Day 3

I ran up the drive way this morning and didn't get out of breath I just completed my workout I am sweating and feeling great! Day 3 is under my belt YES!! oh and I am 1.5 lbs lighter too boot!!!

Day2

Yea I made it to day 2 I have completed the exercise DVD for today and I am a little shaky but feeling great I am actually energized after a work out and even if I am a little sore from moving muscles that Haven't been moved in awhile I feel better than I have in ages. I am keeping going with this I can complete the 60 days only 58 more to go!!!!!!!

Day 1

Today I am starting the Insanity 60 day challenge today is the fitness test day so We will see how many of the exercises I can do in a minute so I can track my progress. I will also do weigh ins at the same time I do the fit tests. Which is every 2 weeks. I am excited and motivated to complete this challenge I know it is going to be hard but I want to do my best and really push myself with this program when I complete this program I hope to be healthier and happier with my body. So wish me luck because it starts today!

Testing

Testing out this new and "improved" blogger space we will see how it goes I might have to move my blog if I don't like this.

Morning music and red hair!

I listen to Pandora a lot because it is easy and I bought the hubby a Pandora One subscription last year for fathers day so no commercials!! So first song this morning was 30 Seconds to Mars (my favorite living band of all time) The Kill which is my favorite song by them although Hurricane comes in at a very close second.
My coffee got really cold quickly this morning and now I need to either dump it or reheat it. I am busy making cookies and then bread later of course the bowl I need for my stand mixer has cookie dough in it so I will be in bake mode today plus cleaning up a storm my hubby will be back today and I am excited about that. He has been gone a week and I have missed him it has been quiet and lonely in bed without him, but the kids ahve been great.
I am getting the itchy I need to be outdoors and take pictures bug recently so I am have to make time while he is out on vacation to go hiking and take pictures. I might even go over the mountain and see my photography friend. I think he will love my new hair.
Yes I dyed my hair red it has been black/brown for several years which is a record for me thank you very much lol plus my hair is long another strange thing usually it is short and sometimes blond. I love changing my hair around it grows back so why not have fun with it. I have been blond, red, purple (not like bright purple but it was a black that was more plum than black), Black, and now red again. I've had short hair that was like an inch long to now where my hair is past my shoulders now the back has been cut shorter in December which gives me more of bob like Gina Carano this red is interesting it goes from the bright red of the box to fading into a dark black red since I still had black hair color on my hair. It is a cool effect. Of course red fades the quickest and needs more maintenance than black but it was nice to do a change. I am also a fan of the feathers or hair extensions that you can use crimp beads with these offer a fun temporary look that does little to damage your hair.
Well that is it for today got to go get some work done. Current book I am reading is "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" by Molly Harper when I am done I'll write a review.

Top of my hair right after dyeing you can see the red pretty good 

 After styling and putting on makeup I am having fun and I think it brings out my green eyes really well.  

weight loss

Well I have lost 21 lbs and it is steadly coming off my blood work is excellent other than being overweight and now for some reason when I have always had perfect or close to perfect Blood pressure it is high so I need to keep losing weight and reach my goal weight which my Doctor changed from 150 to 165 so I am even closer to my goal weight.
My mom got HBP in her 30's so it look like I might be the same but when I achieve my goal weight we will see if it is still high or not I do not want to go on medication unless it is necessary.
I am reading some manga right now but haven't picked up a book recently.
I am going to listen to an audio book called "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" by Molly Harper White we will see if it is as good as the title makes it seem.

Postive attitude

So I have noticed lately that I have been yelling at my children more than usual feel stressed out and not happy in general so today I am trying something different I am trying to speak with a softer tone even when I am made that my kids got into something or are doing something they know they are not suppose to do and try to tell them more gently what they are doing is wrong. I do not want my kids only remembering mommy being stressed and yelling at us all the time. I want them when they think back on their childhood that mommy had more smiles and laughs than yelling a punishing. This is hard when they tend to do something and it makes you angry but I am going to try and not react right away take a deep breath and then choose how and what I say carefully.
I am also going to be getting up earlier and working out and doing some yoga to help balance myself and feel more energized and not so crappy all the time. I have lost 16 lbs so far and I want to keep that up and lose more this isn't about being a small size it is about being healthy and happier with me and to be able to see my kids grow and be able to run after them and play and participate in their lives. I didn't make a new years resolution this year but I think this is going to be mine to be more positive to smile more and be angry less and achieve the goals I have set for myself.

another day

I have been keeping up with the exercise except on the weekend. I just sorted the laundry and have two baskets to put away and then try and keep up with the laundry I wash.

Day one

I know I know I keep saying I'll work out each day but damn it is hard to keep myself motivated, but I just got done working out so today is Day one and then tomorrow will be day to I just have to keep up with it and keep myself motivated and not let myself be lazy. The humidifers are going in the house and the kids dry skin seems to be getting better which is a relief. The snow came yesterday along with ice and Chris is trying to get the drive way clear he just went back out and hopefully he'll get the rest of it clear. That's all for now. hugs and love

Working

I am working this morning between the kids and my bad math skills I'll get this accomplished eventually. Thank goodness for friends. LOL Anyway I am trying to work up different package options for  portrait sessions with so many prints of this size or that size but I wanted to include the tax and shipping charges so I don't go over the specified amount.... and my kids are playing in the sink my son will climb on ANYTHING to reach the sink. I'm just glad the dishes are done and put away so it's empty.  I'm working up package plans and print options for my Photography clients and it's sort of a pain but once I get it done it will be less stressful. I want people to get a fair amount of prints or an awesome quality book but I still need to make a profit and have to pay those nasty taxes. LOL anyway I have to go to the grocery store today to get things for dinner and I still need to work out this morning and I've had 2 cups of coffee and I am going 20 miles a minute today. I hope you all have a great day. Sending out hugs and love

Weight and weightloss

So I am back on the Wii Fit track I just got done exercising 1/2 hour with Jillian Michael's I wish I could make myself remember how I feel after I get done with a work out. I feel more energized and better over all I may be slightly tired but it is refreshing so now I need to keep it up. I weighed in a 268 I lost a LB when I took off my shirt lol anyway so my goal is to lose 5 LBS in a month. I am also going to try and curb my intake of food. My  mom got on this juice plus kick and I've got a box of the stuff so I'm going to drink that for 2 of my three meals plus keep up with my water intake. At least that is the plan that stuff doesn't taste the best but it isn't that bad either. I hate being this overweight and with the two kids I NEED to get in shape so I'm around when they grow up. Here is the Juiceplus link if you want to know more about it. This is the Jillian Michael's game I am using on the wii Jillian Michaels 2009Alright so enough of my randomness.
Blessed Be

vampire + shapeshifter + romance observations

So I just got done reading Kalayna Price's Once Bitten I enjoyed it but I found that I was confused through most of the book. I have noticed since getting into Paranormal Romance books since 2000 or so that there are two maybe three main catagories these worlds happen in. One is basically our reality where norms have accepted the supernatural or they have come out into normal society and the rules and laws of the supernatural world are pretty straight forward and you can follow this throughout the book, sometimes characaters may reveal things you didn't know about the super society but the main character learns this as you learn it. Other books go about setting up a new reality that can either be it's own base for the whole book or that it mingles with what we know as our reality. When this happens a lot of time I feel lost in these types of world where I don't know the rules and the characters either have no clue either so you are left feeling the same confusion the character has to what's going on or there just isn't enough details for you to get a good sense of what is going on in this world, what are the rules how do they interact with humans or others.
I much prefer the first way of developing a book Laurel K Hamilton does this extremely well as does Sherrilyn Kenyon. I find that it's easier for me to get into the book and stay interested if I'm going through a whole book trying to figure out how the characters interact with each other what are the rules of engagement I seem to lose some interest. Price's book is like the second example I gave and it made it hard to follow the storyline and relate to the main character. She has a second book in the Haven series but I don't know if I am going to read it or not. Now I did read her Grave Witch series and I found it better written and much more enjoyable the concept seemed to be more solid the World described was easier to relate to and the interaction between characters were well written and thought out and there was a pretty good intimate scene in there too. I can't wait to read more of this series and see where she takes the characters.

Rachel Caine Ghost Town release!

So I first heard about Rachel when I was getting ready to go to Ravecon to help run the LARP (live action role playing) I loved Ravecon it was so much fun and it's more of a book convention which I really enjoyed. Anyway she was the star quest author so I started reading her Morganville Vampire series and loved it. I've become pretty picky about my series that I get into but her books wrap around your mind and you get sucked into them trying to figure out what is going on what the powers that be are hiding. I also love the relationships between the 4 main characters I have to admit I love Claire but I think Eve is my favorite she's just so happy for a little Goth girl.If you haven't read this series yet you should go and pick yourself up a copy of Glass House. She is having a release party for the 9th book in the series Ghost Town out now so if you are a fan go pick up a copy!!!

Weightloss

So I've been working out for 3 days a week 30 minutes each on my Wii with Jillian Michael's 2009 Ultimate fitness workout. So I started out at 265 three weeks ago and the next week I weighed 266 and today I weigh 268. So I'm a little depressed and don't know what I'm doing wrong. So I'm going to tory portion control on what I'm eating. We have switched to organics and I've stopped buying processed foods. I enjoy cooking and so I like making things from scratch and that should be helping our diet.I hate getting discouraged but I am so I decided to start this blog to help me keep up with the exercise and to keep going and to try and reach my goal weight.
Please if you are going to leave comments leave positive ones I already have enough negative comments in my own head. thank you.