Never Give Up, Never Surrender
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
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Happy Birthday!
Mianevem
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Happy Birthday! 
Lady Celerity
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
@NancyTree @Matan @Montserrat @Fremen @Froud @BetaCorvi @Anek @lofivelcro @Mianevem @CODawn 
for the birthday wishes! It was the best bday I've had in a long time. My coworkers showered me with chocolate and gifts, had dinner at a Japanese restaurant and had someone tell me that what I have been doing for them was appreciated. 
I didn't have to wash any dishes, or cook, or do anything I didn't want to do (except get up early for work).
Back at it today and I'm feeling quite sluggish from rich food and too much sugar; but life is too short not to indulge occasionally.
26 Oct workout:
quick warm up
EoD - deadlift & twist felt awkward somehow.
The Olympian, day 19
Have a great evening bees!
for the birthday wishes! It was the best bday I've had in a long time. My coworkers showered me with chocolate and gifts, had dinner at a Japanese restaurant and had someone tell me that what I have been doing for them was appreciated. I didn't have to wash any dishes, or cook, or do anything I didn't want to do (except get up early for work).Back at it today and I'm feeling quite sluggish from rich food and too much sugar; but life is too short not to indulge occasionally.
26 Oct workout:
quick warm up EoD - deadlift & twist felt awkward somehow. The Olympian, day 19Have a great evening bees!
lofivelcro
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Aww, that's one of the best things in existence. Makes me happy for you. That, and that you had a great birthday.
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
You never know what you're gonna see on the way to work when you live in the mountains. This morning a black bear ran across the highway right in front of me followed by two little black cubs! Bears aren't usually active during the day, especially along a busy highway in town. I'm glad all three made it across okay. Sorry! no picture as I was driving.
27 Oct workout:
quick warm up
EoD - these kind of tricep extensions are really hard!
the Olympian, day 20
Since I didn't get a bear picture today, here's a visitor I had last winter. I think he was hungry...
27 Oct workout:
quick warm up EoD - these kind of tricep extensions are really hard! the Olympian, day 20Since I didn't get a bear picture today, here's a visitor I had last winter. I think he was hungry...
NancyTree
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That deer is cute! 
And luckily the bears got over the highway unharmed..
And luckily the bears got over the highway unharmed..
Montserrat
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O my! To me spotting bears on the way to work and having deer peak through the window sounds like something from a children's book! Absolutely zero chance of anything like that here in the Netherlands!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
The weekend was spent raking pine needles; I hauled two trailer loads to the dump. ugh. Was tired and sore yesterday so I went for a hike. It was beautiful weather.
Today was my first experience of working at an elementary school on Halloween
Oh. my. goodness. My co-workers tell me that tomorrow will be worse cause the kids will be crashed from too much sugar and staying up late. We'll see......
31 Oct Workout:
quick warm up
EoD + EC
The Olympian, day 21
Fighter's Stretching
Enjoy the festivities tonight!
Today was my first experience of working at an elementary school on Halloween
Oh. my. goodness. My co-workers tell me that tomorrow will be worse cause the kids will be crashed from too much sugar and staying up late. We'll see......31 Oct Workout:
quick warm up EoD + EC The Olympian, day 21 Fighter's StretchingEnjoy the festivities tonight!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
2 Nov 2022
The day after Halloween at school was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!
20% of our student population were 'ill'. Some were really sick but I think most of them were worn out from being up too late in the cold and eating way too much sugar. That was yesterday.
Today, most of the kids are back but many are falling ill and being sent home. Our office has been overflowing with sick kids all day! I've been disinfecting everything, washing my hands frequently and we even opened the outside door to the freezing wind to try to air out all the germs. I really don't want to get sick!!
I have avoided all the candy in the office--which is hard to do as it's everywhere! A sweet student even gifted me some of her Halloween candy, but I managed to resist and ate red grapes instead. 
Feeling good about that. Let's see if I can make it through tomorrow. 
Workout:
quick warm up
EoD
The Olympian, day 22
Fighter's Stretching
Gonna take some vitamin C now.......
The day after Halloween at school was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!
20% of our student population were 'ill'. Some were really sick but I think most of them were worn out from being up too late in the cold and eating way too much sugar. That was yesterday.Today, most of the kids are back but many are falling ill and being sent home. Our office has been overflowing with sick kids all day! I've been disinfecting everything, washing my hands frequently and we even opened the outside door to the freezing wind to try to air out all the germs. I really don't want to get sick!!
I have avoided all the candy in the office--which is hard to do as it's everywhere! A sweet student even gifted me some of her Halloween candy, but I managed to resist and ate red grapes instead. Feeling good about that. Let's see if I can make it through tomorrow. Workout:
quick warm up EoD The Olympian, day 22 Fighter's StretchingGonna take some vitamin C now.......
NancyTree
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Good luck with the germs invasion 
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
3 November
Our first hard freeze of the season. It was 28F or -2C. Brrrrrr.
The parade of sick kids continues, but at least no one threw up at school today. 
The teen is away on a school trip and it's just me and the cats. At last! I can binge watch The Great British Baking Show and Indian Matchmaking. 
Workout:
quick warm up
EoD (did knee push-ups)
The Olympian, day 23
Fighter's Stretching - loving this
It's telly time!
Our first hard freeze of the season. It was 28F or -2C. Brrrrrr.
The parade of sick kids continues, but at least no one threw up at school today. The teen is away on a school trip and it's just me and the cats. At last! I can binge watch The Great British Baking Show and Indian Matchmaking. Workout:
quick warm up EoD (did knee push-ups) The Olympian, day 23 Fighter's Stretching - loving thisIt's telly time!
NancyTree
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Have fun with your freedom! 
Anek
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Sounds like a great weekend plan! Have fun!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
8 November
My weekend was quiet. I wasn't feeling well which put a slight damper on my plans. Despite that, I attended a fundraising banquet, raked up lots of leaves, watched Mr. Malcolm's List and Indian Matchmaking. The teen arrived home late last night, very tired and with lots of dirty laundry.
Workout:
quick warm up
EoD - skipped this since I was doing an arm workout in Olympian
The Olympian, day 24
Give someone you love a hug today.
My weekend was quiet. I wasn't feeling well which put a slight damper on my plans. Despite that, I attended a fundraising banquet, raked up lots of leaves, watched Mr. Malcolm's List and Indian Matchmaking. The teen arrived home late last night, very tired and with lots of dirty laundry.
Workout:
quick warm up EoD - skipped this since I was doing an arm workout in Olympian The Olympian, day 24Give someone you love a hug today.
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
It has been another struggle of a week. So many staff and students out sick at the school and of course I caught one of the bugs. I managed to make it to work (no fever) but that was about it. Spend Saturday in bed or on the couch. I'll be honest and say that I've been in a funk for awhile and it seems harder and harder to deal with it. So I will be seeing a counselor to talk things through. I am hopeful.
15 Nov workout:
quick warm up
EoD
The Olympian, day 25
Fighter's stretch - forgot!
15 Nov workout:
quick warm up EoD The Olympian, day 25 Fighter's stretch - forgot!
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Hope you feel better soon!
NancyTree
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Good luck with getting out of the funk 
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Hullo 'bees! Another week flew by. Lots of activity at work last week but now I'm off until after Thanksgiving. Just got back from a trip to see family, went to an authentic 1800's saloon to see a band that plays old time miner and sailor songs. They were surprisingly good. Because they were shooting a music video we dressed up in 1800-era costumes and sang along with the choruses.
Back home yesterday and bought a used car for the teen, which has been sorely needed. Today was spent getting the paperwork in order and getting little details like seat covers, floor mats and license plate holders. Your first car should be customized, after all. I had my first Zoom session with a counselor and it felt good to talk about stuff with someone who is not family or a friend. I have some work to do on my end but am feeling hopeful.
22 Nov. Workout:
quick warm up
EoD + EC
The Olympian, day 26 - whew! I can tell I took some time off.
Fighter's Stretching
Happy Thanksgiving for those who observe it and if not you can always find something to be thankful for. I am thankful for all of you!
I keep coming back to the Hive because of people like you.
Hullo 'bees! Another week flew by. Lots of activity at work last week but now I'm off until after Thanksgiving. Just got back from a trip to see family, went to an authentic 1800's saloon to see a band that plays old time miner and sailor songs. They were surprisingly good. Because they were shooting a music video we dressed up in 1800-era costumes and sang along with the choruses.
Back home yesterday and bought a used car for the teen, which has been sorely needed. Today was spent getting the paperwork in order and getting little details like seat covers, floor mats and license plate holders. Your first car should be customized, after all.
I had my first Zoom session with a counselor and it felt good to talk about stuff with someone who is not family or a friend. I have some work to do on my end but am feeling hopeful.22 Nov. Workout:
quick warm up EoD + EC The Olympian, day 26 - whew! I can tell I took some time off. Fighter's StretchingHappy Thanksgiving for those who observe it and if not you can always find something to be thankful for. I am thankful for all of you!
NancyTree
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Hopefully the counselor will help
That saloon sounds fun, especially with those clothes! And good luck for your teen's first car! Always a special moment, your first car
That saloon sounds fun, especially with those clothes! And good luck for your teen's first car! Always a special moment, your first car
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Sounds like fun!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
It's a foggy day here. The ravens are dancing around on the roof making a lot of noise. Ever since my neighbors began raising pigs I have had lots of ravens around, as they eat the pigs' scraps of food. Normally I don't mind but they have begun making a mess on my roof and pecking at the flashing. Not sure what to do about it. The upside to having them around is that they have reduced the groundsquirrel population which is good for my garden. Ah, the problems of rural life.
Today I will attack the leaves in the yard. It will probably take a few days, but is good exercise!
23 November Workout:
quick warm up
EoD + EC
The Olympian, day 27
Get out and do something today!
Today I will attack the leaves in the yard. It will probably take a few days, but is good exercise!
23 November Workout:
quick warm up EoD + EC The Olympian, day 27Get out and do something today!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
@CODawn thank you! I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.
Well the internet has been down in my county for the last several days so no logging. But I have been active.
On Thanksgiving morning I ran my first Turkey Trot! It's a 2.5 mile (4km) course through the local hills. Some ran, some walked, and some (like me) did a little of both. I'm proud that I jogged most of the course! It was a great way to begin the day and also to justify that piece of pie after Thanksgiving dinner.
While the internet was down I used my Darebee Pocket workouts and did the Bring Me Some Pie workout (very appropriate!) on 25 November.
Yesterday, 26 November I spent the day doing yardwork: trimming, raking leaves and general clean up. Then last night went to see Santa arrive complete with fireworks.
It was beautiful weather and not too cold. And the kettlecorn was tasty.
27 November workout:
quick warm up
EoD+ EC
The Olympian, day 28 
I don't consider myself a beginner, but this program was hard. Even though my progress was sporadic due to illness and travel I managed to stick with it. Truthfully it was a little boring at times--lots of rep counting. But it was very challenging.
Fighter's Stretching
Tomorrow it's back to work. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, bees!
Well the internet has been down in my county for the last several days so no logging. But I have been active.
On Thanksgiving morning I ran my first Turkey Trot! It's a 2.5 mile (4km) course through the local hills. Some ran, some walked, and some (like me) did a little of both. I'm proud that I jogged most of the course! It was a great way to begin the day and also to justify that piece of pie after Thanksgiving dinner.
While the internet was down I used my Darebee Pocket workouts and did the Bring Me Some Pie workout (very appropriate!) on 25 November.
Yesterday, 26 November I spent the day doing yardwork: trimming, raking leaves and general clean up. Then last night went to see Santa arrive complete with fireworks.
It was beautiful weather and not too cold. And the kettlecorn was tasty. 27 November workout:
quick warm up EoD+ EC The Olympian, day 28 I don't consider myself a beginner, but this program was hard. Even though my progress was sporadic due to illness and travel I managed to stick with it. Truthfully it was a little boring at times--lots of rep counting. But it was very challenging. Fighter's StretchingTomorrow it's back to work. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, bees!
Happy Badge Day
Montserrat
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Heyyy... congratulations!
NancyTree
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Congrats on The Olympian and your Turkey Trot! 
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Congrats on The Olympian!
Anek
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Happy badge day! 
And cool pics! Congrats on your run!
And cool pics! Congrats on your run!
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Winter has blown in today. It's blustery and very cold with the wind chill factor. Hopefully I'll see some snow this week!
Back to work at the school. There are still a lot of staff and students out sick. So many bugs going 'round. I'm doing what I can to stay healthy. I'm waiting for the new workout in December to begin so until then I'll just pick some random stuff. Today's had good cardio, maybe a bit easy, but it is Monday after all.
28 Nov workout:
quick warm up
EoD - modified burpees
Better Than Running Workout
Fighter's Stretching
Winter has blown in today. It's blustery and very cold with the wind chill factor. Hopefully I'll see some snow this week!
Back to work at the school. There are still a lot of staff and students out sick. So many bugs going 'round. I'm doing what I can to stay healthy. I'm waiting for the new workout in December to begin so until then I'll just pick some random stuff. Today's had good cardio, maybe a bit easy, but it is Monday after all.
28 Nov workout:
quick warm up EoD - modified burpees Better Than Running Workout Fighter's Stretching
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
It snowed a few inches on Tuesday. It's been so cold that it's now turned into solid ice. Makes driving an adventure!! I should get my sled out. 
A few days went by with appointments after work and I wasn't able to exercise. Today after a hectic day at work I needed to blow off steam so here's what I did:
2 Dec Workout:
quick warm up
Fit December, day 1, 2 & 3
Step Up Challenge, day 1, 2 & 3
It felt pretty good. Have a beautiful weekend!
A few days went by with appointments after work and I wasn't able to exercise. Today after a hectic day at work I needed to blow off steam so here's what I did:
2 Dec Workout:
quick warm up Fit December, day 1, 2 & 3 Step Up Challenge, day 1, 2 & 3It felt pretty good. Have a beautiful weekend!
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
Ice, wind & maybe more snow today. There are a lot of birds coming to the feeders. My favorites are the acorn woodpeckers. They sound as if they're laughing.
<----- acorn woodpecker
3 Dec Workout:
quick warm up
Fit December, day 4
Step Up Challenge, day 4
3 Dec Workout:
quick warm up Fit December, day 4 Step Up Challenge, day 4“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” – Anne Frank
BrigidForged
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Such a pretty bird!