Tuesday Oct. 16th

This week will be really busy for me. We have several things going on, on top of all the daily stuff we have to do. I don't know if I'll be posting again this week or not, so I thought I take advantage of the few spare minutes I have right now. :0)

I decided that I have to get back into my exercise routine. I've been so busy that I haven't been doing anything in regards to physical activity. So I sat down and scheduled out my day, including 30 minutes on the treadmill. I may have to tweak and adjust the times as I go, but at least this is a start.

I hopped on the treadmill a while ago and burned 150 calories in about 30 minutes. Not bad considering I haven't really done any exercise in a long time.

My breakfast today was an EAS low-carb shake and I had string cheese for a snack. I'll get today's plan put into fitday and share it with you later. I'm trying to watch my eating very carefully.

I got a new scale yesterday because my old one is on the fritz. I didn't buy all the bells and whistles this time. Now that I know the body fat analyzer can be so far off (as much as 40%!!) it's not worth the extra money to me. I just bought a $20 Health-O-Meter. It does have a cool feature of remembering what your last weight was and telling you how much you've lost or gained. Not that I couldn't figure that out on my own.. but it's cool nonetheless.

DH has a job interview on Friday. We are praying this is the one. I'll let you know how it turns out.


Guess that's all the news for now. I'll try to check back in later. Have a great one!

Your Name Dictates Your Job (just for fun)

A friend of mine sent me an excel sheet that is rather amusing. You type in your name and it tells you what your ideal job would be. I have no way of sharing here, but I'd be glad to email it to anyone interested in trying it out. Here are a few examples:

My married name: Lumberjack (don't think I quite have the physique for this one..)
My maiden name: Brain Surgeon (Are they saying getting married lowered my IQ?? LOL)
My Son's name: Movie Star (over my dead body)
My Daughter's name: Monkey Impressionist (actually.. she does this quite well at the age of 8)
My Husband's name: Psycho-Therapist (good.. now I'll get free treatments..)
My Mom: Soap Actor - ie. River City (there are some possibilities here...)
My Dad: Soap Actor - ie. River City (their names are very much alike.. but this doesn't fit my dad at all)
My Sister: Jungle Explorer (I. Don't. Think. So.)
My Brother #1: Professional Tramp (I almost spewed protein shake out my nose on this one..)
My Brother #2: Mime Artist (Uh.. yeah. He's more likely to be the guy you see beating up the mime because he thinks they are annoying..)

You can also get interesting variations if you use your middle name with your last name, or if you use all three names. Examples:

My full married name: Animal Therapist (I'm all for this one. Bring me your pet, I'll talk to it, make up something I think sounds good, you hand me 100 bucks)
My full maiden name: Quiz Show Contestant (no thanks)
My middle and married last name: God (Uh.. that job is taken by someone MUCH more qualified than me, so I'll pass)
My middle and maiden last name: Nice Old Man (WHAT?!? And all these years I thought I'd be an old lady. Shows what I know..)
My Son's middle and last: Dodgem Driver (Bumper cars?)
My Daughter's middle and last: Panto Dame (I just looked this up - it's an older woman usually played by a man in drag. Again, don't think so..)
My Husband's middle and last: Soap Actor - ie. River City (this seems to be a popular answer)


So, if you love wasting time on ridiculous stuff like this, as I sometimes do, fire me off an email and I'll send the sheet to you. Just keep in mind you need Microsoft Excel to open it. Have Fun!