Today's Update

Today: I did nothing! Nada. Zilch. No exercise whatsoever!

Last night I went to bed at 9. As in, I was under the covers and practically snoring (I do not snore!!) by 9 PM. I did not get up until Zoey made me, which was around 7:30. I was just that tired. Then I did not get to walk at lunch today. THEN I had a date with one of my girlfriends tonight. I went over to her house for dinner after work.

So, I slacked!

Rainy Monday

We actually had some rain!! Which means the sky dribbled on us - a drop or two! I really really did not want to get up this morning. But I did! I decided to jump rope. So I did that and some arm things. Wow is jumping rope good exercise!

But tomorrow I will get back on the jogging track. Rain or shine!

Good Morning

It's getting pretty lonely around here! But I walked outside again this morning and it was nice. Had a little rain overnight so that's good, too. Went a different route today. Down to 140th and then east instead of west. Have been avoiding that way because there's a little hill there but not as bad as I imagined. Neil Diamond went with me today.

Good Morning

I think. I intended to sleep until 7:00 this morning and skip my walk because I'm going to see Josh in a dualathon (?) at 9:00. Not sure what that is but going to see him anyway. However, much to my consternation, I woke up at 5:22!!!! Not a happy camper. Laid there until 6:10, finally said to hell with it, and got up. Did go for my walk and now getting ready to head out. Still dark when I left the house this morning but temp was 55 so nice. Wonder how much longer this nice weather can last. Now today I'm back down 1 lb. Go figure.

Good Morning

Much warmer here this morning and didn't need my big sweatshirt. Was sweating quite a lot by the time I got home. Good walk though. However, I'm up a whole pound today! How can that be? I go up and down a pound all the time. Mom says it's "water weight" whatever that is. Have another long day coming with wedding rehearsal at 6:30 tonight. Have a good one.

I'm for bed!

Well, shoot, I almost forgot to post! I wait till the evening because I never know if I might do something exciting after work that I want to include. Turns out, today I did!

I got up to jog this morning. It was a good jog - I felt really strong. Then we went to the batting cages tonight after work! We went to a different one tonight. The tokens are a bit more expensive but you get more pitches per token. Anyway, it was fun to branch out. I'm doing better, too! Next thing you know I'll be batting for the Padres. Don't worry - you can be my Water Boy!

Fun Exercise

Today I woke up about 5 minutes before my alarm went off. I did not get up....just woke up! That's progress anyway!

I jogged this morning. It was good. Then I was abandoned at lunch today - hm.....seems to be happening a lot recently! I think that the newness of a lunch walk has worn off for my partner. I usually walk at lunch anyway, but since she joined me it has become a more serious walk for the entire lunch hour. I like doing it - don't get me wrong. That said, my heart will not be broken if I go back to the 30 minutes of eating/30 minutes of moseying that I did before.

Anyway, today at lunch I really did not feel like walking either! So I took myself down to the batting cages and hit a few balls! It was really fun. I am glad I decided to go. I can't afford to make that a regular thing at lunch but I sure can do it once in a while!

Good Morning

Another nice morning. Little cooler this morning though and wished I had worn some gloves. But managed to do it anyway. Had 9/10 " of rain last night. big thunder and lightning storm right after supper and rained most of the evening. Hurray. That Hankel dog scared the liver out of me this morning. She always runs out to you and barks and barks and scares me but this morning she jumped up on me and nearly knocked me over. Might have to quit walking north and risk the traffic on 140th instead every day.

The difference of a few minutes

Funny jog this morning. Usually I don't bump into too many people. Today it was like a Disney movie with people dancing and singing....

My goal is to get out of the house by 7 AM. I have been leaving anywhere between 6:40 and 6:55. This morning I left at 6:59! And I tell you, busy times out there!

I jogged this morning and then did some walking at lunch. It was a nice day. Cold in the office though, so it was great to get outside!

This is short and sweet because I'm for bed soon. I was really tired last night. I went to bed at 9:40!

Tired!

I think I'm catching up on all the sleep I did not get last week! I am tired tonight.

I had a difficult time getting up this morning. Actually snoozed three times! That is very rare for me. But I did get up and I did jog this morning. Not the most energetic jog in the history of the world, but it happened!

Also took a brief walk at lunch. I was solo so I just did a mosey for 40 minutes or so.

I had a healthy eating day today, too.

I'm for bed in the very near future!

Good Morning

Managed to stay in bed until 7:30 this morning. Wanted to sleep all day but... Been for my walk and it's another beautiful day here. Supposed to start changing tonight though. Cooling off they say and maybe a rain shower. Going to clean up some garden stuff today. Then have a rare (for me) committee meeting tonight at 7:00. Person who scheduled it apparently doesn't know that Monday is my day off! Have a good one.

A day of rest

I am taking today as I day of rest. Why? Because I have been busy since the moment I got up and I'm tired!

I had a busy (and expensive!) day. How to be an adult meeting followed by coffee with a girlfriend who just returned from Russia. Then I went to the tire shop and had an oil change. Followed up by general errand running. Included in this busyness was a trip to Home Depot.

Yesterday I jogged and walked. I got up and jogged in the AM and then had a good lunch walk with J. I got up every day last week and exercised in the morning! That was great.

Good Morning

Up and at it again although I slept until 7:30 this morning. Didn't go to bed until midnight so that's why. Another beautiful day here. We've had summer all week. Walked outside again today. Really wish this weather could last. Maybe I should just move to SD.

Good Morning

Ok, we'll try this again. Wouldn't take my post the first time here.

Anyway, unusually warm here right now. 60 when I left the house this morning and going into the 80's today and all weekend. Almost like SD. Have a good day.

Busy Day

I've not slept well for the last few nights, but I think I will tonight!

I got up at 6 again this morning and jogged before work. I might just be able to make this work! I've made it enjoyable, though. I get up and my coffee is ready and waiting. So I drink some coffee and read some comics. Then I am ready to roll! Anyway, I did three miles this morning. Again, I felt good about the pace.

J and I walked at lunch. Hill walk - no tripping over manhole covers for me!

Then the day finished up with fun at the batting cages! That was great. I really love going.

So, lots of activity today.

286!

I just noticed that is our 286th post. Pretty impressive! Of course, we have been in existence since 2005...but still!

I got up again this morning and jogged! It felt good and I really feel like I have more energy. That makes sense since I'm not yet bogged down with the weight of my work world! Also, it is a lot cooler in the morning and I think that really makes a difference.

I had a solo walk at lunch today and it was really good. I did the hill route (twice natch!). It is funny - I really do not enjoy hanging out at the office during lunch. I don't mean hanging out and visiting with coworkers, I mean reading or something. I guess I have really made a habit of the lunch walk!

I was going to try and have a lunch date today, but work just fell apart on me. J was out of the office for part of the morning and there was training going on. That meant that I could not sneak out a bit early. Then one of our servers went down. Man! Talk about chaos! Although it did reaffirm my faith in the power of the reboot. Anyway, that was a bummer.

Then, tonight after I left work I got a flat tire! Thank goodness I was not on the 15 when that happened. I know I need new tires, so I was not totally stunned. But then I realized it was actually the one tire I just got last year! I will take it back to them and hopefully it is under warranty.

Holy smokes! How did this become a complaining blog?

We need to rename it.

If you want to see my new name idea, hightlight here: Bitchnatics!

Or don't highlight and just be aware it contains a swear word!

Yes, I still remember getting in trouble for sending you the flossing tooth comic!!

I did it again!

Well, I'm amazed. I got up early two days in a row. I'm shocked!

I had a 3 mile jog this morning. 80s music all the way. Great way to start the day!

J and I walked at lunch. It was a bit cooler today so we did the hill route. Twice of course.

This will be short because I am tired and my mind is not working. I was so tired last night I went to bed at 9:45. Makes sense though, with the schedule shake up. It is not that gigantic of a change but it made me realize the the body really is a delicate machine.

I did it!

I cannot believe it, but I actually did get up and jog this morning! I'm glad, it felt good, and I did not have to talk myself into going after work.

But I did have to talk myself into getting up! I was right - the coffee was my saving grace. I was laying in bed thinking 'Why? Why?' when I got a whiff of coffee. Thought 1 was 'Oh, delicious coffee' and thought 2 was 'If I don't get up now it will be burned to a crisp when I do get up!' So, I got up!

It was a good jog this morning - obviously, it is so much cooler in the morning. It was also pretty foggy! Or there were a lot of ghosts out!

J and I did go for a walk at lunch today. It was not too out of control, but it was good to get the blood pumping in the middle of the day.

So I am going to try again tomorrow. I have the coffee ready - it is my not-so-secret weapon! One thing I will say, I am exhausted tonight. Hopefully I will get a good night of sleep!

Thought about you all day today. I hope you had a great trip!

Good Morning

Peter, Paul, and Mary walked with me indoors this morning. Very foggy out there and only 45 or so. Warm enough to walk outside but don't like being on the road when it's this foggy. So we walked inside. Heading up to Duluth today to take Grandma out to lunch.

When we last saw Julie.....

You have to think the title in Cooter's sort of whispery voice from The Dukes of Hazard introduction.

I did get some running (well, jogging) in this weekend. Today I decided that I am still in tumble recovery. My right Biceps Femoris Muscle feels like someone smacked it just once with an ice pick. It has been stiff and tender for days but during my jog today there was just ONE spot that was agony! Thankfully it started to object at the end of my jog.

What is the Biceps Femoris Muscle, you ask? Well, thanks to the magic of the intertubes you can find out by clicking here. Funny, I always thought it was the hamstring. Learn something new every day.

OK, here is my big announcement. I am getting up at 6 AM tomorrow. There. I said it. Now I must follow though. In an effort to ensure that I will get up at 6, I programmed my coffee maker to brew at 5:51 AM. My plan is to get up, drink some coffee, read some funnies, and then go for a jog. I want to kind of switch up my schedule so I can do garden things after work and not worry about exercising vs. gardening.

Speaking of which, there is a whole lot of work to be done in my plot. It is full of weeds. But that will be some good work for me and some of my plot cohorts have offered to help me. That said, I am not officially taking possession until 10/1. The garden leader (I imagine she has a title of some kind) initially said I could start right away but there are things that need to be removed from the plot and I really do not have any desire to relocate stuff for other gardeners. Cause I am kind a caring like that. So I told her that I did not want to take ownership till the beginning of the month at which time I assume anything in the plot has been abandoned. And I will either keep it or kill it!

I made pretty good (and physically unhealthy/mentally healthy) burgers over here this weekend. I made my patties (just an egg/salt/pepper) and wrapped them in prosciutto and grilled them on my Forman grill. Then I put them on a brichoe bun with a slice of blue cheese brie and sautéed shallot. Pretty delicious! I ended up getting nine little burgers out of my pound of meat, so I have scads of them in the freezer now. You should come over! I will let you pick out your own cheese - and I will sauté some mushrooms, too! I just did not think about it while I was at the store. Oh well. Next time!

Edited to add: How does setting my coffee maker ensure I will get up? Since I've turned poor I have also noticed I've turned cheap. It will kill me to think of that coffee cooked and burning. I hate to waste!

Good Morning

Cloudy here and looks and feels like it could rain but I got my walk in outside and didn't get wet. Alabama walked with me this morning and they did a good job of keeping me going. Have some piddly things to do around here today but nothing big. Sure glad I'm not living in Texas this morning! Have a good day.

Stress Relief

I can confirm that there is nothing like the batting cages to get work related crank out of the system! I my muscles are already feeling sore. Good sore, of course! I hit a good percentage of the pitches. And, yeah, I know I'm just playing for fun. But it is so much more FUN when I hit the ball!

Also walked at lunch today. I just did the hill once.

It is finally cooling off around here, which is exciting. I see some good sleep in my future! And hopefully all the neighborhood skunks will freeze!

Good Morning

Good morning. It's actually raining here this morning! Not a lot but enough to keep me inside on the treadmill. So I took Barry with me and we had a nice walk.

Good Morning

Well, I'm sorry you are so sore! Hope it clears up soon. And that was nice of her to give you her Nano! I see Apple has new Nano's out right now, too. Yes, seeded watermelons are sweeter than the seedless kind. Don't know why but I sure think so, too.

Walked outside this morning. About 50 when I left so much better than yesterday! Have a long day today. The first of many long Wednesdays to come.

O.U.C.H.

I am seriously considering taking some pain medication. That is a very serious step for me, and it speaks to how freaking, 100%, totally sore I am today! Sadly, no bruise. Yet. I still have some hope. Anyway, it has to be that tumble I took that is making me so sore.

That said, I did exercise today. Walked at lunch (alone and flat) and then I jogged after work. I felt loosened up after each outing but, after I cooled down each time, I am stiff and sore again. We shall see what tomorrow brings.

I had watermelon for a snack tonight and I can report that it is red! Pretty good. Flavor was good - 7 out of 10. Texture - PERFECT! I hate those watermelons that am mealy inside. I image they are just old or something. By the way, I read recently that watermelons with seeds are sweeter then the new fangled seedless kind.

There are two books I'm interested in getting. How to Be an Adult:

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and

My Stroke of Insight:

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Good Morning

Well, I'm sure sorry about your fall! That's too bad. Hope you're not stiff and sore this morning. And did I miss something along the way here? What happened to your iPod?

I walked inside this morning. One thermometer said 37 and another said 32 when I got up at 6:15. We didn't have a freeze though so it wasn't 32 I'm sure. But cold enough to keep me inside.

Off to work.

I forgot!

I forgot to tell you that I took an epic tumble during my lunch walk today. It was during my first uphill. I was actually jogging this particular part of the hill. And I tripped! On an uneven manhole cover. In the sidewalk. Yes, there is a manhole cover in the sidewalk. And it is not flush. Anyway, I tripped and I went down! And rolled! I have great hopes for a stellar bruise on my left hip. I don't think it is going to happen, though. I'm not hurt at all. Just a little tender on the left hip. Oh well!

I have my fruit and veggies for tomorrow all chopped and ready to go. Coffee pot is ready, too. I'm really tired so I imagine I will be to bed soon. It is funny - I could not sleep at all last week. I think this week I'll do fine. Go figure.

Tired!

Whew! I did all kinds of exercising today. And all kinds of healthy eating.

My lunch walking partner is in Vegas this week, so I'll be solo during my day outings. Anyway, I did the little hill route I do at lunch. Did the hills twice. It was a really good workout! Then I went for a jog after work (sans iPod......may it rest in peace!). Three miles. I did not bring a time piece, so I am not sure about my pace - but I know it was good!

I ate well today, nuts, fruit, ww bread, hummus, and a bunch of veggies. Sweet red pepper, carrots, radish, and cucumber. I'll admit, I'm hungry for dinner!

By the way, I did jog on Saturday and then I took Sunday off.

Good Morning

Blogger is acting very wierd here this morning. Had a dickens of a time even getting it to open. Wonder what the deal is.

Been for my walk this morning but these days are numbered if I'm going to continue doing it first thing in the morning. Getting too cold at that hour. Good walk though.

Planning to can another 7 quarts of tomatoes today and that will be the end of them I think. Will still have some to eat the next couple weeks though. Otherwise, we're pretty well done putting stuff up from the garden I think.

Have a good day.

Good Morning

Slept in again today! I could get use to this. Been for my walk and didn't see a soul this morning. Usually see at least one other person out on Saturday morning. Guess I was either too early or too late. Nice morning here. Still cool but perfect for the walk. We pickled 9 quarts of beets yesterday, froze 4 bags and had some with supper. Still eating corn, too, and actually getting tired of it! Can't believe I said that but it's true. Still have one whole row I haven't picked from and ears in other rows that weren't ready when I went through. Been eating it every day, giving it away, and have 24 bags in the freezer. Never had a corn crop like this one in all the years I've gardened! Not sure what's on the calendar today. Wheels and Wings in Osceola and Megan is singing the national anthem at the tractor pull at 11:00. Would like to hear that and bum around a little but don't know how Mom can go with me. So, we'll see. Have a good day!

Fun Times!!

First, for the life of me I cannot remember to do pushups. It must be a purposeful subconscious block. Anyway, I'm recalling right now. And I'm NOT gonna do them!

Yesterday was a really fun exercise day. I walked with J over lunch. We did the flat route, which is three miles. Then it was a night of batting cages last night! I even have two blisters. Pretty exciting!! By the way, the fast pitch softball is terrifying!

Today I walked alone at noon, so I did the hill route (twice up the gigantic hill). I just walked today, no jogging the hill. After work I jogged three miles around Kensington. So two good exercise days.

Yesterday we had the Muffin Off at work so my eating was not totally healthy. But it was delicious! OK, some of it was more delicious then others.......

Good Morning

I am taking today off as my Labor Day. Woke up at 6 like usual but rolled over and didn't get up until 7:30. Nice. Sun was up then when I walked so not so cool as the last two days. Going to pay bills, go to bank, and then some garden stuff to do. Gonna pickle some beets today and do some cleaning up out there.

Catching Up

At 2 AM, while I was doing my standard No Sleeping, I realized I forgot to post! I decided to wait, though!

I went for a good lunch walk yesterday - three miles. I did not jog last night as I had things after work and then I had to make muffins for the muffin off at work. I did not include chocolate chips in my muffins! Citrus Poppyseed. Good enough to finally win me a zombie t-shirt? I don't know. But they are good!

Good Morning

Here I am again. Another very cool morning. About 44 when I left the house today. Why do I keep doing this? I'm beginning to wonder! Thinking about taking tomorrow off as my Labor Day and, if I do, I won't be out so early. Gotta run.

Good Morning

It was a cool walk this morning! Only 42 when I left the house and much of my route is in the shade so it was cold! But I warmed up as I walked and as the sun came up over the trees. Met the neighbors coming back from their walk as I headed out so they were up early this morning. Have a good day!

I'm back!

I don't know what my problem is, but I have serious motivational issues over the weekend! I ate garbage and did not exercise.

But today I'm back on the horse! J and I walked at lunch - 3 miles. 3 flat miles! It was good and we did not really rush, so it was pretty easy. Then I went for a jog when I came home. So glad I did! It feels good to get back into the routine. Today I listened to the 2006 Cities 97 CD. Until my iPod froze! Grrrr! Pretty frustrating. What is most frustrating is that I am not positive about what is causing it......oh, wait. Using it!

Healthy eating this way, too. Yep, bacon the horse! (typo - I'm keeping it)

Good Morning

I got wet on my walk this morning! Little shower came over us. Not soaking wet but enough to feel good! Another shower over us right now, too, and going to be off and on all day they say. Hope they are right! New Intern begins today so I'll spend the day with him getting him acqauinted and showing him around. Hope you feel better today.

FitNOTics!

Sorry! I've been feeling like a slacker, but I realized yesterday that maybe I just do not feel good. I officially had a noggin ache yesterday. That is my excuse and I'm sticking to it! I'll be back at it tomorrow.

Lonely Here!

I slept in until 7 this morning but have my walk done and now waiting for Amy and the boys to head out. They're visiting with Grandma V now but she's pretty well packed up. going to be 90 here today and humid they say. Later in the week it'll cool off into the 70's. Not much on my plate today. Will check out the garden and see what needs to be taken care of there. What are you up to?