Summer's Off to a GREAT Start!

1. Great work out
2. Spent a couple hours this morning playing outside with Willow Grace who LOVES her playhouse and new water table
3. Had a good devotional/quiet time

And it's not even 10 AM yet!

I do need to do laundry and some other chores and recharge my camera battery (accidentally let it die), but I'm sure I can manage quite a bit more fun around those necessities.

Let's see what else the day brings!

Under the radar....

I'm flying low today since I went to bed with a developing migraine last night which only grew worse overnight and was full-blown this morning which meant that I didn't get to workout. ): I don't generally drink Coke during the week, but today I started the day with one. Cokes always help to decrease the pain. The good news is that the pain has finally started to abate, and I so I should be my normal bouncy, cheerful self by this afternoon. I really need to be since I'm planning a quick trip to the mall to return a few things and pick up a couple birthday presents.

I hope your day is going well.

Working Out in my Sleep

Sunday night/Monday morning I awoke at 1 AM and wasn’t able to go back to sleep, part of that due to the fact that Willow Grace had decided she needed to be up for a while in the middle of the night. After endless rocking, a late night bottle, and listening to an entire lullaby CD, she finally consented to go back to sleep. No, she did not just drift off; it was hard fought. And I just could not go back to sleep afterwards. However, I did manage to still rise early and slug through my work out before starting the rest of my day (a fact I am very proud of). I stumbled, zombie-like through the rest of my day and couldn’t manage to eek any fresh thoughts out of my numb brain –thus, no new post. I went to bed at 9 last night in an attempt to make up for the lost sleep and actually slept all night! Yea!

Speaking of working out, each morning while Willow Grace and Chris slumber peacefully, I am down in the living room by 4:45 working up a sweat. I actually really enjoy working out and don’t mind getting up early in order to get it done; there’s no time to do it later in the day. I told Mom that my plan is to get in really good shape by next summer so that I can get “knocked up” again. Ha! You should have seen the look on her face when I said that; I’m normally not that crude, but it’s fun to throw things like that out every once in a while just to see how she’ll react! Anyway, I’m punching up my routine a bit. I’m substituting the Pilates workout I’ve been doing for The Firm, which is much more strenuous and adds weights.

This will be my new schedule:
Monday: The Firm: Total Body Sculpt
Tuesday: Hip Hop Abs: Hips, Buns, and Thighs
Wednesday: The Firm: Total Body Sculpt
Thursday: Hip Hop Abs: Fat Burning Cardio
Friday: Hip Hop Abs: Total Body Burn

This morning was the first time I’ve done The Firm workout since before I found out that I was pregnant with Willow Grace. Whoa! It really kicked my butt! (And I love it!) Of course, it did throw me off my schedule. When I emerged from my shower, I found that I only had three minutes before I was supposed to be in the car! In five minutes I dressed, applied make-up, put on my shoes and jewelry, and was out the door! I don’t know how I did it. Talk about a mad dash!

3 Reasons I Love Wednesday

Sometimes Wednesday gets a bad wrap. “It’s only ½ way through the week.” “If I can just get past Hump Day….” Well, being the optimist that I am, I try to find reasons to appreciate each day of the week, every season of the year, and just as much of life as possible. So, anyway, here’s to Wednesday!

1. We only get two newspapers a week at our house – Wednesday and Sunday. I get excited when I see that Wednesday paper lying on the sidewalk outside our door. I love looking through the paper on Wednesday for new recipes and other interesting tidbits.
2. Usually I drive my daughter to my mom’s house; however, on Wednesdays, my mother-in-law meets me @ work to pick up Willow Grace which means that I have extra time in the morning to spend with Chris and the baby. I can even stop by the Starbucks for a special treat on the way to work! Mmmm, caramel macchiato!
3. On Wednesday mornings I do the “Hips, Buns, and Thighs” workout from my Hip Hop Abs videos. It totally rocks! It really kicks my butt right now, but it’s so much fun! (I’m really enjoying my endorphins today!)

I hope that your Wednesday turns out wonderful!