One Step at a Time - July 2014

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Reccie, a few years back, I grew tired of the neighborhood gym. There was an 8 guys to 2 gals ratio, and the guys were gross! They'd sweat all over the equipment and not wipe it off after, and they'd scream like little girls while using the nautilus machines...imagine my shock to discover that in many cases, I was lifting the same amount of weight! :H

I went to a place called "Second Wind", which sells used and new gym equipment and got an awesome treadmill there. I went onto craigslist and got a used bowflex for a song. I have also purchased second hand weight bars and junk picked weights to go on them. I have a stretching mat and a exercise bike down there, too. It's not as awesome as a regular gym, but it's pretty good.

My mom has COPD. She smoked two packs of cigs a day for forty-five years. She quit when she was sixty-eight. She's eighty-five now. She is on oxygen 24/7. The class was to help her use oxygen more efficiently. It's really hard watching her struggle.

I'm with mama...you're a well-spring of information! I think you have single handedly (single pawedly?) solved Zenmeister's phone problem!

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Mama, I am so happy to hear that Nana is doing so well! Good that she is traveling and doing stuff.

If Pops would have liked that armadillo, maybe you should get it? :H Sounds like a real sight!

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

I can post, which is nice...but my emoticons are paralyzed...usually, the laughing one moves, as well as the crying one, waving one...are they frozen for anybody else? So odd!

[Recluse]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Your home gym sounds great fenny! It must be so convenient to be able to work out in your own basement. And yeah, I can totally understand why you wouldn't enjoy using equipment covered in other people's sweat!

I'm sorry about your mum. It must be very difficult for both of you. She's actually doing rather well really to still be in the land of the living considering the number of packs she got through over the years.

Re the frozen emoticons, I've experienced that problem 2 or 3 times recently. Hitting the F5 (refresh) button has always fixed it for me.

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Home and pooped. I am part of a team going to Orlando to take over 3 new properties and it has been one conference call after another.
I got a free bow flex from a vacant apartment and hubs uses it every night.
That armadillo would be something, wouldn't it?
Just texted K9 again. Gererrrr

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

K9 texted back and said she was good!

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

mama bear;1685357 wrote: K9 texted back and said she was good!

I wish she'd come in and say hi...this place is slow!

[NoraC]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Hello all - just home from a WONDERFUL evening. My friend & I didn't stop laughing from the start of the show until I dropped her off. FANTASTIC. Highly recommend it to anyone in the 'Menopause Years'. :H

Didn't get to read back. Off to read a bit and try to chill out. My face hurts from laughing. Been a long time.

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

I so glad you laughed Nora!! It's very therapeutic.
Shower and then off to the insanity of work.
Fen- are you still doing health care?

[Nursie]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Morning all,
My vacation didn't turn out so hot. I drank two of the nights we were here and I guess it wasn't pretty. I can't remember what all happened but I know it was bad. I feel like a failure and a drunk even though I had a nice three week stretch.
I'm embarrassed. Ashamed. Sad.
I didn't drink at all yesterday and not today either. We leave to go home today.
There's nothing I can do. The damage has been done.
I made a really crappy decision to drink on this trip! I was SO looking forward to being sober for this, the whole time. And have my family be proud of me.

[NoraC]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Nursie - I am so sorry. Good job on not drinking anymore. I understand so much. This damn addiction. We forget what it does to us. Hang in there sweetie.:l

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

I drank on my trip too, and while there were no catastrophes, I was ashamed. What I REALLY noticed was how tired and crappy I felt....
I feel so much better not drinking
off to another damn conference call
xoxoxoxolx

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

Mama, I'm on a leave of absence while I tend to my own mom. She needs a lot of attention these days.

Nursie...:l

Nora, I'm so glad you had a good time! It sounds like a fun show.

I am so frustrated with this place. I tried and tried to get on here last night, to no avail. Seems like I can't access MWO in the evenings.

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

I can get on ALL the time...wth??
Fenny - I am glad you are able to take the time to be with your mommy:h
another conference call at 1:00......
my life is boring....YAY!

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - July 2014

double hugs Nursie
and with my 43/44 longs, that's some pretty serious hugging!!