Archive | February 28, 2008

Moxie’s Challenge

By on February 28, 2008 in The Challenge

So Ask Moxie came up with a 60 Day Challenge.

It starts today.  I linked to it awhile back and said that my post outlining my three goals would be forthcoming.  And then I totally forgot about it until she reposted today.

I like this challenge because you’re not going to do it perfectly.  That’s part of it.  If you miss it a day, you still keep going.  So here are my three things for the challenge:

I’m going to run three times a week.  I worded it specifically like that so that I can not have a goal every day, and if I just get too busy or tired to do every Mon/Wed/Fri, I can squeeze a Tue/Thur session in there, or maybe get some time at lunch to put on my tennies and head out.

I’m going to drink the recommended 8 8-oz glasses of water a day.  I used to be REALLY good at this until I had a baby.  For whatever reason, I have been detesting water since I gave birth.  But I’m going to get back into it.  I just feel better when I drink water.

I’m going to dedicate more to my savings.  I know that doesn’t sound like it’s part of the challenge, but I read somewhere that you should ideally have $2k in savings at any given time.  I don’t.  Don’t get me wrong; I have some savings.  But like a lot of America, we live paycheck to paycheck, and savings seems like a luxury.  I’m going to revamp my stance on savings and make it a priority. 

So those are my three things.  Wanna join? 

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Karma, You Can Kiss My Grits.

By on February 28, 2008 in The Unexplainable

I’ve been on radio silence for the last two days, because every time I turned around SOMETHING ELSE WENT KAPUT.  Seriously.  It’s been a helluva week in our world, and while we’ve come out unscathed (thus far), we’re freakin’ exhausted and counting our blessings where we find them.

Very, VERY random things to catch you up:

  • You cannot connect brass fittings to a plastic hose.
  • Fix-a-Flat means your tire must be replaced.
  • WalMart is, in fact, owned and operated by Lucifer himself.
  • Philosophy’s Shear Splendor smells like lemon custard.
  • Cajun french fries do not taste cajun and taste very little like french fries.
  • Cats do NOT like contract workers.
  • There is no available child care in this city.

Got it?  Good.  Now you’re all caught up.

Moving on: it snowed all day yesterday.  Big ole fat snowflakes.  Which is uncommon here in HuntsVegas.  It never accumulated, but it was so cool to watch.

I have not run since last week.  I’m feeling it in my hips.

Tonight, for the first time this week, we’re sleeping in our bed at our house.  This is SO INCREDIBLY EXCITING.  Many, many thanks to my family for letting us crash at their pad while we had major construction on our house.  It was fun, but we are so ready to just sit around in our underwear and scratch ourselves.

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