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KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: AUGUST 2020 Saturday I sat in my stylist's chair for six hours as she first did a treatment to remove color and any deposits from my shampoo, then washed my hair three times (yes three times), and then did two rounds of lightening (shampooing after each round) followed by toning (and yes, a final shampoo). KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: APRIL 2021 In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part onthe grout line.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE YARD IS COMING ALONG The yard is coming along. We hired a landscaping company for a couple of projects: The patio needed to be cleaned quite badly. The hack job of a path behind the garage was both unsafe and ugly. We wanted to have the beds along the sides and back of the yard moved closer to the lot line (we do NOT need giant beds full of weeds) KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: FEBRUARY 2021 This photo is what rebuilding looks like to me. I am once again starting to rebuild my running base, which is tiresome I will admit. In May 2018, I fractured my pelvis after running too many races that spring. That was definitely an over-use fracture and took forever toheal.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE KITTENS ARE HERE! Wally and Eddie know something is up, not sure if they realize there are kittens in the house. Of course, both boys hate closed doors, especially Eddie, so we have some hurt feelings. Eddie likes to lie right outside the door and yell at us about that awful closed door. His yelling gets Wally riled up, so then Wally hisses at Eddie. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: MORE HOME RENO STUFF In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part onthe grout line.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: OK 2021 LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT For the last couple of years, Kent and I have had an informal state of the family session in early January. It’s a good time to reflect on the previous year, think about any changes we want to make and just generally figure out if we’re living our lives the way we want to. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: CATCHING UP, PART 1 When I changed positions at my job last summer, I also moved into a role with different busy times of the year. I’m in that busy time now (it started in October) and I’ll be there through April. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER My follow up appointment with the orthopedist was just over two weeks ago. As I expected, he had another x-ray taken to see how the break is healing and then basically told me no, I KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES The threshold or step or whatever you call it was supposed to slant a bit toward the shower so that water would stay in the shower. Only that's not what happened; instead it ran under the rubber sweep and into the grout line in the front of that step. (That's problem numbertwo.)
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: AUGUST 2020 Saturday I sat in my stylist's chair for six hours as she first did a treatment to remove color and any deposits from my shampoo, then washed my hair three times (yes three times), and then did two rounds of lightening (shampooing after each round) followed by toning (and yes, a final shampoo). KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: APRIL 2021 In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part onthe grout line.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE YARD IS COMING ALONG The yard is coming along. We hired a landscaping company for a couple of projects: The patio needed to be cleaned quite badly. The hack job of a path behind the garage was both unsafe and ugly. We wanted to have the beds along the sides and back of the yard moved closer to the lot line (we do NOT need giant beds full of weeds) KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: FEBRUARY 2021 This photo is what rebuilding looks like to me. I am once again starting to rebuild my running base, which is tiresome I will admit. In May 2018, I fractured my pelvis after running too many races that spring. That was definitely an over-use fracture and took forever toheal.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE KITTENS ARE HERE! Wally and Eddie know something is up, not sure if they realize there are kittens in the house. Of course, both boys hate closed doors, especially Eddie, so we have some hurt feelings. Eddie likes to lie right outside the door and yell at us about that awful closed door. His yelling gets Wally riled up, so then Wally hisses at Eddie. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: MORE HOME RENO STUFF In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part onthe grout line.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: OK 2021 LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT For the last couple of years, Kent and I have had an informal state of the family session in early January. It’s a good time to reflect on the previous year, think about any changes we want to make and just generally figure out if we’re living our lives the way we want to. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: CATCHING UP, PART 1 When I changed positions at my job last summer, I also moved into a role with different busy times of the year. I’m in that busy time now (it started in October) and I’ll be there through April. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER My follow up appointment with the orthopedist was just over two weeks ago. As I expected, he had another x-ray taken to see how the break is healing and then basically told me no, I KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: JANUARY 2021 OK 2021 let's see what you've got. For the last couple of years, Kent and I have had an informal state of the family session in early January. It’s a good time to reflect on the previous year, think about any changes we want to make and just generally figure out KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: OK 2021 LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT For the last couple of years, Kent and I have had an informal state of the family session in early January. It’s a good time to reflect on the previous year, think about any changes we want to make and just generally figure out if we’re living our lives the way we want to. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: NOVEMBER 2020 The findings may reflect a fracture nonunion. From my x-ray report a week later (and I promise you nothing has changed in my foot): A band of sclerosis is present involving the distal diaphysis of the third metatarsal. This is felt to represent a healed stress KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: MORE HOME RENO STUFF In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part onthe grout line.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: A VIRTUAL WINE TASTING Tuesday night, Kent and I attended a virtual wine tasting hosted by a local restaurant. We’d gone to an in-person wine tasting there the day after the election and enjoyed it a lot so jumped at the chance todo this.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: HOPE IS A POTENT THING Warning: this is a longish post about running. I have been struggling with running since I fractured my pelvis in 2018. I started recovering from that, and of course got derailed by breast cancer in 2019. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? Makeup bag that is—if you wear makeup. A few weeks ago, my sis asked what I was using these days so I sent her these two photos. She replied back that it looked exhausting. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER My follow up appointment with the orthopedist was just over two weeks ago. As I expected, he had another x-ray taken to see how the break is healing and then basically told me no, I KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: NOVEMBER 2017 Ran my first race in nine years; Got new running shoes—this is my first time wearing Saucony shoes (I got Kinvaras). They are ridiculously big but that’s what it took to not smash my toenails because I have long toes. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: GETTING MY EARS PIERCED—A FAMILY Last week, my granddaughter got her ears pierced. My daughter-in-law posted a video of the procedure—I guess any more places like Claire’s do both ears at the same time, only they were a little short-staffed so A had hers done one at a time. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES The threshold or step or whatever you call it was supposed to slant a bit toward the shower so that water would stay in the shower. Only that's not what happened; instead it ran under the rubber sweep and into the grout line in the front of that step. (That's problem numbertwo.)
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE YARD IS COMING ALONG The yard is coming along. We hired a landscaping company for a couple of projects: The patio needed to be cleaned quite badly. The hack job of a path behind the garage was both unsafe and ugly. We wanted to have the beds along the sides and back of the yard moved closer to the lot line (we do NOT need giant beds full of weeds) KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: JANUARY 2020 As you might imagine, I’ve taken a lot of photos (I can’t resist cute cats) so here they are: I saw these two at the Bonifacio High Street Mall area on January 11. I'm pretty sure these are the same kitties plus another one; I saw them January 19. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME I’ve lived in Boston about 18 months now, and mostly felt as though I’m just sort of visiting for a long time. It hasn’t felt likehome. Not
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: 53 EAST MANNING STREET My mother lived in Providence as a little girl, and she gave me the address. We drove there today to check it out and wow, it's a cool neighborhood full of historic houses in great shape. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: YET ANOTHER REASON Way back in the early 1980s, Rick and I lived in Italian Village which is in Columbus, OH. Much like German Village and Victorian Village, this area was targeted for urban renewal and had some amazing houses in it, mostly in really bad shape. We rented a cute house, which you can sort of see if you Google the address: 790 Kerr, Columbus OH. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: APRIL 2011 Unlike his litter mate, Eddie, he can't just come to the bed and meow at us for petting. Nope, he has to act out. He will try to flush the toilet several nights in a row--he doesn't weigh enough to flush successfully, but he can get the toilet to run and of course we hear the handle jiggling up and down. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME? We had some friends (husband and wife) over Saturday night and at one point the conversation turned to the Midwest. Seems he feels obligated to go to Oklahoma to visit his mother, with whom he isn’t particularly close, and to bring his wife since they’ve never met. But he doesn’t want to go to Oklahoma and thinks they’ll have a rotten time because it’s Oklahoma. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: NOT THE BEST NIGHT OF SLEEP EVER Warning—slightly gross details ahead. Last night around 1:30 AM we were awakened by the kitties doing something out in the living room so Kent got up to investigate and I turned a bit in bed and put my hand squarely in a small puke pile. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALISON! She's one today! If you haven't already been inundated with pictures of Alison, well I've added a short slide show of pictures you mightenjoy.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES The threshold or step or whatever you call it was supposed to slant a bit toward the shower so that water would stay in the shower. Only that's not what happened; instead it ran under the rubber sweep and into the grout line in the front of that step. (That's problem numbertwo.)
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THE YARD IS COMING ALONG The yard is coming along. We hired a landscaping company for a couple of projects: The patio needed to be cleaned quite badly. The hack job of a path behind the garage was both unsafe and ugly. We wanted to have the beds along the sides and back of the yard moved closer to the lot line (we do NOT need giant beds full of weeds) KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: JANUARY 2020 As you might imagine, I’ve taken a lot of photos (I can’t resist cute cats) so here they are: I saw these two at the Bonifacio High Street Mall area on January 11. I'm pretty sure these are the same kitties plus another one; I saw them January 19. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME I’ve lived in Boston about 18 months now, and mostly felt as though I’m just sort of visiting for a long time. It hasn’t felt likehome. Not
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: 53 EAST MANNING STREET My mother lived in Providence as a little girl, and she gave me the address. We drove there today to check it out and wow, it's a cool neighborhood full of historic houses in great shape. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: YET ANOTHER REASON Way back in the early 1980s, Rick and I lived in Italian Village which is in Columbus, OH. Much like German Village and Victorian Village, this area was targeted for urban renewal and had some amazing houses in it, mostly in really bad shape. We rented a cute house, which you can sort of see if you Google the address: 790 Kerr, Columbus OH. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: APRIL 2011 Unlike his litter mate, Eddie, he can't just come to the bed and meow at us for petting. Nope, he has to act out. He will try to flush the toilet several nights in a row--he doesn't weigh enough to flush successfully, but he can get the toilet to run and of course we hear the handle jiggling up and down. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME? We had some friends (husband and wife) over Saturday night and at one point the conversation turned to the Midwest. Seems he feels obligated to go to Oklahoma to visit his mother, with whom he isn’t particularly close, and to bring his wife since they’ve never met. But he doesn’t want to go to Oklahoma and thinks they’ll have a rotten time because it’s Oklahoma. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: NOT THE BEST NIGHT OF SLEEP EVER Warning—slightly gross details ahead. Last night around 1:30 AM we were awakened by the kitties doing something out in the living room so Kent got up to investigate and I turned a bit in bed and put my hand squarely in a small puke pile. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALISON! She's one today! If you haven't already been inundated with pictures of Alison, well I've added a short slide show of pictures you mightenjoy.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: OK 2021 LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT For the last couple of years, Kent and I have had an informal state of the family session in early January. It’s a good time to reflect on the previous year, think about any changes we want to make and just generally figure out if we’re living our lives the way we want to. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: A QUICK POST I'm in Manila for work; I got here Monday evening and leave January 23. What's weird and different is that the vendors I'm here to see work US CST hours so I KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: 2017 A week ago, I ran in the local Jingle Bell 5k race and did pretty well. I set a new personal record for the mile (7:29) and a new personal record for the 5K (25:48)—I came in 91st overall, and second in my age group. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: JULY 2016 Today, my folks have been married 50 years! That’s a pretty big milestone, and one worth celebrating. My sister Amy reached out to me about what we might be able to do for them, and honestly that was apuzzle.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: FEBRUARY 2012 The cats will "hide" in the various folds of the paper and then attack the laser pointer. Hey, anything to entertain them. The latest round of brown paper is on our couch at the moment awaiting one of us bundling it up and taking it to the trash. But Wally liked getting ona
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: OCTOBER 2011 Two years ago that 35-inch water main ruptured and our apartment flooded, along with about another 50 or so apartments. I wrote about it in 2009 and 2010 and I guess I’ll keep writing about it as long as it affects me the way that it does. That was the KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: JANUARY 2015 Plus he was so painfully nervous and dressed in clothes fit for the 80s (this was nearly 2000). I had made a resolution to stay more open minded so despite my misgivings, I agreed to meet him for drinks. He showed up in a silly little Geo Metro Tracker, wearing 80s jeans and a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: AUGUST 2011 You may remember the cats were not at all interested in the Ping-Pong balls (part of our efforts to keep the cats entertained), so I followed Jeanne’s excellent suggestion and put them in our catnip container for a couple of weeks.We remembered we put them in there this weekend and got the balls out to see if the cats were moreinterested now.
KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: FEBRUARY 2015 An Asian woman in her early 30s—she was thin, and wore a two piece suit and sunglasses. She had long hair, nearly to her waist, and had colored it some sort of honey color. Or perhaps the sun had done that, stripped the color from her hair and left it looking a bit wan. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES: SEPTEMBER 2010 Eddie was apparently racked out as only Eddie can be (just look at the picture in my blog header for a perfect example of how he sleeps). Chloe jumped up on Kent's lap and managed to find a way to have lap time with Kent--even if it did mean snuggling with Eddie. Kent said this historic event lasted about 10 minutes. KITTIES KITTIES KITTIES SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY
A year ago, I was out running a planned 18 mile run in training for a marathon. Only at mile 6, my foot broke (I didn’t know that’s what that pain was) and I was 4 miles from home. That ended my marathon training, of course, and I started the rehab process _again_.Today,
Kent and I volunteered at the Kansas City Triathlon as running marshals. Unfortunately, Kansas City had torrential rain today, and the triathlon was changed to a duathlon: 1 mile run, 20 mile bike, then a20k run.
Kent and I were put in separate spots, I couldn’t see him or any other marshals and there were no spectators where we were. So, I stood alone in the rain and waited and waited for the first runners to appear. Let me tell you, those elite athletes were really moving! I made it a point to cheer for every runner as they passed—my thinking was that I’ve always done better when someone cheers me on at a race and even if I’m not yet in racing condition, I can sure return the favor. So many of them thanked me for cheering them on, for being there, and boy that was humbling. Yes, it was miserable weather and I was cold and wet even with my running rain jacket on. But I also hadn’t run a mile, biked another 20 and then been running another 12ish miles in that weather. This was a good way to mark a not great anniversary. Next up, I’m going to be talking with a personal trainer in the Kansas City area. I’m ready to gear up my training for the marathon I missed last year. I want to be in my best possible shape for that (and NO brokenbones).
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random thoughts 2021 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021A MEZCAL TASTING
Tuesday night, we had a virtual mezcal tasting with The Restaurant at 1900 , a restaurant we love (side note, I'm hoping we can still go there what with my shift to veganism). A friend asked me how that worked, so this post is for her. We chose a pick-up time to get our packages; you have to pick a time, the pick-up person has to be 21 or older and show proper ID. Then we joined the session via Zoom and learned so much about how mezcal ismade.
We've done virtual tastings with this restaurant before, but this was the first time we've done something other than wine. When we saw how big the tasting bottles were, we decided we would share all but the first cocktail and the last bottle (it was a lot smaller, the restaurant's chief sommelier donated it from his own privatecollection).
Wally insisted on joining us and was lolling around on the counter, until Kent grabbed a cat bed and then he settled down. He stayed there the full two hours, too.Here's what we had:
We each got one of these little cups to drink the mezcal out of: And here's everything staged properly (chips are ours, we thought that might help clear our palates between the types of mezcal):Posted by edj3
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MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021A MACABI REVIEW
This is mostly for some posters on the subreddit r/HerOneBag who were also interested in theMacabi skirt
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First, let me level set size etc. for me. I’m 5’4 and ½” tall, I’m slightly short-waisted and also very slightly pear shaped these days. I tend to wear size 2 in most pants, sometimes a 0. I got the XS in both skirts and that was the correct size for me. I bought the short skirtin purple haze
(no length options), and the slim long skirt , in the regular length in charcoal. _Slim_ is possibly misleading as it still has a lot of fabric. But I’m fairly small and suspected the regular long skirt would overwhelm me. I apologize for not great pictures, but if you click the images you should be able to see better.Let
me start by saying this is not a fashion skirt. You will not win any style points wearing this unless you are with like-minded people. I got cold the day I wore the short skirt, so I ended up putting on a cardigan over my shirt. At that point, I figured I’d nailed much like the stereotypical librarian. But it’s super comfortable. It’s chilly again today, and I’m wearing the slim long skirt today with a new pair of boots so I can break them in. As with the short skirt, this one is very comfortable; I haven’t clipped it to make the pants or clipped up to make shorts but it’s easy enough todo.
I
can see why the photographs on the website aren’t great, this isn’t a skirt that lends itself to a form-fitted tucked-in top since the skirt itself is so voluminous. But I like it a lot with the sweater I’m wearing today and think I’ll use both of them, especially in the summer. And if I ever get to walk the El Camino deSantiago , I would
take the long one for sure. That way, I would meet all the clothing/modesty requirements for seeing the churches and cathedralsalong the way.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 THE YARD IS COMING ALONG We hired a landscaping company for a couple of projects: * The patio needed to be cleaned quite badly * The hack job of a path behind the garage was both unsafe and ugly * We wanted to have the beds along the sides and back of the yard moved closer to the lot line (we do NOT need giant beds full of weeds) * We also wanted some sort transition from the path to a less structured walkway toward the garage Most of these projects were beyond our skills and also our equipment. We don't own any sort of tiny bulldozer or the tool this company used to cut the narrow trench for the new beds. We _might _have been able to clean the patio, but probably not nearly as well or as efficiently as they did. And we sure wouldn't have solved the down spout issue on the side of the garage. Here are some before/after photos: Dirty bricks and filthy chimenea: Hack job of a path from the previous owner (which we tried & failed tofix):
It's just an ankle twist waiting to happen: See the chain link fence? That area was full of weeds and the downspout couldn't do a great job (downspout is off camera to theleft):
Clean! And the fish is too! Another view; also gone is the honking big grill that we used once in the last eight years. They said they have a graveyard of old grills: Looking toward the new path: From the path back to the patio: New stepping stones which are shaped like slices of wood: New sod and we hope it gets enough light that it doesn't die (we also need to trim back those bushes, that will help a lot): MUCH improved downspout area! We hadn't even asked about that, they saw the need and did it: Now winter weather needs to go away so we can put our sun umbrella out and start enjoying this.Posted by edj3
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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021NOT TODAY, CANCER
Today is the second anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis, which is also the second cancer I've been diagnosed with. I remember dates like these, not to live in a mud puddle or focus on bad things but as a way to honor the trauma I've come through, and just as importantly to normalize having things like this happen. There's a real tendency not to talk about what it's like to get cancer, or break a bone, or live through a flood, or survive childhood sexual abuse, or menopause or (fill in the blank). I find it comforting when I hear from someone else who's walked the path I'm on and so I do the same for others. Breast cancer was different from the first cancer diagnosis, and not just because it involved more treatment. There was also the whole OMG BREAST CANCER response from so many people, and the huge disparity in the amount of support available compared to melanoma (which was . . .basically nothing).
Breast cancer also brought more trauma associated with my childhood abuse, which OK that makes a weird sort of sense since some nasty things were done to my breast. Going back to therapy, doing the entire Cognitive Process Therapy was hard so if you are there now, please know it's not your imagination. That stuff is hard. And the lingering effects of radiation on my running, and the way my bones are just shit now, that's been hard too. After doing all the so-called right things in terms of food and weight bearing exercise, to have my bones just break was a real blow. So if you're there too,you're not alone.
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is a run day, and as I've done the last couple of weeks, I did not look at my running watch to see what my heart was doing or what my pace was. I just ran by how I felt. Frankly I didn't think today's run would be all that great since a cat woke me up at 2:30 this morning by massively throwing up on the bed. So I had to get up and deal with that and then try to get a bit more sleep. But this run felt good and I'm getting more hopeful that my best running days aren't in the past. And that's especially meaningful today, on this second anniversary of my second cancer diagnosis.Posted by edj3
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 MORE HOME RENO STUFF In the master bathroom, the shower runs the width of the room and has a glass door, which is mounted on a threshold of sorts. It was covered with tile pieced together on all three sides: the top, bathroom side and shower side, and the door mounts were screwed into the top part on the grout line. (That's problem number one.) The threshold or step or whatever you call it was supposed to slant a bit toward the shower so that water would stay in the shower. Only that's not what happened; instead it ran under the rubber sweep and into the grout line in the front of that step. (That's problem number two.) Because yes, whomever did this tile work ran the seam right down the middle on top of the step/threshold. It was perfect for catching (most of the) water. Over the last few years, that seam had begun to fail, crack and sort ofpill up.
And in the second bathroom, the one with the original pink tile, the tile surrounding the tub only went up about five and a half feet and the shower head was mounted at the top of that tile. So anyone taller than me would need to sort of squat or bend to get under the shower. Now both are fixed, and both look so much better. The tile is the same color as the wall behind it, so it just vanishes which was the goal. We couldn't match the pink tile, even though it's possible to get it. But our tile has been on the walls for 64 years so they've faded a bit. That's why we went with the bone color. I wish I had a before picture of what that threshold looked like in the master bath but I don't. Next week, we've got a plumber coming in to install a sort of J shaped shower pipe that will lift the shower heads up higher. We did that in our apartment in Boston and it made a world of difference. They'll also install new shower faucets, and fix them so it's easier to adjust the water temperature.Posted by edj3
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SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 HOPE IS A POTENT THING Warning: this is a longish post about running I have been struggling with running since I fractured my pelvis in 2018. I started recovering from that, and of course got derailed by breast cancer in 2019. I was coming back from _that _and broke my foot. And as I’ve been trying to come back from that, I’ve been really slow and struggled with my heart rate. There’s a sweet spot for aerobic work; my Garmin watch has my aerobic range from 138-ish to 153 beats per minute. Threshold (which means I’m working harder but not necessarily building fitness) starts at 154 and goes up to 170 (I think). Above that, is maximum and that’s not good at all. That range is one of the reasons I stopped taking tamoxifen, which is the drug my medical oncologist wanted me to take after the lumpectomy and radiation. But I had serious heart rate issues and my heart rate would spike to 180 and higher within the first 30 seconds of my run. So all of that is background and I’ve posted it elsewhere. This isn’t about the past but about what I’ve been doing. My heart rate was still not great this winter, partly I’m sure to having lost my baseline fitness. I’ve been doing strength and cardio work ever since my orthopedist cleared me to do that, it’s not that I lost all fitness. But I lost running fitness. I’ve been determined to build my running base slowly and safely so I’ve been running 2-ish miles about every other day. But my Garmin would show that my dang heart rate would spike. I dealt with that by pausing my watch and my run and waiting, usually about 15-20 seconds, until I thought it was low enough and then resuming the run and thewatch.
But that’s discouraging. Sure my pace was OK, not great, not where I was but I felt like I was making no progress and what’s worse, I was not enjoying running. Yes, I run for fitness but I also run because Ilove it.
I was telling Ben about this last weekend and he suggested just not looking at my watch—well actually, he suggested not wearing the watch but nah, that wasn’t going to happen. So his second suggestionwas to not look.
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Monday I did just that. I ran for fun, by how I felt and as I posted on Strava, I felt amazing. My times were still slower than I’ve been, which is to be expected, but I didn’t stop once and my heartwas A-OK.
I skipped running on Wednesday (I was tired) and did HIIT instead (see? Listening to my body right there), weights Thursday and then Friday I ran, again without looking. And wow, my time was faster than Monday and my run, even by Garmin’s standards, was productive. The photo on the left is from Friday's run. Today I decided to run a bit slower, see if I could do that and know I was doing it by how I felt, and to run a bit further—mission accomplished AND my times were much better than I expected. Photo at the bottom is from that run. All of this gives me hope, and hope is the best training tool thereis.
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