Today's Friday Fragments are brought to you by Mrs. 4444s and copious amounts of ibuprofen.
I returned to the gym yesterday after being away for nearly 3 weeks. I started out easy -- 30 minutes on the treadmill. 20 at a brisk walk and 10 at a jog. It felt so GOOD to be exercising again and I was surprised at how easily I could keep pace. All in all, I was pretty pleased with myself. Fast forward 4 hours during which I had basically been sitting -- in meetings and in the car -- and YEEOOOWWWCH! I leaned over to put sunscreen on Robbie at the pool and wasn't sure I was going to be able to straighten up again. After 12+ hours with a heating pad, a hot shower and a few well-timed doses of ibuprofen, I'm upright again. A little tender, but happy to be mostly mobile.
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All my time on the couch was not wasted. I've gotten caught up on all my DVR'd shows -- the last episode of Glee, a couple of episodes of Chopped, and the 2-hour season opener of The Next Food Network Star. I don't like to cook, but I love watching other people cook!
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Thanks to my gig as a blogger for the Indiana Dept. of Tourism, I've gotten invites for 3 "fam tours," which means I'll get to go (with a guest or my family) for two-day trips to a couple of very cool Indiana locales...FREE! Woohoo! Better get out my calendar and start scheduling the fun.
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I was so looking forward to the end of school so that we could embrace the simple life. Who was I kidding? Simple is dropping them off at 7:15am and picking them up at 2:30pm. Driving to 3 different camps, each with a different start and end time, is NOT simple. We're 14 days into summer vacation and I'm already wondering how many days until school starts.
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All my time on the couch was not wasted. I've gotten caught up on all my DVR'd shows -- the last episode of Glee, a couple of episodes of Chopped, and the 2-hour season opener of The Next Food Network Star. I don't like to cook, but I love watching other people cook!
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Thanks to my gig as a blogger for the Indiana Dept. of Tourism, I've gotten invites for 3 "fam tours," which means I'll get to go (with a guest or my family) for two-day trips to a couple of very cool Indiana locales...FREE! Woohoo! Better get out my calendar and start scheduling the fun.
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I was so looking forward to the end of school so that we could embrace the simple life. Who was I kidding? Simple is dropping them off at 7:15am and picking them up at 2:30pm. Driving to 3 different camps, each with a different start and end time, is NOT simple. We're 14 days into summer vacation and I'm already wondering how many days until school starts.
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To my neighbors who might be reading this, Annie will mow the backyard today. I swear.
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I am falling behind in my blog reading. I'm thinking about making a schedule of which blogs I'll read on which days. Does that seem a little crazy? The good news is that I'm behind on reading blogs because I've been reading actual books! Just finished Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult. I'll give it an A-. It was a little long. 150 pages fewer would have been perfect.
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I am falling behind in my blog reading. I'm thinking about making a schedule of which blogs I'll read on which days. Does that seem a little crazy? The good news is that I'm behind on reading blogs because I've been reading actual books! Just finished Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult. I'll give it an A-. It was a little long. 150 pages fewer would have been perfect.
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If you haven't checked out the 4th Frog Facebook page, you should. We're having lots of fun over there. Up for discussion right now: Name 3 things you can do with a paperclip besides clip paper.
7 comments:
Alleve is my friend after a good run! :)
I use paper clips straightened out at work to clean out the GOOK in my keyboard!... And I've used a straightened out one to clean my stamper at work where the stamp pad fibers get up in there... Such a handy little cleaning tool!
Bravo on getting back into the gym! I hope you're feeling better soon.
Amy, will you please send me your email address so that I can reply to your comments that way? Thanks.
Your tourism gig inspires me--Maybe I should look into that for Wisconsin! Enjoy your trip(s)!!
I'm starting to catch up on my blog reading, now that it's summer! Good luck! :)
Ouch! Sitting after working out is always so painful! I did a hard core weights workout on Tues, then went running the next day...then went on an 8 hour road-trip the next day. Yup. It hurts. Good for you for getting back to the gym. It feels so good!
Where are you going on your tourism gigs? I just did Spencer Co (as you saw, I bet) and am planning a Ft Wayne trip. I owe it all to you!
And I agree- your FB fan page is major fun!!
I'm so proud of you for getting back to the gym. I know how hard that is!
Summer is just a different kind of busy!
Have fun on your mini vacations!
I cannot wait to get back to the gym; I am so out of shape. I know it is going to be ouch so thanks for the warning I think I will start slower than you did!
Hey Amy, does the travel thing include travel for "friends" if they want to participate? LOL
I think planning when you are going to read blogs might be a bit obsessive. I will forgive you if you don't read/comment on every blog I write.
Good for you getting back to the gym. I have been crazy busy, and will be for a couple more weeks. I'm afraid to step on the scale. Will have to do that when I return from my trip next week. Keep up the good work and inspiration. No pressure, but we are counting on you to set a good (realistic) example. I think you are doing just that.
Sheri in CA
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