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  • Work out1

    I mentioned in an earlier post that I was wanting to start back to the gym and get a little healthier, no easy feat. I went to Planet Fitness today, armed with my iPhone/iPod, and tennis shoes.

    I do not have a work out plan right now. I am working on just getting back into some kind of routine. I spent thirty minutes on an elliptical machine. According to that machine, I “traveled” 2.02 miles. Not bad for 30 minutes, for the first time to a gym in about a year; I guess.

    I’ll be going again in the morning. I saw that they have a room for 30 minute circuits. I might just give that a try in the morning.

     

  • What’s in a room?

    Have you ever thought about what kind of environment would help you to concentrate on your reading, write or work better?

    That is exactly what today’s Daily Post asks us: If a genie gave you your perfect writing/reading room, what is it like?

    Relaxing, calm cool colors. Maybe a desk for my desktop computer, and a place for all of my devices to charge, a place for all my books. A chair to work at the computer, and a comfy chair to relax while I read.

    Something like this:

  • Can researching Cancer in Dogs Help People with Cancer?

    This is something I am involved in and it makes a great response to today’s Daily Post. I own a boxer, he is a wonderful dog, and loyal just as the breed is known to be.

    Boxers are also known as the number one cancer dog. Every time I take Chico to the vet for a lump or unusual growth, I am met by the words, he is a boxer, we have to take it off. Luckily, I have had the ability to do this. However, there could always be something going on inside that I can’t see. (more…)

  • Flangiprop

    [youtube=http://youtu.be/bAJyoKqc96g]Today’s Daily Post asks us to make up a definition to the word flangiprop. (more…)

  • It’s Time to try again

    It is time to start working out again, I think that instead of paying for a personal trainer, which always seems to discourage me, I will go back to sticking with what I know. That is the elliptical, which I love, and a few of the weight machines. I won’t bother telling you how much I weigh, but will go so far as to say, I have NEVER in my life weighed this much before.
    I joined a gym, online one night in December. I haven’t gone yet. I will be going tomorrow though. It’s time to get healthy.
    I plan on writing about my endeavors there as well, looking to hopefully encourage and have a little accountability as well.

    As part of my get healthy plan, I am trying to stop drinking sodas. As a major Dr Pepper addict, I have only successfully given up Dr Pepper for 30 days last year. I was quite proud of myself, but the minute I had one drink the DP fast was over. I went all day yesterday with out a soda. I got one this morning, but that is all I am having today, it will be water for the rest of the day.

    Have a great day, readers. I look forward to this journey. Who knows maybe the work outs will be a good stress reliever also!

  • What should I have done?

    Today’s Daily Post asks me what do I wish I could have taken yesterday.

    Let’s face it, there are a lot of things I did not grab in yesterday’s post. Jewelry box, clothes, photo albums, books, desktop computer, photo archive discs, dog blankets, work radio, clothes . . . (more…)

  • What would you do?

    Purse
    Laptop bag
    Chico’s medicine bag
    Camera bag
    Dog food container (more…)

  • What’s through the window?

    Today’s Daily Post picked a good day to ask us to look through the window. Today looking out the window there are gray rain filled clouds in the sky. Today is going to be a windy, rainy day here in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. We definitely need the rain. Texas seems to be in a perpetual state of drought. I am always thankful for the rain when we get it. (more…)

  • Ode to a Playground

    Today’s Daily Post, prompts us to write as if a place from our past or childhood was destroyed, we are to write it a memorial. (more…)

  • Photo portfolio

    For all my followers, I have my portfolio site up, while it is still under construction, I wanted to go ahead and share my link.