Non Scale Victories This Week
During last night's LIIFT 4 Shoulders workout, I saw an improvement over last weeks shoulder presses. I was unable to do the 2nd and 3rd sets last week overhead after about 3-4 presses. My left shoulder would literally fall like I'd lost all muscle control with 10 lb weights. Yesterday I used the same 10 lbs and it wasn't until the 7th rep on the second set that I started to feel bad fatigue but pushed through. On the third set my shoulders were shot but I was still able to push overhead even if slower. I pushed to fatigue but didn't have that dangerous muscle drop I had before. The zinnias I grew from seed are mostly in full bloom and I took some pics before cutting some to put in a little vase. What were your non scale victories so far this week? ==================== Get posts sent straight to your inbox on Follow It . Some posts may contain affiliate links that help keep this blog running at no cost to you. See the Disclaimer page for more info....
So many places have gone that way. I can understand, business owners have to find a way to compete in today's marketplace and I'm sure modern candy, novelty gifts and high-end clothes are more lucrative that historically accurate "stuff". It does make me sad though, I don't want kids thinking that's how the early Americans lived.
ReplyDeleteEvery year we buy movie theater popcorn to go and then drive around looking at Christmas lights and eating popcorn. We went Saturday night and there were so few lights up that it was a pretty disappointing display. Even some of the houses that go all out weren't lit up this year. I don't know if they all had Saturday night plans and didn't plug in, or if they just didn't go to the effort this year. I'm just hoping next year will be back to normal.
We have "Gardner Historic Village" near us, I've only been a couple of times, but it feels like you describe (with the modern, overpriced stores).
ReplyDeleteFor our family gatherings, for years we'd put on the nativity (I have a complete costume collection) but as the kids have gotten older and not wanting to participate it's become a complete pain. It was a little hard for some to let go of, but we have NOT done it the past couple years. There is the "candy bar game" which is another game I could definitely do without on Christmas Eve, but it's still going strong.
We used to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving to a lot of craft shows. I was younger but I hated it. All those people and I couldn't touch anything. They had some nice stuff but when you're 12ish you're not interested in a $30 snowman made out of yarn. I'm so glad I don't do that now. I avoid stores the day after thanksgiving and try to be done with Christmas shopping before then. If you're looking for truly historic plan a trip to Montana...we've got historic everything but it will likely have a western theme. Best of luck trying to find a new tradition.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the way most of those craft fairs and holiday villages have gone. I go and walk around every year, simply because it's pretty, but I rarely spend money there.
ReplyDeleteEvery Christmas Eve I would read Twas The Night Before Christmas under the tree. Then we had a couple of rough years and celebrating anything was just too painful. I've debated about it this year and the hubs tells me he wants me to do it, so I will. We used to do the whole Festival of Lights, which is a big to-do here through the park district, but it's gotten less and less every year with the companies that put on displays. But what we do like is we have always brought the dog/dogs every year and because you're basically idling with only the running lights on, the pooches get to stick their heads out the window to sniff the winter scenery.
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