Playing catch up and there is talk of a Giveaway...

OK, I'll admit it, I have been slackin'. Only because of time and responsibilities. All I want and need is a good non rushed, with no interruptions walk. Today, that will become reality.

Saturday - My daughter was chosen to be Star of the Week in her class. She is very excited, so excited that we had to take family photos with pup in order to make her poster complete. Exercise came in the form of my family and I wondering around the forest looking for places to pose. Very low impact physically, spiritually the impact was astronomical!

The Herbert's

Sunday - Superbowl Sunday! It is too bad that the 49ers did not win. I do not watch football until near the end of the season AND I can tell you that the ref made bad calls in the end. I do not know if the Niners would have had a chance anyway due to their rocky start but they sure did make a come back in the second half. Hey, did you know that Beyonce is part of the Illuminati? That the game was fixed along with the power outage? I heard all of that too, whether it is all true or not, only the Universe knows!

I did not walk today. My family went to a Super Bowl Party and I used the quiet time to catch up on some work. I have not done any of Dr. Oz's 7 Day Belly Workout, but I am going to pick up where I left off soon.

Monday - In the class with my daughter and her friends today. The kids seemed happy and the boys were all wrapped up in Superbowl talk. So cute!

I took a sunset walk with pup in a new location. This location is a place where I take sunset photos often. My pup is not used to the place and she did not like it. Pup gets very anxious on concrete and around cars; if there is a lot of both she freaks and is a nightmare to handle the whole time. This time it was not that bad since the concrete and cars were minimal but she still pulled me to the dirt/wooded area. Once we got there she calmed down. My pup is a lot like me in that respect; the more trees and dirt, the better! Still slacking on Dr. Oz's 7 Day Belly Workout.

I DID play Just Dance on the Wii with my daughter; I am going to classify that as a workout!

Sunsets amaze me because they change so much and so rapidly during their existence. We started walking and there were many clouds, I thought that there might not be a sunset after all....

...but then the clouds passed...

...changing the sky and created colors that only God could make.

Oh...and if you were wondering if I still saw hearts; yes, I am still seeing hearts. I am still seeing them in nature but now starting to see them in everyday objects; like this $5 bill. This is a bill that I received as change for my daughter's dance tuition. She just started and I have been wondering if we started her at the right studio. After seeing this, I instantly knew this was the place for her ♥

So, today is Tuesday and I am about to leave and take a long walk with my dog...with no interruptions and nothing but us and nature. Perhaps after I will catch up on Oz's 7 Day Belly Workout. I don't, you will have to check back later to find out.

Are you ready for a Giveaway? One might be coming soon...you will have to check back to find that out too ;) Aren't I a stinker?

Day 6 - If you want something bad enouph...

8:14 am - I knew that today would be a challenge. Finding time to fit exercise into my schedule has always been the biggest challenge and has been one of the main reasons I have not done this yet.

Although this is New Year's Eve, I still have a half a days work and a turkey that needs to go in the oven by 10 am with supervision until it is done. If I am gonna walk I need to do it now or figure out some other way to get some exercise in for me and the Pup. Pat is leaving at 9:10 for work.

I am fortunate that I can juggle my schedule as I please so even if work does not get done now, the walk will and/or vise versa.

9:24 am - The walk came before work today :) Thank you, Pat, for waiting around with Alyssa so I could get a half an hour in today. Poppy appreciates it too. It was cold, but the more I got moving the warmer it got.

Now it is time to enjoy some oatmeal with dried cranberries and little brown sugar and milk.I am feeling motivated to start Dr. Oz's 7 Day Belly Work Out later this afternoon. Has anyone started this? Monday Day 1, Rock n Roll Up exercise...I will let you know how it goes.

If you want something bad enough you will do what you need to in order for it to happen.

Day 5 - Creative energy always rules over physical energy...gotta go with the flow

10:13 - All you creative peeps will understand this. When creativity calls you gotta take it, even if you end up surrounded by words, paints or materials all day and never get off your rear! Motivation came in a different form for me today and I have to hop on it. If I don't this book will never get written ;)

I will walk, just not right now...

12:11 pm - I feel like I got some good thoughts on paper and that I am one chapter closer to being finished with the book. Pat is busy cleaning the garage but I think he is going to take a time out to enjoy a family walk.These walks are not exactly calorie burners but are good for the soul!

I foresee tomorrow as being a real challenge. Although it is a holiday, it is also a work day and a cooking day. Will I be able to get away from the desk and kitchen to take a walk? I guess only tomorrow will tell but for now, I be walking!

Day 4 - Easier said than done...

8:04 am - It is cold. I do not want to go outside! I do not want to walk, all I want to do is stay snuggled on the couch and watch cartoons with Alyssa.

8:39 am - Alyssa is awake and ignoring my request for her to walk with me...just me and Pup.

9:53 am - Still getting motivated...shoes are on, jacket and scarf are near by...the sun came out so the air is a little warmer.

10:40 am - OK, did it! Took a half an hour walk with my pup in the woods. Felt good. I am so glad that I got my buns out of the house this morning! Had coffee and a banana for breakfast, not quite hungry yet but am dreading lunch decision making. Maybe oatmeal. Maybe peanut butter toast.

See you tomorrow!