FRUSTRATED

I'm so frustrated that I want to gauge my eyeballs out. I know that's a bit intense, but that's how I feel.

Currently my frustration is coming from Blogger Droid. However, I will admit that I'm probably taking OUT my frustration on this app for my phone. Granted, it rarely works for me and it never posts pictures when I want it to, but it still worked for me twice earlier tonight... so that was good.

I got a letter from my gym saying that due to the economy, they are closing "this location" down. If they are seriously closing.

OK, I have far too much to do to lament the potential loss of my gym right now. Good night.

I'm Getting Stronger

It wasn't so bad after all. It was actually kind of fun! ;-)

The 30 Day Shred - Level 2

I'm scared to death to start Level 2 Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred, because I have no idea what is in store for me. I know I have to do it, but the fear of the unknown is killing me. How is Jillian going to push me around this time?  I don't know, but I need to get cracking on my workout.  This working out every day for Lent is an extremely hard challenge. I need to do a ton of other things tonight, but I made a promise to God.

OK, I'm off to workout! I can practically hear Jillian screaming my name from the basement. Wish me luck!

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Blogger Droid Problems

I have been trying to post some pics from my 30th Birthday via my Droid, and it is not working. Now it's getting too late and I have wasted a good amount of time on this. Arggggg! Blogger for Droid has only ever worked for me ONE TIME... and that was the time I posted that "trial" on this blog. I feel as though there should be a MUCH better application for Blogger, and may I add that they spell the word separated wrong on the application. It is spelled "seperated". There is A RAT in the middle of that word. Memorize it!

Lenten Promise - 40 Days of Working Out

Despite the fact that I am not Catholic, I have given something up every year for Lent since high school. Now, I wasn't the Christian that I am today back then -- I just knew I needed to stop eating french fries from the a la carte line.  Trust me, it was a tough forty days.  And let me tell you what, I have given up french fries for Lent a number of times since that first year.  I even gave them up when I was pregnant with William, super sick every day and the only thing that sounded good were McD's golden grease sticks. There was also a year I gave up chocolate, which didn't seem super difficult b/c I didn't eat it that often... but my bday always falls during Lent and every good ice cream flavor has chocolate! I stayed strong, but it was REALLY REALLY hard to do.

Understanding that the idea of Lent is to make a sacrifice, this year I have decided to add ON a task instead of remove one. I have decided to work out ... even if it's just a little ... every single day for forty days. 

Here are the reasons for my decision:
1. As of now I am still technically registered for the Glass City 1/2 Marathon, and I am bound and determined to run, walk, or crawl all 13.1 miles.
2. I STILL need to lose a lot of baby weight. I would really like to be in good shape before we even consider having another baby.
3. I really do like working out!
4. It's going to be a great challenge that I'll be super proud of myself for completing. I have started and not finished too many tasks lately. This needs finished!
5. It goes along with my motto of making 30 my b*tch.
6. Time is my most precious gift right now, and I truly believe God knows this is the best I can do for him.
7. If Jesus and Jillian can't inspire me, nothing can... and I refuse to believe that.

Well today I completed my first day of Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred . It has been almost ONE HOUR since I completed it and my muscles are STILL a bit shaky.  I am sure tomorrow's workout is going to be a rough one, but Dom says he's going to join me. This workout is great because it packs an hour's workout into 20 mins. I bought it a year ago, after I had William, and today was only the second day I have touched it.  The first time was back when we had our old TV and DVD with remotes that didn't work, so I couldn't turn on the actual workout part. I did, however, watch the intro twice... if that counts for anything!

William is almost 16 months, I am almost 30, and now is the time.  It is going to be a big challenge, as working out takes a lot of time. Since January I have been attending the gym regularly on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings, and even those two one-hour classes are hard to get to as a mom and teacher. Yet as I have learned over and over, the short amount of time sacrificed today will pay off in the long run personally and for my family.

Wish me luck. I am hopeful and anxious to see some results!