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Howdy do punkin' poos?  I hope you had a delightful week of blissful productivity at work (aka hanging on by the frays of your well bitten fingernails whilst saying you need to win the lottery but never actually playing.)   A birthday shout out to my grandma.  You know, even though she would've been 86, and I know the probability is she would be gone now, it still doesn't stop me wondering how long she would've made it if dementia hadn't reared up.  I could really use one of her hugs or her hands cupping my face with that ornery little grin saying I was her first grandbaby.  Happy birthday grandma.  I hope you and mom have a big euchre game going on tonight. We've been slowly integrating back into walking this week as the Mr could handle.  Last night he was able to do two laps without having to stop to stretch so that is good news.  For more news, let's check out: Grip Strength Is A Sneaky Predictor Of Longevity—Here’s How To Improve Yours ...
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June is turning out to be a way different month than I had planned.  I sprained my thumb while on vacation, we’ll say either getting in the hot air balloon or wild escapades because they sound way better than what actually happened, which was luggage related.  I’d been x-rayed and nothing was broken or fractured which was a plus but boy did it hurt like a mother.  So I wore a brace, got to the point where I actually forgot about it and did routine things like weight training (which I was cleared to do), planks and you know, pushing off of a chair arm and continued to re-injure myself. 

June was going to be hell month and unless I want to really set myself back, Hell is gonna have to wait.  So June will be full of a LOT of cardio and once a week Forza Sword workouts with wrapping paper cores so there is no additional weight but still working the muscles from repetition.  It is going to be hard but I have to do it to take care of myself and not make a bad situation worse.  I’ll admit I teared up a little I’ve got to believe it’s for the best right now. 

I made up my workout schedule which I’ll post tomorrow.  It looks decent and where there might’ve been strength workouts, there is now ab work or lower body calisthenics.  We sorely neglect our abs exclusively so that should be a good thing to add in.   I’m actually looking forward to seeing what will come of this month so just a reminder that you need to be flexible in your plan because the best mapped out schedules can sometimes get curve balls thrown at them!

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  1. another layerMay 31, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    How cool would your sword workout be with actual swords? Like the plastic kiddie kind at the dollar store. When I read sword workout, that's the mental image that popped to mind.

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  2. BrandNewBuffyMay 31, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Sad, I'm sorry it is giving you such trouble. I hope that your plan helps it out and gets it on the mend (which is really important). Plus yay for switching up the routine which will probably help a lot.

    Good luck!

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  3. dalbador1May 31, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I'm sorry your thumb is still giving you fits. If it was a deep sprain or something similar, those can take a long time to heal. So you are being smart by changing up your workouts and focusing on more cardio and ab work (I so dread core workouts because I'm incredibly weak there!). Flexibility is absolutely key because it allows for on the fly changes and keeps us from going off the deep end.

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  4. EmilyTheGoodMay 31, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    hopefully, the rest will help you heal.

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