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turpsIt was our first craft fair of the year yesterday, so the days before involved checking through stock while James finished off new items. With him having to cancel a few fairs last year after breaking his elbow, there was lots to sell. It was held at our local cat only vet in aid of Consett Cats, and went very well. It's a small space so things got crowded, but we managed. And a bonus, I didn't adopt any of the adorable kittens there for cat cuddles. I was exhausted last night, though, ready for bed at eight, but managed to hold on to nine.
On the subject of broken elbows, James was finally discharged from physio. They said they've pretty much done all they can for him and his grip and strength is much better. He still can't get his hand to his mouth, but at this point the only thing that may help that is surgery and neither of us are keen on that happening as it would be very little gain for a big risk. Not that he's had an appointment to discuss the CT scan results yet, so surgery may not even be an option whether he wants it or not.
We went swimming again last week, got to the pool and the receptionist said, are you aware the pool shuts at 9:30 for an aqua aerobics class? And no, no I was not aware. But we got a good 40 minutes swimming so better than nothing.
B12 injection day again on Thursday and I went from the doctors to the gym. Can't say I felt any more energetic, though did do a 45 minute recumbent cycle session so maybe there was a bit of a boost going on. It was actually great at the gym as it was nearly empty for most of the time I was there. Which was good as they'd completely ran out of hygiene wipes so no one could wipe down the machines after use. Which was pretty gross and I cleaned mine the best I could with the hem on my t-shirt.
We went to see Freakier Friday and it was fun, a good way to spend a couple of hours.
Weight management class was about unhelpful thinking patterns, and it was one of the best classes I've been to yet
It started a bit unusually with Rosie handing out a pen and paper and we had to write down thoughts about our current progress, about a time when things went wrong and how we dealt with that, and how it made us feel.
Then, after the talk we had to revisit those thoughts and see if things had changed in terms of thinking of those situations after talking about unhelpful thinking. And I realised they had.
An example I thought of when things went wrong. I remembered when the muscle man had told me I was using the lat pull down machine wrong in the gym. But thinking about it, I shouldn't have said it that way as he didn't say I was doing it wrong. I mean, I technically was, but he didn't phrase it like that. What he said was, I notice you're using a narrow grip with your hands, I think this other handle would be better for you, it's what I tend to use myself. And it was better, and he was nice, but I'd gone into the gym thinking I couldn't do stuff, so self labelled myself by describing it as being watched and told I was doing things wrong when it actually wasn't that way at all.
Also, my first response was, I've come a long way but still have a long way to go, and that was negative thoughts and I need to focus on the fact I'm healthier, stronger, much more active and only a couple of pounds away from being the lowest weight of my adult life.
It was just such a positive session, including one of the other members sharing his thoughts. He's an older guy, ex navy and very reserved. He usually only contributes with a dry comment every now and then, but on Wednesday he said how much the group helps him, how he appreciates how everyone is so open and just, it was so unexpected from him, but matched how I feel about the group so strongly.
We also talked about doing the writing down of three positive things each day, which made me smile as a few people on my flist do that and it reminded me of them.
So yeah, a really good class and one that showed why the extra time is worth it as the talking could go off on a tangent and last much longer than the one hour would have given us.
On the subject of broken elbows, James was finally discharged from physio. They said they've pretty much done all they can for him and his grip and strength is much better. He still can't get his hand to his mouth, but at this point the only thing that may help that is surgery and neither of us are keen on that happening as it would be very little gain for a big risk. Not that he's had an appointment to discuss the CT scan results yet, so surgery may not even be an option whether he wants it or not.
We went swimming again last week, got to the pool and the receptionist said, are you aware the pool shuts at 9:30 for an aqua aerobics class? And no, no I was not aware. But we got a good 40 minutes swimming so better than nothing.
B12 injection day again on Thursday and I went from the doctors to the gym. Can't say I felt any more energetic, though did do a 45 minute recumbent cycle session so maybe there was a bit of a boost going on. It was actually great at the gym as it was nearly empty for most of the time I was there. Which was good as they'd completely ran out of hygiene wipes so no one could wipe down the machines after use. Which was pretty gross and I cleaned mine the best I could with the hem on my t-shirt.
We went to see Freakier Friday and it was fun, a good way to spend a couple of hours.
Weight management class was about unhelpful thinking patterns, and it was one of the best classes I've been to yet
It started a bit unusually with Rosie handing out a pen and paper and we had to write down thoughts about our current progress, about a time when things went wrong and how we dealt with that, and how it made us feel.
Then, after the talk we had to revisit those thoughts and see if things had changed in terms of thinking of those situations after talking about unhelpful thinking. And I realised they had.
An example I thought of when things went wrong. I remembered when the muscle man had told me I was using the lat pull down machine wrong in the gym. But thinking about it, I shouldn't have said it that way as he didn't say I was doing it wrong. I mean, I technically was, but he didn't phrase it like that. What he said was, I notice you're using a narrow grip with your hands, I think this other handle would be better for you, it's what I tend to use myself. And it was better, and he was nice, but I'd gone into the gym thinking I couldn't do stuff, so self labelled myself by describing it as being watched and told I was doing things wrong when it actually wasn't that way at all.
Also, my first response was, I've come a long way but still have a long way to go, and that was negative thoughts and I need to focus on the fact I'm healthier, stronger, much more active and only a couple of pounds away from being the lowest weight of my adult life.
It was just such a positive session, including one of the other members sharing his thoughts. He's an older guy, ex navy and very reserved. He usually only contributes with a dry comment every now and then, but on Wednesday he said how much the group helps him, how he appreciates how everyone is so open and just, it was so unexpected from him, but matched how I feel about the group so strongly.
We also talked about doing the writing down of three positive things each day, which made me smile as a few people on my flist do that and it reminded me of them.
So yeah, a really good class and one that showed why the extra time is worth it as the talking could go off on a tangent and last much longer than the one hour would have given us.
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Date: 2025-08-17 05:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-17 05:41 pm (UTC)I've just booked another session for tomorrow morning and am looking forward to it.
I'm so glad you're getting swimming time, too.
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Date: 2025-08-17 07:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-08-30 03:28 pm (UTC)It was hard as the kittens were adorable. Then I looked after Kayleigh's kittens and was reminded they're a lot of hard work!
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Date: 2025-08-17 10:58 pm (UTC)I checked a video on how to clean gym equipment here. The gym being built near me, apparently, they only have dry paper towels and spray bottles. So you take a few paper towels, spray them down, then wipe anything you touched on the machine. I'm guessing the solution is some anti-bacterial something. It kind of seems like wipes would be easier... but probably more expensive.
What a great class! I'm glad it was such a positive session, even enough that the quiet guy shared a comment.
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Date: 2025-08-30 03:27 pm (UTC)If I could afford it I would love another cat, but sadly, I know it would be pushing it financially. So, I help the rescue in other ways.
The gym being built near me, apparently, they only have dry paper towels and spray bottles. So you take a few paper towels, spray them down, then wipe anything you touched on the machine. I'm guessing the solution is some anti-bacterial something. It kind of seems like wipes would be easier... but probably more expensive.
That seems like a good way too. I suspect the wipes are easier, but both paper towels and wipes must be bad for the environment. Ideally, you'd get a small towel and the spray bottles, but I guess that would be a lot of upfront cost.
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Date: 2025-08-18 12:41 pm (UTC)It's great that you're still going to the gym and enjoying it.
I bet James is glad to be released from physio!
I haven't seen Freakier Friday yet, but I want to.
I'm glad you had such a great class. I liked the example you shared about negative thinking.
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Date: 2025-08-23 12:34 pm (UTC)Yeah, I told myself if I was going to the gym I had to go enough to justify the cost, and so far that has happened.
He's so relieved to be finished with physio. They did some great work with him, but it's been many months now.
Freakier Friday is fun, I enjoyed it.
Yeah, the negative thinking is interesting to think about. Though, sometimes hard to break free of.
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Date: 2025-08-18 08:58 pm (UTC)I joined an aqua aerobics class once upon a time, it was a lot of silly fun :D
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Date: 2025-08-23 12:25 pm (UTC)It was one of the best sessions I've been too, and really made me think.
Last time I went swimming I was watching the aqua aerobics class and it did look fun. I think I may end up signing up for one in time.
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Date: 2025-08-20 06:16 pm (UTC)Even better to hear James is finally free of the physiotherapy!
That sounds like a very interesting and illuminationg session indeed!
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Date: 2025-08-23 12:28 pm (UTC)I was so glad physio was finished. It took long enough.
It really was an interesting session, I took a lot from it.