Sunday, February 21, 2010

Still Kickin'

Still alive around these parts. I feel like I have been so absent from the blog world. I am behind on reading and writing. Eh well!

Have successfully completed one week of The Shred. My quads feel like they are on fire still. Thanks to my workout buddy, Hilary, I have stayed motivated! I would have been MORE than happy to put it off for weeks if we weren't doing it together. Thanks, Hilary!!

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I am still waiting to hear about another part-time job. Administrative Assistant. Still up in the air about what I think, but I am trusting the Lord's timing for work and school.

Speaking of school, I was supposed to start grad school last week, but for some reason my class was dropped. I'm a little annoyed because I am anxious to get going. I start in late March now.

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The health in the house has not been real good. If you have been reading here for a bit, you know my BIL, Mike, has been struggling with fainting for no reason or warning. He has seen world renown doctors who can't figure it out. We are trying to retrain his brain. Whatever that means.

The fainting has increased, unfortunately. In fact, he fainted sitting down the other night, which has not happened since this started in October. His headaches (everyday) are still at pain levels of 8/10 a good portion of the time. My sister remains at home (in Ohio) because she has to work. My BIL's doctors are here, in Boston.

Not fun.

My brother's seizures have also been increasing. He is going through some medicine changes, but that always take a significant amount of time. Like months.

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We are reminded every day of the Lord's goodness and His hand in each situation. We fear things like Mike smacking his head on something and killing himself. It's a fear we have give to the Lord because the anxiety alone is enough to put you over the edge.

Habakkuk 3:18-19
"yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
He enables me to go on the heights.


Friday, February 19, 2010

get your kicks on route 66 asics






Had to get new sneaks for my Jillian beatings workouts.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Day Three Thoughts


Alarm at 7am:

Thinking:
I really have to go downstairs and go to the bathroom. Can I move? I'm afraid to move. You just have to move or you are going to pee your pants from all that water you drank last night. I CAN move, and I am not in that much pain. yet.

Wow, that really hurt getting down to the toilet. How the heck am I going to get up? Thank goodness we have one of those higher toilets!

Not so sore all day!! Even made a snowman at work that was taller than me.

Workout at 7pm

Thinking:

Jill, how on earth am I supposed to kick myself in the butt with buttkicks? I can't get my heels to my butt and I have a big butt.

Are those rolls on Jill's stomach? Oh wait, that's just excess skin.

I must be delirious from the pain.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

It Was Time

to meet with Jillian Michaels again.

She really missed me.

So much that she thought I deserved pain.

A lot of pain.

Pain that I know is going to be worse tomorrow.

Back in May 2009, I conquered the 30 Day Shred. I consider myself a Shred Survivor.

Since I stopped working out with Jill (I can call her that because we are so tight. Tight like my muscles today) she has been telling me I NEED to come back.

Back to experience her pain.

Boy am I feeling it tonight.

And it's only day 2.

Thank goodness I know it gets better! Not easier. Just less painful after day 4 or 5.

Or is it day 30?

SOOO thankful for my workout friend, Hilary, who is in pain with me!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Random Ponderings

Why is it that women can wear blue without question but when men wear pink salmon they get harassed?

What if our weight fluctuated like our bank accounts? I'd be really motivated to spend money, I'll tell you that!

Why on God's green earth does dark chocolate taste SO flippin' good?!

What good does the bitter cold do for us?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Homemade 2

This was originally a gift until I messed up the crimping beads and now it's too short to give away. So I'll wear it! :)