Lets Post our Daily Exercise
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It's been quiet here today. I was the last post last night and now the first today.
I saw my medical oncologist for my 6 month visit and he isn't necessarily recommending the 2nd booster. He said recent article in New England Journal of Medicine says it only lasts a couple months. But he does want me to keep wearing masks - I've slacked off the past couple week, especially this past week at work, but I respect my oncologist so I will listen to his advice. He has done well by me for 16 years. He is keeping me on a 6 month schedule.
Supposed to be in mid to high 70s tomorrow then cool off - weather will be up and down all week.
DD#2 arrives in 4 days and DD#1 in 11 days. It will be nice having all 3 kids in one place. I can't wait to hug my girls. My son lives by us so we see him on our days off. All of them are happy to be able to see each other.
Everyone, stay well and have a good week-end.
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Ouch, TT, that sounds painful!
Wonderland-those are beautiful. What a lovely keepsake.
Karen- I hope you enjoy having your kids all together again; it’s so special when you get that time!
Listen to that dr; I backed off masking a bit at school and today I tested positive for Covid. Seems like the new variant is starting to hit our area. Going to be taking it easy for a bit0 -
Yikes, Ginger, hope you have a mild case!
Interesting about the Booster #2, Karen. I was just going to schedule one through my pharmacy but maybe I should check with my GP first. It will be GREAT to have all the kids home, I am so excited for you!
The painting is done, now to clean the carpet & put things back in order.......also buy a new sofa because the old one is shot. We went for a long dog walk this afternoon.
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Karen: Thanks for sharing the information about the 2nd booster. I will check with my GP also to get his recommendation. You are going to be a Happy Mama when all your children are home!
Ginger: Oh no! So sorry you have covid. Hoping for a mild case.
Ruth: I know you are glad to be finished with your painting. It's really coming along.
Walked/ran yesterday. First time in a week. Felt refreshing! Today dh and I trimmed the dead branches in our lilac trees. We have a row of them separating our property from the neighbors. Wanted to do this before they are in full bloom and are hard to work in. Spent hours clipping, sawing, hauling limbs. I want to get the yard ready for summer so all we mainly need to do is mow and take care of the small garden. The dogwoods and azaleas are blooming now. Spring is definitely here!
Speaking of Spring, I completed one more insert for dd's exchangeable picture gift. This is the last one I'm going to do. I will be giving her blanks and letting her design them. She's very crafty and will enjoy doing them. Here is the fun Spring one I painted.
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DD#2 arrives Tuesday afternoon and DD#1 a week later. Ginger - I will definitely enjoy the kids. I haven't seen DD#1 since late November and DD#2 since late September. I'm taking next week off, but need to work this week. I'm starting to cover a need school - elementary school for a maternity leave. I will be busy!!! The SP is there 4 days and I'm only assigned 3 days.
I'd been slacking off on wearing the masks, but I'm back to wearing it. I have KN95s that I'll wear to work. I wore them to get my hair cut today and to the store on Friday after my appointment.
I am due for my annual physical with my PCP in May or June and will ask her about booster #2. There will be more data then.
Have a great Sunday night.
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Push mowed today for 2 hours. It was 65 degrees and delightful! I even wore a long sleeve tee shirt. Tomorrow the high will be 79 degrees which means in could get in the 80s. Decided to take advantage of today's temperature to mow.
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I went to yoga and danced around the living room to Marshall Fitness for 30 minutes. We have a monster winter storm system headed our way Tuesday-Thursday.....potentially FEET of snow. I will be zipping around town doing errands tomorrow! And hope it doesn't start until later in the day on Tuesday as I have a 9:00am hair appointment.
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After a cool no exeday yesterday, today was glorious. I was able to walk this evening for 30 minutes. Listened to Apple Music's morning walk mix. It was a nice blend of upbeat with a few chill pieces added.
I'm such a fair weather walker. But I'm trying to do better.
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Got to get ready for work as this is an early start school. Finishing up my hour on the Cubii and have 1/2 hour to leave. Forgot to charge apple watch so had to wait half hour to charge after I got up. Will put it back on charger while. dress and eat. Have a great Monday
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DH and I usually walk 4 miles 4-6 days a week but his back has been giving him issues, so we reduced it to 2.5 miles 2-4 times a week. That's why I go to the gym and do Barre. I'd like to go today and get on the treadmill for 45 min or so. Gotta get my motivation up! Still working on the taxes and keeping my Realtor business going.
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I got up early, did errands, went to Pound, did more errands & may go back to the gym for another class tonight since I have some appointments tomorrow & after that we may be shut down for a couple days to an enormous snow storm.
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24 hours!! Of course DD#2 hasn't even left yet - her flight is in 5 hours. She should be getting the cab shortly. They are recommending getting to the airport 4 hours before the flight as lines are long for security, check-in etc. Can't wait for my hug!!!
Not getting as many steps at work as this elementary school is way smaller than a 1920s middle school.
Ruth - no snow!!! Stay safe
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sarahmaude: Music is such a good motivator!
Ruth: Good grief! So much snow! Glad you got your errands done.
homemom: wtg with keeping your Realtor business going. It's definitely a sellers market now. Too many buyers and not enough houses for sale. People are paying way over the asking price.
Karen: I'm so excited for you! I feel your love overflowing.
Workers started putting down the new basement floor this afternoon. It's looking so nice!
Walked/ran late this evening.
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Just a walk today in the very blustery weather with intermittent snow squalls. But no major snowfall.
Saturday was quite the adventure. I thought that a morning hike followed by the Wine Extravaganza would be the perfect balance between virtue and guilty pleasure. The hike was one close by in Post Falls, on the other side of the river from the dam. Glorious hiking trails, including rock climbing. That should have been a clue.
I had looked at the trail map and one learning is that circles and diamonds don't necessarily have the same meaning as they do with Nordic trails (circles being easy; squares being intermediate; diamonds being expert). Therefore, I assumed that the circles meant a nice stroll in the woods…… But no! I got to climb down ledges too, just a notch in the cliff and very steep trail. It was not pretty, but I made it!
I got back just in time to change for the Wine Extravaganza which featured shops in Downtown Coeur D'Alene, and which oddly enough, I hadn't really explored. Not that much great wine, but I did learn about a couple that I didn't know, and I got to scope out the shopping, not that I need additional ways to part with my money.
The big find was the olive oil place which I did know about but had never visited. All manner of reasonably priced, top-quality items and a host of flavored olive oils and vinegars many of which I got to taste. I am set for flavorings between this shop and the spices and tea shop down the road from where I live. (Though my first stop is WinCo who are very well stocked in their bulk foods section.) I also got to taste a sample of a divine macaroon at a pastry shop who have cannoli! I don't think I have had a good one since I left NY so I will definitely be back.
Chilly week ahead with more snow squalls and wind. And I must figure out the flowerpots so I can get them onto the patio and out of my dining area. My understanding is that the Easter Bunny will be arriving with a cordless drill in lieu of candy and flowers.
I will return to do more of the trails which I want to do before the trees leaf back out and they charge for parking!
And before a lot of people get to witness that less-than-elegant climb down the steep section of the trail. Happy almost Easter! - Claire
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Claire: Yikes! Glad you made it down the cliff in one piece!
Saw my first butterfly today. Dh said he saw his first one 3 weeks ago.
Attended the monthly program at our library called Lunch Time True Crime. It's my 2nd time going. Today we discussed a murder that happened on the Outer Banks, NC in 1967. It's a cold case and most people involved are now deceased so the discussion was all speculation.
Walked/ran this afternoon.
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Also glad you made it down the steep trail, Claire!
We are in Day One of a 3 day blizzard. If you have watched the news, you have probably seen the pictures.. I've shoveled 3 times so far & might put on a toning DVD. My exercise center is open for now, but all the classes have been canceled for tonight as well as the early ones tomorrow.....probably more cancellations to come. The interstate is closed to the Montana border 250 miles away. Fun, fun.
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My goodness, Ruth! Stay safe and warm!
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Our exercise center opened at 10:00 so those of us Wednesday Walking Women who could get shoveled out made our way over for our walk. (We walked inside despite the picture.) The storm system is wrapping around and returning tomorrow. We have about 8 inches so far.
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Love the snowy Easter WWW photo Ruth!
I've been out of action since Monday with all 3 of us having Covid. Our 1st. time with this and today feeling a bit better. Today looks and feels like spring - grateful for that.
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Holy, Moly, Ruth-stay safe!
Karen- hope your DD made it and you’re enjoying your time together.
Wonderland- I am so ready for that warmer weather!
LB- so sorry Covid caught you. I hope you all are feeling better soon. I also just got it for the first time. It hit me hard and 6 days later the fever and aches are dwindling only leaving me with congestion, loosening cough and feeling super weak. Since school break starts tomorrow I will have a chance to build strength back.
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So sorry about your Covid news, Lilac. Hopefully you will all have mild cases. Glad you get a school break to rest up, Ginger.
I went to Dance2fit last night & am glad I did. As predicted by the meteorologists, the storm wrapped around and is hitting us again. Everything is shut down.....geez. I did a 45 minute indoor walking DVD & 30 minutes of pilates. I touched up another wall in the downstairs & am now cleaning my neglected main floor.
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I am super stoked because my new sofa came this morning. Just perfect! Also attaching a few pictures from my recent adventures. Hoping to sneak in a run later as behind on the exercise quotient. - Claire
New sofa.
The infamous hike. I made it down that steep trail...notch in the cliffs.
The Spokane River with power plant in the distance. Part of the same hike.
Public swimming beach on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Wetlands hike from 2 weeks ago. Still as much snow on those mountains.
From the top of Mineral Ridge. I live down the river at the far right end of the lake.
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Very nice, Claire!
At least somebody around here is enjoying the snow!
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A dog walk in the snow, cleaned the house, groceries, errands and a 15 minute ab workout.
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LB: Oh no! Sorry you and your family have covid! Hoping it's mild for all of you.
Claire: Nice sofa and pretty pictures.
Ruth: Bruno is happy to have another snow day.
Hi All. Walked/ran this afternoon after grocery shopping for Sunday. Tomorrow dh and I are going to see Hamilton. Can't wait!
On a side note, we all know how horrible this site has become. Now my diagnosis has been wrongly changed from HER2- to HER2+ all by itself. It's happened to of many of us on this thread. What a mess BCO has become.
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I hadn't even looked at my diagnosis, Alice, but it has me as HER2+ also. What the heck?! I am going over to the 'complain about glitches' thread and complain (if I can get there.....this is getting extremely frustrating
). I will do that right now. Then I head for PiYo and Zumba. We are babysitting DS & GF's three dogs the rest of the day so I am pretty sure I won't get anything else done after they show up!0 -
Claire, what a beautiful home you have. I love your new sofa. I looks so comfortable and is such a rich color. It really compliments your decor.
Lilac and Ginger, I hope you both recover from Covid without any lingering issues. This sure is a nasty virus that just won't let up. Ugh.
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Today DH and I walked 3 miles and then I went down to Lake Eola Park for the farmer's market and the international food truck festival. Met with a friend to have lunch at a Hawaiian restaurant called 808 in Thornton Park. Overall I walked about 14,000 steps, 6.3 miles. And it was 90 here for the high, so that was killler.
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Thank you everyone for the compliments on the sofa. Believe me, I have been testing it. Right now, I have a mini ham in the oven and just doctored some cranberries in port wine to be more like a Cumberland sauce. Vegetables galore.
Today, I went back to do the hike once again, this time forewarned. I used my ASSets to get down the steep parts and had a glorious time. Chilly as only in the low 40s so I wore a parka, hat and gloves. Stopped and had an IPA at the microbrewery across the river on the way back.
Sliding down on my backside also meant that my upper body got quite the workout. I looked up at the rock climbers and shook my head. No way!
I need to whip some cream to top the dessert experiment I am trying. I baked a couple of pieces of puff pastry that I will top with a good dollop of passionfruit curd that I have in the larder. Then, on the side, a dollop of chestnut cream that I need to use and some raspberries I have in the fridge. I think this will be divine, but there is always the chance that nowhere as good as I imagine.
If not, I can always move on to the Lindt chocolate truffles that the Easter Bunny brought me along with my cordless drill. So I am covered. (That is, if I survive the scent of the cooking ham.)
Happy Easter everyone! - Claire
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We went to a very nice Easter Brunch, after shoveling 4 more inches of snow & creeping down the icy streets. This is getting discouraging. We did walk the dog yesterday afternoon & I danced around with Marshall Fitness on Utube. I plan on going to Pound today & doing errands. The family room touch up is nearly done. Now we are reorganizing what was a 'catch-all' room & I think I will put some stick-on tile down in the furance/laundry room. If it is rotten out, I might as well catch up on indoor projects.
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