So, today is my first day on the 100-day challenge, which is a committment to do 30 minutes of exercise daily. It might pose a problem on the days we are flying to and from Vietnam, but maybe I can get the time in at the airport. It's my goal, and my completion date will be April 26, 2011, just 3 days after my 30th birthday, and just 5 days before the half-marathon I've signed up to do!
Today = C210K W3D1 - duration 63 minutes.
Sprung
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Vacation Blogs
I've decided to use this blog as a place to record our travels as well. We (okay I really) try to travel as MUCH as humanly possible, and try to drag Ryan along with me. I secretly think that someday he'll look back and be really thankful that I made him go to all these places with me. :) We travel pretty frequently - try to only fly American (yay for Gold Status!) - and get in about 1 vacation (of at least a week) each year. Working in the motorcycle industry means that some travel is built in - dealer meetings, AMA and MotoGP races, and occasionally an international show. So we get probably 3-4 trips per year away from home.
I am kind of a drill sergeant when it comes to travel. I like to research the destination to death, and know where exactly to go each day. Especially on international trips, my theory is that we should see absolutely as much as possible, and all the famous landmarks, because who knows when we'll be back? I probably buy 4 or 5 travel guides or books about each place before we get there, and sometimes I've been known to buy the Rosetta Stone for the language spoken in the particular country we're headed to. It may be a bit of overkill, and I can't remember anyone ever saying how FUN a trip with me has been, but by God, we've got the photos to prove we were there!
One of my New Year's Resolutions is to try to be more easygoing in general. I can be kind of a high-strung individual, so this is definitely a goal I'd like to achieve, strictly for my mental sanity. Well, we are traveling to Vietnam in February with a group of Ryan's buddies. One of his friends (well, I mean, they're my friends too, but I met them thru Ryan) is Vietnamese, and has organized this trip to go with him to visit! I have been warned that this trip is COMPLETELY a go-with-the-flow style vacay, and I am kind of at a loss. I mean, I have gotten our visas squared way, plane tickets organized, a hotel room booked for when we are on our layover in Tokyo, and researched ultralight packing to death. And that is really all I can do. And it's driving me batty! But I'm going to give it a whack this trip - Ryan and I usually only travel with a carry on, no matter how long our trip is scheduled for. This one is no different - we are each taking about a 40-45 liter backpack and that's it. So I guess I can super plan how to get all we'll need for a 2-week vacation into one little bag. So I've got that going for me. Ha!
Also, since I'm new to blogging, I'm going to try to really capture our time in Vietnam by camera and blog about it when I get home. I've planned an excursion to the photo store this Sunday to look at getting some new lenses to use on my camera. I'll let you know what I find!
Also, since I'm new to blogging, I'm going to try to really capture our time in Vietnam by camera and blog about it when I get home. I've planned an excursion to the photo store this Sunday to look at getting some new lenses to use on my camera. I'll let you know what I find!
Monday, January 10, 2011
YUM
The most delicious creamer EVER - and seriously, it seems like no one else has discovered this - there are tons of bottles every time I go to the grocery store (and no, I'm not buying all the expired bottles - believe me, I check).
So thank you, Belgian Chocolate Toffee Coffee-mate, for being my coffee's mate.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Let's try this again...
So I started blogging in 2009, got bored, and quit. But I love reading other peoples' blogs, and I especially like how they can be used to make lists and keep the writer accountable - very handy at New Years. I found a great idea at this cute blog and decided to steal it. The idea is that she has given herself 1001 days in which to accomplish 101 life-bettering tasks. I, however, decided to just go for the one year plan. So, here are my 101 things (or close-to 101) - and I'll be honest, most of these things are her ideas verbatim. I mean, I'm not THAT clever.:
Blog three times a week for one month
No texts, internet or email for 7 consecutive days
Journal every day for one month
Go to the shooting range
Find a new hobby
Have a baby
Blog about pregnancy
Weekly updates of baby - with photos
Five days with no cursing or hateful comments
Maintain Starbucks Gold Level
Maintain AA Gold Status
Snowball debt – student loans first
Get ripped out pages organized into binder
Call/text/write friends once a month
Answer phone even when I don’t recognize the number
Clean shower once a week
Create cleaning schedule and actually follow it
Drink only water for one week
Floss every day for 30 consecutive days
Take vitamins every day for 30 consecutive days
Run 50 miles in one month
Try Bikram yoga
No candy or junk food for one week
Eat only fruit and vegetables for 7 consecutive days
Stay at goal weight for 30 days
Shop at the Farmer's Market
Run 5 5Ks
Run one half marathon
Skincare and body lotion for 30 days
No eating after 7:30 pm for 10 consecutive days
Lose baby weight!
Have a spa day
No restaurants for 14 consecutive days
Make my own hummus
Bake a pie from scratch…including the crust
Exfoliate face twice a week for one month
Bring lunch to work for an entire month
Workout five times a week for 25 weeks
Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies for 10 consecutive days
Organize photos and backup online
Organize all closets in house
Clean car weekly for two months
Organize dresser and jewelry drawers
Make bed every day for 3 weeks
Clean kitchen every day for 3 weeks
Clean up mail every day for 3 weeks
Organize file cabinet and desk
File magazine articles and recycle magazines
Fresh flower arrangements in the house weekly for 1 month
Bathe dog once a month
List all old books on Paperback Swap
Purge my closet every six months
Read 50 books
Attend a play or musical
Take cooking class for a different type of cuisine
Read 5 more books from the top 100 novels
Make cute header for blog
Watch IMDB's top 10 movies
Get library card
Read Bible every day for a month
Try 15 new restaurants
Take a leisure learning class – not cooking related
Visit Museum of Art
Visit Museum of Natural Science
Take a leisure learning class with Ryan
Sell unwanted 150 items on ebay
Menu plan and shop with coupons 10 weeks
Save $2500 in my personal account
Learn to use camera
Buy sewing machine to make curtains
Buy some Manolos
Send 50 cards or letters to out of town family & friends
Host a cupcakes and champagne party
Host a holiday party
Take a girls only weekend away
Make a homemade treat for someone as a surprise
Send flowers to Mom just because
Visit Caribbean
Take Mom/Daughter trip with Mom & Jan (and Pam & Carolyn)
Camp once
Have a Swirl at the Mont
See at least four different concerts
Go 14 consecutive days without spending any money (except bills)
Save $5 for every item completed
Donate $1 for every item completed
Landscape backyard
Send written thank you notes
Build out basement
New garage doors
Do one craft every season
Do 2 sessions of bootcamp
Take one personal day off every month
Organize utility closets and linen closet
Sell law books
Mani/pedi every other week
Change curtains and pillows each season
I will update this list as the tasks are completed - I'm looking forward to 2011!
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