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Brace Yourselves: Cuteness is Coming

One of the hardest things about moving, for me, was wondering how the cats would adjust each time. Although our cats are super travelers at this stage, I feel really guilty every time we have to pack them up and force them onto a plane. I remember my grandma telling me years ago that when she moved with a cat, they put butter on their paws. That way, the cats spent the first day in a new house licking their paws to get them clean, and that was enough time to lose the "smell" of the old house. I love that story, and I wish the same principle applied to longer moves. Anyway, that's a super long intro to say that for the fellow cat ladies out there, our three fur babies are insanely happy in this jungle gym of a home here in Florida. It's warm, there are plenty of sunny spots to curl up a take a nap, and they have lots of room to spread out. Despite the space, of course, they still usually want to take a nap on my head at night. Obviously. They also love climbing on ou...

Weekly Workout Recap #6

Well, I didn't quite meet all of my goals for this week but I'm pretty happy with the exercise I fit in so I won't worry too much! Once again, the 3 upper-body strength training sessions were somehow forgotten about, but I managed two (!!) and quite a bit more yoga than I'm used to as well. Here's the recap: Monday: 5 Mile Run    --40 minutes of Yoga Tuesday: 1 hour upper body strength training: back, shoulders, chest, triceps, biceps    --abs: various    -- 100 Push-Up Challenge : Week 5, Day 2, Level 2 (Total: 160)    --25 Minutes of Yoga Wednesday: 6 Mile Run Thursday: 6 Mile Run     --1 hour upper body strength training: back, shoulders, chest, triceps, biceps    --abs: various    -- 100 Push-Up Challenge: Week 5, Day 3, Level 2 (Total: 175) Friday: Walked 5 Miles    --40 Minutes of Yoga Saturday: Ran 3 Miles    --20 Minutes of Yoga Sunday: Ran 11 Miles    --20 Minutes of Yoga...