Post-Leap Day coffee chatting

Coffee, coffee, who's got the coffee?

And, equally important, who is needing some chatter amongst friends? Anyone?

It's time for the monthly coffee chat, where we talk all things (not just fitness). We can drink whatever we choose (hot or cold, mild or strong, day-appropriate or not so much). And we leave feeling all warm and fuzzy. Sound good?

Shall we get this coffee chatting started?

Here goes...

If we were coffee chatting, I'd start with my February stats. Meh, the numbers are, at the very least, better than January's. In all honesty, February felt more like a recovery month, following all of January's shoveling nonsense. My #OptOutside streak is still going strong and I keep very active whether I'm logging miles or not. I realize these stats aren't a big deal to anyone other than myself, but reporting these numbers keeps me accountable. Yadda yadda yadda.

Next, if we were coffee chatting, I'd tell you about the return of the bat. Remember the bat incident form two months ago? Well, I was cleaning out some cabinets in the utility room (a few days ago), and heard some rustling noises. Imagine my surprise to see a big bat swooping at me a few seconds later! This creature looked surprisingly like the other one (it's body was the size of my fist!), so I can't help but wonder if it was the same one. I've heard bats are pretty clever about finding their way back if they've been "set free." Anyways, this one was successfully terminated, so I won't have to worry about it swooping at me ever again.

Also, if we were coffee chatting, I'd express my amusement with the weather. February's weather was CrAzY! It's was unseasonably warm (no complaints about that) most of the month. It had a few abrupt temperature plummets as well. Just this week, I think the 76F Monday temps may have set a new record high! Two days later, we were rocking temps in the low 20F's, with 31mph wind and a sub-ZERO feels-like. Thankfully, those conditions were short-lived and didn't diminish the joy of being back in a tank top and shorts.

Monday: in summer gear; Thursday: back in full-length fleece

I'd be remiss, if we were coffee chatting, to not share my increasing boredom with the spin bike. This recent heat wave had me ever so hopeful to get back outside, on the "real" bike. The wind, however, was a major deal-breaker. We're talking wind speed in the double digits on the daily, thank you very much. Most days, the wind speed was in the upper-teens and 20's, so it was back to the basement. Fingers crossed the wind takes a sabbatical, and soon!

Finally, if we were coffee chatting, I'd mention my excitement to see the definition returning to my legs. Every winter, I notice my legs lose some of their tone, I believe due to the drop in my outdoor power walking. Just this week, I noticed some of the muscle tone is returning. While it may be due to the increased outdoor walking, I also have been doing weekly stair-training. Of course, it may also simply be a self-fulfilling prophesy diagnosis (or a combination of all three of these, LOL). None the less, I'm feeling stronger and the legs are getting back in shape.

Yowza, even with all that chatting, I'm ready for a refill. I'll let someone else have the floor now, LOL.

 So tell me...what would you care to share, if we were coffee chatting? What would your beverage of choice be? Was February a crazy month for you, especially in terms of weather? Ever set a bat free...only to have it return?

 Since it's the first weekend of the month, I'm linking this with Deborah and Coco for the Ultimate Coffee Date.

I'm also linking this with Michelle, Renee, Darlene, Jenn and Zenaida for the Fit Five Friday Link-up.

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