Ice, Ice, Baby

When I go to the gym, I bring my ipod and have a playlist ready to go.  I still can hear the music the gyms plays, though.  They usually play top 40 type music.  I imagine they have a their own playlist so no one has to bother changing the songs.  When I got there on Sunday, they had some easy listening song on which just didn't seem right.  Oh well, I thought.  Maybe it's a fluke.  But the rest of the songs were flashbacks from the 90's.  Some songs were ones I really liked from way back when, so this was better than being subjected to mostly rap and hip hop songs for an hour. (I used to like that kind of music many years ago, but now I've broadened my music library.)  Of course this flashback mix would not have been complete without a Vanilla Ice song thrown in.  I thought I would have seen more snickers.  I kept picturing Jim Carrey's parody of Ice, Ice, Baby on In Living Color.  Glad Carrey's still entertaining us, but I miss that show!  And you could catch Vanilla Ice on a Surreal Life rerun.  

Good at Starting

I like getting started on new tasks or programs.  I can envision what the results will be and that keeps me going.  To a point.  Then I find something else to begin and put the current projects on hold.  I have been successful with exercising at least 3 times a week for a few months now, so all is not lost.  I want to fit in writing and decluttering daily.  Maybe even alternate days for each.  Hmm, that seems possible.  Well, I'll give it a whirl this week and see how it goes.  

Back Home Again

Getting away was just what I needed.  Now I'm back and refreshed, ready to work on organizing my home and cooking healthier meals for my family.  

When I was with my parents, I spent some times cooking a few special meals with my mom. Working side by side, we were able to have some bonding time.  Since they have been living in another state for 2 years, moments like this help us reconnect.  We had agreed upon making tamales a few days into my visit.  We had all the ingredients and set up a plan to get 'em done by the afternoon.  We made at least 45 tamales and shared some with my uncle and his wife.  They were just as good as any other batch we've made before.  I was tempted to take a couple back with me, but there were hardly any left by the time I had to leave.  I haven't tried to make tamales on my own, so I think I'll give it whirl before they visit us in a few months.  I don't expect them to come out as delicious as those were, but at least I could try. 

A Little Free Time

My second week off work and I'm a total slacker.  Well, I'm also out of town visiting my parents, so I have somewhat of an excuse.  Between homecooked meals and continuous babysitting, I can read a book or surf the web without feeling guilty.  I leave in a few days, so this oasis will fade soon enough.  I've been stressing out lately, so I really needed this. 

An Update

I made it through that 10K and plan to do more runs this year.  Now I've been slacking off of my work out routine because I felt I deserved it.  But now I have a cold and definitely can't work out for a few more days.  

I've been writing in a journal lately.  I'm having trouble transitioning to blog writing again.  I  read all these thoughtful blogs and want to hide my own words until I have time to work on my contributions a little more.  But if I do that, I'll never have a post up.  So on that note, here's to imperfection...

 

Feeble Attempt at Blogging

So, I've been neglecting my blog again. I wrote a few posts on paper, but just haven't typed them up yet. But the good thing is that I'm still going to the gym and being fairly good about avoiding 'bad' foods. I've got a 10k to do in a few weeks, so that's my focus.  

Slowing Down

Couldn't get to 3 miles during my running session today. I did get to 3.5 miles on Tuesday. I'll try up to 4 miles this weekend. Woohoo!