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One last check back before bed. I'm sitting here icing my heel for good measure! ;) It actually seems better today so maybe I did just pull something?!?!? ;) Tomorrow night is gym night! (My favorite!)

So I meant to tell you all the other day...after messing around with weights at the gym, I find I still prefer doing my Cathe workouts for weights! I supposed I could get into it and get used to it if I had to, and maybe I will, but I find I like having all my stuff around me and reaching for what I want, having it right there, etc. It's not that I've really had to wait for anything at the gym, and maybe because I haven't gone in there with a real organized weight workout plan, but I like working out with Cathe! And, even though I love my Cathe step tapes, I am having fun in the classes but that's different! (I still haven't tried their step yet - wait for the heel to be better!) So anyway, I'm just telling you all this because I don't know that I'd want to go TOTAL gym. Also, though the machines are cool and interesting, I do prefer free weights overall because of knowing you have to focus on form, my seat is in the right position, etc. Anyway, just thinking out loud here, but except for maybe chest work where I really need a spotter if I want to get real heavy, my weights at home are fine. Last thought...I should go in there one day with one of my workout cards and be organized and see how I like lifting weights there. But no matter what...I'm still having FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!!!!

Alright alright...enough rambling. Talk to you all tomorrow.
 
Good Thursday Morning! Hope everyone is well today! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! :D;):p

I woke up a little earlier than normal so I'm going to go do Cathe's Stretch Max with the band to stretch my legs out some. Again, tonight is spinning and water aerobics so no workout this morning! My butt is really feeling it from Disc 14 yesterday...especially on the outside of my glutes from those wonderful paper plate moves!

Well I better get to it! Talk to you all later! :p
 
Hello! Just popped in to say Hi...on my way to spinning. Everyone bailed on me tonight for various (but valid) reasons so I'm on my own!

Hope your day was productive!
 
Nothing new to report here, super busy days at work and super lazy evenings.:eek: My foot is feeling much better and I've had 4 days off from workouts! I'm hoping to start again tomorrow and finished the last week of the March rotation.

Jo Have fun at spinning tonight! Glad that your heel is feeling better! I was okay with seeing Sunshine go from TBL, for some reason I didn't take to her. I'm hoping for Darius to win, he seems like such a sweetheart.

Rachael How frustrating for you especially when work is so busy! Good for you for going to such measures to clean I'm sure I would just be reading a book or channel surfing:eek: while I waited. The workouts in the March rotation were mostly 90 minutes.

Cendrien I was surprised to see you checking in so soon!! I love hearing about people's travels. So Bern is the Swiss name for bear?? Hope you had a wonderful time catching up with family today!

I worked some overtime today and picked up pizza on the way home. That's fine, except for a chocolate I've ate extremely healthy all week and the kids' were so excited.

Off work tomorrow,!! They wanted me to work but I said no. I'm not supposed to work Fridays but they have been talking me into it a lot lately. DS has his annual appointment with the opthalamologist at the Children's Hospital and it often takes us half a day. The kid's have no school tomorrow so I guess dd will come with us. Will try and get in some exercise and houswork. This weekend is supposed to be so nice!!! It's going to hit 20C tomorrow!!:D:D:D This weekend is going to be gardening time. Got to get the backyard looking nice for hopefully putting the house on the market in June.
 
MY TWO FAVOURITE THINGS!! CATHE AND DISNEY!

Under Ask Cathe on the Feedback for the Texas roadtrip, SNM mentions that they are looking at a family Cathe roadtrip to Disney, summer of 2011!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
Kim glad to hear your foot is better! And good for you for saying No to working. You just got to do that sometimes! :D Wow, Cathe family roadtrip! I'll have to go look at the post...sounds interesting! And you know that's right there in Cendrine territory so she can't miss that! Oh, unless they mean Disney World in Florida!

Fun night spinning and water aerobics. The weather was gorgeous so it wasn't as crowded as normal. Also, they canceled some classes to use the aerobic room for an event which was...the winner of their weightloss challenge. Apparently they started a transformation challenge (before we joined) and if you signed up you worked with a specific trainer at the gym for the entire time. I peeked in the windows but couldn't tell what was going on and there were no pictures posted so I've no idea who lost weight but there were families in there and the winner won $2500. Anywho, good spin night...I was "on" with the energy. Then when I went to the pool, it was waaaaaay colder than normal so she had has running all over the place to get warm! LOL!

Okay, got to grab a bite to eat and ice my heel. TTYT! Kim, we're suppose to have the same weather as you! We might be just a hair warmer...but YEAH for a nice weekend!
 
Good Friday Yall!


So sorry I missed the check in yesterday! I ran out of time in the morning and when I tried to check in last night I could not get the internet to work! uggghh! LOL

Got to go...We just had another plumbing fiasco. DH just informed me that our toilet is leaking from the tank!

TTYL
Rachel
 
Good Happy Friday!!! Yeah! I did GS Back Shoulders and Biceps this morning. It's a gorgeous day and I'm happy! :p:D:):cool:

Short work day today. I'm going in, leaving early and meeting a GF for dinner.

Rachel, what's up with the water issues? :p Hope it was something simple!

Hope everyone has a great day!
 
SNM replied, the Disney roadtrip in 2011 will probably be Florida:D rather than California.

What a week you've had Rachael!! Hope you get lots of time to relax over the weekend.

Jo, enjoy the nice weather. I got a bit of sunburn on my lower back, I was bending over in the garden, I guess.

Took ds to his appointment and did some errands, that took most of the morning. I spent the whole afternoon digging up the garden, and starting to plant. I was exhausted after so I think that's enough workout for today.
 
Good Friday Night!

Well it was really weird...I heard something dripping this morning but I thought it was the faucet in the kitchen and I knew I would be in there in a minute and I had been in the bathroom this morning and there was no leak so when DH said we had a problem I thought What Now? The floor around the toilet was wet and it seemed to be leaking from the bottom of the tank. We had no time this morning to inspect really closely so we turned the water off to the toilet and left. Now since we have been home there has been no leaking at all:confused:. I don't know what the heck is going on. I am thinking it might be a seal. We are waiting for the inevitable right now! lol

I am not too worried ...if it does not leak by the time we are going to bed we are going to turn the water off again just to be on the safe side.

This morning I woke up thinking it was supposed to be 4DS HIS but when I looked at my schedule it was KPC (any short premix) When I started I thought I was not going to be very energized but I kept plugging along and surprised myself. :D I knew I could not give up on this workout so I kept going all the way and giving it everything I could. I was glad to get through it! I was proud I did not stop! lol Even though when I got started I felt like lead! LOL

Kim-It would be a great trip for you and your fit family! Yall all love working out together so it would not be a drag for any of you. I think you should do it!
I did do a little lazing around but I have a hard time relaxing when the house is a wreck. Since we have been working so much I have not had time to do anything like mopping or dusting so it felt good to get that done. I suffer from mild allergies so I was sneezing the whole day but the house felt so much better when I was done.
I might be able to do 2 weeks of the March rotation but I am not sure what will happen for our next job. I will have to see how our schedule is.

Jo-I hope you are having a great time with your gf tonight!.
Are you still going to the dr for your foot?
I don't know if I have ever asked but what is the best thing to do in nice weather in your area? I want to come to Washington one day. It is on my list.
DH just tole me the other day that his Mom's uncle that lives in Seattle is one of the men responsible for inventing the toilets that they have on airplanes now...I think that is what he said. I was flabbergasted that he never mentioned that before...LOL

I am doing 4DS bi's and back tomorrow and already looking forward to it!! Sometimes you just can't wait to workout!!!

TTYT

Rachel
 
Good Saturday Morning Yall!!!

This morning was the last day of my home made rotation! I did miss a couple of work outs but nothing too major. For the most part, I think I did pretty good considering my time restraints. I do not feel like I lost anything either. Just another example that as long as you are changing up your workouts your body will keep responding!
This morning it was the back and biceps from 4DS and when I saw that it was only 25 minutes I thought I would just repeat it when I got done until I ran out of time...hahaha LOL! There was no repeating that one. It was a tough 25 minutes so when she was done, I was!

I think this will be our last Saturday to work for at least a little while so that is great news. It is weird though, I think I am getting used to working on Saturdays and now I'm done...lol. It will be nice to get off this hectic schedule but that means new job time and I have no idea what we are in store for next. Hopefully this summer will be busy but not too busy!

Better go...It is almost 5:30 and it's time to get DH up!

TTYL
Rachel
 
Good Saturday Morning! I guess today I'm going to clean and we're going to get out and start tackling the yard! It's going to be a beautiful day today! Had a nice low-key dinner with my GF. We live a little ways apart so try to get together once a quarter and everytime we do, it's a good 3 hours of talking! LOL!

Kim, I see a Disney trip in your future! Hope you have another nice day today!

Rachel, see we don't always have to do those 60 minute workouts to get results! Glad things will slow down for you and good job on completing your rotation!

So what do we do here? Well, we have tons of trails for walking, biking, and hiking. We are an hour from the mountains so lots of good hiking! We also have kayaks so sometimes we kayak. And there is water everywhere here; Seattle is on the Puget Sound and there's giant lake between us and downtown, plus there's several lakes in Seattle. Downtown we have the biggest (I think) Farmers Market/Fish Market in the US so it's a huge tourist area and of course there's the piers, you can take a ferry to the San Juan islands, and if it's the right time of year, killer whale watching. This is a very rich wild life area. So in answer to your question, this is a beautiful place and there's lots to see and do! Oh, and if you like coffee, yes it's true we have coffee shops EVERYWHERE! People like to drink coffee here! LOL! There's ton more to tell you but I'm just barely started on my coffee....:p And...there's ALWAY SHOPPING!!! Oh, and last thing, if you like wine, I live in the heart of the wineries here...and there's summer concerts at the wineries.

Okay, got to go get some laundry started! CBL!
 
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