Productivity to the dog

Its 8:15, and I feel like I've already had quite the productive morning. I got up, and dressed myself and the dog for snow. Yes, he has a snow jacket and booties. Now normally, I'm no advocate for dressing pets up, but in this case, it means he stays warm enough to actually stay outside for more than 5 min. We ran around and played off leash, practicing the " come" and "heel" commands. I can say, there are very few things cutter than a little white dog running to you at full speed wearing a navy blue coat and little yellow shoes. Then we came back inside and I gave him a bath. Half because he needed one and half to melt the snow off of his little face. Then I cut his hair, brushed it, and dried it with my hair dryer. Now I feel quite accomplished, but I realize, its all gone to the dog.

I'm not going to dress him up for a photo, but if we go out in the snow again, I'll try to catch you one.

Get Fit Fridays - Week 3

 This week was a better one for me. I was pretty motived. Still... I had trouble saying no to the french toast that my coworker got for me as a surprise. I did make and freeze a few home-made meals though, and I did make my 3 meal goal. Stay tuned for my recipes over the next few weeks (I have to take pictures when I thaw them). I also reached my first reward point! How exciting. Time to schedule a pedicure.
 
Current weight to lose: 16.6% of Bodyweight - Reward!

Goals for the week: Take Finn on actual walks 3 mornings this week. It's something I one did daily, but since our first snow of the year, it's more difficult. I may actually have to buy him some snow booties. This fits in with the Primal Blueprint rule: Move frequently at a slow pace. We'll see how the slow pace thing works when I'm freezing.


Motivation: (updated)
% to lose - Reward
17% - Pedicure - 11/09
14% - Hair Cut
11% - Nails
7%   - New make up
4%  - Massage
0%  - Shopping Spree

 

 

 

 



Get Fit Fridays - Week 2

Ok... I know, I know. I skipped a week. But in my defense, it took me two weeks to get through the book. I'm not sure I agree with everything (grain is a poison to humans?), but a lot of the other topics addressed in the book make sense. The fact of the matter is that processed foods mimic natural compounds, but they don't function the same.

Also, I really had trouble giving up the baked goods brought to work for team breakfast and the Halloween candy sitting around the office. Hopefully I'll be a little better this week. I'm already noticing a difference in the way my clothes fit and I can't wait for them to be even looser!

Current weight to lose: 17.8% of Bodyweight

Goals for the week: Record 10 primal recipes and/or adjustments to family recipes. Make 3 of these recipes and save enough to freeze for future meals.


Motivation: (updated)
% to lose     -     Reward
       17%     -     Pedicure
       14%     -     Hair Cut
       11%     -     Nails
         7%     -     New make up
         4%     -     Massage
         0%     -     Shopping Spree

What are the challenges that you have been facing when it comes to your goals? How are you overcoming them?

Get Fit Fridays - Week 1

I know I'm not the only one, but I have some goals to be healthier, and one of those goals is to eat more nutritious foods. And if I happen to lose some weight, then so be it ...Really though, who am I kidding? Losing the weight is what motivates me.

So here's the plan.... I am going to post weekly about my weight-loss/get healthy goals and progress. Why? Because I need someone to be accountable to, and because I would love to hear your stories!Pleae feel free to join me in this get healthy adventure. Just send me a comment/e-mail/etc. and I will be happy to post your progress or a link to your blog post too. And thus begins:

Overall Goal:
Lose 20% of body weight (I will not be posting my weight on here)

Motivation:
% to lose     -     Reward
       17%     -     Hair cut
       14%     -     Nails
       11%     -     Massage
         7%     -     New make up
         4%     -     Pedicure
         0%     -     Shopping Spree

Goal for this week: Read the Primal Blueprint. I am hoping that it will encourage me to adopt a lifestyle change based around health. This is the basis of my husband's change in health, and he has made incredible progress so far. I'm proud of him, and I'm hoping that the principles I learn will help me too.

Here's how I'll structure it: Week 1 - Make and Post goals. Weeks 2 through ? - Start recording progress against those goas, as well as a health-related challenge and accomplishment for that week, related insights, and recipes that fit in with my new Primal lifestyle.

So, what are your health-related goals and how do you plan to accomplish them?

Spanish Reading List

One of my goals for the week has been to go through the storage closet on our porch so that we can add a freezer chest (yay for getting better values on meats)! I pulled out a box of Spanish books that I thought were worth keeping. Well, since we don't have infinite storage for books that I don't have time to read , I'm consolidating my hard copy literature into a reading list:

-Marianela por Benito Perez Galdós
-La Vida as Sueño por Calderón de la Barca
-Fuente Ovejuna por Lope De Vega
-El Tragaluz por Antonio Buero Vallejo
-El sueño De Venecia por Paloma Díaz-Mas

Miguel de Unamuno (I took a whole class on this guy)
- Del sentimiento trágico De LA Vida
-Amor y pedagogía
-La agonía Del cristianismo
-Antología poética
-Niebla (can't wait to read it. Just downloaded the ebook)
-En Torino all caticismo

I'm pretty much just keeping one grammar book and my phonetics (my favorite subject) stuff!

The Garage

A few weeks ago they changed our drawers at work. I packed up all of my papers, highlighters, and lotions;filed everything; and threw away the junk. I think it inspired me, because this past weekend we decided to tackle the garage.

Scattered life jackets with CO2 inserts

It had been a mishmashed pile of decorations, papers, and sailing gear. Between wind storms that knocked bins over, laundry baskets full of random tid-bits that I threw together when I moved, and sailing gear that had been thrown apart as we frantically grabbed cleaning supplies, the garage was a bit of a disaster. The breaking point was when we went into the garage to gather together the sailing stuff and take it to the lake. As I was walked out of the garage, I found a little visitor who had decided to come live in our space.

Our visitor - came to find out she had about 5 other friends too!

 
After we had our garage sprayed for spiders I decided it was the perfect time to get organized. I swept out all of the leaves (which I have been meaning to do since last fall), dust, and spiders. Branden brought in some shelves and I packed up our cabinet and moved everything into its spot. All that's left is to consolidate all of my craft supplies, go through one box of papers, and print out some matching labels so that everything has a more cohesive feel.

 

Can you spot: 1. Furniture to be moved into the house 2. Christmas decorations (including a tree and wreath) 3. Organized lifejackets and no other sailing gear (we eventually did get the box out to the boat) 4. The perfect space for a car!

 

Goodbye from Finn hanging out while I clean the garage

 

Finn

For my birthday in 2012, Branden took me to the ballet with my family. It was a blast going to see the Little Mermaid (one of my favorites as a kid). When the evening had calmed down and we got home, he handed me a small present. It was pretty obvious to me that it was jewelry. I was excited. When I opened it, I pulled out a small red collar. I mean, I guess it is like jewelry, just not something for me to wear. Branden told me that he was giving me a puppy, and that I needed to pick one out.

I searched and searched on KSL for days. And, by Friday, I found a cute little pup up in Idaho. He was 9 months old (so still cute, but potty-trained). We picked him up that weekend. He's a Maltese, though I suspect he may not be pure-bred. (No... that brown and grey fur up there isn't his, but he has very blond ears) In any case, he makes me smile every day and was the best birthday present that I have ever gotten.