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Escape time! Now to get home in 1 piece. Indy has construction on every 🤬 highway around Indy Metro.🤦‍♀️ Let the recovery and healing begin. Thanks for all the kind msg's. #sparklelounge

Surgery Day! Left knee in January, right knee in June. Ready to be back to "normal" whatever that looks like.

My son is playing Baldur's Gate 3. I'm not paying much attention, and then I hear a voice I know but can't place. It's none other than our beloved @TimDownie1. Now it's not as bad listening to the game.

@rstark844 @Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen @qwnofeverything I was at a high school percussion competition last night, bleachers are not my friend. As I sat there feeling all scrunched, wanting to stretch my knees, I realized my left knee didn't hurt and didn't need stretched. It was a great feeling.

@GraffMom98 @Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen @qwnofeverything Keep doing your exercises that PT had you do. Every day should get better. I had both my knees done last year 12 weeks apart. Keep positive & that will help too. ✨💖✨

Back to work after 6 wks off for a knee replacement. I'm nervous about how well my new knee will do and how bad my bad knee will feel. PT was rough on the bad knee last night. Sending sparkles to all those feeling unsure like I am. @Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen @qwnofeverything

@Deadliftgrl You're making amazing gains! Great job.

Honestly, I cried. I thank you all for your support and cheerleading😭

Some time ago I bemoaned my difficulty reaching “extension” on snatch lift variations. I thought you’d all like to know that after over a damn year of thousands of various snatches and snatch drills, I have finally accomplished it. I may not always be consistent or perfect and I still struggle with “early arm bend” but now and again, I do nail it😭 #Olympiclifts

@qwnofeverything @Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen My left knee has done 👍 this week. I had significant swelling when I got home, but no pain. My bad knee has been the issue. I haven't tried getting ⬆️⬇️ from the floor yet. I kneeled on my bed. It wasn't awful but not great either. June 12th needs to be here, now! 😬😁

@GraffMom98 @Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen Oh Shawn! I hope it went well for you. I’m still having major issues with bad knee, but new knee feels ok. It’s been a year for me. Still can’t kneel tho. Are you doing ok?

Wishing my Momma a very sparkly Happy Birthday today! @ConnieBlock13 @peekaboo_jen

Playing Lego: The Hobbit with my son on this cold, snowy day. I'd recognize those Dwalin grunts anywhere. 😛 @grahammctavish

@Deadliftgrl Stay safe. I had e ough wind damage last year for a lifetime.

Guava and I enjoying outdoor time near my house before we get hammered by our next “Pineapple Express” storm. She really loves her car rides😌

Leg press, not bench press. 🤦‍♀️When will there be an edit button.

Today at PT, I did 3 minutes of bench presses at 37lbs. Watch out @Deadliftgrl, I'm almost at your level. 🤣 Seriously, it felt great, and the therapists are pleased with my progress, 5 weeks post-op. I'm up to .31 of a mile walking everyday. Slowly and steady wins the race.

@TheeAntoinetteM Love that song!

Who else loves “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve?

@Deadliftgrl @peekaboo_jen Happy Birthday Tash!

Hell all you sparkly wonders out there! It’s a great day (Feb 6) as we say to @peekaboo_jen Happy Birthday Tash! I’m so happy to celebrate her and the many gifts she brings to our lives. To me, and to so many of us, she is: The Aussie gal who created, during desperate and dark times, a sparkly island sanctuary for so many of us stranded digital mariners The fan who carved out a safe and respectful place for us like-minded admirers of the Tall Scottish Guy to gather and appreciate his many attributes The artist whose unmatched creative output has been astonishing in its depth and breadth, and unrivaled in its originality The humorist who lightens our hearts and brightens our days with her hilarious memes and vids The storyteller who brings us to tears with Outlander and JAMMF videos and who has us worried and rooting for her fictional short story characters The light-hearted leader of a non-stop and joyous digital Conga line The philanthropist who raises huge sums of money for artistic, humanitarian, and animal rescue organizations, one follower at a time, one dollar at a time. Also, the philanthropist who embraces the beauty and value inherent in people simply donating their good wishes The party host who creates fun and festive events for us to gather gleefully, to share banter and to have a blather. The person who created and curates and nourishes our vibrant and growing community. Above all else, Tash is my dearest, my most treasured and trusted friend, a magical miracle blown into my orbit by the most improbable of circumstances. As a friend to us all, she is fiercely intelligent, a bold and brave burst of thunder breaking many miles ahead of us in the distance. Her kindness and compassion are always in motion, often unseen by most. Her mind is expansive and wondrous, always hiking, always seeking. Above all, her heart is open and huge. “E komo mai” it says. “Welcome. Join us.” I know all these things (and so many more) to be true❤️ Please join me in wishing Tash a very Happy Birthday🥳 Hau’oli la hanau and Aloha Nui Loa 🏴‍☠️🥃❤️🫶🏼

@Deadliftgrl I would say it's more sore and stiff. I will get some pain while doing my exercises but overall I'm in pain much less often.

@GraffMom98 Are you still in great pain?

Happy Weekend to all you sparkly wonders!! We all made it through another week in the Upsidedown World being thrust upon us. I’m proud of you! Stay strong and resist💪🏼 So, it’s into the Man Cave I go for some emotional succor and solitude. For some Napa Sangiovese and classic jazz, 80’s Brit rock, 00’s badassery and 70’s virtuosity. What are you all doing? On my playlist: Getz/Gilberto: Stan Getz Kate Bush: Hounds of Love (Running Up That Hill is personal to me and makes me remember my younger self with deep compassion) Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory (cause after a bit of wine I’m ready to channel my inner Chester Bennington) Doobie Brothers: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (Just cuz this is one of my top 20 fave albums)

@qwnofeverything @RedmondMichelle Happy Birthday Michelle!

@RedmondMichelle Happy birthday Michelle!! I hope have a fabulous day!!

Happy Friday! I woke up to a beautiful snowy day. I'm in my 3rd week of recovery and slowly getting better. Yesterday, I drove for the 1st time since Jan 2nd, which felt really weird. I'm doing PT every day and am getting more independent. Yeah! Have a Sparkly Day today! ❄️

@qwnofeverything @smith_rendell @AGT I bet he does. His voice is nice & deep and so smooth.

@smith_rendell @AGT Right? I’ve looked at his IG and YouTube videos. He does Elvis really well too!

This dude is freaking amazing!! I don’t even like country music, but I’d listen if he’s singing. From @AGT youtu.be/wRNdgMYGUAw?si…