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Jan 05 2011
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January

My butt hurts.

Last night was a complimentary training session from my new supergym, X3 Sports. Guys, I nearly passed out. My trainer, Natalie, was awesome and super fun, but I was not prepared. Something about cold air and my lungs do not mix. I still tried to push myself as much as I could but…damn. It was tough. It was so bad to a point that we’re going to have to reschedule. Yeah. I know.

We started off outside and everything was fun and awesome. Until the burny can’t breathe pain. Oof. I kept working through it, but eventually, we had to stop and I had to catch my breath. We did end up going inside (where it was a sauna) and my body did not like the drastic change in temperature. So, Natalie and I will just have to try again next week. Sigh.

Before you get all wiggy on me, I honestly think this was a blood sugar deal. I’ve been through a kickboxing class and I’ve been through the exercises Natalie put me through before with mild to moderate upsetedness. As soon as I had a Powerade in my hands, I felt worlds better. Next time, I’ve got to eat something before the workout–Natalie suggested a slice of bread with peanut butter and honey. Sold. Also, the last time this sort of thing also happened to me was an OUTDOOR boot camp. Yeah. Outdoors may not be my friend.

On another note, I have been drinking water like a fiend. I’ve had a number of water bottles over the years–I lost one, got tired of one being compared to a baby bottle and the other had an annoying flip top that inhibited my water drinking. A new purchase over the holidays has rejuvenated my water drinking obsessiveness (it’s identical to the one I lost save for design) and I love it.

See? Prettyful.

You may have also noticed old posts on this blog. I resurrected them from the trash. Especially when I saw that a popular search leading to my blog was Bob Nutting. But regardless…I thought it’d be interesting for new readers to see where I’m coming from and what I did last year that brought me to this point.

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Jan 04 2011
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January

Inspiration, thy name is Giggy.

After I posted my last blog post, a charming dinosaur on Twitter gave me props for the blog and my Twitter background. I told him that he was on my top 5 favorite dinosaurs list to which he demanded to know who the other four were. I had to think about it a bit, but here’s my response to Giggy A. Dinosaur.

1) Mister Rogers

There was a time in the world when cities did special painted animals or objects that represented said city. Richmond, VA had fish. Atlanta had cows. Pittsburgh (my hometown) had dinosaurs. Various dinosaurs were painted–one was painted like a Heinz Ketchup bottle. Another took on George Washington in the French and Indian War. One was dressed up like a surgeon. Another…appears later on this list. But the one that’s my absolute, no holds barred favorite is the Mister Rogers dino.

Mister Rogers was a ridiculously awesome man who had a children’s TV show that millions of kids (and gorillas) grew up watching. He saved public television, advocated for the VCR, and, for clarification, was NOT a Marine sniper. One of my favorite stories about the man I learned from a mental_floss article:

According to a TV Guide profile, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”

This dinosaur, holding Henrietta Pussycat and King Friday the 13th, is the best dinosaur. EVER.

2) Yoshi

I mean, look at him. Mario’s buddy is just too cute. And he eats eggs! And can jump far with all his might! And if you let him stand there a while, he marches in place and hums a little tune! Too. Cute.

 

 

 

3) Giggy A. Dino

The dino that started this list. A bad influence, Giggy is a voracious Twitterer who works at the Fernbank Museum here in Atlanta. For a dinosaur, he knows how to work a Twitter account. My question is, when does the Facebook fan page show up?

 

 

 

 


4) Creation Rex

Creation Rex is another Pittsburgh dinosaur who dresses up on a regular basis. He used to have a blog that he wrote regularly but, like me, hasn’t seemed to be able to keep it up. In previous posts, he’s appreciated the Irish, gotten in snowball fights, blown over refrigerators AND taken Justin Bieber out. And I don’t mean on a date.

5) Dinosaur Comics (T-Rex)

This T-Rex is like most T-rexes I know–they think they know a lot. He’s got a couple of friends and, every day, a new comic about their misadventures comes out. The guy behind the comic has been doing this for years and it’s easy to get lost in the archives.

As silly as this was to do, I enjoyed it. I’ll be back to regularly scheduled posting tomorrow.

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Jan 03 2011
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January

Hello, old friend.

I know, I know. There’s something about a new year that gets me a blogging mood.

The last time I blogged here was September. You wouldn’t know that because I deleted everything. If I had been consistent last year, I would’ve kept everything. But I wasn’t so I didn’t. Clean slate time.

The original premise of 30 Day Baby Steps was a goal every month. But the problem was a) running out of things to do, b) some sort of financial, physical or emotional impediment or c) plain forgetfulness. I can’t say that this will totally be different, but I can sure as hell try.

I think I’ll keep trying to do a few monthly goals–some of the ones on the ideas page are solid, attainable goals. Some may not take me 30 days, but I won’t kick myself if I can’t do it in 30 days. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. 30 days seems more solid. You’ve formed the habit and had a few days to sit with it as a normal part of your life. I’m hoping to keep away from the bad habits though. :)

The true purpose of this blog will be as a sounding board–a place to write when the mood strikes or even when it doesn’t. This is going to be a big year for me. I joined a gym, have a fantastic job and will be getting married in September. 2010 had some serious changes in the last half of the year and 2011 is forecast to be the same only this time—it’s going to be year round. Let’s set up some long term goals, shall we?

1) Get in a healthier state, both physically and mentally. I will not let delicious recipes or stress get me down!

2) Exercise more. I signed up with a kickboxing gym. The first class KICKED MY BUTT. But it was fun enough and I realize that it’s a kick in the butt that I need to make it work.

3) Find staple recipes. I always try new recipes which is fun, but I need those staples that are delicious, healthy and I can always rely on.

4) Keep the apartment clean. I’m a messy person by nature so it’s hard for me to want to clean up and do laundry and all that jazz. I do like a clean place to live so I’ll try to keep it clean myself.

5) Get married. That’s an easy goal.

6) Don’t kill anyone due to wedding stress. That’s what kickboxing is for.

7) Read more. I used to be a voracious reader but my schedule lately doesn’t permit me to read as much as I would like. That’s gotta change.

I’m sure I can think of a few more, but for now these should work. I’ve got to have some fun in my life and I want to have fun getting healthy. Isn’t that the plan for everyone?

Any questions? Thoughts? Concerns? Ideas?

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