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Archive for August, 2023

Straight Leg Inner Thigh Stretch

Posted by terrepruitt on August 28, 2023

Here is another inner thigh stretch. This one is on one knee somewhat like the “Half Kneeling Inner Thigh Stretch” but one leg is straight.

Instructions:

-Kneel on the floor on all fours. Straighten one leg out to the side.  So hips are squared to front.

-Move hips back (towards foot) and forth.

You will feel the stretch in the inner thigh of the straight leg.

Options and additional information:

-The “back” foot, the one with the bent knee, can be top-of-foot to floor or you can have your toes curled.

-The foot of the straight leg, can be flat on the floor or you can be on the inner edge of your foot.

-The foot of the straight leg, can have toes pointed to the front, out at an angle, or out to the side.

-You can just sit your hips back and not move them.

See what works best for you and what gives you the stretch you need.

As I said in the other inner thigh stretch post, there are many different ways to stretch a muscle.

If you keep your toes curled (on the kneeling leg) you will be getting a foot stretch like in our Toe Squat.

How is it going – your stretching? Are you able to get a couple in a day?

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Cat Cuddle

Posted by terrepruitt on August 25, 2023

This is one of those toys that you can change the shape of.  I recently changed the shape from a line to this and both cats have been cuddling with it.  Crazy cats.

Here is Nessa cuddling in the curve for today’s Friday Photo.

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A Colorful Sky

Posted by terrepruitt on August 18, 2023

I am pretty sure I have many Friday Photos posted of this angle and a pink sky.  From this angle is where the colors show the most vibrant.  Often times we look out the window and say, “Pink sky.”  Then get up to look at it.

This was from November 2022.

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FitFabFun Box Cat

Posted by terrepruitt on August 11, 2023

Usually this box is closed because I use it to give height to my laptop, but the second I opened it, this one stepped inside. Then she got comfortable. It is so funny to me that no matter how many boxes they have they are always happy with one more. Nessa in the FitFabFun Box for today’s Friday Photo.

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Mama Africa

Posted by terrepruitt on August 9, 2023

I am not on TikTok, but I am on Instagram waaaay too much. I think the way it works is people do/record “TikToks” and then they post them to Instgram or others do, somehow I do end up watching things that were first on TikTok. All this to say that the trend might have started on TikTok but I have seen it on Instagram. You may be familiar with reels that are videos with a snippet of a song playing. Well, if you have been on Instagram at all I am betting you have heard “Makeba”.

“Makeba, Makeba, me que bella. Can I get a “ooh-ee”?” . . . . yeah, that is what it says I had to look it up because I have this tune on repeat in my head and I had no idea what it was. Some sites say “me que bella” and some sites say “me che bella”.  The singer-songwriter is French.

“Makeba” was released in 2015, yes I am just hearing it 8 years later. It is a very catchy tune, one that gets stuck in your head. And the catchy part is actually said over and over so that makes it even more catchy.

It is about “Mama Africa” a woman who was born in Africa in 1932 and died in 2008, Miriam Makeba. Who, Britannica.com claims to be “one of the world’s most prominent Black African performers in the 20th century.” And Wiki says that she “was among the first African musicians to receive worldwide recognition. She brought African music to a Western audience, and popularized the world music and Afropop genres.” She was a civil rights activist and that is what Jain is saying in the song. It is such a catchy tune.

Do you know it?

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Pretty Day

Posted by terrepruitt on August 4, 2023

I know a recent Friday Photo was of a blue sky, but sometimes I just like to post pictures of the beauty that is around me. I feel very blessed to have such a view when in my neighborhood. It just struck me as pretty so I took a picture last October.

I labeled the file “Pretty day”. Today’s Friday Photo is a “Pretty Day” in October 2022.

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