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March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Productive Monday

I can’t even believe I’m writing this, but I had a productive Monday. More impressive is the fact that I know it is Monday. Mostly likely, this is the last time this week I’ll know what the day. Importantly, it was also the boys last day of spring break, so we spent today getting ready for virtual school as it starts tomorrow!!! Oh joy!

I got an early start to my morning with my coffee plus Vital Proteins and the news. Quickly, I remembered why I stopped reading the news all the time. Usually, my first workout of the day would either be a run or my BBG resistance, but today I began my day with an awesome gentle yoga class via Zoom. It was awesome!

After yoga, I completed the week six BBG resistance leg workout. (P.S. if you haven’t seen the Sweat App, it’s slick and worth checking out.). Honesty, I did more squats and lunges in 30 minutes than should have ever be required in a lifetime. Should feel awesome tomorrow! I kid, I kid. It was a fabulous, effective workout for my legs and glutes. I cooled down with a stretch session and quick walk around the circle with the dogs.

In the afternoon, the boys and I took the pups for a walk. Anakin walked with Goalielocks, while I had Maya and Athena under my control. The Mayor, however, decided to join us on his rollerblades. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful with clear, beautiful, blue skies. Unfortunately, it was pretty hot, so we ended up cutting out walk a little short. All three dogs did great on the walk. We had a great time and it was nice to get out of the house.

We ended our night by supporting ordering BBQ via Delivery Dudes. After a crazy, productive day with two teens and three dogs, I felt a break from the kitchen was not undeserved. While I prefer eating home cooked food, I feel it is important to support our local restaurants and businesses throughout this pandemic. In fact, tomorrow is Takeout Tuesday2. You can support your local restaurants on this day by ordering here: Door Dash

Here’s a list of our day’s activities:

*reading Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackery

*Watched The Office season 6

*Watched episode 1 of Balthazar – pretty good

* BBG legs week 6 workout

*1.5 mile walk with my boys and puppies

*Gentle Flow – Fightmaster Yoga

*Set up the boys for day 1 of virtual school

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March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

What Did We Do Today?

What did we do today? The same thing we’ve done for the last two weeks: nada. Our second weekend of social distancing was uneventful yet productive. The hubby was able to trim all the trees in the backyard, while I was able to vacuum and mop the floor again. Apparently every other day isn’t enough with three dogs and two teenagers. I also made some yummy gluten free blueberry muffins and coffee cake.

Not surprisingly, our binge of the Office continued today with season 6. Albeit before our binge we had the dogs outside for a bit. Since the floors are covered with fur, I decided to comb all three of them to thin out the fur. No matter how much I brushed, there was still loose fur. Unfortunately, I may have been fighting a losing battle, but only time will tell.

Maya continues to improve with everyday. She was super playful all day today, which creeped Athena out. Apparently, Athena is scared of Maya’s cone. It was hilarious to watch! Her demeanor and energy level are the best I have seen in months. Tonight she’ll have her one of her last peanut butter sandwich with her antibiotics and pain meds. I’m absolutely delighted with her progress thus far.

I’m happy to introduce my newest blog feature: ninny of the day. Today’s ninny comes courtesy of our local neighborhood. While there is significantly less traffic on the road, there is still no reason to speed excessively through residential areas. This fool felt that driving his new sports car over 100 mph on a two lanes road (speed limit 45 mph) was a good idea. Unfortunately, he hit wet roads courtesy of the sprinklers. Consequently, he hit the guard rail and launched over the canal landing near the waking path. Fortunately, nobody on the with was hurt, which was an absolute miracle. As for the driver, I hope he’s okay, but clearly he’s an absolute moron.

So what did we do today, the same thing we’ll do everyday until this is over. Stay home and try to protect the world!

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March 28, 2020April 1, 2020

Stay At Home Saturday

It was a stay at home Saturday. I’m proud to say I actually knew it as Saturday today. Mostly because my hubby didn’t go into work today. Consequently, it seems that I may be able to successfully identify Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Yay! It’s the small victories in life.

I had planned to run today, but my allergies and pain in my shin suggested otherwise. Clearly, I’m in now hurry to get injured again, so for once I did the prudent thing and skipped it. Hopefully, I’m able to run tomorrow as a virtual strider for Miami’s Purple Stride event. The event was to be hosted down in Dade today, but due to COVID19 it was changed to a virtual event. You can donate to the cause above and I know my colleagues in our Dade affiliate would appreciate it.

In lieu of running, I took a virtual vinyasa class with my dear friend and yoga teacher Monica. She’s been my yoga teacher since my Zachary was in diapers. You can check her out at https://www.yogamundo.com. Anyways, it was my first vinyasa class since being diagnosed with Graves. The class was held via Zoom and there were a handful of students in the class.

Honestly, it was great to connect with people outside the homestead. Since I hadn’t taken a vinyasa class in almost two years, I was a bit nervous. It was tough, but I did it. It felt awesome!!! The class was ninety minutes of hard and productive work. Thankfully, the last several months of practice at Open Heart Yoga studio has helped my breathing, flexibility and strength. Sometimes it’s nice to see how far I’ve come since restarting my yoga practice in late October.

As for the rest of the day, I worked on crow pose and inversions. But mostly I binge watched the Office and Cheers all day. It was a gratifying day. For dinner, we grilled steaks and potatoes while the Mayor boiled crab legs. We served both with roasted carrots and an awesome salad. Now I’m ready for bed at 9:20.

This social distancing thing is exhausting. Who knew that doing absolutely nothing could be so tiring?!? For the past week, I’ve been lucky if I made it to 9:00 pm. Is this what Bears feel like when they’re starting to hibernate in their habitat? Or perhaps it’s because we have all the cares of the world on our shoulder due to the current pandemic. Whether we are worried for our own health or not: we worry about our family and friends that are vulnerable, we worry about our brave friends and family fighting on the frontlines of healthcare, we worry about kids serving in the military. All those worries, all those cares can be exhausting, so it’s important that we practice self care and that we connect with our family and friends as often as we can!

Lastly, here’s a quick Maya update. She continues to get better everyday. In fact, we had to stop her from playing with her siblings today. Thankfully, she’s in great spirits and seems to be doing well. Thanks again for all the love and support for our sweet puppy!

Here’s a list of our day’s activities:

*reading Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackery

*Watched The Office season 4&5 and Cheers season 1

* BBG rest day

*1.5 mile walk with my boys and puppies

*Vinyasa class – with Monica from Yogamundo

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March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

Week 2 of Social Distancing

It’s only the middle of week 2 of social distancing,l and I’m ready for it to be over. Particularly, I’m ready for life to go back to normal. More specifically, I’m anxiously awaiting my boys return to school. Every statement is a battle. I’m really over having to repeat myself 1,000 times a day. Obviously, it’s a lot of together time.

It’s been an arduous few days. I dropped my phone in the pool Saturday, so if you called or text me I didn’t get it. My dog, Athena, pulled the leash through my hand causing severe rope burns as she bolted to greet a friend. Apparently, for dogs social distancing is not a thing. Then yesterday I had Maya at the vet because her she cut open her tumor and it got infected.

Fortunately, she’s scheduled to have the tumor removed tomorrow. Unfortunately, if the tumor is a metastasis from her lung tumor (that is extremely slow growing,) her days with us our limited. No sooner had I heard that news on phone from the vet, when I backed out of my spot and the brakes went out. Yesterday was truly one for the books. No wonder I was in bed by 9:30.

Meanwhile at my airman’s base, there are three cases of Covid-19. They’re at HPCon Charlie, but I’m sure with these cases it will escalate quickly. Fortunately, he’s prepared if they are quarantined to their dorms. It sounds like if that happens he’ll still be able to do his training, which is great news. Thankfully, I know he’s being well protected where he’s at. Nevertheless, this is definitely the time I want to have him home.

Since I had no phone the last couple of days, I’ve enjoyed a bit of a respite from social media. Okay, I had my iPhone 6, but with the 15,000 photos I have on it, it was a bit slow going for me. Truly, I needed the break from Facebook particularly. Every post is either fake news, someone sanctimoniously preaching, or a combination therein. It’s annoying and counterproductive. Honestly, I just want to see memes, pictures of your families and know that you’re okay. If I wanted to be preached at, I go to church on Zoom.

The worst offenders on Facebook? By far the neighborhood pages. I’m telling you these people have absolutely lost their minds. Perhaps the most insipid post was from a father, who was asking for advice on how to tell his child he couldn’t play basketball even though other kids were playing at our courts. Obviously, that’s an easy conversation – as parents we make the decisions we feel are best for our kids. Other parents may feel differently. Of course, he had to take it a level up and post pictures he took of the kids playing basketball. I don’t know about you, but taking pictures of minor children without their parents consent is creepy A/F.

Anyway, things are looking up today. I got my new, fully functional phone, which is fabulous. We also got our new butterfly fish and goby for the tank, which is exciting. Excitingly, I got to speak with Jake tonight. He passed another block! I’m so proud of all he’s accomplishing day in and day out. He sounded congested like he normally does with his seasonal allergies, but I can’t help but worry. Thankfully, he was able to pick up some allergy meds and more supplies tonight.

As for me, I’ll be back to the regular tempo of my blog. It remains a healthy outlet for me during these difficult days. Even though times are tough, I’m reminded daily of how fortunate I am to live in a place with beautiful weather. Moreover, my family is incredible and as much as they drive me crazy, I love spending time with them. Last but not least our beautiful dogs remain steady by our side. All three of our dogs are happy go lucky, loving dogs. They brings us joy day in and day out. If anyone is happy that we’re all home, it’s them! I love my sweet puppies!

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March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Pandemic Pandemonium

Day three of pandemic pandemonium and I’m over it. Admittedly, it’s not the virus that scares me. Nope, it’s the thought of dealing with two teenagers in close proximity for eight weeks that has me wrecked. I have no doubt that I’ll continue to display sangfroid as it pertains the virus. I’m less certain that I’ll survive homeschooling my kids.

I’ve taken a few steps to preserve my sanity or at least what’s left of it. So here’s my advice, start day drinking. I’m only kidding, so don’t be mad mom! In crazy times like these, it’s important to keep a semblance of a routine. I still get my coffee and eat my breakfast at the same time.

Working out is a huge part of staying both mentally and physically healthy. Fortunately, I’m back to my workout routine with a few changes. Sadly, the yoga studio is closed, so until this is over I’m practicing at home. Thankfully, there are some awesome YouTube yoga channels. I love Fightmaster Yoga and Yoga With Adrienne.

In addition to my normal workouts (including my runs,) I’ve added an afternoon walk with the dogs and the boys. Today we took them for a 1.5 mile walk/jog. It was a beautiful day and all three pups enjoyed being outside. As a bonus, I got the boys off their phones and TVs for almost 45 minutes.

These are trying times. It’s something most of us have never experienced and that can make it scary. Please be sure you’re checking in on your friends and family to make sure they’re okay. As I have no doubt that loneliness will soon become a byproduct of this pandemic.

In the meantime, social distancing remains the most altruistic and effective way to help our communities weather this storm. Speaking of storms, it feels like we’re waiting on a massive storm to come ashore only there’s no Jim Cantore or cone of uncertainty. My only hope now is that the toilet paper is back in stock by the time hurricane season starts. In the meantime, we’ll be doing our best to survive the pandemic pandemonium.