Recent content by AquaMarie

Video game soundtracks. :LOL: The Assassin's Creed and Persona series are some of my favorites!

Hello Bees! While browsing the internet recently, I saw a short clip of an exercise video saying that, when weight training, you should not only track how much weight you can lift but also how much you can do without pain; and if you were experiencing pain you should train your joints as well...

July 7 - Ronin's Blade day 5 July 9 - Ronin's Blade day 6 - of course I saved the bear :aww: July 10 - Ronin's Blade day 7 - underdogs, always July 12 - Ronin's Blade day 8 July 13 - Ronin's Blade day 9 Workout track of of the week: Opening - Bombing Mission, Final Fantasy VII, from the Distant...

@NancyTree @Fremen @MadamMeow @graoumia Thank you all so much! June 30: Ronin's Blade day 1 (let's goooooo!) July 1: Ronin's Blade day 2 July 3: Ronin's Blade day 3 - DODGE :move: July 4: Ronin's Blade day 4 When I told my doctor that a) I drink almost 100 oz of fluids a day - mostly green...

@MadamMeow Thank you! My physical therapist uses a velcro strap around the entire hot wrap when she does heat therapy on my neck :chuckle: I thought ribbons would be cute and useful. June 23: Pathfinder day 29; CV - finished a history book (River of the Gods by Candice Millard. It was really...

1) Pain relief/management. Keeping my muscles flexible and strong keeps my assorted joints from complaining quite as loudly as they would otherwise. 2) My job. I love my job, and it is very physical. Exercise outside of work makes it easier for me to do what I love, and it makes it less likely...

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June 9 through June 22: Pathfinder day 22-28, CV done every day I made the mistake(?) of reorganizing my craft space last week. I found all kinds of stuff I had forgotten about! :chuckle: So of course I had to make things with all my "new" materials. I'm proudest of the hot/cold pack...

June 2: Pathfinder day 19; CV - grocery run for veggies June 3: Pathfinder day 20 June 6: CV - journaling session with tarot June 7: CV - worked hard at physical therapy appointment June 8: Pathfinder day 21; CV - food prep at midnight (my air conditioning is out, so I waited until it got cooler...

The Lord God Made Them All by James Harriot. My library does a summer reading program for adults as well as kids, and this year it's a bingo card. Each square has a different category of book to read, and when you get a bingo you get a scratch card for prizes. You fill out the whole card, you...

May 26: Pathfinder day 16; CV - prepped food for tomorrow May 27: Pathfinder day 17; CV - journaling session May 28: Pathfinder day 18; CV - finished both my non-fiction books May 29: CV - gratitude practice w/ tarot cards May 30: CV - shipped the stonefish May 31: CV - got the A/C fixed in the...

@Fremen @guibo94 Thank you for your responses! I recently read a fantastic explanation of different types of self-care, and looking back at my victories I realized that the ones I felt best about all fit into some category of self-care. So I think going forward my Counting Victories...

The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell - Very good book, but maybe not the best thing to be reading when my air conditioner is out :phew: Prep School by James P. DeWan - Great information about useful cooking techniques, but...I dunno, it seems like the techniques focus mostly on making...

@JohnStrong @MadamMeow @NancyTree @Mamatigerj Thank you all so much! May 19: Pathfinder day 12; CV - monthly donation to the Farmer's Market May 20: Pathfinder day 13 May 21: Pathfinder day 14; CV - stocked up on my medicated shampoo May 22: CV - only ate half my takeout meal (saved the...

May 5-May 18: Pathfinder day 6-11; Counting victories: done every day Yeah, last week was rough. I got hurt at work and had to spend 6 hours in the emergency room. I truly thought I was going to die at one point. Thankfully, it was not as bad as it could have been, and physically I'm fine...