Am I Insane? I think not.

So I may or may not have been guilted into working out this afternoon but not nearly enough to continue Insanity.  I'm not insane. Even though the person responsible for this guilt is also an Insanity challenger, I know after failing completely to perform at any decent level during the first 2 workouts, I'm no where near fit enough to even attempt such madness.  But I did recently purchase Zumba for our Kinect. 

I must say...minus botching the moves in my front picture window (note to self: put up drapes...) where everyone and their brother can see me in my sweaty glory, I really do enjoy this as an exercise.  Now that my review class is complete and I've got several months yet to study for the big exam, I will have to increase my work out to 3-4 times a week.  The past 3 weeks has been 1-2 times a week depending on whether or not I decided to go out in the middle of the week.

Now after about 45 minutes of offbeat, tripping over my own two feet, I feel accomplished since I finally managed a work out this week.  Despite my oddly joyful demeanor for the last 4 days, I've been quite unproductive in terms of managing my dieting and exercise.  Perhaps that may be the root cause of my misplaced contentment?  Most likely not, since I do feel refreshed even now after I broke down, got my heart rate up, and peed from my pores.  After a good long hot shower, I was even more relaxed and the joyous week continues.  Now its time for a pasta dinner.  Feed my belly!! nom nom

Reverting from Zombie

Oh, how nice it feels to be alive again...mostly.  I have come back from a state that is in a way worse than dead.  I was a zombie for the duration of Thursday night/Friday.  I think I was awake for maybe 5 hours total between 8 pm Thursday and10 am Saturday.  I have minimal recollection of anything that happened on Friday with exception to going to the first Chick-Fil-A in all Chicagoland.  And that's because I took a picture of the Chick-Fil-A.  But, I have no qualms about how much I slept in a 36 hour period...considering how quickly I have been able to bounce back.  I expect to be fully functional by tomorrow.  Last night was kind of a set back since I had a whole pot of tea at dinner and couldn't get to sleep until far after midnight.  It wasn't very restful either. 

Time to get back into the daily routines...and to catch up and get photos uploaded to finish that entry on The Things I Eat...

Summer endings...

Since I am now officially one of 2 people in my department at work for the rest of the week, I am hereby switching to weekend mode. *click*  BSB party in my cube...initiated. 

Although the actual date of summer's end isn't for another couple weeks, most mark Labor day weekend as the unofficial official end of summer.  The kiddies go back to school, the sun isn't out as long, the white pants get put back into the deep recesses of the closet...  and all I can think is, "It's already September?! Where did the rest of the year go?"  Is it just me or is time moving faster? 

I now have about 4 months remaining to lose that extra 15 lbs I vowed to shed at the beginning of the year. Oops.  Well, there's still time. If my husband can lose 20 lbs in the middle of summer, I can lose 15 before Christmas, right? <insert cricket noises here> Unfortunately for me, I enjoy the activity of eating far too much. And with Halloween candy, Thanksgiving turkey, and Christmas hens in the line up...I'm pretty much done for. 

While setting this blog up, I also included a link to the Homeowners Chronicles blog and since have realized how little house decorating I've accomplished since we've moved in.  That was my goal for this summer and I have thoroughly failed on that one.  That is one of the blogs that I ran out of 'free space' to include more entries.  I was in the process of editing and compiling the various entries into an archived blog but alas, I have failed on that one too.  

Kona

So, I didn't accomplish what I set out to accomplish this summer but I did undertake the training of the new puppy, and I got another tattoo.  2 things I wanted to do for several years.  Maybe it takes me longer to achieve some of my goals but by golly I get there. Puppy training is so far going quite well.  I managed to teach "shake" in all of 1 evening.  I taught it so well now he wants to do it continuously, even when I'm sleeping...and on my face. I'm sure I  don't need tell you, a 50 lb dog stepping on your face while you're sleeping is hardly comfortable. But he's so cute!  

Summer has come and gone, and I believe I'm through enjoying the hot weather.  Even though we still have several weeks left of warm nights and even warmer days, now it's time to look towards the weather cooling down, the leaves changing colors, the 2 month long holiday season, and snow.  White, fluffy, cold snow...and the general assortment of terrifyingly thrilling, blood pressure increasing, ab and thigh burning winter activities.  Maybe it won't be that hard to lose 15 lbs after all....