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[HouCuseChickie]

I honestly don't understand any of it. I don't understand the lack of empathy, I don't understand this vein of anti-science that is currently running through this country. This shouldn't be a political issue--this is what I find frustrating. I was lurking in the Covid thread in News and Rumors and there is a poster who claims to work for a pharmaceutical company saying there are no data proving masks are effective and people should have the right not to wear them. NOBODY IS SAYING MASKS ARE 100% EFFECTIVE, but combined with hand washing and social distancing, you have a better chance of staying COVID free if you have to be out and about. I'm sorry for venting, but I am really ****ed off that the last time I saw my grandmother was last Thanksgiving and I was really sick on that visit, so I stayed back in the hotel room on Thanksgiving. I didn't want my grandmother to get ill and she told my husband she was sad I didn't come anyway. I wasn't too worried at the time, because we had plans to go for Easter, and then this crap show happened and we couldn't go.

I don't understand it either. I have rewritten my reply to this numerous times because I really don't want to be flagged for making this seem political, but I'm just so ridiculously frustrated with things like this. I'm not saying we haven't done some risky things, but I do wear masks indoors, in certain other settings, and when mandated...and I've seen so many real life, people I know, situations where masks have proven to keep people from getting infected. Yet I see so many of my so called friends mocking those of us who wear them...posting pictures of flocks of sheep in masks...like we're the brainwashed fools!?!?! I have a dear friend, someone that I've known since middle school and message nearly every day, who may have to go because of things in this vein. We got into a debate about masks a few weeks ago because a news person he follows went off about how they do nothing and will make you sick. Not mask related, but over the weekend, one of his posts in a political group accidentally went public to all of his friends and I got to see firsthand that he's a hypocrite on so many levels and applauding aggression and violence he so often condemned in our personal conversation. It's by no means on the same level as losing the times with your grandmother and your anger and sadness would be justifiably greater than my own, but I'm so sick of such foolishness destroying things that were good in our lives.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I used our weekend off to get a little more active. The older one and I went on a nature walk on Saturday as part of a botany assignment and I walked for close to an hour (in heels) while the kids went through round 1 of trick or treating. Today, I used falling back as a good way to get back into my morning routine. I hit the gym around 5:45am and biked 15.65 miles, did some arms and some planking.

My husband's grandmother passed over the weekend. My MIL called us yesterday to let us know. At first it sounded like she passed late on Halloween evening, because my husband said something noting that it was the 1 year anniversary of my FIL's death, but it sounds like she passed after midnight...so technically, Nov 1st. It's sad that she's gone, because I loved getting to talk with her, but she told me she was ready when we last spoke. That gives us some peace with all of it. Beyond that, I've taken some time off this week to get some rest and also start on my younger one's birthday cake. Hopefully, I'll pull it together, because after making Halloween treats...my mind is not in a cake place. The first treat was done by the younger kid, but I guided her. Sorry if it looks gross, but it's really just cinnamon rolls baked with cherry pie filling. The other is a yummy mummy...rice cereal treats with M&Ms, covered in white chocolate modeling clay, and then bandaged in vanilla fondant.

 

[Songbird76]

I don't understand it either. I have rewritten my reply to this numerous times because I really don't want to be flagged for making this seem political, but I'm just so ridiculously frustrated with things like this. I'm not saying we haven't done some risky things, but I do wear masks indoors, in certain other settings, and when mandated...and I've seen so many real life, people I know, situations where masks have proven to keep people from getting infected. Yet I see so many of my so called friends mocking those of us who wear them...posting pictures of flocks of sheep in masks...like we're the brainwashed fools!?!?! I have a dear friend, someone that I've known since middle school and message nearly every day, who may have to go because of things in this vein. We got into a debate about masks a few weeks ago because a news person he follows went off about how they do nothing and will make you sick. Not mask related, but over the weekend, one of his posts in a political group accidentally went public to all of his friends and I got to see firsthand that he's a hypocrite on so many levels and applauding aggression and violence he so often condemned in our personal conversation. It's by no means on the same level as losing the times with your grandmother and your anger and sadness would be justifiably greater than my own, but I'm so sick of such foolishness destroying things that were good in our lives.

I've seen a few mask arguments that I think really explain it. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Parachutes don't always open, but if I ever have to jump out of a plane, I want the parachute because I have a better chance of surviving with it than without it.
If someone says they don't want to live in fear, so they won't wear a mask: Would you jump into the tiger den at the zoo? Is it living in fear to stay in the designated viewing areas and on walking paths?

It's not about putting all your trust in that little piece of fabric. It's about giving yourself and everyone around you the best chance at staying healthy.

 

[Songbird76]

I used our weekend off to get a little more active. The older one and I went on a nature walk on Saturday as part of a botany assignment and I walked for close to an hour (in heels) while the kids went through round 1 of trick or treating. Today, I used falling back as a good way to get back into my morning routine. I hit the gym around 5:45am and biked 15.65 miles, did some arms and some planking.

My husband's grandmother passed over the weekend. My MIL called us yesterday to let us know. At first it sounded like she passed late on Halloween evening, because my husband said something noting that it was the 1 year anniversary of my FIL's death, but it sounds like she passed after midnight...so technically, Nov 1st. It's sad that she's gone, because I loved getting to talk with her, but she told me she was ready when we last spoke. That gives us some peace with all of it. Beyond that, I've taken some time off this week to get some rest and also start on my younger one's birthday cake. Hopefully, I'll pull it together, because after making Halloween treats...my mind is not in a cake place. The first treat was done by the younger kid, but I guided her. Sorry if it looks gross, but it's really just cinnamon rolls baked with cherry pie filling. The other is a yummy mummy...rice cereal treats with M&Ms, covered in white chocolate modeling clay, and then bandaged in vanilla fondant.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Technically, she passed on a holiday, though it's one we don't really celebrate in our culture. But November 1st is all saints day, to remember all the innocents who have passed. Did everyone get the chance to say goodbye at some point?

Those are interesting treats...I made cinnamon rolls on Saturday, but not with cherry pie filling. I've never seen that.

 

[Sans Souci]

I used our weekend off to get a little more active. The older one and I went on a nature walk on Saturday as part of a botany assignment and I walked for close to an hour (in heels) while the kids went through round 1 of trick or treating. Today, I used falling back as a good way to get back into my morning routine. I hit the gym around 5:45am and biked 15.65 miles, did some arms and some planking.

My husband's grandmother passed over the weekend. My MIL called us yesterday to let us know. At first it sounded like she passed late on Halloween evening, because my husband said something noting that it was the 1 year anniversary of my FIL's death, but it sounds like she passed after midnight...so technically, Nov 1st. It's sad that she's gone, because I loved getting to talk with her, but she told me she was ready when we last spoke. That gives us some peace with all of it. Beyond that, I've taken some time off this week to get some rest and also start on my younger one's birthday cake. Hopefully, I'll pull it together, because after making Halloween treats...my mind is not in a cake place. The first treat was done by the younger kid, but I guided her. Sorry if it looks gross, but it's really just cinnamon rolls baked with cherry pie filling. The other is a yummy mummy...rice cereal treats with M&Ms, covered in white chocolate modeling clay, and then bandaged in vanilla fondant.

I am sorry about your husband's grandma. How are your girls doing? Dementia is such a thief. It takes from the person and it takes from loved ones.

Those are really cute treats. I saw a variation of the "intestines" on YouTube. They used pizza dough and stuffed it with cheese, then they put in the baking dish to look like intestines and covered it in pizza sauce. The yummy mummy is adorable. It looks like you had some fun on Halloween.

 

[Sans Souci]

I don't understand it either. I have rewritten my reply to this numerous times because I really don't want to be flagged for making this seem political, but I'm just so ridiculously frustrated with things like this. I'm not saying we haven't done some risky things, but I do wear masks indoors, in certain other settings, and when mandated...and I've seen so many real life, people I know, situations where masks have proven to keep people from getting infected. Yet I see so many of my so called friends mocking those of us who wear them...posting pictures of flocks of sheep in masks...like we're the brainwashed fools!?!?! I have a dear friend, someone that I've known since middle school and message nearly every day, who may have to go because of things in this vein. We got into a debate about masks a few weeks ago because a news person he follows went off about how they do nothing and will make you sick. Not mask related, but over the weekend, one of his posts in a political group accidentally went public to all of his friends and I got to see firsthand that he's a hypocrite on so many levels and applauding aggression and violence he so often condemned in our personal conversation. It's by no means on the same level as losing the times with your grandmother and your anger and sadness would be justifiably greater than my own, but I'm so sick of such foolishness destroying things that were good in our lives.

Ah, yes, the "brain washed" argument. It is a matter of public health, not a litmus test of compliance. That is what angers me. I am tired of people saying you have a 99.99999999999999% chance of surviving this. Fine, but there is a spectrum of what "surviving this" looks like. People (not just older adults) have had lung damage strokes, heart attacks, chronic fatigue from this. I'd like not to have these things and I don't think that's a bad thing.

That's really disappointing about your friend, especially that you've known each other so long. I don't know what the hell has happened to society. It is very disheartening, but I fear Pandora's box has been opened. I worry that we will never be the "United" States again.

 

[Sans Souci]

I've seen a few mask arguments that I think really explain it. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Parachutes don't always open, but if I ever have to jump out of a plane, I want the parachute because I have a better chance of surviving with it than without it.
If someone says they don't want to live in fear, so they won't wear a mask: Would you jump into the tiger den at the zoo? Is it living in fear to stay in the designated viewing areas and on walking paths?

It's not about putting all your trust in that little piece of fabric. It's about giving yourself and everyone around you the best chance at staying healthy.

Exactly, they are not a panacea for this at all, but it increases your chances along with other measures of NOT catching covid.

I want to ask these people of they don't think masks work, would they feel safe if they or a loved one needed surgery and the entire operating room staff went without masks while they open you up?

 

[Figgy1]

@HouCuseChickie I'm sorry for your loss and am sending prayers for your family

 

[Figgy1]

I think my healing hit a plateau. It's not getting better or worse. The cold weather has set in so that may have something to do with that. So for the time being it's LS and light yoga. With the new restrictions my house is now stocked to the bursting point and organizing everything wasn't much fun at all.

 

[Figgy1]

@Sans Souci I'm sorry to hear Cherry Hill mall has filed for bankruptcy. I hope they manage to sort everything out and stay open

 

[Sans Souci]

Good morning-

I realized I have an app I have been paying a monthly subscription for, but not using. So, I did a workout called GRIT cardio from the app. I haven't done one of these workouts in years. Holy guacamole. It was insane. LOL Not only was it physically challenging, but it was mentally challenging. For one segment, you had to do two alternating moves but one move you counted up and the second you counted down. Don't ask me to do that at 5:30 AM. It made me a bit angry, because he said to start with 2 jump lunges, but 2 jump lunges were actually 4 and 4 became 8. Don't lie to me about reps in a workout! There was some agility required too, but I lack that, as well. Then the finale was 2 minutes of burpees that became progressively harder every 20 seconds. Yeah...no, I tapped out at 1 minute. To be fair, the people in video were taking quick breaks here and there, so I didn't feel too badly for doing the same.

I never got out for my stroll yesterday, it was just too windy. But today seems a little less windy and a touch warmer.

Stay safe and sane today.

 

[Sans Souci]

I think my healing hit a plateau. It's not getting better or worse. The cold weather has set in so that may have something to do with that. So for the time being it's LS and light yoga. With the new restrictions my house is now stocked to the bursting point and organizing everything wasn't much fun at all.

It probably is the colder weather. Sometimes injuries take a long time to recover, especially when that part gets used a lot. I did something to my left lower hip/ glute in June and while the worst is over, I still feel it here and there. It sounds like you know what works for you and you're sticking with that.

 

[Sans Souci]

@Sans Souci I'm sorry to hear Cherry Hill mall has filed for bankruptcy. I hope they manage to sort everything out and stay open

I didn't know that. I've never been in the mall, but I've gone out to eat a few times at the Seasons 52 there. I hope they sort it out, too, for the sake of the people who work there.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I've seen a few mask arguments that I think really explain it. Maybe they work, maybe they don't, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Parachutes don't always open, but if I ever have to jump out of a plane, I want the parachute because I have a better chance of surviving with it than without it.
If someone says they don't want to live in fear, so they won't wear a mask: Would you jump into the tiger den at the zoo? Is it living in fear to stay in the designated viewing areas and on walking paths?

It's not about putting all your trust in that little piece of fabric. It's about giving yourself and everyone around you the best chance at staying healthy.

Locally, I've seen pro-mask people dredging up arguments people made decades ago with seatbelts, before they were required by law here. I guess there were similar complaints about effectiveness and freedom being compromised. Obviously, they won't save every life in every wreck, but we now know they certainly save many lives. It will probably be years before we have any truly conclusive data on masks like we do on seatbelts, but I've seen enough instances where masks seem to have been helpful that we'll continue to wear them.

One of my bosses had told us that his brother attended an in-person indoor meeting a month or two ago. About 50 people were in attendance and only two people (his brother included) didn't come down with Covid...and they were the only ones wearing masks. I'm no scientist and maybe there were other factors that should be considered, but that was enough to make me feel good about continuing to wear them.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Technically, she passed on a holiday, though it's one we don't really celebrate in our culture. But November 1st is all saints day, to remember all the innocents who have passed. Did everyone get the chance to say goodbye at some point?

Those are interesting treats...I made cinnamon rolls on Saturday, but not with cherry pie filling. I've never seen that.

Very true. It was also Dia de Muertos. We did not get to go in and see her. I let my husband make that choice since it was his grandmother. I think after seeing his father last year, he didn't want to see her in a silent and sedated state.

We were just trying to come up with something tasty that looked gross. I guess it looked a little too gross, because nobody wanted to eat it.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I am sorry about your husband's grandma. How are your girls doing? Dementia is such a thief. It takes from the person and it takes from loved ones.

Those are really cute treats. I saw a variation of the "intestines" on YouTube. They used pizza dough and stuffed it with cheese, then they put in the baking dish to look like intestines and covered it in pizza sauce. The yummy mummy is adorable. It looks like you had some fun on Halloween.

The girls are OK. I think when a person hits that age, you start bracing yourself for it. It's unfortunate that our last times seeing her where visits where she didn't remember us, but we thankfully had a lot of time with here where she had her full memory.

Ooooo...I like that pizza dough idea! The mummy was a big hit.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

@HouCuseChickie I'm sorry for your loss and am sending prayers for your family

Thank you!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Day 2...and I stuck with my morning workout. I took today off since the kids got the day as a school holiday. I forgot to turn off my alarm, so I was up at 5:30. Ugh. Still, it got done and gave me a lot of extra time to do other things...like take the older one up to Starbucks to hang out with some friends, get a car wash, go grocery shopping, bday cake shopping for the younger one, holiday decor shopping, and time to start on the bday cake.

We're also about to start demo on the master bath. Still have to fix up a few little grouting issues and put in some towel racks, but the guest bath is just about done. The shower door went in today and I love it so much. I can wait to use the jetted bath tomorrow.

 

[Sans Souci]

Day 2...and I stuck with my morning workout. I took today off since the kids got the day as a school holiday. I forgot to turn off my alarm, so I was up at 5:30. Ugh. Still, it got done and gave me a lot of extra time to do other things...like take the older one up to Starbucks to hang out with some friends, get a car wash, go grocery shopping, bday cake shopping for the younger one, holiday decor shopping, and time to start on the bday cake.

We're also about to start demo on the master bath. Still have to fix up a few little grouting issues and put in some towel racks, but the guest bath is just about done. The shower door went in today and I love it so much. I can wait to use the jetted bath tomorrow.

That's great about the new bathroom reno. Make sure you share photos. I have a jetted tub. It's really relaxing in the winter. I always take a long bath on Christmas Day after cooking all day. Enjoy!

 

[Sans Souci]

Good morning.

I did an arm workout this AM. Ever since I stopped doing yoga, I feel like I've lost the strength to do push ups--and this work out had a lot of push ups. I struggled with this workout. I slept pretty poorly, so I think that was why. I could have slept in, but I like getting up early and having the house to myself for a bit (especially since I'm never alone anymore) and I just wanted to keep my schedule. I schedule my work outs at the beginning of the week and I treat them like appointments.

The weather is warming up a bit today, so I am hoping to get out for a walk.

I hope everyone is doing ok this AM.