"K" - Keeping this challenge going......

"K" - Kinda got caught off guard today......

I've been so busy enjoying my new "toy" that I did NOT watch the weather last night before I drifted off to ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzz........

And I awoke to find 10" of fresh snow on my car!!!! This is NOT the way to start your day!!

But I quickly got all caught up! I was off from the real job today - so a.m.

"K" - Kardio - as in Kardio Kickboxing class:)

and p.m. shoulders and abs. An ABSOLUTELY perfect day!!!!!

I was .....

"K" - Kraving - o.k. - I'm stretching a bit with this one..... some homemade lentil soup......

So I put on a big pot this morning - went about my business, came home - showered went to have meal 3 - since beans are a starch:) and was......

"K" - Kinda disappointed. Didn't really want this after all. I wanted - what else - chicken and salad!

So I ran the soup over to G'ma -who was very appreciative of my "mistake".

Speaking of kindness - my coworkers are continuing to be exceptionally

"K" - Kind!

They woman who had her husband burn me the mash up show has pledged me 4 more cd's - she said my enthusiasm was so entertaining for her that she simply had to give me more! SWEET! It may take a couple of weeks - but I'm willing to be patient!

Speaking of patient - I'm about done being patient waiting on my new MP3 to arrive. They FINALLY sent me a tracking number today - it says it should be here tomorrow. 3 weeks after I ordered it! But hey - once it's here I'm certain I'll be so happy I'll forget all about this delay.

And I couldn't let

"K" go by without plugging my new FAVORITE discovery.......

"K" - Kiss my face. They're an organic line of health care products - and I tell you - since discovering their mouthwash and toothpaste - my teeth have never been so white and clean feeling! It's as if I went to the dentist - EVERY DAY!!!!!

'K - better watch the weather and see what's coming for tomorrow!

'Night!

"J" is for

"J" - Junkie! I am OFFICIALLY a junkie!!!

A friend who prefers to remain nameless - but who's name DOES start with

"J" ironically TOTALLY set me up with my internet downloading program!!!!! I now have the Mash Ups I so DESPERATELY crave!!!!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS TIP!!!!!!!! I am happy beyond belief!

And I've been an internet
"J" - Junkie all day!

I trained legs yesterday - and this morning I could barely sustain a moderate heart rate - they were simply SCREAMING at me! I was so exhausted - I couldn't wait for it to be over........

THEN I downloaded some new mixxes after I got home.......Di I didn't understand how you could POSSIBLY jog after plyo - but guess who was so excited about her new discovery I went back to the gym for shoulders and some Gauntlet action?

yup - make that an adrenaline

"J" - Junkie!

Once my "high" wore off - DOMS set in....BIG TIME! So I had to go get a quick "fixx".......

I had to go get a Hydro massage today!

"J" - Massage Junkie:)

AND.....one last

"J" - Junkie confessions - I am officially HOOKED on calorie King! I too, Jodie, have fun playing with the totals and seeing what nutritional values I take in each day:) I don't eat much dairy so I was worried about my calcium intake - but all of the those leafy greens I DO eat seem to be MORE than adequate - YIPPEE!!!!!

And Kerry - I just realized it's now been 7 days with NO alcohol!!!! HOORRAY - and happened without even thinking about it!!! No alcohol, no sweets, worse offense is exceeding my fiber rec. on a daily basis - aka too many veggies:) - and calorie King thinks my protein is a bit high on weight training days. But I have to have my post workout shake - gotta feed those musckles!

I - is for....

"I" - Ignorance!!! There is no other way to describe this! I am in the middle of my High

"I" - Intensity Leg session today - sweating - beat red - incline 15% "trucking" along at 3.4mph, head phones blasting and some .....

"I" - Idiot taps me on the shoulder to ask me if the man I train with occasionally is my brother or a ........

He doesn't even finish this sentence - just leaves it all open ended! Sure - a compliment is a compliment - but C'mon! What the HECK he is thinking?! Hello - timing? And then I over hear him talking to his "buddy" saying well she WAS only walking..... Only walking?! Let him get his under trained oversexed body up there and see how he feels about only walking!

Geez!

ANYWAY - I survived legs and the

"I" - Icey roadways today - can someone please explain to me how it can be freezing rain when it is only 12 degrees outside? Shouldn't it be snow then - not drizzle? I aced my Earth Science course in High School - and although that was awhile ago I don't think the basic laws of nature have changed. maybe.......

I did receive some VERY promising news today, a friend sent me a link containing some

"I" - Information how a program that just may solve my

"I" - Internet quest for the mash ups I am quickly becoming obsessed about! At first glance this looks good - but I had

"I" - IBO work today, plus house switching, and the usual Sunday cook off - so I had to force myself to leave this unexplored for another day or so.

I did watch my posing DVD - this is a bit ...

"I" - Intimidating - God Bless those of you who actually compete! So many rules! I am pretty sore from training so I won't add any

"I" - Isometric training today - which would be posing practice - but hopefully I'll get a few tips to improve my form to make the most of the next picture session.

I guess that's all for now - my brains seem to be somewhere near that treadmill - LOL!

Until tomorrow!

H is for........

"H" - Housesitting! Yes - it's that time again! Time to pack a few of my belongings and leave

"H" - Heaven to watch over the "dogchild" and the

"H" - House while XBF attends a training seminar in North Carolina - Lucky man - Grrrrrr. Just when it finally starts to resemble winter here with the snow and the cold and he takes off to leave me with nasty outside chores. I'm happy to help out - but walking the "boy" and shoveling when it is only 2 degrees outside is not my idea of fun. At least XBF finally has the internet over there - so my life will be somewhat "normal".

In other news...... In yesterday's mail I received my copy of

"H" - How to pose like the pros - LOL. A step by step DVD that will

"H" - Hopefully - teach me the skills I need to effectively pose these muscles at the next photo shoot. So I'll have to investigate that this weekend.

"H" - Hooked - I am COMPLETELY hooked on this calorie king thing and I have paid for my actual copy of the software - YIPPEE!!!

"H" - HAPPY - in fact BEYOND HAPPY - just plain ECSTATIC with a "bonus" gift - how nice they kept with letter of the day:) - yesterday. A coworker knows a guy who knows a girl, etc. who was able to get my a cd of the DJ mixx I've been going CRAZY for!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!! This led to much celebration, and an ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cardio sessin thsi morning

"H" - HIIT of COURSE!!!!

It has also turned in to a Pandora's box of sorts.....now that I have a taste I want more!!! In fact I

"H" - Hunger for it!!!! And actually the amazing cardio left me
"H" - Hungry ALL DAY!!!! The food would barely be in there and I was
"H" - Hunting for more!!!!! I will also be "hunting" the internet for more ways to download this stuff - ooooooo - just had a thought that this week's show starts in 20 min. I better get off line before I get "sucked in" and wake myself up - as I do have to work in the morning.......Better get some sleep.

I will leave you with one

"H" - Hilarious link I stumbled upon. This one features
"H" - House cats doing well, house cat things:)

Check it out:
www.themooseisloose.net/funny_cats.html

G - uess what.......

Fruit I am allergic to? Yup -

"G" - GUAVA! Guava is the fruit that caused me to get all red, puffy, wheezy, and itchy earlier this week! I had to with hold some details in my earlier posts because some of these letters might be a bit tough, and we ALL know I plan ahead - LOL!

But then in yesterday's mail I received a WONDERFUL surprise..

"G" - GIFT! From a peep named Kara!!! A very touching card, some yummy body scrubs and BEAUTIFUL earrings!!!

Apparently there was some tasty wine in the original package - but I'm in the States and you can't send alcohol, silly

"G" - Government regulations - so Sue had to enjoy this gift for me! Regardless - THANK YOU KARA!!!! It means the WORLD to me to receive personalized items from my peeps!

I'm still waiting on the arrival of my new

"G" - GADGET! My mp3 of course! The advantage of the internet - great pricing! The disadvantage....waiting for the delivery

"G" - Guy to come - LOL! Of course we all know I've been waiting for the right

"G" - Guy to come along for some time now - LOL!

Another gadget I am officially hooked on is this Calorie King thing. Looks like I'll be paying for my membership tomorrow. It's too bad - well - only in this sense - TRUST ME on this one, anyway it's too bad I don't live with my Dad - as he is trying to lose weight and now recording all of his eats in a manual journal. If I could get him to use this program he could actually "see" if he's getting all of his needs and staying in his calorie range.

Perhaps a
"G" - good
"G" - gift idea for Dad in the future!

Have a
"G" - GREAT day!!!!!

F - anstastic!

That's how I am feeling this morning after cardio - simply

"F" - Fantastic!!! My legs have FINALLY fully recovered - and I had a GREAT sprinting session - YIPPEE!!!!

Although Steve's suggestion on the first use of "F" - would also be appropriate here:)

I woke up scared to look out the window - we were supposed to get another 8 inches of snow but looks like not a

"F" - Flake hit us! HOORRAY!!!!

I'm still hooked on my

"F" - Fizzy water - and I have now discovered some
"F" - Fizzy vitamins as well! Glutamine and Ester C are available in these little individual servings packets that when you mix them with water.....bubbles! No calories and they are

"F" - Fruity
"F" - Flavored! YUMMY!! They have a teensie bit of sodium - so obviously they'll have to go a few weeks out before the

"F" - Fotos! But they are a nice addition right now.

Speaking of Fizzy and Fruity - does the world really need this.......
http://www.fizzyfruit.com/

Seems some Walmarts and 7 - 11 convenience stores are selling a product called....
"F" - Fizzy Fruit in a desperate attempt to get kids to eat more fruit in school. Whatever happened to Mom packing a lunch with some orange wedges and a banana in there?

And this post wouldn't be complete without letting you all know that here in the States January is

"F" - Fiber
"F" - Focus month - LOL! My tax dollars at work:)

E- ventually.....

I will find a way to download the music I am CRAVING so desperately!!! No matter where I sent - I can not seem to find a source to download their material - at any cost! I even sent them an ,,,,

"E" - email - to see if it was for sale some place that I had yet to encounter. They said that they are still working on the copyright details so no - no source as of yet. But they streamline over the internet....so it seems like there should be SOME way to save a bit of it. Perhaps my new......

"E" - Electronic will hold the answer. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of a new MP3 player - and it has voice record on it, and an fm tuner......so..........

Where is an.....

"E" - Eight year old boy when I need one - LOL! They seem to be naturals at this sort of stuff!

In honor of today's letter I decided to

"E" - Edit my template and get my links back - finally. However this only led to

"E" - Envy as I see that Kerry has also upgraded the appearance of her blog. Grrrrrrr.... I am jealous:)

I also saw that Hillary got..

"E" - Engaged while she was away on Holiday!!! Congratulations Hil!!!!!

Deeeeelightful!!!

I
"D" - Discovered a WONDERFUL service/contraption that is with 2 miles of my little piece of Heaven! It's a Hydromassage - which is a "tube - kinda like a tanning bed that you get in and for 15 min. warm water pulsates ALL around you - but you don't get wet! And for only $6!!! A huge bargain!!!

THIS was FABULOUS!!!!! Of course - 15 min is just long enough to turn me into an incoherent pile of "mush" and render me unable to complete a thought for at least 30 min:) I wish they had a home version - I used to have a tanning bed at my house back YEARS ago - a salon went out of business and I bought it from them. Don't really have room here in Heaven for a pulsating water machine...........

But I
"D" - Digress!

This was the PERFECT solution to my

"D" - DOMS after some SERIOUS lifting sessions this weekend! rrrrRRRRRRoooooOOOaaaAAAArrRRRRRR - That's my "lion" roar - LOL!

I must admit I am almost

"D" - Dreading my leg session this afternoon. It looks easy on paper - but I know this monster....he sneaks up and bites you right in the

"D" - Derriere :) Which of course is a good thing - once you live through it!

I also made a
"D" - Discovery yesterday...I found a fruit I am allergic to! This was NOT pleasant! My face got all red and blotchy - felt like my skin was on fire and now I am a bit puffy while my body works on flushing out the "toxins" I ingested! So I'll have to force myself to do a moderate cardio session this morning instead of my beloved sprints:( But - I know that if I push too hard right now I'll be

"D" - Down for a couple of days. So better to play it safe. And it also means, most likely, no PB's for me at my leg session today. Bummer.

I am also currently obsessed with a new radio program here in town. It's called Skratch N Sniff - and these two
"D" - DJ's take rock songs from Godsmack, Disturbed, Metallica, Korn, etc. and "mix" them - so it's "hip hop rock."

Which is simply PERFECT for me - as I LOVE rock - and now it's fast enough to run too!!! I MUST have this playlist - IMMEDIATELY!!! I would gladly pay for it - but I can't seem to find a place to .....

"D" - Download their stuff. SO today I will be surfing around a bit more - trying to complete my mission........

"D" - Did you know......

That folks who drink 2 1/2 cans of soda a
"D" - Day are 3 times more likely to suffer from
"D" - Depression and anxiety than those who drink less!

ChaaaaaaaaChinnnnggggg!!!!

Keeping with the alphabet

"C" - Challenge I totally scored at work today!!!! Seems the blizzard caused a lot of patients to.....

"C" - Cancel their appointments. So we do a little game amongst the associates with available time to see who can go home early.....

Guess who won!!!! Yippee!!!!

So I just had some...
"C" - Chicken and veggies for lunch - and once I digest a bit I'll be off to train......
"C" - Chest and Triceps!

Normally Saturday would be leg day....but that didn't fit my alliteration plan so I'll just have to...
"C" - Change it up a bit!

I tried a new veggie this week - it's called.....
"C" - Chayote. They say it's a cross between a cucumber and a squash. Not much flavor to this thing - but it's not often I see a veggie I haven't tried once - so now I have!

I've also activated a free one week trial with .......
"C" - Calorie King to track all of my eats with. With the pics coming I've been diligently writing down every piece of gum etc. again - just to keep my self accountable. It's so easy to have a bite here and there - and of course even bites still have .....

"C" - Calories! One of my

"C" - Clients had me review her journals on fit day for her - which is what got me thinking about a digital tracking method. It's ......

"C" - Cool to see the little pie graph and all of your stats! I had tried fitday myself in the past and found it a bit tedious, always customizing everything. Calorie King is nice because it has stuff labeled my manufacturer! So if I eat

"C" - Cut frozen green beans by green giant - I just type this in and their exact label pops up! Cool!!! So much easier!

I don't know if I'll continue on after my trial........I guess it depends just how....

"C" - Curious I become!!!!!
"C" - C you later!!!!

Let's "B" - gin!!!!!

I know what ....
"B" - Bonkers means!!!!! That's the same even here in the States!! However if I was getting.....
"B" - Bonked perhaps I would not have so much time and energy to be ,,,,,,,
"B" - Brainstorming ways to .....
"B" - Bore you all with this silly
"B" - Blog!!!!

LOL!!!!

Even the weather is playing along with our game! Today I woke up to turn on the news and learn that a
"B" - Blizzard was expected to hit today around rush hour!!!!

Right when I get out of work!!! But don't you worry - a silly snow storm will not keep me from training.....
"B" - Back and of course
"B" - Biceps this evening!!!!!

And guess what the veggie will be with my chicken, which - by the way "says"
"B" - BAAWWWK!

The veggie simply MUST be a side of......
"B" - Brussels Sprouts!!!

Too much fun!!! Too much fun!!!!

Off to train!!!

"B" - Bye for now!

A is for........

"A" - Accept! I accept the....
"A" - Alliteration Challenge!

Unicorn Girl - you should know better than ....
"A" - Anyone that I am NOT one to walk away from a Challenge:)

"A" - AMAZING - That's what I was thinking as I was doing my sprint HIIT training this morning!!! Again I hit 40 sec sprints for 8.6mph!!! I NEVER thought this was possible!!!!!!!

During my cooldown I was thinking about this little challenge and how much fun it would be that reminded me that I better start concentrating a bit more on.....

"A" - Abdominal training consistency!!!! They are always the first thing I skip and so now they must go in my training log same as everything else.

O.K. - they're not the FIRST thing I skip........that's probably stretching. Bad - I know - but I also know I am not the only one guilty of this!

Speaking of butts......

"A" - Arse - hehe - mine is KILLING me from my gauntlet followed by lunges on the incline tready yesterday - hurts SO very good though!

Carolyn I am certain strawberries would be a delicious fancy addition to my fizzy water but in the middle of winter I am lucky to be able to

"A" - Afford fresh produce at all - never mind strawberries!!!! They are actually selling lemons for 75 cents a piece!!! In the summer they are 3 for a dollar! Limes - usually 4 for a buck - now the same as lemons! And Oranges....

they are actually being sold by the pound! I can barely believe this!! They are usually 5 for a dollar this time of year!

You better believe every last piece of this is being used around here!

And I've been meaning to post that I read a great way to test your "sprain" risk! Close your eyes, stand on one leg, raise your other knee to hip ratio and balance for 10 sec.

If you can NOT do this it seems you are 2 1/2 times more like to sprain your....

"A" - Ankle than those that can do it!!!!!

Better work on your balance to strengthen those ligaments!!!!

And now the letter "F".....

"F" - as in Foolish! I tried to change my template back round - inspired by the cool look of Jodie's blog these days - and OBVIOUSLY completely botched it up!

So I am now back to the original version - however I will have to "relink" to my friends blogs at some point over the next couple of days.

"F" - speaking of Friends........ I was ABSOLUTELY
"F" - Floored by a gentleman at the gym this morning. One of my "senior" buds who is always there bright and early with me gave me a VERY generous and unexpected gift!

Seems he bought it as a Christmas gift for someone - and they couldn't/won't use it....
He can't/won't use it........
He can't return it......
And he thought I WOULD use it - so he gave it to me - with explicit instructions that there were NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

It's a gift card - so I didn't open it in his presence - I just thanked him for his kind thoughts and promised I would put it to good use and, reluctantly, turned over the Gauntlet to him:)

However upon opening this and seeing the value........ I MUST find SOME way to do something nice for him.......
"F" - Food!!!! I am RAVENOUS today for some reason - OMG - there are not enough veggies in this apartment to control this.....

Which is a good sign that ....
"F" - FAT - any extra that might have been picked up over the Holidays, is being burned away to look super bumpy in those
"F" - Fotos - o.k. - kinda pushing that one a bit:)

"F" - Fizzy....plain water has gotten a bit boring to me....however bottled mineral water - with a slice of .....
"F" - Fruit, either lemon, lime or orange - heck why not all three? - is VERY tasty this week!

"F" - FREEZING!!!! Thanks Steve!!!! You could've kept this crap! It's only 9 outside as I type this!
and "F" - finally.......

"F" - FREAK - What I thought as I witnessed an obviously VERY dedicated man running down the sidewalk - in the dark - this morning as I drove to the comfort of my warm, well lit gym!!!!!


Brrrrrrrrrrrr..................................

The letter "D".......

Today's post shall be brought to you today by the letter "D" - like on Sesame Street - since all the things on my mind right now seem to start with "D"........

"D" - Dodged that bullet!!! Our weather CONTINUES to be kind to me!!!!! The HUGE ice storm that shut down the midwest, leaving thousands without power, hit here today..........

However it was above freezing!! So while yes, it WAS 34 and rainy - which is not nice - there was NOT a 2" sheet of ice on my car this morning!! YIPPEE!!

Which leads to .....
"D" - D.O.M.S. - all weight lifting sessions are in!!! AND.....
"D" - Double gym sessions - a.m. cardio, p.m. lifting - EXCELLENT!!!!! Great for the metabolism!!!!!
"D" - DELICIOUS!!!! I am officially addicted to my cottage cheese/salsa/celery stick meal - not for everyone - but I am LOVING this and enjoying it as I type. Which is a "snack" before my .....
"D" - Dinner out with friends!!! Almost canceled due to weather - but not now:)

However everything in moderation "D" due to...
"D" - Definite - the pics are a definite for March 20th!! Horray!!! I better start practicing some proper poses for maximum muscle
"D" - Definition!!!!
and sitting right here in front of me is my favorite purchase of the moment......
"D" - Diet Detective's Countdown! This is a book that takes the calories in each and seemingly every food item and gives it an exercise "equivalent".

For example - I always order healthy food when eating out, but I will usually indulge in a few....
"D" - Drinks!

Tonight is gaming and a couple pints of beer.....but each and every pint of my beloved Sam Adams has 180 calories.....

which mean it takes a 130 pound woman - and I don't even weigh this - I am in the low 120's 46 min. of walking 3.0 mph on a level surface to burn off one, or bike 26 min. at 11.0 mph, or run for 19 min. at 5.0

I can walk 4.6 mph on a level surface....but still....... the book helps to make each food a bit more "real".

And with that I am off to dinner!!!

Have a great "D"ay!!!!!

Feeling crafty?........

The cold front is moving through as predicted - and my pouring rain has turned to sleet/freezing rain/snow - affectionately called a wintery mix:)

But, much like the post office, neither sleet nor hail nor dark of night will keep me from training!!

However I do NOT like the cold - so I am waiting for my remote starter to finish thawing my car:)

And while I wait - I surf......

And I came upon this:
http://www.tamponcrafts.com/cufflinks.html

I should pass this site on to the calendar people!

Dead Cockroaches......

I've been using the Gauntlet that's in the weight room in the morning a few times a week now - once you get over a "fear"......LOL!

But one of the many reasons I prefer being upstairs in the cardio room is it's easier to separate myself....I don't have "look" at folks - when you're all in the same place you can't help but take notice....

And on Friday I couldn't help but notice this one guy....he was "crunching" and "twisting" away, trying it appeared, desparately to create some sort of 6 pack to undo too many "6 packs" - if you know what I mean:)

But his form was SO bad all I could think of was that childhood "game" that I never really understood - where you lay on your back and kick your feet and arms all about while saying "I'm a dead cockroach.......I'm a dead cockroach......"

And this thought made my giggle to myself - which no doubt caused confusion as to why the girl running on the stairmill was laughing while she was doing it...

No wonder they call me "freak gril":)

Kerry - I have plenty of rain for you....it's 47 outside right now and pouring...but Steve's cold front is supposed to move through this afternoon turning it to freezing rain - no good! But maybe I'll get out of the real job early:) Unlikely...last night I actually had to stay LATE, and I was SO hungry that my p.m. lifting session had to be postponed a day:( But luckily I had already gotten in my gauntlet fix in the morning - so all was not lost!

It's all in how you look at things:) For example check out this movie trailer for the next "family classic"
http://www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov

Yet another reason.....

Mmmmmm...this is YUMMY!!!! However - this "meal" is not one many folks would agree with me on.......

I didn't feel like cooking, and the leftover chicken seemed too "heavy" right now.......

But...cottage cheese - mixed with red pepper and cucumber salsa and "served" on celery sticks.......

PERFECT!!! And DELICIOUS!!!!!!

But yet anotehr "weird" Michelle thing - LOL. Another reason why I'm just not ready to "date" yet.....how on earth do you explain these food combinations?

Although the new hair must be a hit, I was asked out three times today alone! Always a great day when you are receiving compliments....but just not interested...thanks!

Anotehr thing I'm just not interested in is the return of an "actual" winter. We received 9 out of the 12 inches predicted the other day - and while it is in the 40's today next week is NOT looking so good. Lots of cold, lots of snow, possibly a big blizzard brewing. Oh well....I couldn't live here an dodge the odds all winter:)

And THEN - as if to "rub in" the seven day forecast......check out today's calendar site:
www.bucuticam.com/index.html

Not nice........not nice.........

But every day is one day closer to Spring!!!!!

Waiting.......

Well Michelle tune up day is officially over!

The hair is cut - but it was determined that my hair is not long enough to leave curly, at least not to my liking - so I'm still straightening it for now:)

The Dentist appointment was a success!
As was the Foot Dr!

I am still waiting to hear from the photgrapher as to whether or not they will be available on the dates I am trying for. They're on vacation right now. So I must be patient........

Speaking of patient - I was at the post office for nearly an hour today filling out claim forms on some lost packages - WOW!!!!

Ironically today's calendar entry is about the post office! Back in the days before 9/11 some college kids had fun seeing just what unusual items they could successfully mail to each other.....

Check this out:
http://www.p22.com/projects/mail.html

I sure do LOVE this calendar!!

I'm also waiting to get "dumped" on......
Seems Steve has been wishing his bad weather my way long enough - they're now predicting over 12 inches of snow by this time tomorrow!

I'm so thankful for my maintence men here in Heaven!!!!!

I am also still waiting on the maintence guy's at the gym to fix my beloved Gauntlet. There is a second one downstairs in the weight training room. I was so desparate for a fix I used that one this morning. Not quite the same - this one is actually newer and nicer - but I like the original version better. Still a good sweat was had by all!

Today was one of those "perfect" days. Eats were spot on, great a.m. cardio killer p.m. lifting, and now the cup of cocoa spice I was waiting on is done........

So a perfect ending to a perfect day!!!!!

So...I've been thinking.......

About the whole photo shoot thing.....

Up until this past weekend I really didn't have an interest in going through with it. But on Friday I learned that my "best bud" at work was being transferred to another store next week......

VERY sad news - at least they are still employed.......but I will miss them TERRIBLY!!!!!!! There were MANY a day they were the only thing that kept me "sane"!

AND they were one of the few folks in the "real" world that knew of the first photo shoot - and my disappointment with the results......

AND they encouraged me to fulfill me dreams.....

AND as a Christmas present they gave me gift cert. towards the tanning/nails/etc......

And THEN some of my "peeps" asked me what I was going to do.........

And they are training for pics towards the end of March and April.......

And at the gym today I decided - why not? What have I got to lose?

I am "off" from the real job on March 21st to attend the "Blue Man Group" Show.......

The family has been encouraging me to take a road trip - they don't understand why I even lift/eat the way I do - why should a woman need to lift heavy objects - that's what her "man" is for, etc. etc........ - never mind pics to show off my accomplishments - LOL!

And I'm getting a haircut/color tomorrow........

So I'll next be due for "color" around the middle of March.......

Seems like March 19th or 20th would be the perfect day for a pic!!

I'll tell the family I'm going "out of town" for the weekend - then I won't have to explain the "fake tan" - and I'll "celebrate" my accomplishments with dinner and "The Blue Man Group".

I've always wanted to see this act - this will be my first time - I am VERY excited!!!!!! Perhaps I will even see one of my former "peeps" and her daughter there - that would be TOO much fun.........

So I left a message with the photographer to see if they are available either of these days...

it's in "destiny's" hands now!!!!

Fingers crossed..........

Ahhhhh.....FRIDAY!!!!!

Quite possibly me favorite day of the week. Not sure why as I have to work on Saturday at the real job.......

I think it's because it's the first day in my weight training cycle!!! Sure - cardio only days are nice - but double sessions, a.m. cardio...p.m. lifting next day DOMS....

Yup - this is why I like Friday!!!!

Some folks like Friday for this reason:

http://www.7secondsoflove.com/wasted/

But this almost always leads to this:
http://www.rathergood.com/first_drink/

But it might explain where folks come up with ideas like this - LOL!
http://www.rathergood.com/looking/

XBF got me a weird website page of the day calendar as a Christmas present...

I LOVE this gift!!! 365 days of entertainment!!!! I am forcing myself to not jump ahead:)

Steve - F.Y.I....It's 57 here right now. O.K. - it's rainy - but c'mon.......57F!!!!! INSANITY!!!!!
Speaking of insanity....why is it all English bands start with "The"?

The Strokes?
The Hives?
The Killers?
The Poison?
The Fags?
all the way back to.....

The Beatles?

Hmmmmm - I wonder.........

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

MMmmmmmmmm.......

Boy do I love my Yogi tea!!!!

It's SO very yummy - it has SO many delicious flavors..... and it has a happy little thought on every tea bag!

This one say "Share Your Strengths...Not Your Weaknesses".

So true.....so true.......

So I survived the DOMS that comes from achieving PB's on leg day - LOL! My "exhaustion" sent me to bed by 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve - so much for my Family Guy marathon. I could only stay awake for 2 episodes! And THEN I even slept in on Monday! I managed a feeble 1 hour power walk on Monday - but the legs were NOT happy about it - I was totally physically drained by the end!!!

But come Tuesday morning.......TONS of energy! And today - sprints!!! YIPPEE!!!!!

This training method is SO great!!! Even the DOMS is different! Not so "achey" but physical exhaustion. And once the muscles fully recover - I feel like a "spring". I LOVE it!!!!!

My good fortune continues - the weather is STILL almost spring like, and while my gauntlet is still down for repairs, this morning my trip to the gym was blessed with green lights bot to the gym and back! Not one stoplight!

Unheard of!!!!!

This year is off to a GREAT start!!!