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Laura Rainbow Dragon

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Congratulations on completing the Cardio Challenge!

I'm happy you had a nice house-warming party. For me, hosting my friends in a new place is what makes it feel like a home.

Thank you again for the beautiful photos. The first bird I recognize. We have House Sparrows too. (Introduced to North America in the 19th century, back when humans still thought moving wild animals around the planet and introducing them into completely foreign habitats was a good idea.) But what is the woodpecker? iNaturalist thinks perhaps a Great Spotted? Also: the bovid is so cute! Is it a young animal?
 
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Congrats
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Laura Rainbow Dragon said:
Congratulations on completing the Cardio Challenge!

I'm happy you had a nice house-warming party. For me, hosting my friends in a new place is what makes it feel like a home.

Thank you again for the beautiful photos. The first bird I recognize. We have House Sparrows too. (Introduced to North America in the 19th century, back when humans still thought moving wild animals around the planet and introducing them into completely foreign habitats was a good idea.) But what is the woodpecker? iNaturalist thinks perhaps a Great Spotted? Also: the bovid is so cute! Is it a young animal?
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Thank you!

It felt really nice to have people over and have the house filled with nice vibes. I also realised that I know so many very nice people, it really warmed my heart (and the room, I had to close Pico in a bedroom to open the garden door); I've been a bit absent because of this move and work and stuff. But the whole living room was full.

Yes, it is a great spotted woodpecker. It's the most common one here. And also least hiding. We also have the European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) and black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), but they are often hiding a bit deeper in the forest. The middle and lesser spotted woodpecker are very uncommon to spot, I think I saw the middle one only once, and the lesser never.

The bovid was a calf indeed 😊
 
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Another 10 days gone... the weeks are flying..

Tuesday February 11th
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 24
  • EotD 50 arm scissors
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 3, march twists
  • Abs challenge day 9
  • Fitjar 30 side leg raises + 10 bicycle crunches + 10 leg raises
  • Spellboundchapter 17
    • charged & cast endurance spell
Wednesday February 12th
  • Hike next stage of the long distance path, 17.36 km
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 25, lvl 1
  • Abs challenge day 10
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 4, split jacks
  • Fitjar 40 sec wall sit
  • Spellbound chapter 17
    • Charged invisibility & silent step spells
    • Cast invisibility spell (2+5=7)
Thursday February 13th
Had to go to work early, so had only 10-15 min for the workout, it meant I couldn't do everything. Normally I would postpone or skip the entire workout, but got myself to do at least something, and just stop when the time was up.
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 26, lvl 1
  • Abs challenge day 11
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 5, seal jacks
  • EotD 30 sec balance

Friday February 14th
  • 30 days of cardio blastday 27, lvl 1
  • EotD 50 backfists
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 6, high knees
  • Abs challenge day 12
  • Fitjar 15 burpees + 10 (knee) push ups + 30 sec elbow plank
  • Spellbound chapter 19
    • Charged lightning bolt
Saturday February 15th
  • Walk 2.62 + 1.18 km through a city
Sunday February 16th
The weather was beautiful! Bright sun, even though it was stil cold, just above freezing. I almost skipped my run, but I was run out of excuses. In winter, I cannot find anything better than a trailrun in the sun. My thermo running tights are not the best anymore; but it's to be expected after using them for 10 years already...
  • Run 5.62 km trail
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 28
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 7 half jacks
  • Fitjar 35 jumping squats
  • EotD 30 power squats
  • Abs challenge d13
  • Spellboundchapter 20
    • Charged healing 3
Monday February 17th
Not enough time to do the whole chapter of Spellbound, decided that 1 spell a day is also fine (like the introduction says). Most important is that I keep doing something.
  • EotD 30 climber taps
  • Fitjar 3x10 jumping squats
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 29, lvl 1
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 8 side jacks
  • Spellboundchapter 21, part I
    • Charged fire wave
Tuesday February 18th
  • 30 days of cardio blast day 30, lvl 1 :completed:
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 9 jumping T's
  • Fitjar 3x16 side bridges
  • Abs challenge day 14
  • SpellboundChapter 21, part II
    • Charged Wind Blast
Goals progress
Long distance hike 6/19 stages (98/375 km)
Clog paths 9/160
Running 73.03/500 km (14%)
Fitjar 35/100 cards
 
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Wednesday February19th
I had such a beautiful run! I could smell spring coming, the birds were active
  •  Run 5.55 km in 33m33s, not planned. 160 m elevation
  • Athena's playbook day 1, cardio, lvl 2
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 10, toe tap hops
  • Abs challenge day 15
  •  EotD 50 chest expansions
  •  Spellboundchapter 21 part III
    • Charged transmutation (though not the best form..)
    • Carged Armor III
Thursday February 20th
  • Cardio challenge day 11, hops on the spot
  •  EotD 30 alt leg/arm raises
  • Fitjar 5x5 (knee) push ups
  • Abs challenge day 16
  • Athena's playbook day 2, upperbody, lvl 2
  •  Spellboundchapter 21 part IV (finished)
    • Charged deflect

Friday February 21st
Didn't have enough time to do everything in the morning. Wanted to do the rest in the evening, but was so exhausted after work, that I just crashed on the couch. I even didn't reach my 5000 step goal, for the first time since the move...
  •  Fitjar 30 sec jumping jacks + 30 sec climbers + 10 jumping squats
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 12, side to side jumps
  • Athena's playbook day 3
  • Abs challenge day 17
Goals progress
Long distance hike 6/19 stages (98/375 km)
Clog paths 9/160
Running 78.59/500 km (15%)
Fitjar 37/100 cards
 
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I fell a bit off the wagon. I was so tired of work, demotivated, had only short time for my workout and then the duration of the total was also discouraging. Especially the abs challenge was taking more and more time.
So I decided to pick up with only the 1 min cardio challenge and finish Spellbound, and leave all the rest. I made a new workout plan and so far it seems to work for me. I'm trying to catch up with everyone, but I'm way behind.. So I'll try bit by bit.

Monday March 10th
  • Walk 4.32 km
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 21, squat hold punches
  • Spellboundchapter 29
    • Cast armor II and Multiplication
    • Cast Transmutation (dice 5+6)
    • Cast Healing I
    • Charged & Cast Morale Boost
Tuesday March 11th
  • Walk 910 meters (just a short stroll after work)
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 22, lunges with twists
  • SpellboundChapter 30
    • Cast dragon armor
    • Cast Time stop
    • Cast Fire Wave
    • Charged & Cast peacemaker
Wednesday March 12th
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 23, Windmills
  • Spellbound Chapter 31 :completed:I have done every spell in the book!
    • Charged & cast cursebreaker
    • charged Levitation
  • Kicks&Punches challenge day 1
Thursday March 13th
Working at home (I have an ambarassing amount of overdue paperwork... so agreed with the manager to take some administration days). So forced myself to walk during lunch break and after finishing the day.
  • Walk 1.64 + 1.87 km
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 24, shoulder taps
  • Athena's playbook day 1, lvl 1. Cardio
  • Kicks&Punches challenge day 2
Friday March 14th
Another day at home, so again a lunch walk and after work walk
  • Walk 1.57 + 1.36 km
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 25, lunge step ups
  • Athena's playbook day 2, lvl 1. Upperbody
  • Kicks&Punches challenge day 3
  • Upperbody: Upperbody Blast, 5.5 kg. +EC (>4 kg dumbbells)
Saturday March 15th
Forgot to do my workout. I notice that days off are the hardest to keep my routine. But, I walked a lot today, but only tracked the moning walk.
  • Walk 3.39 km
Sunday March 16th
A really nice, sunny day. Sat in my garden, I really feel at home here.
  • Walk 4.36 km
  • 1 min cardio challenge day 26, single leg hops
  • Athena's playbook day 3, lower body
  • Kicks&Punches challenge day 4
  • Lower body: Good Morning Glutes workout
 
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