Oh my gracious, y’all. The PAIN.
I scoffed yesterday when Sarah told me she needed ibuprofen after Day Two of the Shred.
I’m blaming her for making it an option. After only Day Three of the Shred, and the ensuing horrible night’s sleep because of said pain, I loaded up on ibuprofen myself this morning.
I. Have. To. Take. A. Day. Off.
Just one, though. The pain I’m in tells me it’s working. Yeah, baby. Say goodbye to the puddin’ in the middle…. oh, but my arms….. I literally can’t straighten them without my biceps screaming and cursing me out. And my quads are so sore to the touch that the ceiling fan is too much!
In other news, the damned dogs are at the vet today having their teeth cleaned. Can I just say? If pets were disposable, it would have been cheaper to just buy new dogs.
Let me also say what a peaceful day I am enjoying…..
We are glorying in walking out the door and leaving it open behind us…. just because we can.
I even rang the doorbell so I could listen to the golden silence that followed in the absence of the damned dogs.
Spin is working from home and his productivity has shot through the ceiling for not having to let the damned dogs in and out, in and out, in and out all day long.
Too bad all good things must come to an end. Besides, Nina is a wreck. It nearly leveled her to leave Bell and Spree at the vet this morning.
It’s going to level Spin when I bring the bill home.
I’m off to find a chore for Stink. He earned his-self a chore day with Mama today, which is something of a punishment for me too, I should add.
I’ll leave you with the parenting tip of the today:
Don’t ream your kid out for losing his temper. It’s a little like berating him for being high while you light up a joint.
Lesson learned. Ouch. Apologies were made. Chores abound for us both.
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Well you’re the one who was putting me on some sort of respect list, and I needed you to know I couldn’t possibly have earned it. After Day 2 I dreaded going to the bathroom, because it hurt my quads so bad to stand back up.
FYI, in Level 2 it’s Plank madness. Plank this. Plank that.
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I will definitely take that parenting tip to heart. it would look great embroidered on a pillow. Enjoy your chores.
Told you the Shred was tough.
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The soreness of my thighs was the absolute worst on Day 3, and it all got better from there. Promise. I was even walking funny I hurt so bad. I guess after 3 days my body finally gave in to the burn.
Good call on the picture taking too. I did that as well (but I will NOT be posting mine!). After I saw the pics on hotbyblogher.com I was totally motivated. Her 20 day change is incredible!
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abit sad to admit, but when we decided to leave our dog with my mom since my second one was born… i felt a sudden … relieve. i no longer have to keep letting the dog in and out. having to worry that i’d forget to give him food or water.. to worry to bathe and groom the dog (i’m too cheap to send him to get professionally clean – lame) … etc.
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Very good tip indeed.
The dog-teeth-cleaning thing? So expensive. It’s the anesthesia. Costs a fortune.
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Oh, I know what you mean about the punishment chores being a punishment for you too…. Oh, yes I do!
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