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Well, the Wii fairy has not come yet

December 27, 2007 · Filed under about the blogger, doing the happy dance, exercise, wasting time

But playing today did encourage me to hop onto the dance pad and play 40 minutes of Pump It Up tonight!! I have not played in 6 months and forgot how much fun and sweat inducing it is…though is fairness to me the last 3 of them it was because we had no TV connected to the X-box. The man just got us a new TV for the living room today…thanx sweetie!

P.S. Did I mention I played DDR on the Wii today? It was awesome and my cousins totally pretended to be impressed by my negligable skills!

If you are wondering what these games look like, check it out here. This kid is amazing!

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2 things I have, 1 thing I want

December 27, 2007 · Filed under a day in the life, about the blogger, clothes, exercise, family, fashion, footwear, friendship, health, lust inducing, shopping, the blog, weight loss

So D and I hit the mall early today for some Boxing Day shopping. We had fun together, but there was really not much to buy. There were no spring/summer clothes on sale, and the winter stuff was very picked over and mostly stuff that had already been on sale for weeks. Also, I don’t really need anymore winter clothes and have gained about 6lbs in the past few months (hello writer’s strike good-bye elliptical) and just don’t feel like trying on clothes until I feel better about myself again. There wasn’t even anything to buy for the girl, as she only wears dresses and there were tonnes of girl’s separates on sale, but only holiday dresses which she does not need. I looked for the man too, but all the nice men’s stuff was either super big or super small (though I admit, I didn’t look too hard for him!).

I did score a pair of boots though. I decided I need flat(ish) boots as I have been wearing a lot of leggings and long sweaters/short sweater dresses this winter, and it looks sorta…um…trashy with high heel boots, and wrong with shoes. I avoided the dreaded hideous Uggs(yes M, I know they are comfy, but I just cannot do it! They belong in the Hell I normally reserve for Crocs) and scored these instead. Cute, eh:

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I also have swollen, pus filled, scarred tonsils. I took a picture for ya’ll, but it is scary, so click here if you dare. I am feeling better though, the fever and sick feeling are almost gone, just another day or so of sore throat, and another 7 days of anti-biotics to contend with.

As for what I want. I WANT A Wii! NOW! I played it for the first time at my cousin’s house today, and let me just say, it is like crack. I would drop those 6lbs like nobodies business if just I had a Wii. As it is, I’ll just have to invite myself to my cousin’s house every day, until I score a Wii for myself. Cousins, listen here: Sorry, but I will not return the favour and invite you to my home for lunch. I’ll cook for you. I’ll clean for you. I’ll even baby-sit you kids and walk your dog. But any future get-togethers will be at the house with the Wii. And that’s your house. Deal with it. Or give us the Wii. It’s up to you (see ya at 9am tomorrow, k? I’ll phone at 6 to make sure you are awake).

P.S. I know that there are some cute Uggs online, but I have never actually seen them. Luckily, I have never seen these in real life either. It is a good thing, as I think if I did I would have to gouge my eyes out:

P.S. S. Sorry I have been not around much lately. Between being sick and being very busy at home and work right now, I have been rather remiss in my blogging duties. I’ll try to be around more in the New Year! I know how much you all must suffer when I am not here for you…

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Back to an old habit

November 20, 2007 · Filed under a day in the life, about the blogger, exercise, weight loss

I have been really, really lazy lately. I have not exercised (except my dance class) in about 2 weeks. I have been so physically and emotionally exhausted, I just couldn’t do it. I hopped on the elliptical last Thursday evening, and hopped off 2 minutes later!

Today, day 2 of my vacation, no more! Time to get off my butt. I considered jogging since it is not too cold today, but decided against it as my right ankle is already feeling tender for some reason. I considered the elliptical, but there is nothing on TV I want to watch, and I am going out tonight and don’t want to leave it until later.

Then, I remembered an old favorite of mine, power Yoga! I have been enjoying the Rodney Yee Stamina, Strength and Flexibility series on and off since before I had the girl, and I have always enjoyed the mix of exertion, stretching, toning work, balance, flexability and…ahh…relaxation that Power Yoga gives me.

Before I got pregnant, I got really into Power Yoga and was doing at least one of these DVDs about 3-4 times a week. I loved how it made me feel, and though it is probably not (on it’s own) great for losing weight, it is the perfect amount of exercise to maintain my weight, keep up my endurance, and get in some toning-or it was back then, anyways. I am kinda there now. Too much is going on in my life to be focused on weight loss or hard core exercise right now, but I don’t want to get lazy and lose the gains (via loss) that I have made over the past couple years. Also, I feel better (physically and emotionally) when I am exercising and staying active. I certainaly don’t want to get into that downward emotional spiral that laziness brings (laziness begets laziness, you know!).

I don’t know yet if I am gonna hop back on the elliptical, get intoPower Yoga again, or do some combination of the two. I can, however, say that for today’s foray back into exercise, a power yoga workout was just right!

Oh, and Rodney is a treat for the eyes:

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random points about recent and upcoming events

November 11, 2007 · Filed under a day in the life, about the blogger, clothes, doing the happy dance, exercise, update, weight loss

1. I bought a new coat. I know I said I wouldn’t, but I lied. It was just what I was looking for, my size, and cheap (Joe, of course). I have actually been eyeing it for months, but never ever found it in my size. I knew if I did, I would buy it. But when I wrote that post, it had been so long since I had seen it in the store at all, it was not likely. Then yesterday it was there. Just one left. My size. Fit perfectly. It was meant to be.

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2. My novel? Not so much.

3. I start Hebrew school today. A free lesson for parents at the girl’s school. Good times.

4. I have been really lazy at sparkpeoplelately. It is clear to me that I am the weight I am now for good (barring any extreme situation or lifestyle change) so I am not tracking food and exercise anymore unless I start gaining weight. I will keep tracking weight and measurements to monitor myself and stay accountable.

5. My birthday is in 2 days. 34.

6. My anniversary, 7 days. 6.

7. Dinsey world trip, 14 days.

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