Monday Dec29,08

when you have nothing to say, you pretty much have nothing to write too!

Post-Xmas Ramblings

Hey Everyone... finally, here's my Story of Xmas!!



and here's the xmas montage I promised... We start with what I drove thru to get there (although it doesn't look nearly as bad on camera as it was) and move on to what I arrived into!! Please have patience thru the part with the kids playing, I know there's alot of it and I'm kinda rambling and its dark (try to watch it at night with the lights out if you can't see it), but I think the message is important and completely relevant to the theme of this overall site... AND some of the things these kids come up with on their own is absolutely mind-blowing (at least to me).

Enjoy!

Xmas Eve - Snowed In

Hey guys...so sorry this is so late... my video upload service totally let me down over Xmas!! Anyway, here's the beginning of my Xmas Eve:





After I recorded this vlog, however, the snow let up a tiny bit, my building manager shoveled the driveway to the garage and the roads on the webcams along the freeways didn't look too horrible, so I hit the road... more to come about that soon!

Wednesday - Xmas Eve & A Run In The Snow

Well, here we are, big potential cheat days are upon us! Merry Christmas Everybody!



oh, and a note, its now Xmas Eve, and I am indeed snowed in. Not the ideal year to have Xmas cancelled on me like this, but what's a girl to do, ya know? Have a great holiday everyone.

Tuesday - Disappointment and SNOW!

So, got a little disappointing news today. I wondered how I'd handle this kind of situation once I had these new habits. Check it out!

Monday - Doubling Up

Well, I'm snowed in! What did I do with all my free (aka: trapped at home) time?

Sunday - The Gym

Subbing in one exercise for another (or machine, or machine for free weights, or vice versa) when the gym is crazy-busy and too many people are causing a barrier to you getting your workout done the way you want to or with the intensity you're intending!

Saturday - Food Glorious Food

I went shopping today and found a couple of cool new things I wanted to share with you!! check it out!

Friday - Keepin' Track

hey guys. do you keep track at the gym? I don't mean in your head, I mean on paper, with a pencil....

Thursday - Pretty Slippery Out There!

More about the snow and the workout limitations imposed! I'll stop complaining about the snow eventually, I'm sure!

Wednesday - Circumstances

snow, Snow, SNOW, SNOWWWW... no to snow! Well, here I am dealing with the effects of Circumstance Beyond My Control. Blech.

Tuesday - Priorities

Uh oh! My life just shifted! How am I going to wind up prioritizing all the things I must now prioritize?

Guest Article for StraightToTheBar

hey, check it out, I've been honoured with another guest post over at StraightToTheBar... I talk about what to expect if you're just starting out weight training!

Weight Training - Starting Out: What to Expect

Monday - Goals

Do you have some goals that maybe need to be reassessed?

Sunday - Support!!

Hey everyone... how's your support network? Do you get support from your friends & family? or do you get exactly the opposite? I have a few (as usual) opinionated thoughts about this one!



and just a little bit more on the subject:

Saturday - Spot Reducing

Can you spot-reduce? Can you get a flat tummy by doing a lot of really hard stomach exercises? Find out!

Thursday - ROAD TRIP!

I'm on the road, killing time stuck in traffic so thought I'd multitask and talk to you about my quest for xmas gifts for my nephews, my workout earlier today and other random etceteras!

Wednesday & We're In The Kitchen Again!

Hey everyone! I finally got to a few of my specialty stores and put some good food back in the cupboards and fridge. So thought this a good opportunity to stop making promises and not keeping them! Here's a trip thru my well-stocked (at least for me) kitchen!



Oh, and for the record, I did NOT do the stairwells after all. By the time I got home it had gotten nice out, so I went for a ride on my legs, a lovely endurance run, instead. And, yes I was well-behaved at lunch. Had a salad w/grilled chicken & a club soda and also a coffee with some skim milk. And am very proud of self for not causing any guilt as a result of this day! :-)

Tuesday - Random Musings & Nocturnal Feedings

Hi everyone!!! Its Tuesday (already?) Today I discuss everything from my chiro visit & hamstrings to insomnia and nocturnal feedings right thru to what to replace your plastic water bottle with.

Fun With Xmas Pics

Hey you guys!!! I've been having a little too much fun perhaps with Scott from StraigtToTheBar.com

May I call you attention to the top right-hand corner of the StraightToTheBar blog page!! I'm a t-shirt model too!!

Straight To The Bar

Ladies, Scott is looking for other models to put in this space. All you have to do is go to his site and purchase one of his awesome shirts here:

Click here to get the shirt

And then once you receive it, just have to have someone take your pic in your own home (or take it yourself with an automatic timer like I did) and send it to him and he'll do the rest!! He gets several hundred THOUSAND unique visitors a month and is offering YOU guys a link to your blog or vlog in exchange for your pic and permission to use it like he's using mine.

So, if you're interested in a little cross promotion that will likely drive some pretty good numbers to your own blog, please email me at the address in my sidebar and I'll hook you up.