De-cluttered, Day 3

Day 3 .... and it's time to look through the makeup bag/drawer.
Mine is more like a junk drawer. lol
But a gal needs to have different things at her fingertips ....
I keep several first aid items in there as well, but it's time to clean it out!



And here's the Before

and the After!

I really like how these little
chores broken down into
little chunks each day
is helping SO much!


I also hate to admit that some
of the meds in this drawer
expired in ..... 2010 !  

Yes, that's not a typo. lol

LONG overdue for a cleaning








In other parts of my day .....   I have re-committed myself to going to the gym again.  And taking my supplements.  Both things have been lacking, along with bad eating habits, and an all too much drinking habit (Diet Coke, not adult beverages!)  It's time to break the cycle.  1 mile on the elliptical, and several different weight machines, arm workouts today.   (Legs are tomorrow)

I'm taking a B-12 Timed Release tab with my breakfast, and that seemed to work well for me today.  I was a little more energetic, and didn't need my lunch until well past 11:30 (lunch for me is normally 10:30am).   But maybe the energy came from a better night's sleep.   For that, I'm taking Vitamin D, magnesium, melatonin and calcium.  My old bod just isn't the same as it used to be.  Recovery times compared to when I was younger .... well, let's not even think about that!   I am what I am, but I think I can be a little better, so why not give it a shot?

Here's my self-given Pat on the Back!
Happy Monday, ya'll :)

Stressful Sadie

They say pets are good for old(er) people, as they help reduce stress.
I beg to differ!

My Sadie.... can be very stressing!  She's always wanting something, always wishing to be right up in my face so that its next to impossible to get something done. The only time she is in "stand by mode" when I am home is when I'm up and doing some kind of chore:  making the bed, running to the laundry, sweeping, cooking .... you get the idea.  But the minute I sit down, it's whine and bark and beg for attention.  and UGH!  It's been one of those evenings.  Yes, I've tried different things, different patterns.  Take her for a walk right when I get home.  Spend time with her, then take her for a walk after dinner, or right before bed.   No matter which way I choose, it never leaves me enough time to do the things I need to do for me.  Call me crazy, but now I take my bottle of lotion into the shower with me, my towel hanging where I can reach it, then dry off and apply lotion just so I have a little bit of time alone!

I always thought with the pugs that by the time they turn three, some of this "puppy behaviour" mellows out.  Well, not so far.  I know pugs are needy, and I am ok with it being that way to a degree.  But *sigh* ... some days.....

Yes, I stopped at the gym.  No, I haven't lost any pounds, but I'm ok with that, I can feel my muscles being tightened up, they're a bit sore, especially around 2am.  I wake up and try to stretch them out without getting out of bed... hahaha  that's quite a sight I'm sure, if the lights were on.   *grin*  I switched up my routine today, jumping on the elliptical for my first mile, doing my weight training, then jumping on for the second mile.  I found that I could do my first mile faster -- probably because I know that I'll only be on there for 15 minutes!  The second mile was a tad slower, but today I'm blaming it on my mp3 player running out of battery.  ha!

2 miles = 29:14  <---- a="" ep="" nbsp="" new="" p="" record="">I think my ultimate goal will be 2 miles in 26 minutes.
And even then, I still keep going for the extra minutes, because 30 minutes is the magic number for me
256#

Love yourself ... and get out there and move! 

I. Am.

I am.


A very important sentence, but one we tend to overlook in our day to day lives.  How would you complete that sentence?
I am beautiful. Well, ok, but only if inside beauty counts!
I am detail oriented.
I am a hard worker.
I am worth it.
I am awesome!
All good sentences.
But yet, just leaving it at "I am" is enough as well.

Neil Diamond's song "I Am" inspires me sometimes, makes me think about myself in a different way.  It's like acknowledging that yes, I am here, I am worthy!  Here are some lyrics... sing along if you want!


But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried
But it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared
For the sound of being alone

"I am"... I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am"... I cried
"I am"... said I
And I am lost and I can't
Even say why
"I am"... I said
"I am"... I cried
"I am"... I said

I. Am.
Are You?

With that being said, today is Monday.  It was weigh in day.  And I will confess that I sorta worried about it, because I skipped out on the gym on Thursday and Friday, and weekends of course have too much eating time in them.  But I was happy that there wasn't a gain today!  I hopped on my elliptical and gave it as good as was in me for 30 minutes, and hit 2 miles at 30:02.  Not bad for a tired Monday!  Add to it there were clouds, it was cool, and boy all I wanted to do was curl up into bed and do nothing!  Today's steps were 9944, just a tad off my goal, but when the data uploaded, I reached another milestone:  1,000 miles since I started keeping track in 2012.  not bad at all :)

Set a Goal

I was up early this Monday morning - I couldn't sleep past 2:30am last night, wondering what kind of a mess I would walk into a work.  That always happens on a Sunday night, it's just how I am.  But after working a few hours on Saturday, I need to slice a bit of time off every other day this week, so I left about 1pm and headed for the gym.

I got 30 minutes on the elliptical, 16 minutes on the treadmill, and managed to log 11,584 steps today!   My old trainer, Russell, was there.  We talked and caught up a bit -- and he asked a question that for me was easy to answer at first.  "What's your current goal?"   I had to laugh, because my only goal for the week is to get to the gym every day.   That's enough of a goal for now.

Or is it?

On my way home, I had more time to think.  It's important to have goals, and while I came to the conclusion that my goal for the time being is about as much as I can handle, it's not enough of a goal to keep me motivated.  I am a numbers gal, so I realized that I needed to set some numbers in place for me to achieve.

Goal 1.  Elliptical - 2 miles in 30 minutes
Goal 2.  Treadmill - 1 mile in 15 minutes

So with that said, today's achievements:

Elliptical 30 minutes, 1.95 miles
Treadmill 16 minutes, 1.0 mile

So there's room for some growth,
small enough goals that they're
achievable by the end of this week
if I work hard at this.

No weight loss in 7 days, but that's ok--
there wasn't a gain!
If you're measuring success in small increments,
that'll work for me :)
*pat on the back*
258#

Back to the Gym!

Here it is, Tuesday already.  I made myself a resolution to get back to the gym, but didn't make it on Monday.   I would tell you that work got in the way, but I can admit the truth:  I let work be the excuse and just skipped out!   Yeah, not such a good way to start off... but I felt so guilty about blowing off the gym yesterday, that I made an effort and went today after work.

Because it has been so long since I went, I didn't want to start off with causing myself "morning after" aches and pains, so I kept it to a mile on the elliptical, then did my usual weight machines, keeping the reps to 20 and started off with 5lbs less than I had finished off with back in October, before gall bladder surgery.

And I'm feeling pretty good, so far. Other than being a little more on the hungry side, but that's my own mental issues; I'm sure my body isn't truly hungry as I didn't skip any meals (or snacks) along the way.

And even though its still early in the evening, I feel ready to crawl right into bed!  For some much needed sleep!  lol you and your naughty mind!   *giggles*

Another reason for forcing myself to the gym is to create a habit again.  I allowed it to break, to do things like come home and watch tv until my eyes glazed over.  But that's not good for a person.  That doesn't feed our soul or make us feel good about our self.  We need to do things for us - I need to do things for me - to show a little self love!   And I found this quote as my mantra this week.  As I blog this, I'm also writing it on a post it note to hang on my mirror:

Move that gorgeous body of yours every single day 

and learn to love the skin you’re in. 

You can’t hate your way into loving yourself.

I don't know who said it, but its worth repeating a few times! 

Stats:  14:33mile 258#