I need to take my mind off of some things. So here goes it...
Friday Fun Facts
1. Yes I stole this from Katie. And I'm proud of it. She's crazy, but she's one of those crazies that I've known for a long, long time. And she ate my carrots. I am forever grateful to her.
2. I signed up for the Get Lucky 7k on 3/17/12. Yes, I signed up on my own accord and yes, it was partly for the sweet sweatshirt. I will only finish it bc there is beer at the end. I may also put my hair in pig tails and wrap them with green shamrocks.
3. I hope my "will run for beer" headband comes by next Friday. It will complete the outfit for Saturday.
4. The beer-drinking total for March is up to 6: Fulton's taproom has its grand opening tomorrow. They make one of my favorites, the Sweet Child of Vine. And today has been very emotional and since I can't get a pedicure, I'm going to have a beer with my pizza.
5. I lost -1.4 lbs this week. So I can eat above pizza. Suck it.
6. I chaperoned the "fan bus" to the Park Center girls' basketball team section playoff game tonight with two other staff members. Unfortunately, they lost to De La Salle by 10 pts.
7. I think I have an ulcer and a permanent hand print on my leg from my principal (female) who sat next to me during tonight's game. It was a tense, close game. We were both on the edge of our seats.
8. I'm having breakfast with Missy and Kelly tomorrow morning at Common Roots Cafe. Looking forward to some girl time.
9. I start teaching high school health on Monday and I'm kind of freaking out. I've taught 9th grade health for the past two years in Edina, but it's not like 10-12 health at Park Center.
10. I have about 1.5 weeks until I can no longer close on March 30. This stresses me out simply bc I want something to happen, like, yesterday.
11. I found out today that my real estate agent (Melanie) graduated from Park Center. Small world!
12. I wish I had brought my camera to the game tonight.
13. On Monday I also start coaching track and field. This also makes me nervous. Can I do this? Do I have enough experience? I'm definitely going to earn my stipend.
14. My computer is running slow. I do not have patience for this.
15. I had a fellow PE teacher correct my grammar today. That's how bad of a day I had.
Le sigh. Pizza is on its way. The night can only get better. Hope you had a good Friday!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
TRYumph
Sometime in February one of those silly little inspirational posters popped into my head and got stuck. You know the one -
The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph.
I think it popped into my head as I was headed out to my car at the end of the day. Tired, lazy, just wanting to go home and sit on the couch and watch TV. And I thought about how easy it would be to simply get in my car and do just that. But to go to the gym would require that added "umph". I grumbled and groaned and eventually went to the gym.
I always feel better after I go to the gym. It's the getting there that's hard. I'll jog/walk outside when it's in the 40s or warmer, but even that can become a chore. Little things will stop me - I forgot my heart rate monitor or my water bottle or my magazine - my iPod died.
I know that if I put in the effort, I will most likely see the return (especially after a month like February...). In January I ate correctly and made sure I hit my exercise goals and 5 lbs melted away. I'm on a roll right now, but how long will that last? Can I keep up this momentum?
Umph.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
February Foibles
February didn't quite go as planned. I had a lot of activities planned for February, which got in the way of my weight loss goals.
Have fun at the Valentine's Day 5k. Don't worry about time. I did have fun! Even if it was 4F. I decreased my time from the Polar Dash.
Keep logging as much as possible in MFD. Yeah...that didn't happen.
Rollerblade at the Dome at least 2x. Didn't blade at all, but did schedule an outing. Everyone canceled on me and I think I decided to go out to eat instead.
Play tennis at least once. And don't be a chicken. I DID!!! I played! And my back stayed in one piece.
Read a book for Pete's sake. Still plugging away on The Devil in the White City. I'm really enjoying it, but I'm having a hard time making time to read.
Try to watch all of the Oscar-nominated movies on my list. (Tonight it's Drive.) I didn't watch all of them, but I'm still trying to catch them at the second run theater. Must see Hugo.
Weight loss for February: +0.4 lbs
I had A LOT of fun in February. I took a serious look at my weight loss goals and I can still attain them, even if I completely wasted February. I'm ready to re-focus and get back on track for March. "Real life starts in March".
MARCH GOALS
Limit drinking to 3-4 events: Lucke's birthday (Mar 3), St. Pat's (Mar 17), Firkin Fest (Mar 24), and possibly a Lagunitas beer dinner at Barrio (Mar 26).
Drink more water!
Do not die at my first 7k, the Get Lucky, on March 17th.
Finish Devil/White City.
Weight loss: - 5 lbs.
Get the short sale paperwork from the stupid bank!
My second favorite holiday is in March - St. Patrick's Day. Let's hope the luck of the Irish is with me this month! (And some hard work too...)
Have fun at the Valentine's Day 5k. Don't worry about time. I did have fun! Even if it was 4F. I decreased my time from the Polar Dash.
Keep logging as much as possible in MFD. Yeah...that didn't happen.
Rollerblade at the Dome at least 2x. Didn't blade at all, but did schedule an outing. Everyone canceled on me and I think I decided to go out to eat instead.
Play tennis at least once. And don't be a chicken. I DID!!! I played! And my back stayed in one piece.
Read a book for Pete's sake. Still plugging away on The Devil in the White City. I'm really enjoying it, but I'm having a hard time making time to read.
Try to watch all of the Oscar-nominated movies on my list. (Tonight it's Drive.) I didn't watch all of them, but I'm still trying to catch them at the second run theater. Must see Hugo.
Weight loss for February: +0.4 lbs
I had A LOT of fun in February. I took a serious look at my weight loss goals and I can still attain them, even if I completely wasted February. I'm ready to re-focus and get back on track for March. "Real life starts in March".
MARCH GOALS
Limit drinking to 3-4 events: Lucke's birthday (Mar 3), St. Pat's (Mar 17), Firkin Fest (Mar 24), and possibly a Lagunitas beer dinner at Barrio (Mar 26).
Drink more water!
Do not die at my first 7k, the Get Lucky, on March 17th.
Finish Devil/White City.
Weight loss: - 5 lbs.
Get the short sale paperwork from the stupid bank!
My second favorite holiday is in March - St. Patrick's Day. Let's hope the luck of the Irish is with me this month! (And some hard work too...)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
Rain, sleet, and snow throughout the night = two words every teacher longs to hear:
SNOW DAY!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wordless Wednesday - February
I did a lot this February, but it's not over yet! This weekend I'm headed back up to Duluth to catch A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Here's a small re-cap in pictures:
Josh at the Winter Carnival Ice Bar in Rice Park.
Rice Park, all lit up for the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
World's Toughest Rodeo at the Xcel Energy Center.
Ride 'em, cowboy!
Yee haw!
Rodeo Clown
Yes, the Valentine's Day 5k was COLD. Air temp at the start: 4F (w/o the wind chill).
Last weekend at Pizza Luce in Duluth. Baked potato pizza = NOM.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Free Friday Fun Facts
1. My favorite holiday is Valentine's Day. I don't care if you think it's a Hallmark holiday.
2. My second favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day.
3. In the past few months the Echo has had some work done: new brakes, new tires, and today - a new oil pan. She'll be completely rebuilt soon!
4. Yesterday I went for a 50-minute walk. When I got back I was craving salt. And I always wondered why there were chips given out at the end of races...
5. I think I've only had Classic Coke maybe once this year so far.
6. My scale has been telling me "batt" for the last week or so. This morning it finally died and I had to get new batteries. And I SWEAR I would have lost weight this week!
7. I am getting my butters whipped at 5:30. Sushi at 7:15.
8. I hate peppers. And yes, I've tried them.
9. I'm completely fine with going out on a Friday or Saturday night in my black fleece pants and a sweatshirt. I'm happy that I've met a guy who is completely fine with it too.
10. I am addicted to DDR. My Wii version came in the mail yesterday. SO FLUFFY!
11. I am my mother's daughter. I eat the same thing every day for lunch (at school): Chobani yogurt, Amy's spinach feta pocked -or- Amy's cheese pizza snacks, and a protein bar.
12. If I'm feeling frisky, I get a soft pretzel and cheese from the cafeteria.
13. My favorite school lunch is turkey gravy over mashed potatoes or anything with spicy chicken. I rarely get these though bc they are laden with sodium.
14. I just signed up for my first 7k. Lucke talked me into it saying, "What's one more mile?!" I'll find out on 3/17/12.
15. When I was a kid, my favorite day of the week was Friday. That was the day when I'd go over to my grandmother's house for dinner. We always had hamburgers, french fries, and cooked broccoli with Coke and Herr's sour cream and onion chips.
16. Like Katie, I love the NFL, but do not care a lick about the Super Bowl this year. Brady and the wrong Manning. No thank you.
17. Last week I bought my first Park Center sweatshirt. Actually I bought two, but one is white and I haven't worn it yet. I've worn the green one about three times already.
18. One of my favorite meals is Josh's red shrimp curry. Last night he made it with sea bass and it was just as good.
19. Winterfest is tonight. Winterfest is overrated. And I don't feel this way simply bc I could not get tickets.
20. I love teaching high school kids, even more than teaching middle school kids. I never thought I'd love teaching anything other than middle school.
Happy FRIDAY!!!
2. My second favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day.
3. In the past few months the Echo has had some work done: new brakes, new tires, and today - a new oil pan. She'll be completely rebuilt soon!
4. Yesterday I went for a 50-minute walk. When I got back I was craving salt. And I always wondered why there were chips given out at the end of races...
5. I think I've only had Classic Coke maybe once this year so far.
6. My scale has been telling me "batt" for the last week or so. This morning it finally died and I had to get new batteries. And I SWEAR I would have lost weight this week!
7. I am getting my butters whipped at 5:30. Sushi at 7:15.
8. I hate peppers. And yes, I've tried them.
9. I'm completely fine with going out on a Friday or Saturday night in my black fleece pants and a sweatshirt. I'm happy that I've met a guy who is completely fine with it too.
10. I am addicted to DDR. My Wii version came in the mail yesterday. SO FLUFFY!
11. I am my mother's daughter. I eat the same thing every day for lunch (at school): Chobani yogurt, Amy's spinach feta pocked -or- Amy's cheese pizza snacks, and a protein bar.
12. If I'm feeling frisky, I get a soft pretzel and cheese from the cafeteria.
13. My favorite school lunch is turkey gravy over mashed potatoes or anything with spicy chicken. I rarely get these though bc they are laden with sodium.
14. I just signed up for my first 7k. Lucke talked me into it saying, "What's one more mile?!" I'll find out on 3/17/12.
15. When I was a kid, my favorite day of the week was Friday. That was the day when I'd go over to my grandmother's house for dinner. We always had hamburgers, french fries, and cooked broccoli with Coke and Herr's sour cream and onion chips.
16. Like Katie, I love the NFL, but do not care a lick about the Super Bowl this year. Brady and the wrong Manning. No thank you.
17. Last week I bought my first Park Center sweatshirt. Actually I bought two, but one is white and I haven't worn it yet. I've worn the green one about three times already.
18. One of my favorite meals is Josh's red shrimp curry. Last night he made it with sea bass and it was just as good.
19. Winterfest is tonight. Winterfest is overrated. And I don't feel this way simply bc I could not get tickets.
20. I love teaching high school kids, even more than teaching middle school kids. I never thought I'd love teaching anything other than middle school.
Happy FRIDAY!!!
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