x 2 on the sledge - you will love it. You can pick one up for pretty decent price! Do it up.
Kids are funny huh, sounds like something my youngest boy would say 
Thanks yall!! 
Read if you can. I know it’s Valentines day, but this gets you in the heart in a different sort of way.
As of right now, my hubby is preparing to leave “over there,” to come HOME!!! We have seen him a total of 11 days since last June.
It’s going to be a whirlwind of a two weeks…
I have a dirty secret…
I started smoking shortly after my hubby left in August. All it took was a casual puff on one and I was hooked again. damnit.
Not many, like 3 a day, but thats 3 a day too much…The mornings are the toughest…nothing like a cuppa coffee and a smoke to get you going…and in the evenings when the kids are settled into bed.
I learned that the hubby took up smoking again, but he got the patch and has been smoke free for 5 days now. I’m on my way to the store to get some of my own patches. Never did those before!
Just thought I’d share, since it’s of heart and health. And I don’t need to be sneaking off smoking while my daughter is in a hospital bed recovering from HEART SURGERY…sheesh!!!
And smoking doesn’t match my goals…It’s like a DR telling you to quit and he runs out to his car to light up. I can’t preach health and go home and sneak smokes…plus, it makes you smelly and I think my son is on to me.
I love the tires. Super cool.
On the smoking. OMG it can be so f-ing hard to quit. Have you tried the lozenges? Anyway, just think about how much better your body will feel when you’re smoke-free. I quit years ago, but had a few a month ago when I was partying w/the girls in NYC. I seriously felt and looked like crap the next day. Took me a few days to feel normal again. Good luck quitting, I know you can do it!
Looks like you have good motivation to quit. Good luck!
Betty!!! You naughty, naughty girl. I heard Kimba administers spankings to smokers around here…so watch yourself! HAHAH! Jk. You know we all have our dirty little secrets 
Glad to hear yours is getting a kick in the ass though - and with good motivation too. You’ll kick it mama, no sweat!
Read the article. Funny, cute and bittersweet. Sigh. The hubby can’t get home any faster eh?
Those patches are ex$pen$ive!!! I wanna say I’m strong enough to just throw away what I have left, and go cold turkey. I’ve done it before! But I don’t feel ready and I keep making excuses…‘just one more pack,’ has turned into months of smoking…
yes, naughty indeed.
I probably never mentioned this, but I picked up smoking when I was just 14…smoked very heavily all the way up until I got pg with my first( I was 21/22)…I then made the stupid mistake of starting up again after he was born…3 years later I managed to quit. :rollseyes: So why 6 years later did I start again? not sure.
Trying to replace the stress…to get away, to take a break. I dunno…
I’ll take my spanking now, Kimba
Going outside to play with my tire after lunch…then do some shoulders/arms!
Nice tires, those are always fun. Good luck with the patches, you have quit before you can do it again!
Thanks Chi!
Pretty good training:
Tire flips(4 one way, 4 back)
8 OH presses(65lbs)
8 DLs-115
3x
shoulder/back/arm stuff
Tire flips
1 arm carries-50lbs(down 1 one way, put down, pick up with other)
15 min total
My “pull-ups.” trying not to laugh at my silly daughter…
Rows–kinda dead-stoppish…really trying to feel the whole lat…(again trying to focus…)
Training with my daughter is fun, but FUNNY!!
Oh man I’d have trouble keeping my composure.
Tire flips sound like a lot of fun. Good work!
Mim: Awesome vids. Training with kids at home is the only drawback to training at home. But, you’re setting a great example. And she is a little cutie so engrossed in her play. Pullups are looking fine. I’ve read that you can improve pullups by doing static holds at the top and the bottom. For the bottom holds, you can add weight or try to hold with one hand.
Your daughter is adorable. Plus, her playing in the background is so much LESS distracting than the histrionics that I see (and struggle to shut out) in a big commercial gym. Hence, my never-ending quest to train when there are as few people there as possible. (I have 2 gym memberships and even go as far as scheduling sessions when I know that something popular is on tv, example: during the Superbowl.) Not to mention the “chatters” and “pick-up artists” and “gawkers”. Count yourself as lucky to be able to train at home.
Your pullups are def looking nice. I’m really loving the tire flipping. So f-ing hard-core.
How is the not smoking going?
Here is your spanking, you naughty girl.
smack, smack, smack…
And then I get distracted by your hip/waist ratio and stop to admire you. Darn.
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Here is your spanking, you naughty girl.
smack, smack, smack…
And then I get distracted by your hip/waist ratio and stop to admire you. Darn.
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LOL! Also stops to admire
Training with the lil’un - future powerful woman right there!
Thank you Thank you!
I’m not against gym training…I’ve been a part of one gym or another for over a decade now! wow…
Training at home is totally different. The self motivation has to be there… both gym/home has its pros and cons…what I like most is that I dont have to draaag the kids there and feel bad if I’ve gone over an hour. Also, if I have to do errands in the morning instead of gyming it, then I can train after lunch.
What I like least is that at home I dont have everything Im used to. But sticking to the basics is ok. How did the guys in the ‘olden days,’ get jacked? hmmm
So today I did
10x10 of
Squats
SLDLS
And then walk up and down the stairs 2x
so…squat 10 reps
no rest
sldls 10 reps
no rest
walk stairs 2x
REST 60sec, repeat 10x
It kicked my butt even though I was only using 25lb dbs(+ a 25lb pack)
Took about 45 min to complete! We’ll see how sore I am tomorrow…my upper body is feeling pumped from yesterday!! ouch. I kinda like it.
uhh, the quitting smoking…I have a few left and have no plans of buying more. I haven’t bought the patches. Hubby said he got me a box he will give to me as a present, lol.
I’m with you on the gym/home pro/cons. Most importantly, the drive has to be there when at home, or you just say “eff it, I’m out”.
Keep kicking ass MiM!
LWI!
Didn’t realise you smoked. I quit about, hrm, 14 years ago, using patches. I found the type you keep on 24 hours worked best. You get some freaky dreams, but at least you don’t wake up dying for a fag like you do with the type you take off at night. And nicotine dreams are, at least, entertaining.
LWI!
That makes me giggle everytime. I picture you saying it in a girly voice while snapping your fingers.
Some victories today:
Son passed the dentist…NO CAVITIES!!
Found the kitty. I let her out as I usually do every morning, only this time she took off. We saw her chillin in the bushes on our way home from the dentist. Not sure if she would have found her way back…hmmm.
Hubby made it to Kuwait…just waiting for a flight outta there!!!