I've Been on a Break

I went back to the gym today.

I've been on a break. I was only going to be on a break for about 10 days, but it has now been a month.

I meant to work out, I really did. It just got so crazy with all of the Christmas goings on...and something had to give.

....and so I took a break.

I must say, it was really hard getting there this morning, had to talk myself into it. It's never as bad as you think it is going to be once you get there.  I always seem to forget this.

I workout with some great friends. They hardly ever...if ever "take a break" and if they take a break,
they go mountain bike riding or take a break to go run a marathon, or take a break to go rock climbing...
See where I am headed with this...they NEVER take a break for a month...much less to do NO physical activity or eat their way through Christmas buffets.  They are so nice to let me have joined their workouts.

Here's what I loved about today's workout. We talked about food pretty much the whole time. No kidding. We talked about chocolate chip covered Oreos and yummy coconut cake. We talked about how we should have no sweets  from Sunday - Thursday...or was it Monday thru Thursday...I like the latter so I'm gonna go with that.

They did mention a few "healthy " recipes.  I kind of zoned out on that part, but nodded my head, as if to suggest I might whip that up when I got home.

We have a great trainer...and he knows his stuff. He is a patient man...as he has to listen to all of our fodder.  I know he thinks I talk too much...and somehow I think he did not mind my break.

We talk about Resolutions...(refer New Year's Resolution Post) and how we will all try to do good this year.

Our trainer wants us to keep a journal..a food journal. He has wanted me to do this for a long time.  I always say I will...and I do start to, but then I eat a candy bar or m&ms and do not want to disclose this...so I forget my journal every time.

and of course he says....No Diet Coke.

Our workout was complete...I did feel much better than when I got there, I always do.  We are about to leave....

I was almost out the door before he said...and "You WILL start a food journal today and I want to see it in one week!"

"Yes sir," I said and I think I meant it...It's a New Year of course...


Our workout was over at 9:30 a.m.


Start of Food Journal:

10:00 a.m.  Egg McMuffin and a Large Diet Coke.


Dang it!

Finally....Not Another Poem

Ok,  it's been a couple of days since my last post.  Not because I couldn't come up with a poem...because I could-a...but because my 18 year old daughter, before even reading the second post said, "They are not all going to be poems are they?" I said very emphatically and kind of snarky,  "NO! They not ALL gonna be poems."  (Although at that point, I kind of thought that they were, but I didn't let her know that! I acted like that was the dumbest thing I ever heard. Sheesh!)


I'm still a little bitter.
I might put that on Twitter.


Okay, fine....I won't do a poem....at least not today....

It's just that poems tend to keep me from rambling...make me a little more succinct.

My blog has been stagnant for a couple of days.

In researching blogs, it seems to me, the writer always has valuable information to share...
You know a skill of some sort...

Well, that puts me behind the proverbial eight ball immediately.

What could I possibly have to share with people that they would even want to know?

I still don't know...but for some reason, I am strangely compelled to do this. 

So in the meantime, I am going to pretend that I am just telling a friend "stuff I think they should know."

This is my admonition to you ....I am most certainly not an expert in any field whatsoever, except maybe on diet coke, and on  that dear reader I AM the expert.....I excel.  Anything I share with you is strictly for my benefit...just stuff I think you should know. These are just my thoughts and observations.  Hmmmm, this is beginning to sound like a disclaimer...I am an expert on that too. (I guess I have more skills than I thought.)

School starts back tomorrow, Christmas Break will be over.....




Pretty sure I will have some stuff to share this week...please check back in.

Taking Down The Tree

Tomorrow I take down the Christmas Tree,  the New Year has just begun...

Somehow putting Christmas away is not nearly half as fun....

As when I pull  it all out each year to kick off the Holiday season...

and no one wants to help me, they give no rhyme nor reason.

What was once so pretty just a few days before, somehow soon fills my eyes with clutter...

The New Year begins and I want a clean start..."Put away this all now,"  I mutter.

Away to the attic, you Christmas things...all colors of Red and Green...

I know this sounds harsh and cruel you think....I sure don't want to sound mean....

It's just that after Christmas, I'm kind of tired...surely you know the drill....

The shopping, the wrapping, the cooking, the cleaning...and waiting for the big fat bill.

Please know that I love Christmas...it's my favorite... that's a cinch...

But after midnight on New Year's Day....I turn to a bit of a Grinch.

I want my house back the way that it was, just before good ol' Turkey Day...

When I could straighten things up and have a clean room without garland in the way.

When every thing is packed up and the rooms are all free and clear...

I feel like I am ready to face the upcoming year.

And so I will....the months come and go, in fact they somehow flee...

and before you know it it's Turkey Day...and I'm so excited to put up that Tree!!

Merry Christmas Cleanup!!

New Year's Resolutions

Look at Me....I added a Photo



Out with the Old Year, In With the New....
It can't start yet, I have Resolutions to do.
I love the New Year, all brand new and shiny...
I've got lots of plans, some big and some tiny.
I might run a marathon, or write a few books....
I might eat good and healthy and work on my looks.
I' ll bring good will to all, and help my fellow man...
I'll learn to cook gourmet and maybe go to Japan.
I might take up yoga...and get nice and limber....
I'll get Christmas shopping done....wayyyyy before December.
I'll start writing letters...the old way to keep in touch....
I'll learn to listen more and not talk so much.
I won't watch TV...Reality or other...
I'll get super organized...one way or another.
I'll never eat out...never go to Chick Fil A...
I'll give up Diet Coke and drink water all day.
I'll think of others, never putting myself first...
I"ll never, not once miss going to Church.
I won't gossip or judge others...thats' never nice to do....
I'll make chicken soup for those who come down with the flu.
I'll never , not once get into another's business...
I'll floss my teeth lots, even better than the dentist.
Sugar and chocolate will be things of the past....
All my "People" magazines will for sure go in the trash.
I'll eat tons of veggies each and everyday...
and take all my vitamins to avoid turning grey.
I'll learn to really budget and learn the value of a dollar...
and never, not once will I talk loud or holler.
I'll be current and savvy on all world events...
It all will be understandable and of course  will make sense.
I'll keep up with my blog...and never miss a day
and take my dogs on walks and have fun on the way.
I've got a lot to accomplish...there's lots on my list....
I'm trying to think of things I have missed.
I guess that's it, all I can think of at this time....
these are just a few Resolutions of mine....
In case they don't get done, I have nothing to fear....
I'll just put them all down for my Resolutions next year!!!

                                         
Happy New Year!!!!!