Beginnings

Another night of Taebo and Criminal Minds.  I must admit, I really like the combination, though this episode of CM totally had me freaked out.

Taebo is interesting...  I get sweating like crazy yet I don't feel like I am working that hard.  That's probably why I like it:  it seems easy but gives me a good workout.    And I feel really good afterward.  Except for the Criminal Minds induced nightmares. 

I am starving today, which is weird as I haven't been very hungry for the last few days.  Sure, I continue to eat my meals, but by the time the next meal comes around, I haven't been famished like I usually am.  And I've been eating less, which is completely awesome.  The perfect diet for me: one that is completely unconscious.  But today I am hungry, probably because I worked out hard last night and ate breakfast at 6:30 this morning.  So I had a snack: some licorice...and a bagel..., and now that it is lunch time, I find I can go for that too.  My stomach still feels empty.  What is wrong with me?! 

This week I feel that things have clicked, finally.  I feel less sleepy, stronger, ready to kick my butt into gear.  Hopefully it doesn't wear off anytime soon...

Video Ga Ga

I ran into a problem recently.  (Ran?  Slowly meandered is more like it).  It is this: all my workout videos have disappeared.  Gone.  Lost.  Bu jian le.  I can't find them anywhere.

My theory?  I think that when my mom was cleaning and organizing she saw all of our workout videos, thought no one used them, and gave them all to my sisters.  Thanks, Mom.  Do you want me to be fat?  I use those videos...on occasion...really, I do...every once in a while...  How do you expect me to workout now?

And that is when I discovered YouTube. 

Since I couldn't find my regular Donna Richardson, I turned to Billy Banks instead.  Yep, I sweated it out to TaeBo while watching Criminal Minds.  It was intense, both the workout and the TV show, and I loved it.

Next I'm hoping to find me some Turbo Jam, or at least some Richard Simmons.

Hi, Bye, Where'd You Go?

Good Heavens! 

What happened to July?  It just sort of got away from me.

I don't know if I am still affected by the mono or if I am just really out of shape, but I find it very difficult to excercise. 

And I don't get nearly enough sleep.

I blame all my troubles on the boy.  You see, the boy gave me mono, and I stay up far too late talking to him at night, and the whole of July was focused on his one-week visit, and everything else has been a blur.

Except for my homework.  My homework is still in focus.  Until I actually try to do it.  Then it is all sorts of craziness and I can't focus at all.

Maybe I have adult ADD.

Or just the lingering effects of mono.

Or am just twitterpated.

Maybe I have adult ADD and mono because I am twitterpated?

Darn that boy!

I need a vacation.  Here's to August.

Low of Calories

Zip. Zilch. Ling. Nil. Nada.

I have absolutely ZERO energy today.

It's going to be a long afternoon.

Slightly Overdone

I think I overdid it yesterday.  Here's what happened:

• I went to work and sat for 8 plus hours
• And for those 8 plus hours I did data entry (snooze)
• But, as my attention span is approximately 7 seconds (the mono's only made it worse), it was a very, very long day.
• I forgot to mention that I took the train to and from work yesterday (go me!)
• Which means I have to wake up a whole lot earlier
• And add an hour plus to my already long day.
• After my train ride home, I ate dinner, my beautiful mother having it ready for me when I walked in.
• Unfortunately, we had tacos.  I don't like tacos.  I made myself a cheese quesadilla.
• Once dinner was eaten and cleared I had to run to FHE because I said I would be there.
• They ended up not officially starting FHE until 7:30, so we all just milled around for a half hour.
• As I had already predetermined I was going to leave at 7:45, at 7:50 I headed home.  At home, I changed my clothes, pulled out my laptop, and turned on the TV.
• I watched a workout video on my laptop while watching the Bachelorette on the tube (I love technology).
• And for the first time in over a month (that's right, I said a month), I exercised (something more than walking or working in the garden).
• It kicked my butt, and I didn't even try very hard, and for only 30 minutes.
• Once the show was over and I was through with my sweat session, I cleaned out my backpack
• And called my boyfriend .
• And then I got mad at him and said good night, as neither of us were very congenial.
• And then I stewed for a little while.
• I got ready for bed
• And did a load of laundry.
• I grumbled through the bedtime routine
• And finally turned off the light.

And this morning I am beyond exhausted.  I was 15 minutes late to work (but no one noticed because I was still the first one here) because I was in slow motion all morning.  And I still am.  Only now it is 9:42 and all I have to do is more data entry and I just don't want to.  So I'm trying to avoid it as long as possible.  But regardless of how long I avoid it, I still will be sitting at work for 8 hours plus today, in addition to the 5 hours I get to sit at class tonight.  And I'm pretty sure my attention span is still only 7 seconds.  And soon my body will start telling me it is sore from the Pilate's, and my poor sleep will start catching up to me.  And I really need to tell my boyfriend that I am sorry...but making up just isn't the same when you can't do it in person.

Today I Walked Across the Bridge

And then got peed on by a bird. 

Lovely.

I finally made it across Legacy Bridge and back.  As everything on campus, it is closer than it seems; it just looks far away.  I don't know why it has taken me so long to cross it.  Maybe it is the fact that even the bridge itself is slightly slooped uphill.  Or that there really isn't anything on the other side.  Still, it was a fun adventure, one that I will probably be repeating. 

And the best part is that the sun was finally out and the skies were warm. 

Welcome, June.  It's about time.

Oh, Yeah!

I took the train to work today.  It was my first time in months.  Go me!