====Melters ! Thursday Countdown! ====
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allwildgirl
Cathlete
Morning Melters!
It's FRIDAY in all but name today
YAY!
I just finished Imax 2, and am thrilled that I can come home tonight and put on my jammies
So who gets a long weekend this weekend? And what are y'all up to?
It's FRIDAY in all but name today
YAY!I just finished Imax 2, and am thrilled that I can come home tonight and put on my jammies
So who gets a long weekend this weekend? And what are y'all up to?
fox2star
Cathlete
Hi Shelly and all that follow!
DH got home late from a club meeting last night ( 10:30 which
is late for me!) and I woke up, could not get back to sleep
for a long time. Needless to say, I did not get up to work
out this morning.x( . I got an e-mail from the site that I
ordered the HRM strap from that they are back ordered until
June! I asked them to cancel my order. I think I will just
take the strap I have and overlap an inch or so and sew it so
it is smaller. I should have just done that to begin with.
Shelly:
We do not get Friday off...Easter is not as big a holiday here as it is in Canada. Our company opted to take 5 of the holidays we used to get and turn them into personal days that we can take when we want to...things like Good Friday, President's Day, etc went to personal days. Everyone was for it. We kept the "big" ones as holidays that everyone gets off. More snow here this morning too! YUK x(
Jennifer:
I liked the skater on Dancing too...Her and Mario seem to be the best so far. I-Tread is a site where you download MP3 files for working out using an MP3 player. They have a variety of them for all types of cardio machines, sculpting etc. The site is Itread.com.
Shannon:
Glad to hear you got that proposal done and out. You should not have any worries about it getting there since you sent it by the best! ( now I hope it gets there! LOL;-)) As for my age, I will be 55 ( I can;t believe I typed that!)
Tneah:
I really think you need a couple of rest days! You don't want to injure yourself. I think your body is trying to tell you "I have had enough already" !! }( . Please consider this! As soon as we find a puppy, I will definitely post pics. When we are close, I will be asking you guys for help in picking out a name! We are probably getting a male, since Wire Fox Terrier females are usually dominant and 2 in the same house can be difficult to say the least! The stuff you are sending sounds Awesome! I love skin care products. I did the whole thing with Dr Baumann, spent over $200 and hate the stuff!
Leanne:
You are so busy! I bet you are counting down the hours until your break. I have never read the Kite Runner. I have heard about it. There is a woman on another check in that is also a professor and does books as well. Not sure if she is a literature prof or what. She is in the Berkshires. I really like the Abs Diet HIIT.. is that the "Sprint 8" workouts?
Lainie:
I can't believe your heat pump is on the fritz again! ..I hope you give that guy that "fixed" it hell when you get a hold of him! I like Tneah's idea of holing up in a coffee shop. or maybe the library?
Jennifer:
Where abouts are you in Michigan? If you had sun yesterday, that means we should get it today...we always get Mi weather the next day.
Have a wonderful day!
Deb
DH got home late from a club meeting last night ( 10:30 which
is late for me!) and I woke up, could not get back to sleep
for a long time. Needless to say, I did not get up to work
out this morning.x( . I got an e-mail from the site that I
ordered the HRM strap from that they are back ordered until
June! I asked them to cancel my order. I think I will just
take the strap I have and overlap an inch or so and sew it so
it is smaller. I should have just done that to begin with.
Shelly:
We do not get Friday off...Easter is not as big a holiday here as it is in Canada. Our company opted to take 5 of the holidays we used to get and turn them into personal days that we can take when we want to...things like Good Friday, President's Day, etc went to personal days. Everyone was for it. We kept the "big" ones as holidays that everyone gets off. More snow here this morning too! YUK x(
Jennifer:
I liked the skater on Dancing too...Her and Mario seem to be the best so far. I-Tread is a site where you download MP3 files for working out using an MP3 player. They have a variety of them for all types of cardio machines, sculpting etc. The site is Itread.com.
Shannon:
Glad to hear you got that proposal done and out. You should not have any worries about it getting there since you sent it by the best! ( now I hope it gets there! LOL;-)) As for my age, I will be 55 ( I can;t believe I typed that!)
Tneah:
I really think you need a couple of rest days! You don't want to injure yourself. I think your body is trying to tell you "I have had enough already" !! }( . Please consider this! As soon as we find a puppy, I will definitely post pics. When we are close, I will be asking you guys for help in picking out a name! We are probably getting a male, since Wire Fox Terrier females are usually dominant and 2 in the same house can be difficult to say the least! The stuff you are sending sounds Awesome! I love skin care products. I did the whole thing with Dr Baumann, spent over $200 and hate the stuff!
Leanne:
You are so busy! I bet you are counting down the hours until your break. I have never read the Kite Runner. I have heard about it. There is a woman on another check in that is also a professor and does books as well. Not sure if she is a literature prof or what. She is in the Berkshires. I really like the Abs Diet HIIT.. is that the "Sprint 8" workouts?
Lainie:
I can't believe your heat pump is on the fritz again!
..I hope you give that guy that "fixed" it hell when you get a hold of him! I like Tneah's idea of holing up in a coffee shop. or maybe the library?Jennifer:
Where abouts are you in Michigan? If you had sun yesterday, that means we should get it today...we always get Mi weather the next day.
Have a wonderful day!
Deb
Good Morning Melters.
My location is West MI-Grand Rapids to be exact. 45 minutes from the "big lake."
Thanks for the info. on itread. Never owned an mp3 player yet. I make a conscious effort to not go to Best Buy or any store like that. It has the candy store feel to me.
At work, like Deb, we get the 5 too and comped out or more days off for Good Friday. Although, I will be off on Good Friday as a vacation day. But, snow is expected. Detroit is not in the pic this weekend at all now. South Haven isn't either.
This weekend will be an eating weekend of course. Friday is Panera Bread, Saturay is Taco Bell for lunch (my friend is changing her lifestyle and splurging hopefully only once this week) then the Melting Pot that night. (A fondue place).
Tneah-Thanks for sending your skincare to me. I will tell my Mom all about it. She's like 67 but could pass for mid-50s at least.
Yeah, it's Friday for me too today!!
BBL after the workout tonight.
My location is West MI-Grand Rapids to be exact. 45 minutes from the "big lake."
Thanks for the info. on itread. Never owned an mp3 player yet. I make a conscious effort to not go to Best Buy or any store like that. It has the candy store feel to me.
At work, like Deb, we get the 5 too and comped out or more days off for Good Friday. Although, I will be off on Good Friday as a vacation day. But, snow is expected. Detroit is not in the pic this weekend at all now. South Haven isn't either.
This weekend will be an eating weekend of course. Friday is Panera Bread, Saturay is Taco Bell for lunch (my friend is changing her lifestyle and splurging hopefully only once this week) then the Melting Pot that night. (A fondue place).
Tneah-Thanks for sending your skincare to me. I will tell my Mom all about it. She's like 67 but could pass for mid-50s at least.
Yeah, it's Friday for me too today!!
BBL after the workout tonight.
SRP
Cathlete
Hi, everyone -
Whew. What a morning. I got something awful in my eye on the drive in to work, had to pull over blind with my eyes nearly shut, and then had to take my contact out. The thing (it ended up being a dog hair) was still in my eye, and I couldn't get it out in the truck. So I had to drive the rest of the way into work without my contact, which means I was driving legally blind. Oh, that was fun. I'm still shaky.
Maybe all that emotional trauma burned a few extra calories? I could use chocolate about now. This morning we're having a brunch birthday celebration for one of our staff, so maybe I can hold out for some sort of goodie then.
Last night I did Cardio Coach 6, but I was feeling sort of "off" and wasn't able to work as hard as usual. It sure felt like I was working hard though, so that's bound to count for something, right? Today is a rest day.
Yikes. I sure have rambled on a lot this morning.
Shelley - I'll bet Imax 2 is fun even at 4:30 in the morning, or whatever time you're working out. And what a way to start your long weekend this evening, being able to come home and relax! I don't get a long weekend. x(
Deb - I hope you get more and better sleep tonight. 10:30 is late for me too! Yes, our proposal arrived safe and sound, thank goodness.
Jennifer - enjoy your "eating weekend!" It sounds yummy... except for Taco Bell. I can't stand that place.
Whew. What a morning. I got something awful in my eye on the drive in to work, had to pull over blind with my eyes nearly shut, and then had to take my contact out. The thing (it ended up being a dog hair) was still in my eye, and I couldn't get it out in the truck. So I had to drive the rest of the way into work without my contact, which means I was driving legally blind. Oh, that was fun. I'm still shaky.
Maybe all that emotional trauma burned a few extra calories?
I could use chocolate about now. This morning we're having a brunch birthday celebration for one of our staff, so maybe I can hold out for some sort of goodie then. Last night I did Cardio Coach 6, but I was feeling sort of "off" and wasn't able to work as hard as usual. It sure felt like I was working hard though, so that's bound to count for something, right? Today is a rest day.
Yikes. I sure have rambled on a lot this morning.
Shelley - I'll bet Imax 2 is fun even at 4:30 in the morning, or whatever time you're working out. And what a way to start your long weekend this evening, being able to come home and relax! I don't get a long weekend. x(
Deb - I hope you get more and better sleep tonight. 10:30 is late for me too! Yes, our proposal arrived safe and sound, thank goodness.
Jennifer - enjoy your "eating weekend!" It sounds yummy... except for Taco Bell. I can't stand that place.
lainiefig
Cathlete
Good morning all. We're having another lazy day at home today (and it's rainy outside again like yesterday) but at least we have heat this time. I can't remember if I came on last night and mentioned it, but the plumber showed up at about 5 and was done by 6--had to replace the relay, whatever that is. He didn't charge for the labor since he had to come back, just for the part. So that was good. I always feel sort of at the mercy of plumbers and the like. Because obviously I am in great need of their services but have no idea what they're doing. I'm always afraid they could totally cheat me and I'd have no idea. Everything I know about plumbing I learned from watching Ghost Hunters (because the lead guys on that are plumbers in their day job). Anyway, I thought it was good he didn't charge me twice for labor, and so far so good on the heat.
I'm letting my rather late breakfast settle in my tummy a bit and then I'll work out--need to do some kind of HIIT. I'm thinking maybe Amy Bento's Kickbox Xtreme or Low Max.
Deb, it's hard to go to the coffee shop or library with two little boys, at least for more than a short visit. I wish I had the problem of being too small for my HRM strap....
Jennifer, if you ever do want an MP3 player, I recommend an iPod shuffle, which is what I have. It's only about 50 bucks now and it's tiny, clips right on your clothes so it's great for working out. Of course, it doesn't hold as much stuff, but it will hold enough for a good workout. I only have one because DH won some Amazon gift certificates through work. We are usually pretty slow to get new electronic stuff.
Shannon, yikes--I've had similar experiences with contact problems while driving. Then I'd always tell myself I'd bring glasses along in my purse in case it happened again--but I never did that for long. Did you at least have one good eye to use? I'd be in trouble if it were my left eye, since that's my dominant eye. I went for months one time with only a left contact (as a poor college student who didn't want to pay for a new right contact when it tore).
OK, bbl.
ETA: how did I miss greeting Shelley?!?!? Hi, Shelley! Good job getting that workout done early. My kids are already off school, which is actually more work for me (except don't have to shuttle them to and from school or bus stops). No big plans, just counting down to Easter and shopping again. }( DH is out of town this week until tomorrow evening some time.
[font face="comic sans ms" font color=purple]***Lainie***
fitness blog: http://fitnessfig.blogspot.com
dream blog: http://dreamerfig.blogspot.com
http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/7.gif
If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Her your plans.[/f]
I'm letting my rather late breakfast settle in my tummy a bit and then I'll work out--need to do some kind of HIIT. I'm thinking maybe Amy Bento's Kickbox Xtreme or Low Max.
Deb, it's hard to go to the coffee shop or library with two little boys, at least for more than a short visit. I wish I had the problem of being too small for my HRM strap....
Jennifer, if you ever do want an MP3 player, I recommend an iPod shuffle, which is what I have. It's only about 50 bucks now and it's tiny, clips right on your clothes so it's great for working out. Of course, it doesn't hold as much stuff, but it will hold enough for a good workout. I only have one because DH won some Amazon gift certificates through work. We are usually pretty slow to get new electronic stuff.
Shannon, yikes--I've had similar experiences with contact problems while driving. Then I'd always tell myself I'd bring glasses along in my purse in case it happened again--but I never did that for long. Did you at least have one good eye to use? I'd be in trouble if it were my left eye, since that's my dominant eye. I went for months one time with only a left contact (as a poor college student who didn't want to pay for a new right contact when it tore).
OK, bbl.
ETA: how did I miss greeting Shelley?!?!? Hi, Shelley! Good job getting that workout done early. My kids are already off school, which is actually more work for me (except don't have to shuttle them to and from school or bus stops). No big plans, just counting down to Easter and shopping again. }( DH is out of town this week until tomorrow evening some time.
[font face="comic sans ms" font color=purple]***Lainie***
fitness blog: http://fitnessfig.blogspot.com
dream blog: http://dreamerfig.blogspot.com
http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/7.gif
If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Her your plans.[/f]
tneah
Cathlete
Morning All!
A bit sleepy this AM, wish my period would start, the PMS effects my sleep really bad, I wake up every three hours all night long, maybe its all the water I drink too....Today is cardio only thank goodness, have a Spinervals "Enter the red zone" workout this morning, it sounds a little scary!}( I am a little mad at my body this week, why can't I be long and lean naturally? Why, why, why?? Why do I have to work so hard to achieve that? Dang it. I blame my German roots on my grannies side...a bunch of field workers the whole lot of them...sturdily built. Why couldn't I have come from Heidi Klum's part of Germany darn it?? Just having a bad body week, sorry.
Deb, sorry you slept bad too, don't you hate that? I went to sleep last night around 10:15, I was watching Top Chef and fell asleep before I found out who got sent home...had to check the web site this morning to see.
Shelley, way to get your workout done and enjoy your long weekend! I adore the "jammies" deal too, nothing is better than lounging around in pj's.
Lainie, glad you got your heater fixed, I am doing my own little "dance" with our alarm company, trying to get them out here to fix the problem that woke us up in the middle of the night when we were in San Diego. I don't trust service folks either.
Shannon, ouch! Dog hair? That sounds painful.I like Lainie's idea of carrying around an extra pair of glasses in your purse for emergencies like that!
Jennifer, I did not get your home address???
Okay kids, BBL...gotta drink my protein and hop on the bike...what would happen if I stopped working out, and did only pilates, and cardio, lived on one small salad, coffee and the occasional cocktail like all of Hollywood does? Would I achieve that long, lean look? Dang it. Hum, something to think about today...sorry, I am being a sourpuss, and this to shall pass...
A bit sleepy this AM, wish my period would start, the PMS effects my sleep really bad, I wake up every three hours all night long, maybe its all the water I drink too....Today is cardio only thank goodness, have a Spinervals "Enter the red zone" workout this morning, it sounds a little scary!}( I am a little mad at my body this week, why can't I be long and lean naturally? Why, why, why?? Why do I have to work so hard to achieve that? Dang it. I blame my German roots on my grannies side...a bunch of field workers the whole lot of them...sturdily built. Why couldn't I have come from Heidi Klum's part of Germany darn it?? Just having a bad body week, sorry.
Deb, sorry you slept bad too, don't you hate that? I went to sleep last night around 10:15, I was watching Top Chef and fell asleep before I found out who got sent home...had to check the web site this morning to see.
Shelley, way to get your workout done and enjoy your long weekend! I adore the "jammies" deal too, nothing is better than lounging around in pj's.
Lainie, glad you got your heater fixed, I am doing my own little "dance" with our alarm company, trying to get them out here to fix the problem that woke us up in the middle of the night when we were in San Diego. I don't trust service folks either.
Shannon, ouch! Dog hair? That sounds painful.I like Lainie's idea of carrying around an extra pair of glasses in your purse for emergencies like that!
Jennifer, I did not get your home address???
Okay kids, BBL...gotta drink my protein and hop on the bike...what would happen if I stopped working out, and did only pilates, and cardio, lived on one small salad, coffee and the occasional cocktail like all of Hollywood does? Would I achieve that long, lean look? Dang it. Hum, something to think about today...sorry, I am being a sourpuss, and this to shall pass...
tneah
Cathlete
I only have one more chapter to go with the diet portion of the book we are writing!! My horoscope said it was a good day to put pen to paper, or rather fingers to computer keyboard. Yeah. Will finish up the rest tomorrow while I am on a roll. It even took my mind off my silly body issues and PMS. I swear I might look into taking something for it, you guys, its pretty bad, I go to a very bad place.:-( And normally I am up and happy every single day, so the PMS days really throw me into a tailspin, its gotten worse as I have grown older darn it.
Shannon and Leanne, sent your things out today, postal service, so look for them next week sometime.
Okay, time to cardio again...I just wish my tighter jeans were really loose on me, but they aren't really, just in the waist, not the legs...sigh, here I go again.... Hope everyone is having a fab Thursday~
Yeah. Will finish up the rest tomorrow while I am on a roll. It even took my mind off my silly body issues and PMS. I swear I might look into taking something for it, you guys, its pretty bad, I go to a very bad place.:-( And normally I am up and happy every single day, so the PMS days really throw me into a tailspin, its gotten worse as I have grown older darn it.Shannon and Leanne, sent your things out today, postal service, so look for them next week sometime.
Okay, time to cardio again...I just wish my tighter jeans were really loose on me, but they aren't really, just in the waist, not the legs...sigh, here I go again....
Hope everyone is having a fab Thursday~
allwildgirl
Cathlete
Hey girls!
Well, I finally made it back. Work was crazy today! We're doing some rearranging and getting rid of two big workstations that aren't used to put in a big drawing/meeting area because we have so many drawings cluttering up the office, and the guys came this morning to take apart the workstations, but nobody told us they were coming, so it was a mad scramble to try to empty everything out of them. Yeesh! Good thing I didn't dress up today, because it sure was dusty work.
Deb - how ridiculous that your HRM strap is backordered until JUNE! I like the five personal days idea.
Jennifer - more snow? Ugh!
Shannon - how awful about your eye. That sort of excitement always drains me. I don't wear contacts or glasses, but I remember once when I was riding my bike, a bug flew into my eye and I crashed into some bushes because I couldn't see! I'm glad you didn't crash into anything!
Lainie - I'm glad you got your heat back. I'm lucky with stuff like that, because I work for a developer/builder, so if I need someone, I can get them through work and I know they won't rip me off. It's the car thing I always have issues with. I used to take my car to the dealer for work, but then I figure out they were ripping me off royally. I think it was because I was a woman and had no idea what they were talking about, so I just went along with it.
Tneah - your PMS sounds just like mine - horrible! I'd love to be long and lean naturally too. Way to go on getting that work done on the book!
Well, now that I've written a book, I'll say good night! I won't be getting up at 4:30 tomorrow to work out
Well, I finally made it back. Work was crazy today! We're doing some rearranging and getting rid of two big workstations that aren't used to put in a big drawing/meeting area because we have so many drawings cluttering up the office, and the guys came this morning to take apart the workstations, but nobody told us they were coming, so it was a mad scramble to try to empty everything out of them. Yeesh! Good thing I didn't dress up today, because it sure was dusty work.
Deb - how ridiculous that your HRM strap is backordered until JUNE! I like the five personal days idea.
Jennifer - more snow? Ugh!
Shannon - how awful about your eye. That sort of excitement always drains me. I don't wear contacts or glasses, but I remember once when I was riding my bike, a bug flew into my eye and I crashed into some bushes because I couldn't see! I'm glad you didn't crash into anything!
Lainie - I'm glad you got your heat back. I'm lucky with stuff like that, because I work for a developer/builder, so if I need someone, I can get them through work and I know they won't rip me off. It's the car thing I always have issues with. I used to take my car to the dealer for work, but then I figure out they were ripping me off royally. I think it was because I was a woman and had no idea what they were talking about, so I just went along with it.
Tneah - your PMS sounds just like mine - horrible! I'd love to be long and lean naturally too. Way to go on getting that work done on the book!
Well, now that I've written a book, I'll say good night! I won't be getting up at 4:30 tomorrow to work out
Hello Again.
Shelley-No more snow!! I can't stand it any longer...
Tneah-Did you get my address? I pmed you and sent you an email.
Shannon-Hope you're feeling better.
Lainie-Bummer about the heat. It's too cold here not to have it.
Deb-No, we need MORE days off.
No workouts planned for Friday since it's officially a vacation day. Sat. might be LIC or SB.
Shelley-No more snow!! I can't stand it any longer...
Tneah-Did you get my address? I pmed you and sent you an email.
Shannon-Hope you're feeling better.
Lainie-Bummer about the heat. It's too cold here not to have it.
Deb-No, we need MORE days off.
No workouts planned for Friday since it's officially a vacation day. Sat. might be LIC or SB.