Only taking a minute tonight - I started the day at 6:30 getting ready for an exercise prescription and functional fitness assessment 8am midterm, then stayed on campus studying for my 4pm kinesiology stats midterm with a break at 12:30 for sport psych AND finished the day off with exercise physiology from 5-6:30pm.
Yeah, today SUCKED. I worked longer and harder - OHmigosh. It's so much easier to put in a 12-hour workday, I find, than to put in 10.5 hours of SCHOOL, you know? Just...my HEAD hurts!! I can't THINK that much...gaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
I should have broken it up with a run, but I was desperately in need of the time (I could focus BEFORE my brain fell apart) to study for the stats test as the oh-so-wonderful Little Miss who I oh-so-very-much adore would NOT sleep yesterday at nap time sooooo I missed my planned study time during the day yesterday, and couldn't get really into it while keeping an eye on her major-destruction activities in our living room.
I felt like hooey until I got to soccer tonight and started running around. BOY did that feel good. And with the exception of my newfound inability to directly pass the ball (what the heck happened to my foot's sense of direction?!) I feel like I PLAYED well. I love it when I play well. It's so much fun when I play well. We can be losing umpteen-thousand to none but if I'm playing well I DON'T care.
Moral of today's story? Play soccer after a crappy day.
OH yeah, and I did WiiFit myself yesterday morning - I don't remember the BMI result, don't want to calculate it myself 'cause I'm feeling quite lazy (did you just READ how insanely productive and taxing my day was already???)BUT the weight, after breakfast ;) was 166.7. WHICH is only .7 off my lowest-since-baby soooo we're doing something at least okay!! I'll check again pre-breakfast if I remember tomorrow as that's how the 166.0 was attained - gotta' keep control in the testing for the tests to be valid!! ;)
OHmigosh!
Okay, okay. So I only have a few minutes today (since when has that ever kept me from writing novel-length posts? GEEZE.......) BUT I HAD to jump on and tell you about TODAY'S run.
That's right. I ran today. Voluntarily. Mi didn't even DRAG me to the track today, I did it all by my onesie. I did meet UP with Mi, of course... right after she'd done some seriously intense interval training in her training principles lab - yikes! I'm a little scared for mine on Friday, now.... hahaha
ANYWAY.
NEW BEST TIME: (that's right, folks! I set a new best time on FRIDAY and another AWESOME one today! I'm faster than FLASH....is he fast?? I'm not all up on the Flash thing - I probably should have picked a different character. But I digress.)
27:58
BOO ya!!
Remind me, if you think of it, to take my wii fit stats tomorrow morning and see if there's any progress with ShopGirl's Challenge..... At least I'm progressing on a couple of the SMART goals! :D
That's right. I ran today. Voluntarily. Mi didn't even DRAG me to the track today, I did it all by my onesie. I did meet UP with Mi, of course... right after she'd done some seriously intense interval training in her training principles lab - yikes! I'm a little scared for mine on Friday, now.... hahaha
ANYWAY.
NEW BEST TIME: (that's right, folks! I set a new best time on FRIDAY and another AWESOME one today! I'm faster than FLASH....is he fast??
27:58
BOO ya!!
Remind me, if you think of it, to take my wii fit stats tomorrow morning and see if there's any progress with ShopGirl's Challenge..... At least I'm progressing on a couple of the SMART goals! :D
Back, and faster than ever!
Well, we're BACK! And it's finally time to tell you all about it! I know, I know. You're just as excited as I am by the whole thing, I know.
Actually, we've been back for a few days now, but this is the first time I've found to tell you about it, SO I have to tell you ALL about Ottawa *ahem* I mean, last week's exercising ;) aaaaaand how it's been going (GANGBUSTERS!) since we got back.
FIRST I just have to say, I don't know WHERE the camera with my pictures went. I just went to grab it so I can upload wonderful photos of my family and I being active in the blistering cold for your enjoyment aaaaaaand it's missing. Incognito. Disparu. I wonder if it got left at my mom's yesterday.... And of course it just FIGURES because I always always always promise photos and never ever ever post them. I'm a bad person. Okay, so now we know, we've accepted it, we can move on.
OTTAWA: Last week, as I said, we went to Ottawa. We left home Sunday afternoon, arrived Sunday night and spent 'till Thursday morning interloping on the fantastic hospitality of one of my favourite it-girls, Ferret-Mama. We had SUCH a good visit and relaxing time, and I will be completely honest - because it was a relatively SHORT stay I didn't even TAKE my workout/running gear with me. I had ample time during the rest of the week to at least maintain my training up until this point so took a few days off!! I know, shocker, right? Can you believe it? I'm a running phenom and I took time OFF?! (Riiiiiiiiiiiiight......phenom....... What's the purpose of this blog again?)
BUT just because I (we - Mr. Man was with me!) didn't 'workout' doesn't mean we spent EVERY day on the couch!! On Monday we wandered (read: WALKED = MOVED = EXERCISE! BOOM baby!) over to the lake and skated (EXERCISE!) along to the Rideau Canal, which was SO much fun, except for the fact that it was cold enough for an entire lake and canal to be frozen solid enough that people skate on it to work. AND Little Miss wasn't a HUGE fan, though she had a great view from her stroller, which took to the ice like it was made for it.
Also Monday was 'Family Day' in Ontario so Ferret-Mama & the Ultimate Boyfriend, Freedom Jackson (HA hahaha), had the day off work so they took us to downtown and we wandered (= exercise!) all over downtown for about an hour and a half and saw a bunch of the (outsides of) sites, took silly tourist pictures, and had a (freezing cold) blast. (Mr. Man and I were definitely the only people in downtown Ottawa on Monday stupid enough to not be wearing mittens - when we left home it was like SPRING so it never occurred to my dumb little brain that I'd need mittens....)
Tuesday we hid from the cold inside and let poor Little Miss sleep off some of the exhaustion she'd built up over the traveling and a couple of late nights.
But WEDNESDAY, again Mr. Man, Little Miss and I hit the lake for some more skating.
See? It's easy to stay 'active' on vacation!! ;) hahaha
SINCE getting back: Thursday night I ran about 20 minutes on Optimus Prime but was (happily) interrupted when my mommy called. (She did offer to call back but I was looking for any excuse 'cause, well, it's me and that's what I do best!)
THEN I got an e-mail from the Drill Sargent, Mi, asking if I was as insane as she is and 'wanted' to meet at school at 8AM to RUN and then STUDY. At SCHOOL. At EIGHT. During my week OFF. WHAT the heck is that girl ON?!?! Psycho.... SO I went up to the school (she was late after sleeping in - HA!!) FOR 8:30 and we ran 5K. In 28:33. Yup, that's right. Twenty-eight minutes and thirty-three seconds. My previous best time? Do you remember? 29:20. I know, I know. I'm a machine.
Today Mi and I had a midterm in our Training Principles class, finished with an hour to spare before our next class, and fit in another 5K run. I got a HORRID stitch part way through but still managed to finish under 29 minutes: 28:45. And also today we did some activity in a lab for another class, but I won't bore you with all that nonsense.
The moral of the story? Go on vacation to bust your best times. ;) hahaha
OH and just quick before I finish - ShopGirl got me on this Twenty-Something-Bloggers site thing. If you happen to be from there and think I'm an idiot, well, I AM but I'm still definitely in the learning curve part of 20SB so be PATIENT with me and I'll get it. I just haven't had time to devote to figuring it out yet... I think I'm supposed to thank people for adding me as a friend? But it all happened while I was away and I missed a lot of it... Okay, that's enough grovelling for now.
I'm the greatest runner in the world!!
(hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)
Actually, we've been back for a few days now, but this is the first time I've found to tell you about it, SO I have to tell you ALL about Ottawa *ahem* I mean, last week's exercising ;) aaaaaand how it's been going (GANGBUSTERS!) since we got back.
FIRST I just have to say, I don't know WHERE the camera with my pictures went.
OTTAWA: Last week, as I said, we went to Ottawa. We left home Sunday afternoon, arrived Sunday night and spent 'till Thursday morning interloping on the fantastic hospitality of one of my favourite it-girls, Ferret-Mama. We had SUCH a good visit and relaxing time, and I will be completely honest - because it was a relatively SHORT stay I didn't even TAKE my workout/running gear with me. I had ample time during the rest of the week to at least maintain my training up until this point so took a few days off!! I know, shocker, right? Can you believe it? I'm a running phenom and I took time OFF?! (Riiiiiiiiiiiiight......phenom....... What's the purpose of this blog again?)
BUT just because I (we - Mr. Man was with me!) didn't 'workout' doesn't mean we spent EVERY day on the couch!! On Monday we wandered (read: WALKED = MOVED = EXERCISE! BOOM baby!) over to the lake and skated (EXERCISE!) along to the Rideau Canal, which was SO much fun, except for the fact that it was cold enough for an entire lake and canal to be frozen solid enough that people skate on it to work
Also Monday was 'Family Day' in Ontario so Ferret-Mama & the Ultimate Boyfriend, Freedom Jackson (HA hahaha), had the day off work so they took us to downtown and we wandered (= exercise!) all over downtown for about an hour and a half and saw a bunch of the (outsides of) sites, took silly tourist pictures, and had a (freezing cold) blast. (Mr. Man and I were definitely the only people in downtown Ottawa on Monday stupid enough to not be wearing mittens - when we left home it was like SPRING so it never occurred to my dumb little brain that I'd need mittens....)
Tuesday we hid from the cold inside and let poor Little Miss sleep off some of the exhaustion she'd built up over the traveling and a couple of late nights.
But WEDNESDAY, again Mr. Man, Little Miss and I hit the lake for some more skating.
See? It's easy to stay 'active' on vacation!! ;) hahaha
SINCE getting back: Thursday night I ran about 20 minutes on Optimus Prime but was (happily) interrupted when my mommy called. (She did offer to call back but I was looking for any excuse 'cause, well, it's me and that's what I do best!)
THEN I got an e-mail from the Drill Sargent, Mi, asking if I was as insane as she is and 'wanted' to meet at school at 8AM to RUN and then STUDY. At SCHOOL. At EIGHT. During my week OFF. WHAT the heck is that girl ON?!?! Psycho.... SO I went up to the school (she was late after sleeping in - HA!!) FOR 8:30 and we ran 5K. In 28:33. Yup, that's right. Twenty-eight minutes and thirty-three seconds. My previous best time? Do you remember? 29:20. I know, I know. I'm a machine.
Today Mi and I had a midterm in our Training Principles class, finished with an hour to spare before our next class, and fit in another 5K run. I got a HORRID stitch part way through but still managed to finish under 29 minutes: 28:45. And also today we did some activity in a lab for another class, but I won't bore you with all that nonsense.
The moral of the story? Go on vacation to bust your best times. ;) hahaha
OH and just quick before I finish - ShopGirl got me on this Twenty-Something-Bloggers site thing. If you happen to be from there and think I'm an idiot, well, I AM but I'm still definitely in the learning curve part of 20SB so be PATIENT with me and I'll get it. I just haven't had time to devote to figuring it out yet... I think I'm supposed to thank people for adding me as a friend? But it all happened while I was away and I missed a lot of it...
I'm the greatest runner in the world!!
(hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)
Reading Week
I've been trying to get to you for the last couple of days, but to no avail. And NOW it's Reading Week soooooooo I'm OUTTA' here for a few days!! We're packing up and heading to Ottawa to visit a bud and see...Parliament...hahaha
Basically, I had the week off, Mr. Man booked the week off and we figured what-the-heck let's GO somewhere! So that's where we're going. I'm super-de-duper excited.
Anyway, this week I ran....a couple of times. I think Thursday and Friday. Yes, that sounds right. Both times, though, were kinda' wimpy. I couldn't get my time under 30 minutes though it felt like death. WEIRD. Mi says she's been feeling it tough lately, too, so I dunno what's happened to us, but we appear to have hit like, a wall of slow-it-down sludge or something. I think that'll be next week's project, after we get back - busting back down to the 29-somethings so I can work on getting that time down to the SMART goal 26!!
So, sorry you've been out of the loop the last couple of days, and sorry in advance that you'll continue to be out of it for another few. BUT then I should be back.
Happy week-of-no-school!!
Basically, I had the week off, Mr. Man booked the week off and we figured what-the-heck let's GO somewhere! So that's where we're going. I'm super-de-duper excited.
Anyway, this week I ran....a couple of times. I think Thursday and Friday. Yes, that sounds right. Both times, though, were kinda' wimpy. I couldn't get my time under 30 minutes though it felt like death. WEIRD. Mi says she's been feeling it tough lately, too, so I dunno what's happened to us, but we appear to have hit like, a wall of slow-it-down sludge or something. I think that'll be next week's project, after we get back - busting back down to the 29-somethings so I can work on getting that time down to the SMART goal 26!!
So, sorry you've been out of the loop the last couple of days, and sorry in advance that you'll continue to be out of it for another few. BUT then I should be back.
Happy week-of-no-school!!
Bath Time!
REAL quick 'cause my bath water is running BUT I wanted to let you know that I'm done TWO midterms, which may or may not have gone...okay....hahaha AND then after Mr. Man came home to help Little Miss get to sleep I had a date with Optimus Prime tonight to help get out of the this-day-is-too-long-and-houses-two-midterms-funk I was in. I only did 5 kilometres tonight BUT there it is. Better than nothing. Took me 30 minutes like, on the nose -I was surprised, actually; felt like I was working harder than that. OH well!
Mr. Man is playing video games and admitted he wants to play for a bit so I'm taking a book to the bath to continue the post-midterm chillax. I know, you WISH you were as relaxed as I'm going to be in a few minutes.... ;)
Mr. Man is playing video games and admitted he wants to play for a bit so I'm taking a book to the bath to continue the post-midterm chillax. I know, you WISH you were as relaxed as I'm going to be in a few minutes.... ;)
It Starts
So last Tuesday I was studying like mad for a midterm I had last Thursday (which hopefully went okay....) Tomorrow, Tuesday, I have two more midterms. I was planning to study for them over the weekend BUT Mr. Man was out of town and Little Miss and I went to visit my mom aaaaaannnnnndddddd......... we three had SUCH a lovely time but I oh-so-did-NOT get any studying done. Not any. So here it is, night before.... GAH!!
Mi suggested to me last week as I studied for my sport psych midterm that I stop being a last-minute studier and I said 'but it's two days before! That's not last minute!' For HER it is. It was pretty good, actually for me. It's something I want to work on this semester, but I seem to have just shot myself in the foot the last couple of days. But this is IT - after tomorrow's (possibly abysmal performance on) tests I am an EARLY STUDIER!! 'Cause if I stay on top of my studying and actually learn things before the night before I'll have TIME the night before for things like Optimus Prime. ;)
No workout today. We'll get it in tomorrow night after I put Little Miss to bed. Sound like a plan? A not-so-great plan, but it's the only one left....
Mi suggested to me last week as I studied for my sport psych midterm that I stop being a last-minute studier and I said 'but it's two days before! That's not last minute!'
No workout today. We'll get it in tomorrow night after I put Little Miss to bed. Sound like a plan? A not-so-great plan, but it's the only one left....
To the point
Just really fast, wanted to let you know I DID run 6K today. I did 5 in 29:46, which is not my best time as you know, but not horrendous, and then finished off the last kilometre for a total time of 35:40. Not great but not bad at all. :)
Anyway I was up 'till all hours last night chatting with Mi online and I'm EXHAUSTED, but thought you should know that I'm amazing.
Almost as amazing as my angel mother who just waltzed in the room after successfully putting Little Miss to bed. Time to RELAX!
Anyway I was up 'till all hours last night chatting with Mi online and I'm EXHAUSTED, but thought you should know that I'm amazing.
Almost as amazing as my angel mother who just waltzed in the room after successfully putting Little Miss to bed.
Teddy Bear
This is, I think, my all-time favourite poem. Which isn't saying much, I guess, 'cause I generally dislike poetry; I haven't the patience for it.
Anyway, it's one of the many reasons I LOVE Winnie-the-Pooh. If you don't know what I'm talking about...go read the book, people!! It's FANTASTIC and should be required reading for every person on the planet at multiple stages of life. ;)
TEDDY BEAR
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat
Which is not to be wondered at;
He gets what exercise he can
By falling off the ottoman,
But generally seems to lack
The energy to clamber back.
Now tubbiness is just the thing
Which gets a fellow wondering;
And Teddy worried lots about
The fact that he was rather stout.
He thought: "If only I were thin!
But how does anyone begin?"
He thought: "It really isn't fair
To grudge me exercise and air."
For many weeks he pressed in vain
His nose against the window-pane,
And envied those who walked about
Reducing their unwanted stout.
None of the people he could see
"Is quite" (he said) "as fat as me!"
Then, with a still more moving sigh,
"I mean" (he said) "as fat as I!"
Now Teddy, as was only right,
Slept in the ottoman at night,
And with him crowded in as well
More animals than I can tell;
Not only these, but books and things,
Such as a kind relation brings -
Old tales of "Once upon a time,"
And history retold in rhyme.
One night it happened that he took
A peep at an old picture book,
Wherein he came across by chance
The picture of a King of France
(A stoutish man) and, down below,
These words: "King Louis So and So,
Nicknamed 'The Handsome,'" There he sat,
And (think of it!) the man was fat!
Our bear rejoiced like anything
To read about this famous King,
Nicknamed "The Handsome." There he sat,
And certainly the man was fat.
Nicknamed "The Handsome." Not a doubt
The man was definitely stout.
Why then, a bear (for all his tub)
Might yet be named "The Handsome Cub!"
"Might yet be named." Or did he mean
That years ago he "might have been"?
For now he felt a slight misgiving:
"Is Louis So and So still living?
Fashions in beauty have a way
Of altering from day to day.
Is 'Handsome Louis' with us yet?
Unfortunately I forget."
Next morning (nose to window-pane)
The doubt occurred to him again.
One question hammered in his head:
"Is he alive or is he dead?"
Thus, nose to pane, he pondered; but
The lattice window, lossely shut,
Swung open. With one startled "Oh!"
Our Teddy disappeared below.
There happened to be passing by
A plump man with a twinkling eye,
Who, seeing Teddy in the street,
Raised him politely to his feet,
And murmured kindly in his ear
Soft words of comfort and of cheer:
"Well, well!" "Allow me!" "Not at all."
"Tut-tut! A very nasty fall."
Our Teddy answered not a word;
It's doubtful if he even heard.
Our bear could only look and look:
The stout man in the picture-book!
That "handsome" King - could this be he,
This man of adiposity?
"Impossible," he thought. "But still,
No harm in asking. Yes I will!"
"Are you," he said, "by any chance
His majesty the King of France?"
The other answered, "I am that,"
Bowed stiffly, and removed his hat;
Then said, "Excuse me," with an air
"But is it Mr. Edward Bear?"
And Teddy, bending very low,
Replied politely, "Even so!"
They stood beneath the window there,
The King and Mr. Edward Bear,
And, handsome, if a trifle fat,
Talked carelessly of this and that...
Then said His Majesty, "Well, well,
I must get on," and rang the bell.
"Your bear, I think," he smiled. "Good-day!"
And turned, and went upon his way.
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at.
But do you think it worries him
To know that he is far from slim?
No, just the other way about -
He's proud of being short and stout.
________
A.A. Milne
Anyway, it's one of the many reasons I LOVE Winnie-the-Pooh. If you don't know what I'm talking about...go read the book, people!! It's FANTASTIC and should be required reading for every person on the planet at multiple stages of life. ;)
TEDDY BEAR
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat
Which is not to be wondered at;
He gets what exercise he can
By falling off the ottoman,
But generally seems to lack
The energy to clamber back.
Now tubbiness is just the thing
Which gets a fellow wondering;
And Teddy worried lots about
The fact that he was rather stout.
He thought: "If only I were thin!
But how does anyone begin?"
He thought: "It really isn't fair
To grudge me exercise and air."
For many weeks he pressed in vain
His nose against the window-pane,
And envied those who walked about
Reducing their unwanted stout.
None of the people he could see
"Is quite" (he said) "as fat as me!"
Then, with a still more moving sigh,
"I mean" (he said) "as fat as I!"
Now Teddy, as was only right,
Slept in the ottoman at night,
And with him crowded in as well
More animals than I can tell;
Not only these, but books and things,
Such as a kind relation brings -
Old tales of "Once upon a time,"
And history retold in rhyme.
One night it happened that he took
A peep at an old picture book,
Wherein he came across by chance
The picture of a King of France
(A stoutish man) and, down below,
These words: "King Louis So and So,
Nicknamed 'The Handsome,'" There he sat,
And (think of it!) the man was fat!
Our bear rejoiced like anything
To read about this famous King,
Nicknamed "The Handsome." There he sat,
And certainly the man was fat.
Nicknamed "The Handsome." Not a doubt
The man was definitely stout.
Why then, a bear (for all his tub)
Might yet be named "The Handsome Cub!"
"Might yet be named." Or did he mean
That years ago he "might have been"?
For now he felt a slight misgiving:
"Is Louis So and So still living?
Fashions in beauty have a way
Of altering from day to day.
Is 'Handsome Louis' with us yet?
Unfortunately I forget."
Next morning (nose to window-pane)
The doubt occurred to him again.
One question hammered in his head:
"Is he alive or is he dead?"
Thus, nose to pane, he pondered; but
The lattice window, lossely shut,
Swung open. With one startled "Oh!"
Our Teddy disappeared below.
There happened to be passing by
A plump man with a twinkling eye,
Who, seeing Teddy in the street,
Raised him politely to his feet,
And murmured kindly in his ear
Soft words of comfort and of cheer:
"Well, well!" "Allow me!" "Not at all."
"Tut-tut! A very nasty fall."
Our Teddy answered not a word;
It's doubtful if he even heard.
Our bear could only look and look:
The stout man in the picture-book!
That "handsome" King - could this be he,
This man of adiposity?
"Impossible," he thought. "But still,
No harm in asking. Yes I will!"
"Are you," he said, "by any chance
His majesty the King of France?"
The other answered, "I am that,"
Bowed stiffly, and removed his hat;
Then said, "Excuse me," with an air
"But is it Mr. Edward Bear?"
And Teddy, bending very low,
Replied politely, "Even so!"
They stood beneath the window there,
The King and Mr. Edward Bear,
And, handsome, if a trifle fat,
Talked carelessly of this and that...
Then said His Majesty, "Well, well,
I must get on," and rang the bell.
"Your bear, I think," he smiled. "Good-day!"
And turned, and went upon his way.
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at.
But do you think it worries him
To know that he is far from slim?
No, just the other way about -
He's proud of being short and stout.
________
A.A. Milne
Sometimes I'm a dummy...
So the past few days I've been fighting off a wee bit of a cold - not so bad that it's hindered my exercise for the most part (I ran 6K with it on Saturday! How bad can it be?!) BUT this morning I woke up and it felt a little worse. So I DIDN'T run this morning. Dummy!
And on Thursday I have my first (of what seems like very very very many) midterm(s) so I didn't take my running gear to school today 'cause I need to study like a madman. When I got through part of today and realized I feel fine and the cold is a non-issue for my run today I figured I'd get it in tonight on Optimus Prime buuuuuut no go. Nights just always seem to be so jam-packed! If I'm running at home (or outside on at-home time) I HAVE to get it done relatively first thing in the morning or it won't happen.
Hopefully I will have some things to report for the rest of the week but so far it's been a bit of a write-off. Except yesterday I did a relatively intense strength-training workout for one of my labs. Doesn't help towards the 10K running goal, but it's better than nothing!
And on Thursday I have my first (of what seems like very very very many) midterm(s) so I didn't take my running gear to school today 'cause I need to study like a madman. When I got through part of today and realized I feel fine and the cold is a non-issue for my run today I figured I'd get it in tonight on Optimus Prime buuuuuut no go. Nights just always seem to be so jam-packed! If I'm running at home (or outside on at-home time) I HAVE to get it done relatively first thing in the morning or it won't happen.
Hopefully I will have some things to report for the rest of the week but so far it's been a bit of a write-off. Except yesterday I did a relatively intense strength-training workout for one of my labs. Doesn't help towards the 10K running goal, but it's better than nothing!
6 and 25
I had the best day on Saturday. It was great. We were supposed to watch Girlie on Saturday but her family's plans changed so we ended up with the day all to ourselves to do absolutely nothing. NOTHING! I can't remember a Saturday in recent history where we've had NOTHING to do. It was fantastic.
And on our day of nothing both Mr. Man and I spent some quality time with Optimus Prime. That's right, folks, Mr. Man ran on my treadmill!! PLEASE let's all give him KUDOS and encourage him to keep going!! GO MR. MAN! GO MR. MAN!! :) (I love you, sweetie!)
AND on Saturday, watching 'P.S. I Love You' (I love running on a treadmill!) I ran SIX kilometers. That's right, six. Not five. Six.
I felt like a superhero when I finished. :)
Okay, and the OTHER thing I wanted to post today because I spent SO much time on it the other night 'cause I'm SO silly and occasionally fill these things out for my unwinding-time, is that 25-random-things-about-yourself list from Facebook. I figured I spent so much time on it and no one's reading it and I feel totally ripped off so I'm posting it HERE too so it gets more exposure. hahaha I'm lame, I know. BUT it will also tell you a little more about ME and since you're here reading...about me..., I thought you might actually be interested. ;) So humour me. ;)
1) I've never ever been anywhere inside Canada outside of Ontario. I've literally driven across the United States, gone to school, vacationed, visited friends...but never in my own country.
2) I am absolutely beyond reason TERRIFIED of 'poking and prodding' – surgery, doctors, rectal thermometers (GAH for a STUDY I'm in!! KILL me now, PLEASE!). I'm as active as I am and I've never conquered tampons without fainting. ;) Surgery on my face this past December put me over the top – it was AWFUL. I'm seriously seriously seriously into 'preventative' medicine just so hopefully I never ever ever ever ever ever ever have to go in for something more serious than my cyst was!
3) I absolutely LOATHE being shushed. I'm a loud person, I know, but 'shhhhhhhh' is so degrading, embarrassing – it like, points out that I have no control over the decibel of my voice and I'm a grown woman for pity's sake! It's humiliating.
4) I almost equally loathe having to repeat myself when I've gone unheard – OBVIOUSLY I did a good job of keeping my voice down for a change, why the HECK can't you give me kudos and LISTEN?!
5) I'm seriously addicted to checking my e-mail. We may need an intervention, soon. I land on Facebook when there's no e-mail (most of the time) to try and quell the urge for a message or response from someone, but usually end up wandering away and coming back in five minutes or so.
6) I'm super-de-duper proud of my blog, http://redlovestomove.blogspot.com, especially when it helps motivate someone else. I'm mortified when I hear a guy has read it! Hahaha But THRILLED for the support at the same time! Go figure.
7) I only have four credits left (= one year) after this semester to finish my undergrad. FINALLY. And then we can move on with our lives. I can't wait.
8) My most favourite thing in the world is my kiddo. I LOVE being a mom. I wish I had more time for it. After school's out....
9) If there's something sweet in front of me and I have one I literally cannot stop. I'll eat cookies or skittles or whatever it is until I feel like I'm going to puke, and then I'll eat more. The trick for me is to not start eating them in the first place....some days (most, recently, actually!) are better than others.
10) I'm absolutely paranoid about my weight/size/appearance at just about every moment of every day. I really don't think you ever FULLY recover from disordered-eating problems.... I've turned down invitations to go out and have fun because I felt too fat that day. Strangely...I felt amazing when I was pregnant... hahaha
11) I always had oodles of guy friends when I was younger and now that I'm a wee bit older and a wee bit really married I find I have a hard time finding the balance between appropriate and inappropriate – I tell Mr. Man EVERYTHING just to be safe – if I ever feel like I have to hide something I'll know I'm over the line. Hopefully. ;)
12) If I weren't LDS I can almost guarantee you I'd never have had any kids. I LOVE being a mom. It was worth all the terrifying poking and prodding and doctors visits a thousand times over. I wonder if I'd have gotten married....
13) I am a terrible gardener. My thumbs are about as far from green as a thumb can get! (What IS the opposite of green?? Red? - THAT'S my problem....red's my favourite!)
14) I'm (usually) a fantastic cook. When I bother. Which is seldom.
15) I despise hot. Except for the inconvenience of snow ie. my car getting stuck, I much much much much muchly prefer winter to summer. You can always add a layer or a blanket or snuggle, but there's only so many layers you can take off...
16) I study kinesiology at school, but started at Brock undeclared before switching to accounting. THEN I found my head (no one in their right mind actually goes through accounting, SERIOUSLY!) and switched to kin. I LOVE my program.
17) I gave birth to Little Miss without any assistance from any medication of any sort. It wasn't as bad as I freaked myself out for and I'm definitely tough enough for that. I don't think it makes me better or worse than anyone, just there it is. I did it!
18) I'm contemplating growing my hair out long again, but figure I need to lose another 10 lbs or so to pull it off properly. Easier day-to-day upkeep as in I can throw it in a ponytail and go!! hahaha And I'm ALWAYS on the go sooooooo........ But I do oh so love my short(er, now) hair.
19) I very very rarely have anything to drink other than water. I prefer water in most cases. Most of the time in all cases, but there are occasions when a root beer just sounds so gooooooood...
20) I really only play the piano at church – if I try to practice at home now Little Miss takes over. She likes to grab my fingers and make me 'play' what she wants to play. I consequently never ever practice. As is evident on Sundays!
21) I can sing. Relatively speaking not a lot of people know that about me – it didn't really come out 'till we came to St. Catharines. I don't remember how it came out down here....when I was the primary music leader I 'couldn't' sing. Huh.
22) I am currently wearing a robe with a towel on my head as accessory. The robe has Tigger and Eeyore on the back. :) I am a walking (well, sitting....) fashion-plate!
23) I'm really really really bad at seeing things outside of the box. When I build with Little Miss's mega blocks, I build 4 walls and that's it. When I'm being creative. Usually it's just a tower. I'm HORRID at pull-these-things-together questions on tests at school. HORRID. I can tell you everything there is to know about something if you give me the something, but if you give me everything I can rarely come up with the something.
24) I spend most of my time wandering/sitting around with this awful burning sensation in my shoulders. It takes more effort to 'relax' my shoulders than to leave them be, and leave them be hurts most of the day.
25) It took me a LOOONG time to fill this out – 25 things is a LOT, even for someone as talented at talking about herself as I am!! WOW! I hope I haven't come across as too narcissistic! :)
(The fact that I wrote it on Facebook and then posted it on the blog probably doesn't help decrease the narcissistic factor... hahaha What can I say?! I am who I am!) ;)
OH YEAH! I almost forgot!! For anyone who actually read to the bottom - yay for you! - I weighed myself on Saturday. Yeah, weight is really a silly measure for this whole...how's my health thing. BUT sadly, it's one of the easiest ways we have.... ANYWAY, I gained 4.9lbs in THREE DAYS. Stupid weight. But I can tell you from the acne on my face that 'Auntie Flow' is on her way soooo... you know? LADIES - the scale is NOT any way to define yourself, okay?? Use it as a MEASURE, not as the be-all-and-end-all of your self-esteem!!
I'm really done now. ;)
And on our day of nothing both Mr. Man and I spent some quality time with Optimus Prime. That's right, folks, Mr. Man ran on my treadmill!! PLEASE let's all give him KUDOS and encourage him to keep going!! GO MR. MAN! GO MR. MAN!! :) (I love you, sweetie!)
AND on Saturday, watching 'P.S. I Love You' (I love running on a treadmill!) I ran SIX kilometers. That's right, six. Not five. Six.
I felt like a superhero when I finished. :)
Okay, and the OTHER thing I wanted to post today because I spent SO much time on it the other night 'cause I'm SO silly and occasionally fill these things out for my unwinding-time, is that 25-random-things-about-yourself list from Facebook. I figured I spent so much time on it and no one's reading it and I feel totally ripped off so I'm posting it HERE too so it gets more exposure. hahaha I'm lame, I know. BUT it will also tell you a little more about ME and since you're here reading...about me..., I thought you might actually be interested. ;) So humour me. ;)
1) I've never ever been anywhere inside Canada outside of Ontario. I've literally driven across the United States, gone to school, vacationed, visited friends...but never in my own country.
2) I am absolutely beyond reason TERRIFIED of 'poking and prodding' – surgery, doctors, rectal thermometers (GAH for a STUDY I'm in!! KILL me now, PLEASE!). I'm as active as I am and I've never conquered tampons without fainting. ;) Surgery on my face this past December put me over the top – it was AWFUL. I'm seriously seriously seriously into 'preventative' medicine just so hopefully I never ever ever ever ever ever ever have to go in for something more serious than my cyst was!
3) I absolutely LOATHE being shushed. I'm a loud person, I know, but 'shhhhhhhh' is so degrading, embarrassing – it like, points out that I have no control over the decibel of my voice and I'm a grown woman for pity's sake! It's humiliating.
4) I almost equally loathe having to repeat myself when I've gone unheard – OBVIOUSLY I did a good job of keeping my voice down for a change, why the HECK can't you give me kudos and LISTEN?!
5) I'm seriously addicted to checking my e-mail. We may need an intervention, soon. I land on Facebook when there's no e-mail (most of the time) to try and quell the urge for a message or response from someone, but usually end up wandering away and coming back in five minutes or so.
6) I'm super-de-duper proud of my blog, http://redlovestomove.blogspot.com, especially when it helps motivate someone else. I'm mortified when I hear a guy has read it! Hahaha But THRILLED for the support at the same time! Go figure.
7) I only have four credits left (= one year) after this semester to finish my undergrad. FINALLY. And then we can move on with our lives. I can't wait.
8) My most favourite thing in the world is my kiddo. I LOVE being a mom. I wish I had more time for it.
9) If there's something sweet in front of me and I have one I literally cannot stop. I'll eat cookies or skittles or whatever it is until I feel like I'm going to puke, and then I'll eat more. The trick for me is to not start eating them in the first place....some days (most, recently, actually!) are better than others.
10) I'm absolutely paranoid about my weight/size/appearance at just about every moment of every day. I really don't think you ever FULLY recover from disordered-eating problems.... I've turned down invitations to go out and have fun because I felt too fat that day. Strangely...I felt amazing when I was pregnant... hahaha
11) I always had oodles of guy friends when I was younger and now that I'm a wee bit older and a wee bit really married I find I have a hard time finding the balance between appropriate and inappropriate – I tell Mr. Man EVERYTHING just to be safe – if I ever feel like I have to hide something I'll know I'm over the line. Hopefully. ;)
12) If I weren't LDS I can almost guarantee you I'd never have had any kids. I LOVE being a mom. It was worth all the terrifying poking and prodding and doctors visits a thousand times over. I wonder if I'd have gotten married....
13) I am a terrible gardener. My thumbs are about as far from green as a thumb can get! (What IS the opposite of green?? Red? - THAT'S my problem....red's my favourite!)
14) I'm (usually) a fantastic cook. When I bother. Which is seldom.
15) I despise hot. Except for the inconvenience of snow ie. my car getting stuck, I much much much much muchly prefer winter to summer. You can always add a layer or a blanket or snuggle, but there's only so many layers you can take off...
16) I study kinesiology at school, but started at Brock undeclared before switching to accounting. THEN I found my head (no one in their right mind actually goes through accounting, SERIOUSLY!) and switched to kin. I LOVE my program.
17) I gave birth to Little Miss without any assistance from any medication of any sort.
18) I'm contemplating growing my hair out long again, but figure I need to lose another 10 lbs or so to pull it off properly. Easier day-to-day upkeep as in I can throw it in a ponytail and go!! hahaha And I'm ALWAYS on the go sooooooo........ But I do oh so love my short(er, now) hair.
19) I very very rarely have anything to drink other than water. I prefer water in most cases. Most of the time in all cases, but there are occasions when a root beer just sounds so gooooooood...
20) I really only play the piano at church – if I try to practice at home now Little Miss takes over. She likes to grab my fingers and make me 'play' what she wants to play. I consequently never ever practice. As is evident on Sundays!
21) I can sing. Relatively speaking not a lot of people know that about me – it didn't really come out 'till we came to St. Catharines. I don't remember how it came out down here....when I was the primary music leader I 'couldn't' sing. Huh.
22) I am currently wearing a robe with a towel on my head as accessory. The robe has Tigger and Eeyore on the back. :) I am a walking (well, sitting....) fashion-plate!
23) I'm really really really bad at seeing things outside of the box. When I build with Little Miss's mega blocks, I build 4 walls and that's it. When I'm being creative. Usually it's just a tower. I'm HORRID at pull-these-things-together questions on tests at school. HORRID. I can tell you everything there is to know about something if you give me the something, but if you give me everything I can rarely come up with the something.
24) I spend most of my time wandering/sitting around with this awful burning sensation in my shoulders. It takes more effort to 'relax' my shoulders than to leave them be, and leave them be hurts most of the day.
25) It took me a LOOONG time to fill this out – 25 things is a LOT, even for someone as talented at talking about herself as I am!! WOW! I hope I haven't come across as too narcissistic! :)
(The fact that I wrote it on Facebook and then posted it on the blog probably doesn't help decrease the narcissistic factor... hahaha What can I say?! I am who I am!) ;)
OH YEAH! I almost forgot!! For anyone who actually read to the bottom - yay for you! - I weighed myself on Saturday. Yeah, weight is really a silly measure for this whole...how's my health thing. BUT sadly, it's one of the easiest ways we have.... ANYWAY, I gained 4.9lbs in THREE DAYS.
I'm really done now. ;)
