Here's the deal...I love to wrap up to sleep at night, but I get HOT in the middle of the night. So, I tend to sleep with my air on 63 or 64 at night. Yes, even in the heat of Summer. As you can probably imagine, my power bills are super low in Winter and not so low in Summer. Well as the days are warming up, and the air is running more, I got a great idea: Instead of sleeping under the thick comforter that I absolutely love, I will go and buy a thin bedspread type comforter.
Yesterday, I left work and went to Target. Low and behold, I found the type comforter that I was looking for and I even branched out. See, I also love to have dark colors in my bedroom, deep reds, chocolate brown....you get the point. However, I branched out and bought a comforter in ice blue. The problem was that the only had a queen size and I really like the king size because I like it to be big. I came home, did my work out, took a shower, and got in the bed - with the air up to 70.
Fast forward to today...I go to a different Target. What do I see there but a king size comforter. So, I get this idea.....I'll buy it and return the one I bought yesterday. Yes, I slept under it and that is creapy - and I've never done this before, but what the heck. I return it and there were no questions asked. I come home tonight and start to unfold the king size comforter and what do I see???? I guess someone else doesn't have a problem bringing back a used comforter either, because this comforter had dried rose petals in it. Yes, oh yes, it did. All I could do was laugh. I mean, really....I kind of deserved that.
So, next time you buy a new comforter...just remember - it might not be so new. =)
Friday, April 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
P90X - Day 2 - Plyometrics
I was very nervous about plyometrics. I've been told how absolutely excruciating this workout can be and honestly "jump training" does not sound like something I'll be able to easily accomplish. Well, I was right...however, although once again I needed to modify some of the exercises, I completed the entire dvd and felt like a champ for doing it!
I produced less sweat in childbirth than while I was doing plyometrics. Seriously. Of course, it's been almost 12 years since I experienced childbirth, so my memory might not be 100% on that anymore. =) However, I actually really really liked this dvd...not necessarily while I was doing it, but when I was done I felt like I had challenged myself and rose to the challenge.
They say not to eat for at least an hour before you do this workout, and I couldn't agree more. If you eat, you will more likely than not puke.
JD even did the first 20 minutes with me. I was proud of him. He would like to work up to doing the whole dvd, and I think that is a good idea. This workout is very hardcore, no joke, serious, but all in all I feel so good now that I think I might be looking forward to doing it again next week. =)
That is the other thing....since you do different dvd's each day, if you don't like one - just know that you don't have to do it again until next week. That's encouraging. =)
I produced less sweat in childbirth than while I was doing plyometrics. Seriously. Of course, it's been almost 12 years since I experienced childbirth, so my memory might not be 100% on that anymore. =) However, I actually really really liked this dvd...not necessarily while I was doing it, but when I was done I felt like I had challenged myself and rose to the challenge.
They say not to eat for at least an hour before you do this workout, and I couldn't agree more. If you eat, you will more likely than not puke.
JD even did the first 20 minutes with me. I was proud of him. He would like to work up to doing the whole dvd, and I think that is a good idea. This workout is very hardcore, no joke, serious, but all in all I feel so good now that I think I might be looking forward to doing it again next week. =)
That is the other thing....since you do different dvd's each day, if you don't like one - just know that you don't have to do it again until next week. That's encouraging. =)
Monday, March 29, 2010
P90X - Day 1
Not only was today the first day of Spring Break, it was also the day I started P90X. I thought I'd blog my experience - mostly as encouragement to me, but also if someone else is considering giving it a shot then they can read about my experience.
The good news is that the exercises are not very technically difficult. I've tried other dvd's that you would need a personal instructor just to learn the moves. Yeah, no, this is not the case with P90X. Don't let that fool you though....the exercises are physically difficult. The first day is chest, back, and abs and by the time I was done, I had fully worked up a sweat and felt like I had seriously accomplished something. Now, honestly I had to modify all of the exercises - which I figured I would. I had to use a chair to help with all the pull up bar work, and do all my push ups on my knees...but I finished the dvd. I was proud of myself. JD kept coming in the living room cheering me on. =) He did the elliptical, and I did P90x. We are going to be workout partners.
I think the biggeset part to this system will be the nutrition. Since I took a couple days off from work this week, I plan on doing a lot of cooking tomorrow - that way I already have food prepared for the rest of the week.
I'm excited. 1 workout down....89 workouts to go. Then on to round 2. =) Tomorrow is plyometrics and I've been told that this workout will have me calling out in prayer for myself. I'll let y'all know. =)
The good news is that the exercises are not very technically difficult. I've tried other dvd's that you would need a personal instructor just to learn the moves. Yeah, no, this is not the case with P90X. Don't let that fool you though....the exercises are physically difficult. The first day is chest, back, and abs and by the time I was done, I had fully worked up a sweat and felt like I had seriously accomplished something. Now, honestly I had to modify all of the exercises - which I figured I would. I had to use a chair to help with all the pull up bar work, and do all my push ups on my knees...but I finished the dvd. I was proud of myself. JD kept coming in the living room cheering me on. =) He did the elliptical, and I did P90x. We are going to be workout partners.
I think the biggeset part to this system will be the nutrition. Since I took a couple days off from work this week, I plan on doing a lot of cooking tomorrow - that way I already have food prepared for the rest of the week.
I'm excited. 1 workout down....89 workouts to go. Then on to round 2. =) Tomorrow is plyometrics and I've been told that this workout will have me calling out in prayer for myself. I'll let y'all know. =)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hot water or cold shower?
For those of you that don't know, JD was blessed with a lot of my personality traits. One of those being that we are not super competitive people...not in sports anyways. However, I've noticed that as JD is getting older, his competitive side is coming out some.
Because both of us are shower hogs, he usually gets a shower at night and I get one in the morning - that way we don't compete for the hot water. However, one sure fire way to get him moving towards the shower is to say "Son, I'm going to get in the shower right now and when I get out, you better be in your bathroom getting a shower. You can either get in now and have some hot water, or I'll use it all and you still have to shower." Now, is that nice? Not really. However, we both know that I'm not going to use all the hot water and he's going to go get in it immediately. It's more a joke than anything.
Well, last week we had a few days where this scenario played out. On the first morning I gave him this same line and we were both laughing as I took off for my bathroom and he took off for his. Sure enough, about half way through my shower the water starts getting cold. I'm fine with that - at least I know he's in the shower. I hurry up and get out, get dressed and come out of my room and JD is still in the shower. Y'all the water had to be COLD by then. He comes out of the bathroom and I said "Well, did you get a nice hot shower?" He starts laughing and says "Nope...I got a FREEZING cold shower." I'm wondering how that happened and he says, "You see mama, I didn't want you to win, so I had to go to the bathroom and I turned the water on full blast, full hot while I did. I figured I was going to win." I said "Son, you didn't win though - you had to take a cold shower." He says "Yep, but so did you. Don't you see mom? I might not have had hot water, but you didn't either." Oh yeah, I was cracking up laughing. I guess in him mind he won...even if he did have to take a freezing shower. It was pretty funny. I guess he's a little competitive after all.
Boys...there are some things I will never understand. =) I guess that is what keeps things interesting.
Because both of us are shower hogs, he usually gets a shower at night and I get one in the morning - that way we don't compete for the hot water. However, one sure fire way to get him moving towards the shower is to say "Son, I'm going to get in the shower right now and when I get out, you better be in your bathroom getting a shower. You can either get in now and have some hot water, or I'll use it all and you still have to shower." Now, is that nice? Not really. However, we both know that I'm not going to use all the hot water and he's going to go get in it immediately. It's more a joke than anything.
Well, last week we had a few days where this scenario played out. On the first morning I gave him this same line and we were both laughing as I took off for my bathroom and he took off for his. Sure enough, about half way through my shower the water starts getting cold. I'm fine with that - at least I know he's in the shower. I hurry up and get out, get dressed and come out of my room and JD is still in the shower. Y'all the water had to be COLD by then. He comes out of the bathroom and I said "Well, did you get a nice hot shower?" He starts laughing and says "Nope...I got a FREEZING cold shower." I'm wondering how that happened and he says, "You see mama, I didn't want you to win, so I had to go to the bathroom and I turned the water on full blast, full hot while I did. I figured I was going to win." I said "Son, you didn't win though - you had to take a cold shower." He says "Yep, but so did you. Don't you see mom? I might not have had hot water, but you didn't either." Oh yeah, I was cracking up laughing. I guess in him mind he won...even if he did have to take a freezing shower. It was pretty funny. I guess he's a little competitive after all.
Boys...there are some things I will never understand. =) I guess that is what keeps things interesting.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A Chubby Girl Tackles P90X
Out of all the words used to describe me, let me share some that are not:
Athletic, agile, graceful, fast,.....yeah, I think you get the picture.
Well, come Monday, I will be starting P90X. I'm excited. I think I'm excited because I know several people, who are in better shape than I am, and they say it's hard. In a bizarre way that makes me feel good because that will encourage me while I'm working out. I'll just keep thinking "Okay, Kim, so and so thought it was hard, too and they are in better shape, so you can do this." Trust me, I already had one person laugh when I told them I was going to do it and tell me that they didn't believe I could. I won't name names, but I will say that person should know me well enough to know that I'll do it now just to spite them. =)
A couple weeks back, I switched to organic foods - eggs, milk, chicken - anything I can find that is hormone free I will switch and buy it. I've just decided that although it is pricier, I spend more money on less important things that what I am putting in my and JD's bodies. Since I've been getting migraines more often, I'm wondering if this will help some. We'll see.
Well, I intend on blogging my way through P90X and sharing my pain with you. A true account of how a non-athlete feels during this process. I am interested to see where this takes me. Who knows, maybe even I could become more of an athlete in the end. I might even get picked next to last, instead of last, at our annual Thanksgiving ball game. =) You just never know.
Athletic, agile, graceful, fast,.....yeah, I think you get the picture.
Well, come Monday, I will be starting P90X. I'm excited. I think I'm excited because I know several people, who are in better shape than I am, and they say it's hard. In a bizarre way that makes me feel good because that will encourage me while I'm working out. I'll just keep thinking "Okay, Kim, so and so thought it was hard, too and they are in better shape, so you can do this." Trust me, I already had one person laugh when I told them I was going to do it and tell me that they didn't believe I could. I won't name names, but I will say that person should know me well enough to know that I'll do it now just to spite them. =)
A couple weeks back, I switched to organic foods - eggs, milk, chicken - anything I can find that is hormone free I will switch and buy it. I've just decided that although it is pricier, I spend more money on less important things that what I am putting in my and JD's bodies. Since I've been getting migraines more often, I'm wondering if this will help some. We'll see.
Well, I intend on blogging my way through P90X and sharing my pain with you. A true account of how a non-athlete feels during this process. I am interested to see where this takes me. Who knows, maybe even I could become more of an athlete in the end. I might even get picked next to last, instead of last, at our annual Thanksgiving ball game. =) You just never know.
Randomness...
This is just a random blog, with random thoughts from today - or this week....
How is it that my son can remember every dinosaur known to man, all kinds of basketball stats, and other random information, but he didn't remember to tell me that he needed lunch money? Thankfully the school automatically calls when they get low. You write a check, send it in and they add it to his account.
Tonight, as I was cleaning the litter box, I thought to myself "Man, if you would've told me this time last year I would be cleaning a litter box and not minding it too much - I would've laughed in your face." Two kittens later....that's a lot of litter box!
I decided this afternoon that nothing hinders you from trying to rest quite like knowing that maintenance has an appointment to enter your apartment and that you need to go get your child from school. I ended up checking JD out about 30 minutes early just so I could get some rest and try to recover from the funk.
Maintenance shows up, scares the cats half to death by checking the smoke detectors, leaves and JD says "Mama, when you finally bring a date home, I think it will scare the cats." To which I replied "At the rate I'm going, you and I will be going out on first dates about the same time". He laughed. I nearly cried. ha! The child is still applying pressure for me to date.
If dreams are supposed to mean something....tell me what this means. I finally dozed off on the couch and dream that I'm at a work site where someone is digging a foundation. The foreman is ripping into the workers because they quit and the foundation should've been an inch deeper. Conviently, I'm wearing tennis shoes and find a shovel and decide that I can just dig the rest for them on my own. Huh? In my dream I was saying something about how much I love shoveling and then I said "Yep, this definitely has to be a dream because I detest all kinds of yard work." Random.
And last...JD was in the bed, we said prayers, and I moved out to the couch. He says "Mama, I only have one last thing to say - I love ice cream. Yes ma'am....I love ice cream. And with that...JD is signing off. Good night and I love you." Poor child, I guess I blessed him with my randomness, too. =)
How is it that my son can remember every dinosaur known to man, all kinds of basketball stats, and other random information, but he didn't remember to tell me that he needed lunch money? Thankfully the school automatically calls when they get low. You write a check, send it in and they add it to his account.
Tonight, as I was cleaning the litter box, I thought to myself "Man, if you would've told me this time last year I would be cleaning a litter box and not minding it too much - I would've laughed in your face." Two kittens later....that's a lot of litter box!
I decided this afternoon that nothing hinders you from trying to rest quite like knowing that maintenance has an appointment to enter your apartment and that you need to go get your child from school. I ended up checking JD out about 30 minutes early just so I could get some rest and try to recover from the funk.
Maintenance shows up, scares the cats half to death by checking the smoke detectors, leaves and JD says "Mama, when you finally bring a date home, I think it will scare the cats." To which I replied "At the rate I'm going, you and I will be going out on first dates about the same time". He laughed. I nearly cried. ha! The child is still applying pressure for me to date.
If dreams are supposed to mean something....tell me what this means. I finally dozed off on the couch and dream that I'm at a work site where someone is digging a foundation. The foreman is ripping into the workers because they quit and the foundation should've been an inch deeper. Conviently, I'm wearing tennis shoes and find a shovel and decide that I can just dig the rest for them on my own. Huh? In my dream I was saying something about how much I love shoveling and then I said "Yep, this definitely has to be a dream because I detest all kinds of yard work." Random.
And last...JD was in the bed, we said prayers, and I moved out to the couch. He says "Mama, I only have one last thing to say - I love ice cream. Yes ma'am....I love ice cream. And with that...JD is signing off. Good night and I love you." Poor child, I guess I blessed him with my randomness, too. =)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Pretty Wild...Yet, Extremely Sad
I'll start by saying that I know this is my own opinion - but since this is my blog - I guess that's okay.
So, last night I was flipping around and came across a new show coming on E!. I will admit that I sometimes get sucked into shows like Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E or even Kendra. It's always when JD is with his dad, and The First 48 isn't on. =) Yet, this show just made me sad. To the depths of my heart - sad.
For those of you that might not have caught the show, it follows three sisters who live in LA. As I'm watching, I'm thinking that these girls look very young. They looked like teenagers....teenagers partying all night, teenagers modeling lingerie, teenagers being home schooled by a mom that not only doesn't set any boundaries, but really doesn't seem to make them follow through on school work. Well, I was right...they are 19, 18, and 16 years old.
Here's my thought: When did it become entertainment to watch teenagers throw their lives away? When did it become "good tv" to watch three young girls, making extremely adult decisions, that they are not equipped for? When did that become okay? I was sadden by the fact that these are three real girls and their lives are a free for all. The truth is, it will probably become a huge hit. It won't be long before they are on every talk show, at every event, and will be household names.
For some reason, we are always surprised when we hear of the next young star who dies from a drug overdose, or who commits suicide, or who gets arrested - yet, in some ways, we idolize that life style. We sell it to our kids, our teenagers, our young adults.
I know people say that if you don't want to watch it you can change the channel - and I agree. Yet, for some reason last night, it really just hit me in a bad way. It actually made me want to cry for those young girls and shake their mom.
At the end of the day, I want my son to know just how much I love him - and sometimes that love comes in the form of setting boundaries. Being a parent isn't always easy, but it is always worth it.
I know everyone won't feel the same and that is okay. This is just my opinion.
So, last night I was flipping around and came across a new show coming on E!. I will admit that I sometimes get sucked into shows like Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E or even Kendra. It's always when JD is with his dad, and The First 48 isn't on. =) Yet, this show just made me sad. To the depths of my heart - sad.
For those of you that might not have caught the show, it follows three sisters who live in LA. As I'm watching, I'm thinking that these girls look very young. They looked like teenagers....teenagers partying all night, teenagers modeling lingerie, teenagers being home schooled by a mom that not only doesn't set any boundaries, but really doesn't seem to make them follow through on school work. Well, I was right...they are 19, 18, and 16 years old.
Here's my thought: When did it become entertainment to watch teenagers throw their lives away? When did it become "good tv" to watch three young girls, making extremely adult decisions, that they are not equipped for? When did that become okay? I was sadden by the fact that these are three real girls and their lives are a free for all. The truth is, it will probably become a huge hit. It won't be long before they are on every talk show, at every event, and will be household names.
For some reason, we are always surprised when we hear of the next young star who dies from a drug overdose, or who commits suicide, or who gets arrested - yet, in some ways, we idolize that life style. We sell it to our kids, our teenagers, our young adults.
I know people say that if you don't want to watch it you can change the channel - and I agree. Yet, for some reason last night, it really just hit me in a bad way. It actually made me want to cry for those young girls and shake their mom.
At the end of the day, I want my son to know just how much I love him - and sometimes that love comes in the form of setting boundaries. Being a parent isn't always easy, but it is always worth it.
I know everyone won't feel the same and that is okay. This is just my opinion.
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