I have been so lazy!! About Blogging, that is. I have actually been eating healthy and doing some exercise. I have this new thing I tried last week and it sucks, but at the same time forces me to be more responsible about running. I have been having the Fish drop me off 2 miles from home. Forces me to get there on my own power. Okay, so truth be told, I only did this once. I was supposed to do it yesterday, but Husband and I had some things to do after school. I think Thursday will be a run home sort of day.
I read on one of my favorite blogs, Mama Laughlin, that I should include pictures with every post to make it more interesting. Dear fan, you will have to wait until my next post for that. I will have photos of some cool stuff I'm doing. Edge of your seat, right? Ha ha ha. Okay, until then...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Dead Presidents = Good Times!
Busy weekend last weekend. Thank you dead presidents for letting me have a three day weekend!! Spent it with Husband visiting his parents, sister, (who is about to give birth!!!!!), her husband and my boy! We had a great time. Caught up on the latest with the family, watched Husband play rugby, ate the most delicious pizza on the planet, went out with some of the rugby boys and their significant others, had a fun breakfast with the family and house guests, went wine tasting, spent some money at Bass Pro, and finished off the weekend fishing at Pine Flat! <3 <3 <3
Watching Husband play rugby is always very entertaining. He is very athletic and very angry. A perfect combination for the game. When we finally got to the field (Cardio's British accented GPS lady took us for a wild ride), someone in the stands was shouting about someone being down on the field and an opposing team member stepping on his face. Saw that. Then realized that the guy on the ground, was none other than Husband!! Poor choice for the little guy on the opposing team. Ha ha ha!! Karma was in full effect, however, when Husband 'accidentally" held some guy head down on the ground and inflicted some "accidental bruises on another. Later at the after game social, this little ruddy faced, scrawny guy came up to Husband and apologized for "accidentally" stepping on his face. Pretty sure the "accidental" part came after Husband stood up and the guy realized how athletic and big of a guy he chose to abuse. Good comedy!
After some time at the social (where I ate the most delicious tortilla chips ever-eating good stuff was a common thread all weekend), we went to Old Chicago Pizza in Petaluma. Hands down the BEST pizza on the planet. We were told it would be a 30 minute wait to be seated...so, we had a couple of drinks at the bar, watched Cardio & Tactical color with crayons, and then decided before things got too silly, to get our food to go. Delicious!! There was a lot of deliciousnes this weekend. That of course translates into many calories as well. Boo.
Got to go wine tasting Sunday morning as we were heading out of town. (More calories and deliciousness) Went to Kenwood and was pleasantly surprised that they had all sorts of specials on yummy wine. Got a half dozen bottles and am now not having so many holes in my wine racks. Yay!!! Another treat? We went to Bass Pro on the way home as well. And since we didn't have the boat with us this time...just the bird dog, I got to go inside! That might have been bad, as I bought a hat, a sweatshirt, and some peachie-os!! Husband bought a fish finder...I call it a fish tv. It is really cool! Anyway, we headed home after that.
Monday (thank you dead presidents), we went to Pine Flat to go fishing. It ended up being more of just boating, as we didn't get a single bite. We did try out the fish tv and that was pretty cool. You can set this thing to view the fish in a few different ways. I prefer the Fish ID method...they look like fishies and it tells you how deep they are. Pretty entertaining actually. Unfortunately, none of schools of fish we saw thought it would be cool to bite on our Senkos, spinner baits, swimbaits, or anything else we threw out there for them. But it was a nice day, nonetheless, so no complaints here.
Today I had to go to work and I really am hoping and praying for rain! That way, volleyball practice will get cancelled for today and I can go home and pack my stuff for 6th grade camp tomorrow. It is that time of year...babysitting 150+ kids and adults in the outdoors. Can't wait. Seriously wish alcohol was allowed up there. It would make this adventure so much better. Hopefully, when I get home Friday night, Husband will have a glass of something Kenwood waiting for me. :)
Watching Husband play rugby is always very entertaining. He is very athletic and very angry. A perfect combination for the game. When we finally got to the field (Cardio's British accented GPS lady took us for a wild ride), someone in the stands was shouting about someone being down on the field and an opposing team member stepping on his face. Saw that. Then realized that the guy on the ground, was none other than Husband!! Poor choice for the little guy on the opposing team. Ha ha ha!! Karma was in full effect, however, when Husband 'accidentally" held some guy head down on the ground and inflicted some "accidental bruises on another. Later at the after game social, this little ruddy faced, scrawny guy came up to Husband and apologized for "accidentally" stepping on his face. Pretty sure the "accidental" part came after Husband stood up and the guy realized how athletic and big of a guy he chose to abuse. Good comedy!
After some time at the social (where I ate the most delicious tortilla chips ever-eating good stuff was a common thread all weekend), we went to Old Chicago Pizza in Petaluma. Hands down the BEST pizza on the planet. We were told it would be a 30 minute wait to be seated...so, we had a couple of drinks at the bar, watched Cardio & Tactical color with crayons, and then decided before things got too silly, to get our food to go. Delicious!! There was a lot of deliciousnes this weekend. That of course translates into many calories as well. Boo.
Got to go wine tasting Sunday morning as we were heading out of town. (More calories and deliciousness) Went to Kenwood and was pleasantly surprised that they had all sorts of specials on yummy wine. Got a half dozen bottles and am now not having so many holes in my wine racks. Yay!!! Another treat? We went to Bass Pro on the way home as well. And since we didn't have the boat with us this time...just the bird dog, I got to go inside! That might have been bad, as I bought a hat, a sweatshirt, and some peachie-os!! Husband bought a fish finder...I call it a fish tv. It is really cool! Anyway, we headed home after that.
Monday (thank you dead presidents), we went to Pine Flat to go fishing. It ended up being more of just boating, as we didn't get a single bite. We did try out the fish tv and that was pretty cool. You can set this thing to view the fish in a few different ways. I prefer the Fish ID method...they look like fishies and it tells you how deep they are. Pretty entertaining actually. Unfortunately, none of schools of fish we saw thought it would be cool to bite on our Senkos, spinner baits, swimbaits, or anything else we threw out there for them. But it was a nice day, nonetheless, so no complaints here.
Today I had to go to work and I really am hoping and praying for rain! That way, volleyball practice will get cancelled for today and I can go home and pack my stuff for 6th grade camp tomorrow. It is that time of year...babysitting 150+ kids and adults in the outdoors. Can't wait. Seriously wish alcohol was allowed up there. It would make this adventure so much better. Hopefully, when I get home Friday night, Husband will have a glass of something Kenwood waiting for me. :)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Healthy Me Update for Last Week!
O to the M to the G! This has been a rough week! I should clarify that it's been a rough weekend! Husband had a rugby game against his best friends team. I was at our school district's wrestling championships and ate like a champion all day! Really! I had a Non Fat White Mocha from Starbukcs and a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast. Later I had some pretzel sticks and Nutella and 2 packets of Emergen-C since I felt like I was in a giant fishbowl of germs. I drank an obscene amount of water all day. Once the tournament was over, I headed over to the bar where the debauchery of good eating habits began. I missed the team dinner of (gag) hot dogs and Frito Boats, so I ordered loaded french fries and chicken dippers. That pretty much cancelled out any healthy eating I might have done that day. I also consumed a few glasses of "Hooligan Juice". This stuff is a delicious concoction of various alcohols and grape Gatorade. It tastes a lot like grape flavored candy. Dangerous. I may or may not have (leaning towards may) have had a bit too much. Oops!
So, Saturday being a caloric disaster, we move on to Sunday, which happened to be Super Bowl Sunday!! We had been invited to a couple of parties, but decided to stay home and I cooked a tableful of appetizers. I have to give Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman a huge shout out though! She was instrumental in my cooking success this weekend! I had watched an episode of her tv show a while back, where she made hot wings. Husband is from New York and hot wings (Buffalo wings) are a food staple back there. Maybe even a food group. Of course, in New York, one eats wings with blue cheese dressing, NOT ranch. Ranch dressing is very West Coast. I looked on her website and found super detailed instructions for making the wings. I followed aforementioned directions and adjusted the Frank's Hot Sauce to our taste (we prefer to eat wings without having a 4 alarm fire raging in our mouths). They were deeeee-licious!! I also made Queso according to Ree, which was also bomb. Also on the menu? Pigs in a Blanket, chips & salsa, something we call Heart Attack (cream cheese, chili, shredded cheese baked to bubbly perfection...served with Scoops!), and corn salsa, which made its way to the chicken coop. Here is a photo of the feast:
Any wonder that I felt Fat on Fat Tuesday????
Monday, January 28, 2013
Fitness & Good Eating...Take 2!
Okay, it's probably more like take 5, but I'll pretend it's only take 2. Ha!!
Today I weighed in at 151.6. I want to be at 145 by Spring Break. I also want to be able to run a half marathon in November. Sccccrrreeeeeeeeeccchhh!!! Whaaaatt??!! Yes, said HALF MARATHON. Yes, me.
Here is the plan fr the next month:
Week of January 28th: Eat low calorie meals (this is hard...I'm doing the summer plan and I'm already hungry, grumpy, and consumed so many vegetables and water, I nearly used my "one" for the year.) Start slow, but do some cardio (running and some other easier stuff) and some core training.
Week of February 4th: Eat low calorie meals. Hopefully I'v not killed anyone by this time. Increase running and continue core exercises. Add in lunges and squats.
Week of February 11th and 18th: Continue above, but add in abs and arm exercises. I will be at 6th grade camp the 20th-22nd. That will be hard to maintain the food portion, although I'm going to pack as much as I can and just stick with the salad bar up there. We will be busy from sup up to sun down, so hopefully that will suffice in the cardio area.
Week of February 25th: Be running 2.5- 3 miles by this week without stopping, coughing, or passing out. :)
I will chronicle the good, the bad, and the ugly from here on out.
On a New Year's Resolution note: I have done my hair differently one day each week for the last 3 weeks!! Progress! I have also dressed less like a 90 year old woman and have actually looked cute the last few days. Not trying to impress anyone, but certainly don't need to be looking 90!! I'll post some pictures tomorrow.
Today I weighed in at 151.6. I want to be at 145 by Spring Break. I also want to be able to run a half marathon in November. Sccccrrreeeeeeeeeccchhh!!! Whaaaatt??!! Yes, said HALF MARATHON. Yes, me.
Here is the plan fr the next month:
Week of January 28th: Eat low calorie meals (this is hard...I'm doing the summer plan and I'm already hungry, grumpy, and consumed so many vegetables and water, I nearly used my "one" for the year.) Start slow, but do some cardio (running and some other easier stuff) and some core training.
Week of February 4th: Eat low calorie meals. Hopefully I'v not killed anyone by this time. Increase running and continue core exercises. Add in lunges and squats.
Week of February 11th and 18th: Continue above, but add in abs and arm exercises. I will be at 6th grade camp the 20th-22nd. That will be hard to maintain the food portion, although I'm going to pack as much as I can and just stick with the salad bar up there. We will be busy from sup up to sun down, so hopefully that will suffice in the cardio area.
Week of February 25th: Be running 2.5- 3 miles by this week without stopping, coughing, or passing out. :)
I will chronicle the good, the bad, and the ugly from here on out.
On a New Year's Resolution note: I have done my hair differently one day each week for the last 3 weeks!! Progress! I have also dressed less like a 90 year old woman and have actually looked cute the last few days. Not trying to impress anyone, but certainly don't need to be looking 90!! I'll post some pictures tomorrow.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
85% and holding...
Okay, so this nasty crud I managed to infect myself with some weeks ago, is finally starting to bid adieu to my body. The only lingering issue is the stupid cough that I fear is going to stick around until June. Hoping it goes away before then, but history has proven that coughs like to hang out. Ugh!!
So this weekend should prove to be a big project weekend! I'm hoping to get the spare room cleaned up and painted. I have been trying to do this for several months now, but there has been a steady stream of house guests and pests. I also want to get the hallway photos up and some things up on the walls in our bedroom. I have been trying to make a list of things to do, but I keep getting sidetracked and think of other things to do. There's so much!
Here's what I have so far:
Clean both refrigerators
Clean both showers and the tub
Paint the spare room
Pictures in the hallway
Clean and organize the laundry room. I might even put up the border I bought like 3 years ago!
Derrel's-this will be a fun project. I really need to empty the storage unit out and then repack it all.
Clean out the craft cupboard
I also would like to make my sewing machine functional again, so that might be a project too.
I have a feeling that I'm going to run out of time and motivation. I also want to do some Pinterest projects and maybe get some of the cool wine bottle lights made. Too much? Probably! We'll see...
So this weekend should prove to be a big project weekend! I'm hoping to get the spare room cleaned up and painted. I have been trying to do this for several months now, but there has been a steady stream of house guests and pests. I also want to get the hallway photos up and some things up on the walls in our bedroom. I have been trying to make a list of things to do, but I keep getting sidetracked and think of other things to do. There's so much!
Here's what I have so far:
Clean both refrigerators
Clean both showers and the tub
Paint the spare room
Pictures in the hallway
Clean and organize the laundry room. I might even put up the border I bought like 3 years ago!
Derrel's-this will be a fun project. I really need to empty the storage unit out and then repack it all.
Clean out the craft cupboard
I also would like to make my sewing machine functional again, so that might be a project too.
I have a feeling that I'm going to run out of time and motivation. I also want to do some Pinterest projects and maybe get some of the cool wine bottle lights made. Too much? Probably! We'll see...
Monday, January 14, 2013
70%
It's Monday again and the weekend seems like it was forever ago. Maybe that's because it was ridiculously short. Okay, technically, the weekend was the same number of hours as always, but I spent 7 hours Saturday sitting in a gym watching other people's kids wrestle. While this is usually a somewhat fun event, I wasn't feeling up to it after the flu shenanigans last week. I did get to sit with two very good friends of mine. Really hoping their immune systems are up to par.
70% That's how well I feel right now. 70% of my body says its okay. 20% says that it might start feeling better soon and 10% is still secretly wishing for imminent death.
I do have some good news for this week though. Despite my best efforts (eating Panda for dinner, chicken covered in cheese, and pasta drowning in cheese sauce), I lost 5 pounds!!!!!! Hoo-rah!!! I guess there are a few benefits associated with having a raging fever, followed by severe chills, congestion of every imaginable area, etc.
So, next weekend is going to be a big project weekend!!! While I will miss Husband (he will be shooting duckies), I have three glorious days to get some things done around the house and get some Pintesting done!!!! More details to follow this week. I have to go through and choose what I want to try. :)
Right now, however, all I want to accomplish is a good night's sleep. Hopefully tonight.
70% That's how well I feel right now. 70% of my body says its okay. 20% says that it might start feeling better soon and 10% is still secretly wishing for imminent death.
I do have some good news for this week though. Despite my best efforts (eating Panda for dinner, chicken covered in cheese, and pasta drowning in cheese sauce), I lost 5 pounds!!!!!! Hoo-rah!!! I guess there are a few benefits associated with having a raging fever, followed by severe chills, congestion of every imaginable area, etc.
So, next weekend is going to be a big project weekend!!! While I will miss Husband (he will be shooting duckies), I have three glorious days to get some things done around the house and get some Pintesting done!!!! More details to follow this week. I have to go through and choose what I want to try. :)
Right now, however, all I want to accomplish is a good night's sleep. Hopefully tonight.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Dear flu,
Dear flu,
You are no longer welcome at my house. The barrage of medication you are forcing me to inflict on my body is absurd. See photo below. Now my son is sick and that makes me sad. Hopefully,the rest of the family avoids you. Boo flu!!!!
You are no longer welcome at my house. The barrage of medication you are forcing me to inflict on my body is absurd. See photo below. Now my son is sick and that makes me sad. Hopefully,the rest of the family avoids you. Boo flu!!!!
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