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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, October 29, 2004 - 4:57 pm
10/29: 90 minutes, walked, abs, core ball, resistance, stretches, weights, stationary bike Thanks, Calamity, and congrats on the Balletone progress!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 4:50 pm
i had one thing after another go wrong from the minute i woke up this morning. it was a real "series of unfortunate events." needless to say, i did not get to go camping, but i managed to salvage this beautiful autumn day by spending the afternoon with my sister and her kids and taking a hike in her backyard. i haven't been back there since the leaves started changing and it was gorgeous. i am going to post some pictures. i'm not counting this as a workout because i walked and photographed and stopped and meditated repeatedly and so i have no idea how much i actually walked. anyway, that said, here are some photos from my own private nature hike this afternoon--
I like the way this tree is growing out of the ground!
This tree's leaves were just starting to change and it looked like someone had taken a paint brush and just brushed its tips with reds, oranges and yellows. The picture doesn't do it justice!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 4:58 pm
Just some pretty leaves. I like the 2nd picture so much I made it my desktop design.

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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:04 pm
This is my meditation rock, lol--
While I was laying on the meditation rock, I saw this leaf--
It was just hanging there, off it's branch, clinging for dear life. I guess. It looked almost fake and reminded me of the short story about the sick little girl in the hospital who said she was going to die when the last leaf on the tree outside of her window finally fell... and she waited and waited, and it never fell and she finally got better. When she left the hospital, she realized that the leaf HAD fallen, and her friend had painted a leaf against the brick wall while she slept to give the illusion it was still there. I think it is an O. Henry story. This leaf reminded me strongly of that short story.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:05 pm
It's nice that I can salvage a day that didn't quite go the way I had planned. 
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Luvmyjrt
Member
09-18-2003
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:16 pm
Herm -- have to ask permission to use the leaves floating in the water as my desktop! Your photos are beautiful!! Do you do this professionally???
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:25 pm
Wow, thank you! No, I don't do this professionally. I just consider myself an amateur photographer. I've always wanted to take a class. You are more than welcome to use the picture you like. I had to scale these down to post them. PM me if you would like me to send you the bigger picture so you have less distortion when you use it as a desktop. You really made me smile with that compliment. It wasn't quite the day I had in mind, and a gem like that made it much better. Thank you again! I am so flattered! 
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 5:49 pm
Good for you, Herm, for turning a lemony day into lemonade! Your pictures are beautiful. I greatly admire your many forms of creativity. Your leaves are just turning color, while ours have fallen and mostly been raked and removed.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 6:07 pm
Hi Mak! Are you still glowing from the Bosox win? We are probably at the halfway point with our trees. There are actually not that many that have just started to turn which is probably why I noticed that one. Most of them are right at their peaks and many have leaves that are just starting to come down. I saw a lot of people raking leaves today. This may sound weird, but I think trees are beautiful in the winter time, too. I've always wanted to draw some of the ones with more unusual shapes. Maybe this will be the year I FINALLY do it. I love trees with unusual shapes, and you don't really see the real shape of the tree until all its leaves are off. Well, I'm rambly again. Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 8:04 pm
Hermie, I have the same feeling about the shape of trees.. I have a huge uh.. elm? that I can see from my bedroom window and he gets trimmed every year.. (we have another male and a female which is even huger). The first year I was in tears as branches were trimmed and leaves dropped, but I've come to love the shape of the large limbs, the way the sun looks on it at various times of the day and now have come to trust that the tree will leaf up in the spring each time. I've also come to appreciate that our condo board maintains all the large trees so well, which allows them to survive high winds. Oh and I'd love to have the uncompressed version of that leaf/water study, too.. you have my addy
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 7:53 am
You have mail, Seamonkey!"
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 7:36 pm
10/31- short hike- 30 minutes
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 8:03 pm
Thanks! 10/31- stretching - 30 minutes
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 8:54 pm
10/31: walked 40 minutes Yep, still glowing around here, Herm! I like to see the tree shapes in the winter, too, and to see the hidden birds' nests. I'm leaving for a short trip bright and early in the morning, and will post again Friday. Hopefully, I'll get to work out at the hotel. Have a good week, everyone!
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Autumn
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, November 01, 2004 - 3:57 pm
10/29 - 60 min., walked 10/30 - 90 min., walked 10/31 - 120 min., walked 11/01 - 60 min., walked I like all of the pics but the leaves floating on the water just captures my eye! Love it! I keep scrolling back to it, its so serene. I like the meditation rock too. And I remember that story about the little girl, Hermi - what a wonderful tie-in to the pic. Great job, as usual.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 12:32 am
11/01- 15 minutes stretches 45 minutes Curves workout 60 minutes total tomorrow I work on the election at the polling place from 6am until at least 9pm.. hopefully I can move about and even get to Curves during my break, but with Curves closed between 1-3 that blocks makes it difficult since I can't take my break at busy times of the day.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 7:45 pm
Seamonkey, good for you for working the polls, though. I need to get the chart done. I'm way behind AGAIN. 11/02- treadmill- 70 minutes; nautilus equipment- 20 minutes; lunges, squats, free weights, abs, stretches- 50 minutes; total- 140 minutes
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:45 pm
I need to get off of my butt and start working out. I need to do something. I used to be in such great shape. It is really hard for me to get to the club with babies, husband, housework, dinner, rest, etc. Any suggestions, ideas, support? I would run near my home, but there is no concrete, and it's muddy. Help.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 2:13 pm
It's tough when you have kids. If there is no concrete, I guess bringing the kids with you in a stroller wouldn't work? Could you work out a deal with your husband? He'll keep the kids 3 nights a week for an hour so you can go for a walk or something? Or do an aerobics tape? The Firm workout series is wonderful and has inspired many people. You could probably get some of the tapes cheap on eBay. If you make a commitment to start posting in here, you may find this thread inspiring. I know several of us credit this thread with getting us up off our butts on the days we don't really feel like working out just so we have something to post. This is all easy for me to say, though. I don't have young children. Just a bunch of neurotic cats who think it is wicked cool when I do Yoga! GOOD LUCK!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 7:11 pm
11/3 run/walk treadmill- 75 minutes; stretches- 5 minutes; Yoga- 20 minutes; total- 100 minutes
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 5:23 am
I'M GOING TO DO THE CHART TODAY! PROMISE!!
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 9:35 am
11/3/04 1 hour of aerobics
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 12:53 pm
Please check your numbers and let me know if I screwed anything up. I am almost positive I did, lol.
We have worked out 1672.4 hours!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:31 pm
10/30 BalletPilates Total ~ 50 minutes 10/31 Yoga Mind & Body Total ~ 50 minutes 11/01 The Firm: Prime Power - Fat Burning (48 min) Power of Posture (11 min) New York City Ballet Workout - Warm-Up (5 min) Living Arts: Back Care Yoga (22 min) Total ~ 86 minutes 11/02 Balletone: Center Moves (39 min) PoP NYCBW/WU Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates - Abs (11 min) Total ~ 66 minutes 11/03 The Fim: Prime Power - Lower Body Shaping (43 min) PoP NYCBW/UP LA:BCY Total ~ 81 minutes 11/04 Balletone (42 min) Shape: Ballet Legs (22 min) Total ~ 64 minutes 11/05 F:PP-FB Total ~ 48 minutes Those nature photos are so lovely and peaceful. Makes it extra enjoyable to check this thread. Week 4 of my video rotation schedule and I added a short evening toning session for Monday-Thursday. I need to do some more stretching though because my hamstrings are actually ever so-slightly stiff. The Back Care Yoga tape is very, very basic but I wanted to try it and see if it's appropriate for my mom and/or dad. Next week is supposed to be when I slip in some lunchtime cardio. And recently I've noticed my geeky video chart has been off a minute or so from the VCR timer. I'm not sure why. Guess I'll to remember to check the display from now on. Everyone: TGIF - Enjoy the weekend!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 4:36 pm
Whew.. the election knocked a big hole in my schedule here.. worked 15 hours with NO break on Tuesday and Wednesday was in a tired daze with a very sore back.. and just shined it on on Thursday. 10/05: 45 minutes Curves workout 30 minutes walking 75 minutes total
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