I love Snail Mail!

Yes, the internet is all the rage;
it gets things to and fro, back and forth,
at very quick speeds!

But.... snail mail can sometimes be the best thing in the world! With it, you get something tangible, something you can hold in your hand, read at your leisure, carry with you even. Sometimes, getting a picture in the mail (like I do of my granddaughter at times) can be so special. I enjoy being able to return time and again to re-read something sent to me. Don't get me wrong... I like email too .... I sometimes save email to a Word file to save and print for the same reason, if it's special enough to me!

Recently, I read a book that was made into a movie.... Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, a japanese author who has become one of my favorite authors. The movie is Japanese, and my bestest friend made a copy of it for me so we could watch it. Along with the dvd, there was a note, with a quote, that I will treasure always!

Thank you, my friend :)

And because I can't be the only strange one in this world.... Do you have friends who might enjoy some snail mail as well???? If so, then take a minute to write out something personal, just for them. You may be the reason that person smiles all day!

snailmail HUGGGGS to everyone!

Got Motivation?

Today, like every day, was gym day for me. I clocked out from work and walked to my car to put my purse away and get my gym back. I turned, locked the car and was about to head in when two Border Patrol vehicles pulled in and parked. With the sun beating down, I watched in what seemed like a choreographed movie slo-mo ..... as four doors opened, and out got four good looking, well built men, heading into the gym. I'm not sure if my tongue hit the ground, but .... boy!

Because I lagged behind (to watch a few wrangler'ed behinds), they went in before me. I didn't notice them anywhere, so I went to the locker room, got out of street clothes, and into workout clothes. I hopped on the elliptical and galloped my way through my 35 minutes, partly smiling from the memory of my walk in :) Then it was time for the treadmill. As I was heading onto one of the machines, my path crossed one of the guys'. He smiled. I smiled back. And boy, did the next 35 minutes go by fast! Literally fast, as well, as I sure didn't want to look like a 'slacker', so my speed was up, I was standing tall (like the Goddess that I am!! hehehehe) and I was smiling to myself.

Talk about a great motivator!
Maybe 24Hr will send a personal invite to more of their kinds to ... motivate us some more :)

After 5 completed weeks, the scale hasn't budged (in my opinion),
but I've logged 58.72 miles. I'm not sure if I'm feeling better or not,
but I really enjoy doing the workouts.
Now its time to start pushing some limits, see what I can accomplish.

Motivated HUGGGS to everyone!