Idiots!

Absolutely can NOT believe there is still hype around the pit bull breed! I love my dog MORE THAN most people! She has been absolutely hands down the most loyal friend I've ever had. I am much more likely to be the one to punch people in their fucking mouths than my dog is to attack anyone. I've come to a place in my life where I'm well educated enough that I have no desire to use my college degree to talk to idoiots. I will punch you out instead.

1/31/12

Another 50 degree day...tomorrow is supposed to be warmer!! What a fabulous winter!

Yesterday I drank 2 1/2 liters of water. Roughly 48oz. I was half a liter short of my goal. But I did get 2 cups of green tea in me, a cup of coffee and a little Malbec so I'm far from dehydrated.

Another terribly unmotivated morning. I have got to clean, workout, watch Bella, and cook dinner. Hopefully I can tan when Zach gets home.

Success!!!

So I have had 2 recipes for healthy snack ideas for awhile and finally tried them today with great success. First was a pumpkin smoothie. I used my Bullet so I just eyeballed the amount of pumpkin in the bottom f the cup. It was probably 2/3 C of canned pumpkin. I added skim milk, some vanilla, pumpkin pie seasoning, a teeny bit of sugar or sweetener, unless you're not dieting, a few ice cubes. Blended in my bullet. Yumm-o!!! Second recipe was from a frugal site. Not really a recipe but it is carcinogen free so bonus! It is simply microwaved popcorn using brown paper lunch sacks. I put 1/2 C kernels in the bag, folded it twice at the top and put it in the microwave. Mine took about 4 mins. Added my salt and Parmesan cheese and there you go. Healthy healthy healthy. Store bought microwave popcorn is one of the worst things you can eat. It sure tastes good but has no redeeming health value.

Lunch Time

I'm feeling more energized. I attempted an hour on the bike this morning but with Bella I managed maybe 45 solid minutes, so I put in my 4 mile Leslie Sansone DVD and logged another hour. This way, I can do the bike for another hour tonight. I usually do the 2 mile jog DVD to mix things up or I will do my bootcamp DVD, but I'm glad I went with the 4 miler today. I also did an excellent ab workout today. I'm on my first two cups of 4 of green tea, which supposedly boosts metabolism by 20%. I'm also well into my first of 2 liters of water. According to experts, one can lose 5 or more pounds of water weight (depending on how much you carry) by simply increasing your intake to 60oz per day for 7 days. I'm hoping to get a bigger house soon so we can keep our exercise equipment and DVDs all in the same area that isn't the living room. I'd also love to get my hands on a rower and Nordic trac x-country skier. My late grandfather always kept it set up on the porch and did an hour per day on the skier. I'm not sure where it is...my grandmother surely doesn't use it but I'm sure one of my aunts probably took it. AND I'd love to get a Bow Flex for when we have space, as I'm no fan of free weights.

1/30/12

I had so much energy yesterday...this morning not so much! I slept well but had to get up early as I'm watching Bella this morning. She moved from her bed into mine and we were cuddling for a bit, watching a movie. Now, we've moved it to the couch. Zach was gracious enough to get the coffee brewing before he left for school.

Yesterday was a nice sunny day. Hayley and I took Bella for a walk on the beach. It sounds really windy out there today. Mitch cooked dinner and we enjoyed a yummy glass of Malbec. I read for a lot of the afternoon. TGWTDT has gotten even more exciting and enjoyable. I'm loving it now. Can't wait to read the next two!

Zach went to Foxboro to the Patriots Superbowl send off! He had a great time. I'm glad we live in an area where he can do these types of fun things with his friends. I know Bella and I are looking forward to that first warm day when we can spend it at the zoo without freezing. The zoo's open year round but I'm thinking a warm spring day will be fine for us. I love zoos, namely the National Zoo, but our zoo is very nice too, just not free and I'm hoping Bella will love them as much as me. I'm also looking forward to Block Island.

Blah, it's only 8:17. This is going to be a long day!

150 Minutes

That's right. 150 minutes of cardio today! I'm on a mission.

1/28/12

Feeling cranky today. It takes me a bit to feel like myself on any morning, as I have no morning personality to speak of, and on Saturday mornings, there are usually a lot more people around, so my personal routine gets thrown off, and I have people asking what's wrong, blah blah blah. Once I get up, clean the house, have my coffee, work out, and as long as people haven't already pissed me off, I will be fine.

I'm well into Dragon Tattoo...it has suddenly gotten pretty awesome. Glad I listened to my friends and stuck with it. I should be done with it by tonight or tomorrow. Luckily, I have book 2 and 3 already here waiting, as I bought them for Mitch and he's already read them.

I suppose it's time to get up, workout and give Bella Boo some kisses. She's been patiently knocking on my door every few minutes.

It's Friday!!

I can't believe Friday is here already! I finally finished Out of Oz!! It took how long to get through the first half??? I finished the second half in two days! Such a good book! Now, like always with Gregory Maguire books, I want more of the story. I have been reinspired by friends to continue reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...they said it improves greatly once you get past the trial part...I have to agree! It's already picking up with the introduction of Salander. I have so many actual book books to read and two lined up on my Kindle that I'm excited to start.

I gave myself permission to take today off from tanning and working out, but I ended up doing both anyway! Glad I did because I feel even more energized than if I had just taken the day off. It is almost 60 today and a little rainy. Not as heavy as I anticipated. Feels like spring out there!

I really hope my husband and I can do something this weekend. A movie or dinner or something.

The best news? I have a new muffler!!! And a new gas cap! If I clean it out, it'll be just like new! I had to drive the Tahoe yesterday while mine was getting work done, and the whole time I just kept missing my mine. Since I will be in it till at least this fall, and since I practically live in it, I'm glad it is something I enjoy. I really like the BMW X-5s for my next ride, but I saw a really nice Lexus car for a really really good price, so that got me thinking that maybe I would consider a car, as opposed to an SUV. We will still have the Tahoe if I need the space or the third row. The X-5 wouldn't have a third row anyway. Anyway...still a few months away and I'm in no rush as long as I don't have any significant car trouble. FYI, I'm so not interested in driving a "green" car.

Can We Say Exhausted??

But it's a happy kind of exhaustion. The kind that will have me falling asleep quickly and deeply and I don't have to get up early tomorrow. Today has turned out pretty well even though it was my busy day. Bella was perfect today! Perfect yesterday with her hour long noon nap and an easy bedtime at 8 pm. Kayla said she slept till 8 this morning. She took her nap at one today but it wasn't a full hour, so hopefully another easy 8 pm bedtime tonight for the both of us!

I got two hours of cardio in and went tanning so I'm feeling good about that. The dishes are done. The house is in ok condition. Not in the mood to pick up Bella's books and toys just yet, as she will surely take them all out again shortly after I do. I just want to sit here and enjoy my tea and wait for my husband to decide on dinner.

Think Spring

It'll be a very warm week for Winter here. I may get out for a walk with Bella today.

I had the worst stomachache last night. So bad it woke me up and kept me up. It finally went away. It was stomach pains really, nothing that puking or anything would have helped. If it had been localized a little lower, I would have been convinced it was appendicitis. It really felt like contractions. Oh well, I feel good as new today.

Officially one week left of this blah month. I so dislike January. February gets broken up with Valentine's and even in this leap year, it'll still be a short month, which brings us to MARCH! And then we can let spring begin!! So excited for that first incredibly warm day in which I can spend it laying in the sun.

Cleanse Fail

So we made a pact to end the cleanse. I have lost weight on it though, so I may incorporate some of the tricks but I'm not not eating what I want again. I may use this after a holiday or vacation in which I may over do it, but like my husband pointed out, when have we ever over done it? Eating anyway? Never. Glad one of us thinks. During the middle of the cleanse AND a storm no less, the thinker brings up the question on how low are we on toilet paper. Seriously, these thoughts never entered my mind prior to starting the cleanse.

I took a reluctant nap today. Reluctant because one, I didn't want to, and two because at first I slept for like 10 minutes and was woken up, so I figured I wouldn't be able to fall back to sleep, but I did and I woke up feeling much better than I did after the 10 minute nap!

I made some good headway on my crochet projects last night and this afternoon. I'm over halfway done Return to Oz. That's huge. I got my workout in early before I crapped out on the couch. Mitch went to bring Hayley home, pick up Kayla and is then making pizza for dinner. Zach is at Derrick's watching the Patriots playoff game. Our friend Scott is AT the game!! So right this very second, it is just Sierra, Bella and me here at home, watching round two of Gnomeo and Juliet.

And...

...tomorrow I'm going to do a little experiment. I'm going to just get up and leave. Not bother to tell anyone where I'm going. It must be nice to have this kind of freedom.

It's Snowing!!

It's finally snowing. The good news? It's going to be almost 60 on Monday so this will not stick around. The best kind of snow. Right now, everything looks really pretty.

I'm about to embark on my 2 day cleanse. I mistakenly called it a detox. Then when I went back to find the plan online I couldn't find it because I was typing detox. Finally I googled 2 day cleanse and the Look Better Naked one that I'm doing was easily found. I may make a substitution with the breakfast smoothies. I'm not crazy about milk, and since I have plenty of spinach, I'm thinking I'm just going to make one of my green smoothies and drink that instead.

My abdominal workout was CRAZY yesterday. I'm still feeling it. Can't wait to do it again tomorrow!!

It's already 9:51 and I still haven't done my cardio yet. Feeling a bit lazy his morning.

Kind of...

...a day off. I still have to work at 2 but I will be Bella free! This has been a long week. Tuesday was a perfect day with her. Wednesday, she was sick. Thursday, I was sick. Today, her mother has the day off!

I got my cardio in. I did my abdominal workout. I'm taking it to the next level this week. I'm going to try a 2 day "detox" to rev my metabolism. Not sure if it'll do any good but we will see...so for two days, I can only eat steamed greens (vinegar if I must) such as spinach, and lean meat. Green tea, no sweet tea from McD's. However, I'm not cutting out my AM coffee, simply because I enjoy my AM coffee and that's that. It's only for two days. After the two days, I'm just going to try to increase my veggies and fruits for all my meals. No junk. Just for this week. I will give in to oatmeal or cheerios or Total for breakfasts only because I need that kind of fuel for my two hours of cardio.

I'm enjoying our purchase of the perfect sit-up. It really takes the strain off my neck and I'm having no trouble getting it to click, which means you're in correct form. I'm definitely feeling the workout so my muscles are being used. I've noticed a visible change in just my third time using it.

1/19/12

Worst headache ever. So sleepy too. I think it'll be another early night for me.

This has been an incredibly long week. I've worked AND babysat every day this week. Think I'm going to make a little plain pasta and see if it'll help my headache a little.

In other news, some of the cutesy blogs I read have ALL decided to write similar posts about how their lives aren't so perfect...hmmmmm, okay...apparently it's the cool thing to do for today.

Another busy day on the books for me. Woke up, two hours of cardio, showered, tanned, worked WITH Bella in tow. I may or may not clean up around here today. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend!

Holy Teething Terror

Baby girl has had a nightmare of a day with the last of teeth to come through. She's had a time of it with these ones. They look close then disappear. Today the back gums are very swollen. She's on her second dose of motrin. Barely taking the edge off. Plus she hates this medicine. She loves baby Tylenol. Doesn't mind antibiotics but she hates this crap I got her and of course I got two big bottles because it was buy one get one free. I like it only because it lasts 8 hours.

1/18/12

Last night was a restless sleep and this morning was a very early morning. BUT I got my 2 hours of cardio in even with a messed up bike! I got my ab workout in as well! The dishes are done, kitchen floor swept and mopped. Counters wiped down. When Zach gets home, maybe I will get a minute to go tanning. Other than that, Bella and I are just hanging out here today. I can't wait to go to bed tonight!!! So very sleepy and a nap isn't looking like it's in Bella's future today.

To The Person......

...that f*^#s up my recumbent bike and then thinks I over-react...you screw the tightening screw on too tight and I can't adjust it myself, so I feel as if that is most disrespectful to adjust it to your length and then leave it, knowing that I use it daily not to mention the back trouble I've had lately, so if I want to use it, I can't sit in the seat properly...

1/17/12

I got a lot accomplished today already. So much for a rainy Tuesday. It's been sunny all morning. Certainly not complaining, but certainly makes me wonder exactly what the qualifications are to be a meteorologist.

I've worked out, cleaned up the house a bit. Bella's had breakfast and now lunch. We read five books and she worked out with me. She loves doing squats! We also listened to her Pandora radio station. Lots of Raffi and Jack Johnson. Now we're settling down to watch Gnomeo & Juliet and take a nap. We have to pick up Zach at 3, and hopefully I will get a chance to go tanning. Dinner when my love gets home. A very typical Tuesday.

Now, I'm going to try to read a little and maybe work on my crochet project while she's behaving.

1/16/12

So I broke two resolutions already...I haven't blogged since Friday AND I did two hours of cardio this morning. Yet somehow I feel good about this! When I do two hours of cardio, I don't have to care what I eat, as I'm not an over-eater anyway. There's some guilt if I only do one hour of cardio and consume say a cupcake...lots of guilt if there's no cardio and a cupcake. So I'm going to go back to listening to my body. Today, I felt like I needed the two hours of cardio. Saturday, I didn't feel the need to do any.

In other news, I learned a new crochet stitch. Out of Oz is finally getting good. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has yet to do so. Next up will be Island of the Lost Girls and The Quickening.

Sleep news: Last night I managed to fall asleep around 9:30 and slept till 7:30. Pretty good for me.

I'm going to try and manage to have a good day, despite it being a Monday.