Friday the 13th
That was a fast week. We’ve been baking out here in the Midwest for the last few. I’m breaking on the P90x for today. I was up too late with the kids watching meteors. Shooting stars all over the sky. We were out at about 2:30 a.m. and seeing them pretty regularly. So fast. It was clear and dark, even with the other house lights around. It’s worth it to stay up because there’s just so much beyond our little world and the kids need to see for themselves. It’s hard to understand the vastness of space from books and tv until you see a flash and streak of light across the sky and know that we are in the middle of a moving universe.
But I feel loopy enough. I caught back up with my days. 31 for Core and 32 for Kenpo. I was feeling worn out and lumpy and had to push play and push through. I am thisclose to real, off-the-knee pushups. That Core dvd is killer. I don’t know if it’s because of the recovery week that my arm muscles feel stronger or because they just are. Either way, I was feeling good. Then I Kenpo’d in some tight running pants and my belly was looking kind of flabby. I could let it all hang or suck it in whenever I’m standing. Sometimes you just want to push it out and let it go! That’s when I knew I had to take the pics again. So I did. You really need to see the progress from Day 0 to Day 30 to Day 60 to Day90. I was skeptical, as usual, because I have no intention of ever letting anyone see these pictures. I hate looking at them. But I did and I do see some changes. Subtle. A little less hang here, a little more indent there. An actual horizontal dividing line on my upper arm from the muscle area and the fat area. I’m hoping for bone show but I’m not there yet. At least you can see that there is something underneath all that skin besides fat and cellulite! Yay!
But the pictures were not enough to make me put the Yoga in and get sweaty. I wanted to take a nice long shower and get dressed. I had alot of house things to do and school stuff to finish. Speaking of, I have all my books now for fall! Very exciting. After yesterdays workout I took the kids for the final school shopping blitz. Supplies, clothes, books (mine), and backpacks! Done done done. I have heard over the years that kids get more expensive as they get older but I didn’t believe that either. Well, it’s true. It’s not crazy expensive, but it’s not dollar-store-bargain-bin.
Well I just got word my tree is about to come down in 45 minutes so I have to go get some money to pay the people. And I have to read that damn motorcycle book again and answer the back questions. I have a test to take tomorrow if I want to get my license. Step 1 of 2. Then I have to pass the drive test. Nail bites!
Alright enough. I really have to go. I’m going to make myself sick worrying all over again. I should lay off the coffee. I think it’s giving me the shakes. I’ll be back. With pics. Later.
New Extreme Fat Smashers! Look here for a new music list!
And by new, I mean today. It’s our first day (me and boyfriend) on Extreme Fat Smash, the diet by Ian K. Smith. We normally live by BFL rules, (Body-For-Life) but we seem to have stalled out a bit. EFS is a 3-week jumpstart and it’s streamlined for carefully regimented food and ALOT of exercise. Thus, the new list—which is actually the old list. As promised, Friday the 13th music on Wednesday the 18th. This is what I used to run 3.6 miles today. Did it outside as opposed to the gym. We live in Chicago and it’s nice weather RIGHT NOW. Who knows for tomorrow. No records are being broken here. Just a nice steady pace. I like to set the list on shuffle. So in no particular order, the “Friday the 18th” List:
1. All We Are / Warlock
2. These Streets / Paolo Nutini
3. Walk Over Me / Dirtie Blonde
4. Super Soaked / Be Your Own Pet
5. My Same / Adele
6. Paper Planes / M.I.A.
7. Poor Nostalgic Me / Long Distance Call
8. I Want You To Know / Riddlin’ Kids
9. That Kind Of Day / Sarah Buxton
10. Man Of Constant Sorrow / Osaka Popstar & The American Legions Of Punk
11. Never Had Nobody Like You (Feat. Zooey Deschanel) / M. Ward
12. Everytime (Feat. Del the Funky Homosapien & Adrian Hartley) / Mike Relm
13. Take Off Your Sunglasses / Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
14. Desolation Row (From “Watchmen”) / My Chemical Romance
15. Head On / Pixies
16. People Who Died / The Jim Carroll Band
17. Goodbye / Save Ferris
18. Elias / Dispatch
Friday the 18th
1. All We Are / Warlock
2. These Streets / Paolo Nutini
3. Walk Over Me / Dirtie Blonde
4. Super Soaked / Be Your Own Pet
5. My Same / Adele
6. Paper Planes / M.I.A.
7. Poor Nostalgic Me / Long Distance Call
8. I Want You To Know / Riddlin’ Kids
9. That Kind Of Day / Sarah Buxton
10. Man Of Constant Sorrow / Osaka Popstar & The American Legions Of Punk
11. Never Had Nobody Like You (Feat. Zooey Deschanel) / M. Ward
12. Everytime (Feat. Del the Funky Homosapien & Adrian Hartley) / Mike Relm
13. Take Off Your Sunglasses / Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
14. Desolation Row (From “Watchmen”) / My Chemical Romance
15. Head On / Pixies
16. People Who Died / The Jim Carroll Band
17. Goodbye / Save Ferris
18. Elias / Dispatch
just shy of pretty 