Running. Three miles. A 5k's worth. Five miles. Each week it increases. I've yet to find a route I like. The hills around here- they break me. You would think I would be a finely tuned running machine by now but I'm more like a cranky, old dog who has lost her bite. Cross-training three times a week. It's back to Body Pump at the gym since Shredding has effed up my knees something fierce. Oh wait, that's right. I can't seem to drag my ass to an actual Body Pump class to save my life. I think of those disc weights and triceps curls and I turn into a whiny toddler who is two hours past her nap and in a downward spiral of a lost sugar high. Just to punish myself more I have decided to add in a Detox. No sugar, no carbs, no dairy, very little if any meat. I'm blaming it on the few … [Read more...]
What Rocks!
You know what rocks?-Actually managing to surprise your best friend with a visit. E thought her boyfriend's mother was coming into town. Lo and behold, c'est moi! She jumped me like a spider monkey as soon as the shock wore off. That alone was worth the trip. - A $20 foot massage that really is a full body one. Why don't we have those in my area?! - Finding designer duds for less at consignment stores on Melrose and watching LA rich girls drop off never worn clothing while wearing tanks emblazoned with the words, "Trifling Ass Bitch". - Absinthe. I can see the point of that stuff. Really. I like a spongy world.-Having loads of time to hang out with my best friend that I haven't seen in a year and a half whether it was on the couch in our pj's, in a club, taking a walk or sinking our … [Read more...]
Two Hot Girls
Her boyfriend called it regressing. We just called it time well spent. … [Read more...]
Where’s Mummy- #35
Guess where I am today and all through Saturday? I'll give you a few hints.- You may not hunt moths under a streetlight.- Toads may not be licked.- Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.Finally, there are over 75 Starbucks in this city.Figure out where I am by Monday, September 28, 2009 and I'll give you a free month of advertising on Mummy's Product Reviews. I'll put up your button, favicon, link - whatever and list your blog, website or company as a Fun Find in the month of October (That's an over $40 value.). … [Read more...]
The Last Pancake
Scene: Breakfast is over for this Sunday morning and clean up has begun. I notice that there is one last pancake left.V: I pick up the pancake and say, "Dare me to chuck this last pancake at the dog's head?"H: "Go for it."I lob it at the dog and it grazes her cheek. Considering the fact that this is a dog that can catch adult-sized birds in mid-flight I am a bit surprised that she doesn't grab a hold of this flying snack. It lands on the floor next to her and in seconds the dog, TD and The Comedian are on this lone pancake like a pack of hungry wolves. After a few minutes of wrestling with her sister and the dog, The Comedian crawls away with only a glance back. Having been nearly shanked by the dog's talons of death she realizes that whatever tiny scrap of pancake she was going to … [Read more...]
Ten Months
In hindsight we probably should have just called you, Bluto. Not The Comedian. Yes, you love to laugh at completely inappropriate times and forever have a smile on your face but in the last few months you appear to be more like the Bluto character from Animal House.You steal people's drinks and act like it's just part of your charm. You are an eating machine. You often palm a bottle and chug it so fast that we can hear the air being sucked out from a few rooms away. You cruise around for any scrap of food or debris and are always up for a good food fight. Bah keep! I'd like anotha!My hair is stylin'. I fall a lot. Don't be judgin'.Lastly, You've already mastered the one raised eyebrow stare. I kid you not. I'm talking about Empathy and slapping other people's kids at Honest Baby and about … [Read more...]
Fat Camps and Obesogens and Greening- Oh My!
Remember when you were growing up and there was just one overweight kid in your class? Yeah, that's right I'm going to talk about childhood obesity today and more. Why? Because it bothers the heck out of me. That's why. Gone is the one child with a weight problem and now we have classrooms full of them.When I'm at the gym and I see the British governments initiative being pooh poohed (OH NO! The government is trying to think healthy! They want kids to have a longer, healthier life! Back off you meddling government! How dare you!) because it wants to create "fat camps" as Fox News called them (Don't get me started on that network.) and people are up in arms. You know what? Maybe we need those camps because so many schools no longer have the funds for gym classes anymore. Recesses are not as … [Read more...]
This is What a Feminist Looks Like
How hot is that? There's vacuuming, a pink shirt and he's holding a baby. Transformation complete.Beer added for dramatic effect.**No beer was consumed by a baby during the photographing of this event. … [Read more...]
Taking Time for the National Day of Service and Rememberance
What are your plans for tomorrow?It's National Day of Service and Remembrance, a day where many individuals and organizations (think nonprofit, employers and faith based groups, etc) around the country will work together to perform good deeds in observance of the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.Maybe you are remembering someone dear or taking part in the 2996 project. Here in our house we'll be throwing in a bit of this- With a heaping helping of this? You get a little girl who is taking the contents of her piggy bank and donating it all to a local charity. We've narrowed it down to two places- her annual Christmas charity or the nearby ACTS organization. TD has two piggy banks - one for her savings and the other for charity. It's what she decided to do upon acquiring the second … [Read more...]
I’m Spider Bait and More
I feel like a fang banger today. A spider bit the inside of my thigh in two spots this past weekend. The next night, it happened again on the other leg.Yesterday morning I woke up looking straight into the eyes of another spider. Yeah, fall! I keep seeing scenes from Aracnophobia playing out in my own personal version of hell. I just ate a cupcake for breakfast. I've worked out five days each week for four weeks now. The fact that I'm finally starting to see results proves that I'm getting old. It used to take two days of Billy Blanks Tae-Bo to get my butt back into shape. Now I need running, Pilate's and Jillian and a minimum of five hours per week for weeks. Then, I eat a cupcake for breakfast. You know what? It was heaven. I spent about six hours straight getting work done … [Read more...]