working out for Disney

[Sans Souci]

Good morning-

I did a treadmill workout with 5 min of core. It was grueling sinmply because I find running on the treadmill dread-inducing. I am still using this app. I might go out for a walk. It's garbage day, which is my least favorite day to walk in the summer. lol

My husband wants to go tubing down the Salt River when we go to Phoenix. My gut is telling me not to do this. For starters, I am not a strong swimmer and the tubing place does not have life jackets for rent. I don't want to buy a life jacket and have that go into my suit case taking up weight. There are snakes in this river and people have gotten bitten. If we go, I am wearing a rash guard, a big hat and yoga leggings. I don't care if I look like an idiot. I don't want to ruin my vacation getting a horrible sunburn. I am bringing my Camelbak filled with ice water. It's mostly a slow float, but there rapids that can flip you over if you're not careful. But people have drowned. I think my husband is expecting the lazy river at Typhoon Lagoon, but this is in the middle of national forest where all sorts of venomous critters live and you're far away from hospitals. It sounds fun and the scenery is beautiful with wild horses wading into the water to drink, but my gut is saying no.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Good morning-

I did a treadmill workout with 5 min of core. It was grueling sinmply because I find running on the treadmill dread-inducing. I am still using this app. I might go out for a walk. It's garbage day, which is my least favorite day to walk in the summer. lol

My husband wants to go tubing down the Salt River when we go to Phoenix. My gut is telling me not to do this. For starters, I am not a strong swimmer and the tubing place does not have life jackets for rent. I don't want to buy a life jacket and have that go into my suit case taking up weight. There are snakes in this river and people have gotten bitten. If we go, I am wearing a rash guard, a big hat and yoga leggings. I don't care if I look like an idiot. I don't want to ruin my vacation getting a horrible sunburn. I am bringing my Camelbak filled with ice water. It's mostly a slow float, but there rapids that can flip you over if you're not careful. But people have drowned. I think my husband is expecting the lazy river at Typhoon Lagoon, but this is in the middle of national forest where all sorts of venomous critters live and you're far away from hospitals. It sounds fun and the scenery is beautiful with wild horses wading into the water to drink, but my gut is saying no.

I you feel uncomfortable and unsafe doing it don’t do it. If he wants to do it he can maybe you could do something else that he doesn’t want to do. That’s my two cents.

 

[MinnieM123]

I you feel uncomfortable and unsafe doing it don’t do it. If he wants to do it he can maybe you could do something else that he doesn’t want to do. That’s my two cents.

I'll raise you a penny. That's my three cents! @Sans Souci, nothing wrong with setting your own safety boundaries.

 

[Songbird76]

Great point.. Not all countries have double taxation relief with the US. Right now, I am just grateful all three of us have dual citizenship.

Oh good! Your son's finally came through? I know you were having problems because they didn't accept his references for identification.

 

[Songbird76]

Are maternity clothes. crazy expensive there? I remember buying a tankini when I was pregnant with my son. It was $90--in 2001. I bought a swim suit for $40 a couple of weeks ago.

EVERYTHING is expensive over here. But put a label on it, like it's for something specific, and yes, the price goes up. It's ridiculous. Nursing bras...OMG. I had a hard time FINDING one to fit me because I generally go to a specialty shop for bigger sizes, but they don't carry nursing bras. In the end, I think I had to get bras that were actually too small, but worked.

 

[Songbird76]

Good morning-

I did a treadmill workout with 5 min of core. It was grueling sinmply because I find running on the treadmill dread-inducing. I am still using this app. I might go out for a walk. It's garbage day, which is my least favorite day to walk in the summer. lol

My husband wants to go tubing down the Salt River when we go to Phoenix. My gut is telling me not to do this. For starters, I am not a strong swimmer and the tubing place does not have life jackets for rent. I don't want to buy a life jacket and have that go into my suit case taking up weight. There are snakes in this river and people have gotten bitten. If we go, I am wearing a rash guard, a big hat and yoga leggings. I don't care if I look like an idiot. I don't want to ruin my vacation getting a horrible sunburn. I am bringing my Camelbak filled with ice water. It's mostly a slow float, but there rapids that can flip you over if you're not careful. But people have drowned. I think my husband is expecting the lazy river at Typhoon Lagoon, but this is in the middle of national forest where all sorts of venomous critters live and you're far away from hospitals. It sounds fun and the scenery is beautiful with wild horses wading into the water to drink, but my gut is saying no.

Is this a private thing that would just be you and him and a guide? Or do they have a certain number of slots per time and it's a group of people you don't know? If you don't want to, you shouldn't have to. He can go and meet you afterwards. My husband really wants to do stuff like sky diving, or bungee jumping, and I'm like....have at it. I'm not doing it!

 

[Sans Souci]

Oh good! Your son's finally came through? I know you were having problems because they didn't accept his references for identification.

It didn't He sent them a letter asking them to let his dr sign off. They emailed him back saying they sent him a letter back. This was in May, he hasn't received any letter. My husband is going tp make an appointment to take him to the embassy in DC to get this sorted out. This is a replacement for a lost passport, not his first time getting one. It shouldn't be this difficult.

 

[Sans Souci]

EVERYTHING is expensive over here. But put a label on it, like it's for something specific, and yes, the price goes up. It's ridiculous. Nursing bras...OMG. I had a hard time FINDING one to fit me because I generally go to a specialty shop for bigger sizes, but they don't carry nursing bras. In the end, I think I had to get bras that were actually too small, but worked.

What I have noticed here is more stores having a maternity section. Target. has one and Old Navy does, too. But when I was pregnant, it was just specialty stores like Motherhood and A Pea in the Pod. I don't know why the clothes are so expensive? It's not like a niche clientele. Hopefully, having a maternity section in more stores helps bring down the price, because it was expensive.

 

[Sans Souci]

Is this a private thing that would just be you and him and a guide? Or do they have a certain number of slots per time and it's a group of people you don't know? If you don't want to, you shouldn't have to. He can go and meet you afterwards. My husband really wants to do stuff like sky diving, or bungee jumping, and I'm like....have at it. I'm not doing it!

No, it's a business that rents inner tubes and provides shuttle service to the river. They do not have life jackets for rent. This is on federal land, so I don't know how you get a contract with the government and not have basic water safety devices for rent. But I did some googling around and I saw that a lot of accidents happen when people don't check the water flow from the water released from the dam that day, when people drink too much booze while tubing and people not hydrating enough. I have no intention of drinking any alcohol if I go. I watched some videos on youtube and it looked fun. I actually used to go hiking in this national forest when I lived in Tempe, but the tubing kind of scared me. Hiking is probably riskier. lol Nothing is ever going to be risk free, but I feel a bit better knowing there are things I can do to mitigate the risk.

I was looking for a place to rent a life jacket and I found a place that rents kayaks and SUP boards. Life jackets are included in the price and it includes a scratch free mount and straps for the kayaks or SUP board on the car roof. I would go on a lake if we did this. I have done stand up paddleboarding in the Atlantic, so I will probably feel comfortable on a lake. This seems like a good compromise. lol

 

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

I did a lower body workout this AM. I didn't go for a walk today. I'm just tired of humidity. lol. Tomorrow is an excessive heat warning day, so I'll just go out early, if I walk. I asked an LLM if summer was extraordinarily humid this year and it said that it was. It provided a bunch of data, too. I thought it was just me. I skipped so many walks this summer because I spend the rest of the day chugging water after a walk so I don't become dehydrated.

My son said the fattest raccoon he ever saw came up to our patio door last night. The cat was still outside, so he tried to scare it away by shouting at it. It didn't care. So, he started snarling and growling at it. He got the message. lol. They are so nervy. Last Fall, Callie came into eat and I left the door open. She came to me over for pets after she was done. I heard munching noise and this chonky raccoon was eating out of her dish. I started shouting at it to leave. It didn't do anything until I got up and ran at it. It moved as quickly as its chubbiness would let it.