Back to the Grind tomorrow evening

So, this is our last full day at Jennifer and Robert's. I love them and their girls like they were my own family. Our story another time. So, I'm wasting time being very productive going through Pinterest. Finding lots of cool crafts, recipes. I even started a Wedding board. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm muy loco!!! But, there are so many things on there and I do have a daughter who is 18 and will get married someday. I may start doing a binder. OK, anyway, I saw this one pin come up and thought, hey, I could do this! You see, I am trying to add some interesting things to my workouts. So, I came up on this and thought, hey, a 14-Day Ab Challenge? Why, yes, Challenge accepted! Here is the link to the pin on Pinterest: 14-Day Ab Challenge. Here is the link to the original web page this came from: PiecesInProgress. I do plan on going through her whole Tumblr page (I haven't done tumblr YET!!!) just to see what I can see and if I can get even more great challenges! With doing just walking, I haven't really used my exercise notebook lately. BUT I really do need to amp it up a bit. So, I thought, why not use this ab challenge as a way to do just that!!!! I will definitely do it AFTER the power walking. I may do some before bedtime as well.
I really do  love exercising...............after a while. When I am first getting back to it, however, it isn't that I loathe it. I just have a hard time finding the motivation to do it! So, I am now searching for something (don't ask me what, I will know it when I see it), something to help get me motivated. I want to reach a "resolution" BEFORE New Year's. I call it my End of the Year Resolution. That way, I don't have to make any at New Year's. I never really do anyway. Very few people I know, myself included, actually keep theirs. But this year, it may be different. My Plan For The New Year. I can write out the things I want to accomplish and list them by priority. Not only that, but HOW I plan on accomplishing them! My first one, I can tell you, will be to  GET A CAR!!!!!!!!! Once I get my tax money, that is the first thing I am doing with it! Next on the list, SIGN UP FOR SCHOOL. And, while I am doing that, FIND ANOTHER JOB!!!! Wow, I guess I have a list even before.
OK, anyway, I keep running of the topic as my mind does it's usual randomness, flitting from here to there. hahahahaaha so, I just checked out her tumblr page and it is definitely worth a look for exercise and nutrition!!! So go on, you know you want to!!!!

No workout weekend.

Well, I was thinking about getting up this morning to work out, but decided not to. I am starting to feel a little under the weather. And, Ok, OK, I wanted to sleep in!!! Every week day I get up wake up at 4:30 AM. I roll out of bed anywhere between 4:45 and a little after 5. I am up until about 11:30 PM or midnight. So, I thought, as long as I compensate my eating for the day around the fact that I am not working out, then I will be OK. I may end up walking tonight, which is alright. Maybe I'll just start exercising at night on the weekends instead of in the morning. We will see.
I know I have been talking a lot about exercise and all on here and not much of anything else. BUT you will definitely see more craft posts on here! Like I have said before I found Pinterest. My new addiction hobby. I have a board called Crafty Endeavors. This is where I put most crafty stuff. Some things I put under clothes because, well, they are clothes. Some I put under Pimp Your Pad, because they have to do with making your house a home. You get the idea. Well, today is organizing day for me. I deemed it this when I woke up this morning and decided not to work out but I needed to be productive. So, I am making my list of things I need to do today. One of those things is to find things to make for people for Christmas and make that list. I am also going to use some of the nice little weekly planners to print out.
So, later today, because I  know how interested everyone is, I am going to post my lists of things with links to the fabulous ideas. :-)
OK, I will leave you with this picture of a Nike Ad. It is fabulous!!!
Please remember no one has the same body type. Some women were meant to be curvy and THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CURVES! Embrace your body type and quit trying to go for one that isn't yours!!! Strive to be fit and healthy, not skinny. Not everyone is meant to be skinny. And not everyone is meant to be curvy. Just love yourself for who you are! If you want to make some changes, you really do need to love yourself first. If you don't change your mindset, no matter how "skinny" you are, you will still have the same mindset! 

Hair style fizzle

I have long hair. Normally, I just keep it down, occasionally using a flat iron. Even less, using a curling wand (which, by the way are FANTASTIC!!!!) My hair used to be able to hold a curl like no one's business! Big hair was abundant in the day. Anyway, now that I am older, I think it gave up and doesn't want to do that stuff anymore. I argue daily with my hair. It gives me the hand. *eye roll* I discovered Pinterest. Oh, the time I waste am very productive on there! I came across this really cool way to curl your hair over night with NO HEAT! Oh I was excited. I googled some YouTube videos, read some blogs to get some instructions and some handy tips from others who have tried it. The last time I was at the dollar store, I bought some little girls socks. Last night I decided to do the sock bun. apparently, it is supposed to put glorious curls in your hair. So, I put my hair in a loose ponytail on the top of my head, made the sock doughnut, made my ponytail a little damp, put some gel in it and rolled the hair around the sock doughnut. Had a cute bun on top of my head. so, I go to bed, get up on the morning, do my power walk, get the little one ready for school, get him off to the bus and come in to take a shower. Get all that done and take my hair down. *sigh* I was a little (OK, A LOT) disappointed on how my hair turned out. There was some wave just like normal, no glorious curls. So, I am off to find some blogs and videos to see if I can perfect it and get it to come out right. I am a lazy girl and the less I can do to achieve maximum results, well, I am all over it!!
Off to get ready for work!!!!! I'll be back on later to talk about my workout.

I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I had some computer issues and power cord for my laptop issues. The original power cord crapped out on me. Boo! Then I ordered  new one, had it a month and what happens? It stops working. Then it works for a little bit, then stops.........on and on with this. It will work for a few hours and then NOT work for a few DAYS! So, I finally had the money to buy a universal power cord. LOVE IT!
So, anyway, I have started exercising. I did the Body Rock for a few days when the power cord went crappy on me. So, I couldn't get new exercises to do. I took to doing some power walking around my neighborhood. I drove my route and it is a little over 1.4 miles. I have done 3 laps most days. I had an unfortunate incident at the grocery store and hurt my ankle. How you ask? Well, I forgot some of the Golden Rules of letting your kids push the cart in the grocery store. One of them being never walk in front of them. The other, if you do walk in front of them, always let them know when you are going to stop because children get distracted very easily and will NOT see you stop. So, with an ankle brace on, I walked two of the laps for a couple of days. I give myself the weekends off right now because I really don't want to over do it. I have VERY weak ankles and don't want to push it seeing as how I really need them right now.
This morning's walk: Had a great walk!!!! Even though I didn't shave any time off of my usual time, it still felt like a good walk. I did try to do some jogging. Then I thought, perhaps if I am going to try to do some running, I should maybe do it in the first lap or the beginning of the second, NOT the third. My legs literally felt like they were lead. I went a few feet and decided to start the walk/run thing tomorrow. I am also going to do some interval exercises after the walk.
It is always amazing to me how much my abs feel it during and after the walk. You never realize how much you use your abs for every day things like walking. I could feel the burn in the part that muffin tops over my jeans. I think that is why the walk was so good today. I do the whole mile and a half in 20 minutes. Which means I do a little over 13 minutes per mile. Not to shabby for someone who hasn't worked out in years.
Eating. yes, I have altered that as well. I don't have a set eating plan right now, but will hopefully after Thanksgiving. Yeah, yeah, I know, but it is my fave holiday and I want to eat!!! I essentially eat salads, veggi burgers, oatmeal (I use almond milk because I don't like regular milk) pimped out with healthy stuff (I cook apples in the almond milk, then add the oatmeal to cook and when it is done add some cinnamon and splenda; I throw in some granola with dried cranberries and microwave it; some raisins, pecans or walnuts and cinnamon), boneless skinless chicken in the crockpot, steamed veggis, egg white with sauteed veggis (usually onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes) seasoned with some garlic and dill and some fat free cheese. I read the labels, look at the fat, calories, how many calories come from the fat and the carbs. I do plan on doing a menu for each week, but I need to get the holiday season out of the way first. I do indulge some days. Every Wednesday I go eat lunch with CJ at school. I usually just eat what they have there. I just try to watch what I eat and if I indulge I eat to compensate the rest of the day.
I have lost about an inch in the hips and waist!! Yahoo!!!!!!!!!! And about 6 or 7 pounds. I expect to see even better results here in the next couple of weeks because I am adding the interval training to my workouts. I am going to do more upper body and abs. I will use the Gym Boss to time them. I have it set for 4 sets of 4 exercises. Each exercise for 30 seconds with 10 seconds in between each exercise to write down my stats. I will be posting those, hopefully daily.
So, anyway, that is what I have been doing exercise-wise. Craft wise, it's a crying shame. Nada, nothing, nil.............*sigh* though I have found a gagillion ideas on my new addiction, Pinterest!!!!!!
Well, I am going to get off of here and figure out what to do for my new interval routine tomorrow!!!
Peace, love and hair grease!!!
NOTE: I linked the Gym Boss web page if you want to purchase your own. It isn't hard at all to set up and it is only about $20. Before I remembered to get the AAA batteries for it, I used a timer online which was great but don't like lugging my computer to the living room to work out.