The Grace of Small Things...

Today is Wednesday. I love Wednesdays because there is no agenda for me. No appointments, no preschool, nothing to do except pick up Jake from school at 2:40.  Enjoy the small things in life. Like Wednesdays. What else is there to enjoy?

** the sunshine peeking through my windows all day

**hearing my husband tell me I'm his best friend. <3

**smelling dinner cook all day long in the crockpot

**Twitter

**a decluttered bedroom

**clean laundry

**American Idol

 

Menu Plan Monday (3/23)

Monday - Hot Dogs, potato salad, veggies

Tuesday - subs, chips, fruit salad

Wednesday - Crockpot beef tips & egg noodles/veggies

Thursday - French Onion Fried Chicken

Friday - Dominos Pizza (freebie coupons)

Saturday - Rotisserie Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli

Sunday -  leftovers

What's in your dinner plans for the week? :) 

Some blog renovation

Saw some blogs today that were new to me - with some neat features. Will be trying this weekend to incorporate some of them  here. Check back to see what's new here! :) 

And about the 30 Day Shred:  I was under the weather Monday and Tuesday (3/16 & 3/17), and so fell off the Shred wagon. Hope to resurrect things on Monday 3/23.

Meet my new friend!

Check out my new friend Debbie's Blog! I was so excited to get linked up to Debbie, via the Breast Cancer 3 Day message boards.  I love her blog - because she has a lot of information about breast health and some inspiring stories about people in her life who have been affected by breast cancer (including herself).  I'm looking forward to meeting Debbie soon, when her family moves to my area. 

Weigh In - Part 2

Ok - so I changed my goal weight at WW.  From 130 to 135.  Wonder if the 3Day Walk training will lead me to 130 anyway?  Possibly.  It isn't about weight, really. It is about how I feel (fit) and partly, I'll admit, about how I look.   We'll see how things go with continued point-counting and all this walking! LOL! 

Weigh In

Haven't discussed weight loss here much, because there hasn't been a whole lot to discuss. I joined Weight Watchers on November 28, 2007 weighing 169.2 pounds.   I am 5' 3" and the healthy weight range for a woman my height/age is 113-141.  As of this post, I am down 27 pounds.   I weigh 142.2 pounds. My original goal was 130. As I began hitting the gym more and losing the weight, I began to see that this might not work for me too well. I haven't lost much in terms of weight in about 8 months. HOWEVER, I have dropped 2 pants sizes, so obviously the workouts and toning are productive pursuits, yes? I think they are, along with the fact that a 3-5 mile run is a great stress reliever! Have I quit WW? Nope.  Have I changed my goal weight? Yep. More tomorrow on that. ;)

The Thirty Day Shred: DAY THREE & FOUR

Four days in a row. WOW!  My biceps are a bit sore, because I keep switching to those heavier weights.  I think that several of the exercises, including pushups, in a small way, use the biceps, so they are getting extra attention? No matter, its good for the sleeveless shirts and bathing suit, yes?  Are YOU shredding?  Why not?  Good stuff, shredding.

Menu Plan Monday (3/9)

Monday - chinese takeout

Tuesday - subs, chips, veggies&dip

Wednesday - flank steak, twice-baked potatoes, broccoli

Thursday -  leftovers

Friday - Pizza (no meat), salad

Saturday - sesame chicken, noodles, salad, 

Sunday - Breakfast for dinner (eggs, sausage, pancakes, fruit)

The Thirty Day Shred: DAY TWO

Two days in a row! Awesome! I didn't want to do it, but I did it anyway.  Glad to have 2 sets of weights to switch back and forth with, to get a good workout for all muscle groups.  I hope to be able to do Level One with the heavier weights only pretty soon....

The Thirty Day Shred: DAY ONE

So I picked up this DVD at the recommendation of a friend at LM (thanks Anya!):

I tried it out on Thursday and had planned for that to be DAY ONE, but I kept being interrupted by the kids during the workout and so I don't really feel like it "counted". Then Friday was just a mess and I never got my workout in. So I'm beginning today as DAY ONE. Without interruption, this is one mean workout!!  I was sweating as much as I do in a class at the gym, but I didn't have to leave the house! Sweet!   I took a DAY ONE photo, but I'm gonna hold on to that for DAY 30, and hopefully there might be some impact with a "before and after" post.  I'm out for the day - needing to check out Sears for the Lands End swim wear (awesome return policy), a violin book for Maisy's lessons, and some other stuff.  The guys are at a Boy Scout Badge Day - so we won't see them til later.   What fun do you have planned this weekend?

SNOWDAY!

Maisy really enjoyed making snow angels! Except for the part where snow got in her coat...

This is the view from the front of the house.  I went out through the basement door so as not to disturb the front yard. I really wanted to get a good pic with the "virgin" snow. 

I just think this is the prettiest tree!  I'll need to shake the wet snow off it soon so the branches don't break.

We don't often get drifting snow here.  The view out the basement door shows a variety of snow depths. It was also a bit challenging to open the screen! 

Out the front door - this was actually the first photo I took - didn't know that Blogger would upload them in the opposite order! Grr.   I'll have to remember that for next time.

After the pics, I put the camera inside and shoveled for about 45 minutes. This got the cars uncovered, and the front walk clear to the porch. I also got the sidewalk done from the mailbox down to our neighbor's driveway.   I took a break at this point, to come in and warm up.  The girls came out to play, and tried to sled down by the park, but they didn't have much luck with it - not slippery enough, they declared. 

Coming soon:  More pics of the shoveling progress and the dog playing in the snow! 

SNOW!

Really excited for the first (and probably only) snow of the season! We had a few other "incidents" this winter, but they were mostly ice and sleet. This is some serious, snowman-making, sidewalk shoveling SNOW! I'll post some pics later, as well as write "Menu Plan Monday", so check back this afternoon!