Hi all!
I'm still around, just busy helping stepdaughter and various other things. She's doing "okay" as one can be after losing her mother, but completely clueless about many things including never having done a tax return in her life (she's 35). So I know I will be taking on more than I really want to, but that's life. I've been a little down, partially because of the continued pain from sciatica and the feeling that it will never, ever, go away. In summary, I am tired of the pain and tired of whining about the pain.
Due to sciatica/piriformis issue, I haven't been doing much working out. I've done a lot of walking, some modified cardio with Chris Dorner, some of the Team Body Project workouts that are low impact, and some upper body. Plus stretching and flossing and flossing and stretching.
We got about 7 inches of snow which of course paralyzes us. One news channel had
24 reporters in the field at the various cities/communities in our area. Even the sports guy was drafted! I've lived here a long time but it still makes me laugh at how much airtime even the possibility of snow gets (they are already talking about the possibility for next Saturday and this event isn't over yet
) They plow the main roads (and I do mean main---four lane roads) but nothing in the neighborhoods so we wait for it to melt. It's almost 40 today with some sun so it is melting a little.
bee, so sorry for the Covid scare! DH's sister got pneumonia from Covid and has spent the last 4 days in the hospital. She gets out today. Fortunately she had the first two vaccines (hadn't yet gotten the third) so she was able to recover and was never on a ventilator. Oh, and THANKS for the recs on Team Body Project! I really like the few that I've done recently and they are at the right degree of difficulty for me at this point. Daniel is so personable and I particularly like participant Kristen--she has the most beautiful smile!
Chele, you are doing so well!! I also really like the quality of the Cathe bands. I've pretty much given up using the latex bands for any of the band workouts that I do. I think the Band/Loop series got mixed reviews. I liked it I think mostly because I really love the bands/loops. I liked the lower body/glute workout even better than the total body one which surprised me as I usually prefer total body workouts.
manley, so sad about the neighbor! And so young!
Kim, I was wondering how the cats were doing with the painters there. Funny but now Olly hides when other people come in to the house when he didn't do that at first. I think he watches Ammy and she always leaves. The older boy stays out, as people aren't high on his list of worries if he is comfortable where he is sitting.
FN1, I get what you are saying about Chris Dorner's music. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. I liked the music in the one I did yesterday (who couldn't smile at an Ed Sheeran song at 10 times the speed of the original release
) but she seemed to jabber more to the "class" than usual. I do like the workouts themselves, though, easy to modify and the movements remind me of "old style" aerobics. I actually wish Caroline Girvan would talk in her workouts. She has a nice voice and I could listen to it for an entire workout, unlike a couple others out there. I've said it before, I can take the music in small doses, and IMHO Epic III music is "better" than the earlier Epics. We all have our preferences I guess, so good thing there is so much content out there!
Darn, I'm in Moby territory. Hugs to
Kate---good luck with the daily treatments for Justin!
manley,
horusosiris and
Nathalie, yucch on renegade rows. They also bother my hands/wrists so when I do them I put the weight on the floor. But I don't do them often.
Waves to
BabyW and
FOLV!