With all these things I've done

I took this from Christy-

feel free to take it an pass it along.

I've highlighted the things I've done

1. started your own blog

 2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band

(does Wii rockband count?)
4. visited Hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower

(with Abbie- very romantic)
6. given more to charity than you could afford to 

7. been to Disney 

(my dad worked there when I was young)
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sung a solo 

(5th Grade: Lift Every Voice and Sing)
11. bungee jumped
12. visited Paris 

(does the Club Paris count?)
13. watched a thunder and lightning storm

(I lived the in the lightening capital of the world
)14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child

(does a fur baby count? I have two if they do)
16. had food poisoning

(this past week!)
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own vegetables
19. seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. slept on an overnight train 

(this is on the bucket list)
21. had a pillow fight 

22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb 
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset 

31. hit a home run

32. been on a cruise 
33. seen Niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an Amish community 

36. taught yourself a new language

(pig Latin)
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing 

(this is on my bucket list and I decided a rock wall was good enough)
40. seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

(does McDonalds count?)
44. visited Africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the Sistine chapel in person
50. been to the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris
51. gone scuba diving or 

snorkeling

(snorkeling)
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theater 
55. been in a movie

(I auditioned for Honey I Blew Up the Kids)
56. visited the great wall of china

57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited Russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies
62. gone whale watching

(how sad I messed this trip up)
63. gotten flowers for no reason 

64. donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. been sky diving
66. visited a concentration camp
67. bounced a check
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the Lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square 
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in London
77. broken a bone
78. been a passenger on a motorcycle 

(my father use to have one)
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the Vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in Jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. kissed a stranger at midnight on new year’s eve
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating

(totally lying)
88. had chickenpox 
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous 

(OJ Simpson- no lie)
92. joined a book club
93. gotten a tattoo
94. had a baby
95. seen the Alamo in person
96. swam in the great salt lake
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee

(found out I was allergic)

100. Ridden an elephant

41/100

needs work for sure 

Today's Eats

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  bfast- English Muffin and tea
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  Lunch- 1 banana, crackers, Larabar (was still feeling sick)
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  Dinner- 1/2 ww Publix sub (turkey, let, tom, pickles only) Oil and Vinegar chips
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  workout- figured I should workout with only have that lunch and bfast- I should be in the clear tomorrow

Fly from the Beauty Salon

Once again I am back from the dead 

(I feel like I keep making that type of statement)

Sunday I woke up with the sun and went for a 5 mile run

came home

and immediately felt sore all over- from my head to my toes

then nauseous for the next two days

leading me to believe

running = sickness

that could be the only conclusion, no?

My diet for these past few days included:

Gatorade

crackers

mac and cheese

and an English muffin

Seriously though- I definitely caught a bug of some sort. Right now is the first time I've felt 1/2 way decent since Sunday morning. I even left work early yesterday and laid in bed for the rest of the day.

But my weekend wasn't all doom and gloom

I did chop off all of my hair

finally took the plunge

Ta da!

(yes I am wearing clothes- it's a tube top)

What's funny is that I had to bring this picture in as the example haircut I wanted:

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Tell me- do I look like Tila or what?

Today's Eats:

bfast- 1/2 english muffin, 1/2 banana

Lunch- 1/2 crackers

Dinner- OG mac and cheese

Fruit/veggie- 1/2

workout- does walking the pups count?

Give me the green light

I got to the gym tonight just in time to see

Mr. John Legend

kicking off the World Cup madness.

(source)

I'm not a fan of soccer

But I am a HUGE fan of John Legend

(hence the title of my last post)

Before this easy breezy 3.5 mile run 

I hit up Buddha town for some meditation/enlightenment

Today's Lesson

My homework for the week is when something is wrong- to look within myself to find the "delusions" in me that are causing the problem and seek a solution.

Know Thyself.

zen.

werd.

Meditation. Gym. This Friday is out of control wild.

Today's Eats:

• bfast- 1 egg white, wwmini bagel, cheese, veggie sausage, tea
• snack- watermelon, Larabar, coffee
• Lunch- salad wrap- lettuce, avocado, cuke, evoo and lemon in a wrap
• Dinner- breakfast wrap- wrap, 2 egg whites, cheese, 1 tomato, 1/2 avocado, tea
• Snack- small bowl of popcorn, flavored (read- crappy) water
• Fruit/Veggies- 5
• Workout- 3.5 mile run

Good morning, good morning love

I actually got my butt out of bed early enough to run this morning.

 I typically like to workout in the afternoon because I have more time and energy to do so. But it is just too darn hot to run in the afternoon.

This morning was perfect though. Lots of traffic on the road however- made me feel very self conscious. 

Just a short 2 miler but it felt good 

I still have Body Pump tonight though to make me feel like i've had "real" workout

In awesome news:

the ac in our condo went out last night

slept in a sauna. 

good times.

Today's Eats:

• wwmini bagel with veggie sausage apple juice
• coffee, Larabar

She wants to party. She wants to get down.

Monday's Random Thought

Today I heard my theme song

All She Wants to Do is Dance

(sweet video)

I sometimes wish that this song would come on the radio and I can have an Ally McBeal moment 

as seen here:

And for those that don't know

Ally McBeal was the shish!
Anyone that wants to create a dance routine let me know

Sorry for all the YouTube videos.
My life has been lame as of late

Fitness Front
I've now gone 7 days straight working out
Friday is my break
My body is pissed at me

Today's Eats

• bfast- ww mini bagel, veggie sausage, 1 egg, cheese, berries, tea
• snack- green monster, pita chips, Larabar (all these workouts make me hungry!)
• Lunch- left over chili with 1 little cornbread
• snack- coffee, 1 mango
• dinner- greek salad wrap (cuke, chicken, romaine lettuce, feta cheese, white wrap), pita chips (polished those yummy things off) hummus
• fruit/veggies count: 6
• workout: 45 min spin

What's your theme song?

gator bait

Yesterday was a wakeup call.

Here are the lessons I learned on my run:

1.         Do not run at 6:30 when it feels like 100 degrees outside
2.         You cannot eat crap food all day and expect to feel great on a run
3.        You cannot NOT drink water all day and expect to feel great on a run
4. -      Do not run next to a canal during gator mating season- it may motivate you to sprint like you’ve never sprinted before- but is an overall bad idea

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I have to get serious about training. My 4.5 (supposed to be 5 mile) run almost killed me.

This weekend I watched:

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(Pretty funny)

and

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(VERY interesting)

Yesterday’s Eats:

• Bfast- 1 veggie sausage, ww mini bagel, cheese, tea
• Snack/Brunch- 2 eggs, wrap, avocado, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, cheese, sour cream, sparkling cider, berries
• Dinner- Shrimp, wrap,1/2 avocado, tomato, sour cream, cheese, sparkling water, berries
• Dessert- almond butter cookies (2)
• Fruit/Veggie- 5
• Workout- 4.5 run/walk

Today’s Eats-

Bfast- ww mini bagel, veggie sausage, cheese, egg, berries, tea

The tropics are HOT!

Anytime it’s hot outside I say (either out loud or to myself)

The tropics are HOT!

Abbie never knows what I'm referring to - so last night  I had to show him

Behold: the best episode of 3-2-1 Contact ever:

This obviously led to an hour of looking up 80s cartoon theme songs

My favorites:

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With all the childhood nasalsia, I decided to make some Instabake Almond Butter Cookies.

Do we know how to party or what?

On the fitness front

Had a annoying run yesterday

Never mind that it was 100 degrees outside

(The tropics are HOT!)

But my stupid Nike+ didn’t calculate my run correctly. So what I thought was 4 miles was only 3.5.

I have to figure out how to calibrate it.

I bought it online and really think I've just purchased a dud.

Last month my friend started a “Fitness Challenge” where she challenged her friends to workout 6 days a week for the month of May.  That is my new goal for the month of June.

After all… it is swimsuit time.

Yesterday’s Eats:

• Bfast- ww mini bagel with little cheese, veggie sausage, 2 egg whites, handful of cherries, tea
• Snack- Lara Bar, espresso
• Lunch- ww Arnold thin, 3 cuke slices, hummus, turkey, handful of cherries
• Snack- 3 handfuls of WW OG pretzels
• Dinner- Tilapia, green beans with butter
• Dessert-2  ww almond butter cookies (loaded)
• Fruit/Veggie: 4
• Workout- 3.5 mile run