3/22: 30 Day Shred workout March 22, 2009

I am in two weddings this year (yay to Mel and Casey and also to Laurie and Shawn), and after a horrifying dress measurement fiasco (which was wrong but I am still traumatized) I have decided to kick my butt into shape.  I want to feel strong.  And I also want to be able to wear a bathing suit without shame and not ruin anyone’s wedding pictures.  So I began running again yesterday (which I love) and I decided to switch it up a bit because I have never in my life had toned arms or abs.

Luckily Comcast On Demand has a bunch of workout videos you can do for free.  I had heard a lot of things about the 30 Day Shred on a fitness board I frequent so I decided to give it a try.  Ouch.  Now, I am in horrendous shape at the moment so it completely kicked my butt.  I am sweating profusely but I feel amazing.  Between running and doing this shred thing, I hope to tone up significantly in the next two months.

3/19: didn’t do a single new thing today March 19, 2009

And I am still writing.  I miss writing every day, but I don’t have enough topics to write about .  Another project that I can do and write about is that I am thinking of doing a nice thing every day.  However you can count me out for today because I:

yelled at some kids

flipped off a fellow driver

cut someone off in a rotary

and stole a parking spot from someone who was clearly trying to get it.

Perhaps a bit of kindness in my life might change my often negative outlook.

But hey, at least I’m not this much of a jerk:

3/15: solicited fundraising ideas March 15, 2009

I’ve never had to do this before.  How do you fundraise? What are some ideas?  Please help me.

3/14: became a coach for the Special Olympics March 14, 2009

A coworker had decided to begin a team in our district and asked if I wanted to help out.  Of course I said yes.  We had training today and it seems like a lot of fun.  I am really excited!

3/12: Is Lent over yet? March 11, 2009

I WANT DUNKIN DONUTS!

3/10: got an email from an author March 10, 2009

Warning:  Nerd Alert!

If you know nothing else about me, know that I love to read. I was delighted to find an email from Joel Derfner in my inbox today, a response to an email I sent about how I laughed my head off when I read his book Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever.  I thought it was very cool for him to respond, so I thought I would throw this out here:  This book is hysterical.  Buy it.

http://www.joelderfner.com/

Which makes me feel guilty for listing this as a new thing.  I have a habit of emailing authors of books that I really enjoyed.  Awhile ago I received a reply from Abigail Thomas also because I loved her book Three Dog Life so much that I read the entire thing at a Barnes and Noble straight through.  So you can check her out too.

http://www.abigailthomas.net/abigail-thomas-three-dog-life.html

3/8: still haven’t gone to DD March 8, 2009

I am in love with Dunkin Donuts.  Don’t get me wrong- I love Starbucks and Honeydew as well.  But Dunkin Donuts is holding strong at #1.  So I haven’t had any Dunkin Donuts product since Lent began.  As I live in Massachusetts, this is quite difficult.  From my home to work (just over 2 miles each way) there are six.  In walking distance in my neighborhood, there are two, one of which I am looking at right now out the window.  From a bank account standpoint, skipping DD is pretty good.  Perhaps I shouldn’t limit myself to just DD (I’ve been to Starbucks 3x since Lent started.)  Maybe, in the interest of saving money, I should just drop the whole buying coffee thing for awhile.  Hmmm… I’ll think about it.

3/6: bought beer at a gas station March 8, 2009

Now maybe you have access to these types of establishments where you live, but my eyes were shocked when I found a gas selling packy.  Even weirder, the cashier thought I was walking (ummm… its a gas station) and tried to double bag my beverages.  She also thought it was weird that I asked for clarification that they do indeed sell gas as well as liquor and beer.  However, this is Massachusetts and you don’t see this type of business so much around here.  Important note: I did not drink the beer until I was safely at home.

3/3: I love Barnes and Noble March 3, 2009

That is all.

3/2: thinking of starting another blog March 2, 2009

It would be in addition to this one.  I am thinking it might be interesting to focus on something else because trying to do a new thing every day was a bit of a challenge at times.  Possible topics:

-beauty (because I am ridiculously vain as well as incredibly self-conscious)

-being nice (because I am kind of a jerk at times)

-my life (which may not generate enough interest to keep people looking. Its not like I am running away with the circus or becoming a champion surfer or something really cool)

-travel (which I love but since the economy is kind of in the tank, I don’t know how much I will be able to do)

-reading (but writing about things other people wrote isn’t all that interesting. PS- I have read 12 books so far in 2009!)

-animals (because who doesn’t love animals?  Oh I know- people who are jerks.)