Running Again

Yup, back at it. I ran yesterday; 2 miles in 28 mins., and BOY was it hard! I ended up running a bunch of 1/4ish miles because that was all the stamina I had. ick!

Well, the good news is that I am down 2 lbs from 2 days ago! whoooot!! Doing good; now to keep it up!

New Month, New Goals

So, I blew off August as far as exercise goes. I exercised 4 times total. blah. While it was nice to be lazy for the hot month of August, I am ready to get moving again! So ... diet and exercise here I come!!

Our 10th anniversary is coming up in 7 1/2 weeks, and I am going to lose 22 pounds by then! (I'd love to make it 25, but that is really pushing it; I just like that number better.) So, daily exercise sessions and back to the diet once again. Keep me motivated folks, cause it sure was nice to have the summer off! ; )

Photo of W&D Finally

Because Trish really wanted to see a photo of my new "toys" I have finally managed to drag my camera down there and take a photo.

Problem is, the silly unit is so tall that I cannot get back far enough to get the entire unit in the shot! hehe. But, it is working nicely, so that is good!!

Never SO Happy To Do Laundry

I got my new washer and dryer yesterday; I have never been so happy to be able to do laundry! You'd have thunk I'd be happy for the excuse *not* to do laundry, right? Yeah, but you'd be very very wrong. (Especially since we added Calamity - puppies pee on towels and blankets!) I think I was stressing over having loads of laundry pile up. That , and the simple fact that I have three pair of pants that fit me. So I have to do lots of laundry to keep me in bottoms. : )

All Washed Up

I went to grab laundry from the washer and hang it up to dry, and the little rug I have on the cement floor (to keep feet warm in the winter!) felt a little wet. Turns out we have a leak in our washer, and Bill cannot figure out where it is coming from.

So, I think it is time to replace our already limping dryer as well as our washer. Now the big question is, traditional top loader or front loader? I really want a front loader as I have heard so many things about them, but the cost is quite a bit more! hmmmmm, such decisions to make, and I have little to no time to make them due to the rapidly growing mound of laundry in my house!

A Chink in the Plan

There is a lot of Calamity in our house right now. She may be tiny, but our newest addition is a big bundle of love!! At just 8 weeks she hasn't entered to much into the calamity stage, so I'm hoping her name (Calamity) is all about reverse psychology!

It is pure puppy love, I tell you! Cute as a button, curious, playful, sleepy, and loving! All four of us humans are in deep love already.

But I have not exercised since Thursday. I tried on Fri. but I arrived at the gym just as it closed. Oh well, I'm supposed to meet Trish today.

Just Finished Reading ...

Water For Elephants.

I liked it, and managed to finish it in less than a week - which for me is really fast since I am not a big reader. I loved the parallels of this story and my Grandfather's stage in life right now. Although, I'd say that Grandpa is a bit better off currently, but it was an interesting "coming of age" story for the senior years. Insightful tidbits to getting older, even though that was not the jist of the story.

Regardless, it was good, and I'd recomend it to others.