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!

Grab a tissue.....

I want to make a difference in this world. I want my daughters to know a world without breast cancer.

Menu Plan Monday (2/23)

Monday: Mac n Cheese/Hot Dogs

Tuesday: Subway?  This day might be a permanent "kids choice" since DH is starting to play guitar on Tuesday evenings with a friend. He's not home for dinner, so that makes things a bit easier in choosing the meal. 

Wednesday: Leftovers - Ash Wednesday - 7pm Mass

Thursday: Chicken n Dumplings, salad

Friday: Meatless Pizza, salad

Saturday:  ???  just can't decide! 

Sunday: flank steak, confetti orzo (very colorful!) 

What's on the menu at your house??

Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk - Update 1

So I attended the "Getting Started" meeting last Saturday. In that week, I have raised almost $400, switched walk cities, and gained several team members! 

Lets begin at the beginning.   I signed up at the meeting to walk in D.C.  Some of my LM friends told me they would come and walk with me.  I was excited - the D.C. walk is my birthday weekend (October 9-11).  I thought that celebrating a birthday by helping other people simply have another birthday would be a good thing, yes? 

So maybe 2 days later I was wandering on facebook when I noticed my brother's fiance had started a new website for their upcoming wedding (which they had not set the date for).  You see where I'm going with this, don't you?  Yep.  They've set the wedding date for October 10. When I'm supposed to be walking in D.C. WHOOSH! Wind went out of my sails completely.I won't even go into the fact that he/she didn't bother to let me know about the date (my mom didn't know either and when I asked him he said he had told us).  Had to vent to my fabulous friends, who are the voice of reason in times like these, and they had an immediate solution.  Walk in PHILLY!   October 16-18!  Brill!  And the BONUS, for changing the walk weekend, is that 2 friends who would have been unable to walk in D.C., will be able to walk in PHILLY! I called the 3Day Coaches number and got things underway to switch to the Philly event, along with my friend Stephanie, who was already signed up in D.C. also. 

Fundraising.  Intimidating, sort of. Overwhelming, a bit.  Necessary? Definitely.  I sent an email to nearly 200 people in my gmail address book and have gotten several donations totaling just under $400 so far.  Others have emailed saying they will donate, but by mail, so I am printing forms for them.  I'm thinking about some other things I can do besides the email, and have some things on mind - including asking for donations from businesses I frequent on a very regular basis. I'll wear their logo on my shirt (during the walk) for the donation.

Team: Awesome. Encouraging. Sarah, Jen, Stephanie, Tini:  You guys motivate me!   Hoping a few more folks join us - a couple are waiting in the wings...I'll update you when they do! :)

Do you have anyone who motivates and inspires you? Tell me about it!