The happiest (cough, sniffle, sneeze) time of the year

How in the world can I be getting sick at this time of the year?  There’s so much to be done, gifts to wrap (well, to drop in gift bags is more like it), cards to address and send, cookies to bake, the house to clean, oh yeah, and work.  How could I forget to [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 105

Another wild and crazy day…early day at work, lots accomplished…oh, and the district manager is stopping in for a visit tomorrow…it’s just a crying shame that I won’t be there!!  I’m planning to thoroughly enjoy my day off.  Let’s see, sleep in until whenever, do a few errands and a little shopping, take a walk [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 98

My last day off work, darn it!  It didn’t seem like I had much of a vacation this time, between doctor’s visits and going to the bmv, working one of the days I scheduled off so I could be there for that wonderful corporate visit, then yesterday’s headache..well, I didn’t have time to do much [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 94

I think this is day 94, I’m so sleepy and tired that I’m not absolutely certain what my name is…Abigail, right?  Uhh…wait…that’s not right…Anyhow, the first day of my vacation started really early…like 2 am, how’s that for early?  We found out yesterday that we were going to have corporate visitors today.  We were the [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 87

I had a much better day today.  Oh wait, I had the day off work…that pretty much automatically makes it a better day…less stress, more me time, not getting up at 3:30 in the morning…well, I must admit, I did wake up at 3:30 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep.  I decided to [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 83

Okay, I must admit, I’m writing this long before the day has ended.  I found out yesterday afternoon, late in the work day actually, that my schedule was going to change for today and that I was going to have to close tonight.  With all of my sleep woes, I knew I would need to [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 80

Sweet…80 days..and today was a pretty good day on the eating and exercising front.  Maybe, just maybe, I’ve got this thing turned around again. I walked, biked, did core strength training and some stretches today…oh yeah, and worked a truck…lots of ladder climbing, running around and lifting heavy (and some not so heavy) boxes. I [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 78

This was such a pleasant day today.  I woke up to a light rain, something we really need.  I went downstairs, got the newspaper, fed the cats, made breakfast for myself, then took my breakfast and the newspaper upstairs and sat in bed, propped up with my pillows,  eating breakfast while reading the paper.  Ahh…how [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 65

Well, today was weigh in day…no weight loss this week…darn it.  Of course, I pretty well knew that in advance.  But I’m really going for it this week…extra cardio workouts on at least four days and lots of fruits and veggies every day.  That’s my goal for the week…and I’m going to do it! I [...]

The long and winding road to fitness, day 64

Another good day today.  At least I finally managed to get more than a few hours of sleep, right at seven hours last night.  I’m aiming for the same tonight.  That makes the entire day better. I ate well today…finished the day just under 1700 calories, walked for 35 minutes, plus lots of action at [...]