymore but would for a few days if I return after Covid or have non-Covid illness (test negative but feeling like I have a cold).
We all made it through Christmas with no illness--young adult kids traveling home on airplanes, all of us going out to eat twice and to the movie theater once. College kid had a post-Thanksgiving illness with recurring fever being the worrisome symptom that sent her to urgent care--not Covid, not flu (was tested), just some other virus. Coworker's family had something sounding like that over Christmas, but never tested so I wouldn't be surprised if it was Covid. One brother had Covid in November, otherwise no Covid in my extended west coast family.
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I know that I can do hard things. I've done hard things. Lots of them. So I'm not as flustered as my younger peers when we have to do hard things.
I go home after work to a peaceful setting (after I feed the dog and cat). My coworker has young children and has no space to think at home.
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Just lots of rain here. The watch weather showed a snowflake for the weekend for awhile but that's gone now--not going to get as cold as they thought. So just rain.
21 min fitbymik cardio followed by one of her 5 min cool down videos.
eta: I lied--the snowflake is back for Saturday. We shall see.
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1 minute ago, SKL said:
Do you think it applies to technology / internet freedom also?
Not to me. I'm thinking body movement, course of your actions, still doing physical stuff. Tech is so passive to me, and even if you think you're controlling what you're doing, you don't realize how much control is being exerted on you by others who determine what you see and where you go (thinking of my dd following TikTok, Be Real, etc and students hooked on particular games).
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Day 2 of Adriene's 30 Days of Yoga today. I think lots of rain today, but if not I'll take dd on a quick walk. We can handle light misty stuff but we've been having some good downpours.
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My brain is linking this to the article from the American Pediatrics a couple weeks ago about the rise in anxiety linked to this decrease in autonomy, so perhaps the real benefit isn't the cardio workout but the mental health of roaming free without parental/adult oversight all the time.
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21 min on the treadmill this morning. I do get plenty of steps to close the exercise ring just moving around school. And eating pretty healthy today--now let's see if I can just stop eating for the day!
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Well-Trained Bodies January
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About a 22 min dog walk this morning. Short 'round-the-block walk with dd yesterday afternoon--no rain! She loved it.