Yippppeeee Skip & Yaaaahoo!

OK.. So this is the first time in a while that I've posted anything remotely to do exclusively with fitness .
Needless to say, I've been off my game & not really feelin the VIBE - so posting "I suck" wasn't really in my list of fun things to do! ~lol
BUT now ...OH baby I'm ON!!
Today has been a GREAT day wrapping up a GREAT week! :D

I once told some of you about a phrase in our house that has become a staple our in day to day.. Its YAY ME!! Or in some cases YAY YOU!- which I've often posted to ya :D
- it was coined by Steven when he was about 2 & he'd done something that he was rather proud of & while we were saying "good job"-- He got all excited & climbed up on his chair, raised his fist up high & shouted "YAY ME! "
It was great- such a totally uninhibited , "I'm happy moment " SO wonderful to see! & it's sad that as we age we learn to hide because it's not "good manners" to be so all about "ourselves"

The world really need more "YAY ME " moments... I think we'd all do much better!

So Today was My real YAY ME... Not only did I manage to go to a birthday party & eat NONE of the treats , chips & cake... But I made time this afternoon to get my cardio done in a day that was incredibly hectic & the topper was that in light of this latest Mini Challenge over at the Blends site ... I did my cardio mile in 39 seconds LESS !!!

So YES I'm a happy Girl to say the least... Feel free to borrow some of the VIBE I've got LOTS !

having a Carole moment ...

So I had to share this... ;)

It has long been contended that there are male jokes and there are
female jokes, and there are unisex jokes.
Here is a joke I consider a true female joke.
I offer it to you in the hopes that women will love it and men will pass it along to a woman who will love it.


A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with
her girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy,
middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not
take her eyes off him.



The young-at-heart man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked
directly toward her. (As all men will.) Before she could offer her
apologies for staring so rudely, he leaned over and whispered to
her,

"I'll do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no
matter how kinky, for $20.00.....on one condition."



Flabbergasted, the woman asked what the condition was. The man
replied, "You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three
words."


The woman considered his proposition for a moment, and then slowly
removed a $20 bill from her purse, which she pressed into the man's
hand along with her address. She looked deeply into his eyes, and

slowly and meaningfully said....

"Clean my house."

OK time for something else..

Well that week is done & Auntie has come to visit...don't know if that makes things better or worse ~lol~ Guess I'll just look forward to when this is done & I get that week of reprieve where I feel all "thin & happy"

Haven't blogged much lately mostly bec life has been hectic getting kids back to school & all .
Well they're settling into school this week.. but I'm feeling a bit disjointed since these are my days of work in the eves & they're at their Dads... So I'm over to the school during the day- feeling like some kinda weirdo .

Anywho enough about me...
I wanted to share with you that I've been in touch with or am trying to get in touch with a few of the Blends that have gone MIA..

Rachel ( Miss Fit) I've emailed a few times & now have gone a step further & am trying to get ahold of her thru her work... so darlin, if you're reading this - we just wanna know you're OK..

don't make me come down there! ~lol~


Jim( Musclehead , StoneOak, or whatever you might know him as !) is really busy with work & was SUPPOSED to be up here to Vancouver this weekend for a work training session that got cancelled.
I've been quietly very excited about this for some time-- He's really become for all the world like the Big brother I never got -so I am dissapointed as Hell that I'm not getting to see him :(
but he's doing ok. :)


& Suzanne ( Moggie) I spent well a couple hours on the phone with yesterday by the time all was said & done . She's just come back up from visiting in Florida. Yes Patrick( Dub) is still down there doing/ being well Dub~ ~lol~ ... she is back up here now, & like me is goin thru the fun of getting Kids back to school.
There have been no real changes with her eyes so .. needless to say time on the computer is not a priority. she's just trying to figure out what & where the next step in her world will be & how to go about getting there.
We're hoping to get together some time soon..& I've decided even if I need to go kidnap her for coffee it's gonna happen . Then you guys can at least SEE that she's doin ok.

well there ya go... some mysteries solved & others hopefully soon to be.

I don't feel like being cheery...Dammit!

Ok.. well I'm not that bad really..but I've had the edges of a stupid hormonally related Migraine for the past few days..& yesterday I somehow managed to pinch something-probably my sciatic nerve by doing pretty much NOTHING!

I've done this sorta thing before I'm convinced that it has to do with my hip joints which we have family history of having problems with ..& more over it seems to happen from too much sitting which tells me that the 2hrs plus driving a day this past week end did me NO favors..( darlin hubby wanted to YES you guessed it -FISH & so I drove from where we were camped, into work every afternoon all weekend - I MUST love him! )
- then the past few days time spent trying to catch up on blogs .. well needless to say whatever the cause - it's annoying as He^%$!!

So yes- I am a rather Grumpy PMSing Girl to say the least.. GRRRRR... & since I'm suposed to be a HAPPY Cheery leader for my team over on the Forum...I've come here to vent! ~lol~

- someone sent me this & today.. it just fits my mindset PERFECTLY!

9 things that are Bloody Annoying..


1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?



2 People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the T.V. remote because they refuse to walk to the T.V. and change the channel manually.



3 When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?



4 When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna have to Kick their asses!



5 When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.



6 People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!' Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.



8 When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?



9 When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass?


Hope they make you laugh-- It helped me a bit ~ :P

& more pics...are you bored of them yet? :

I wouldn't be suprised ! ~lol~
We've been so flippin busy lately it's stupid! But now our friends wedding is done... I think I finally can settle down into a quiet routine... Well at least until kids go back to school on Sept 7th..


I'm enjoying being back at the gym more than I thought I would .. I guess I know I NEED to be workin out otherwise my self image & mood starts to go down the tubes! & this Mini challenge has been the BEST thing I could have done to start back - So Yay for that !

... Funny I can tell I'm spending any spare time I might have - over at the Forum... I just went to look for a "smilie" to put in this! :P

Akkkk ....THANKS Jess! ~lol~

Home again, Home again..

Sadly enough this time for good. Holiday time for me is DONE .. we got back on Mon am just in time for me to get ready for work at 3pm!

YIIIKES !

Sooo YES as you can see..we've had a good few weeks of fun & sun ...First upcountry to the rivers then over to Vancouver Island to the ocean..yea I know I'm looking more than a bit like I'm a Summer Girl..
Geees standing next to girlfriend who we went to see for her B-day umm it's hard to figure which of us looks MORE native !
not to mention that I've partaken of more than my share of summer treats & libations... unless I wanna take to wearing A Mumuu... Gonna have to say -
Yep time to get back at things SERIOUSLY ..Ulllp
So on that note -I've thrown myself headlong into thing by somehow volunteering to captain our team for the Blends Mini challenge .. I don't know what I'm really expected to do..but if nothing else it'll keep me on track & from slinking off into the sunset when the going gets tough !
Here's a few pics of the goings on over the past week or 2...
& yes we DO do things besides fish ...really! ~LOL~

Gone again!

Off for another jaunt...take care all!

Back for the momment..

Well we're back home for a few days... WOW- LOTS to catch up on I see!... the "events" around Blogland & Tracker..& the NEW forum set up by our own wonderful JESS!

I still haven't had a chance to look into blogs yet.. I've been doing a nonstop laundry & catching up with gardening has been an adventure! So in the mean time Here 's a few pics of our week..

the first pic was our last night.. Hmmm yes -a very relaxed pair we are... ;)


I have to say- I do LOVE being up there.. once you realize there is nothing you really have to do.. it's great!!.. the biggest decision to make is whether it's gonna be a bathing suit & a wrap kinda day..or throw on a sundress!

Hair & makeup are total NON issue since you're in & out of the water all day.

& YES -Sqishheeees are very much a Tradition at "The Cabin"..& have been apparently for over 30 yrs now! ;)


the next is of Jamie & Jess finally taking a break the day we went tubing... those things are FUN...& a workout to stay on..like Lat pulls from Hell! - akkkk ~lol~

& then there is the cute one of Steven & Kennedy - Jamie's "brother" - Uncle Tom's little one.. She thinks "Steben" is the greatest thing since sliced bread & will follow him anywhere!

the last one is of Steven with a Kokanee he caught..a Kokanee if you don't know is a land locked Sockey salmon so they're protected as they aren't that common ...so needless to say this little guy went Back :D

LOTS more got taken with Uncle Tom's camera but it's a REAL film one so I have no idea how I'd get them on here! :P

I'll check in with ya'll as I can in between chores!

Have a great week..!

Hope you all stay, or find your way to being well this week :) ... We're off for the cabin-- as soon as it cools down enough to drive !

The summer is slippin by!

Wow how did it get to be the middle of July already?? Akkkk... Time is going by too fast!
The only Good thing is that it mean that after my next 3 days on ...I'm on HOLIDAYS for just over Three weeks! YAY!!! whooooo hoooo :)

First off-We'll be heading up to the cabin for a week.. Total back to nature living ( read- NO running water! ).. but right on the lake which is gorgeous & lots of fun for Jess & Steve ( & maybe a friend or 2 this yr - yep more fun!!
& because it's so dry up in the Okanagan there are are no nasty bugs to bite us, so Jamie & I sleep out on the deck under the stars ;)

after a few days back home here I think we'll be heading up to a camping weekend for my girlfriends 30th...Yea Stef I'm sure there will be MANY SQUISHEEES happening all over the place that weekend! ~lol~

& after that we may try to head over to Vancouver Island to see my Aunt & Uncle who the kids love to visit & hopefully get a day or so of ocean fishing in...

Yep- things to look forward to ...:)

Yep I'm a Rookie...~lol~

OK So this was my attempt to change the look of my blog...hmmmm ok so this did NOT work out the way it was supposed to...- It's missing all the pretty stuff around the edges...& the pic is WAY too big!...but it's time to go the gym...& then watch darlin daughter play her heart out at the end of her "quick start' band thing...

Anyone out there know how to make the whole thing fit... I'm up for HELP!!!!

Aaaaaaarrrrgggg!

No this is not me still in pirate mode! It's me more than just a bit pissed at things in my world right now.

For starters I managed to mess up my neck several days ago - probably having to do with restaining the whole front deck -
I'm a bit particular..OK ok.. A lot particular... So I was all scrunched up in bizarre positions to get into some of the areas ... To get it JUST right. End result it looks great...Me NOT so much!

I think I kinda sent the whole thing into spasm the other day trying to get a workout in that included overhead triceps...( yea ok call me stupid- I figured it was fine by then...ahhhh NO! )
So needless to say I've been living on Robacacets & visits to my Chiropractor & doing NOTHING except riding the bike to do cardio .Bleeaaaaaaaaa!!
Did I mention that when feeling depressed & pissed at your self ... It's much harder NOT to just say F' it & eat crap ? More arguements than ususual with myself about that to say the least!

Then the topper today --- My darlin husband's ex has reared her altogether nasty, spiteful ugly head again & where this latest intrusion into our life will go... I know not..

Anyone got a corner I can borrow to curl up in??

*sigh*

Guess what we went to see??

Yep... & it was GREAT!! Just walking up to the theatre to head in was fun with all the reactions & overheard comments -- SOO many people saying- "Awww, we shoulda done that!"
And you know me..Any excuse to play dress ups is fine by me :P
& this was well worth it!
Fun evening to say the least!

Party on the patio..

Finally have a sec to get these up & show you some of our celebration on the weekend.. Friends of ours took some as well but these I took before the rest of the gang showed up & I got too sidetracked making Strawberry Margaritas & Pina coladas!! ( we had a total Red & White theme...Including the foods & drinks! )
& As you can see the girls got into their red jello just a bit too much! That's what I get for blinking for a second! akkk! ... All in all-- a fun time tho! :)

Happy Holiday Weekend All !!!

well it Friday night ..& I'm still doing prep work.. rumour has it that apparently we're having a Canada Day party here tomorrow~! ( that 'll learn us for telling anyone we got a new BBQ~ lol~ the weather is supposed to be hot & sunny so poolside is where we'll be ..
Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday JULY 1st or 4th which ever you celebrate!

And so it begins...

Here we are 10am on the first day of the kids summer break & Me determined NOT to lose my focus!! So far we've done a VERY interesting LBWO..
went up in the play room.. & put on Steven's Greenday CD... WHOOO HOOO talk about Energy!

Did DB squats ( called them "teacups" since we were pretending to be able to balance a tea cup on our leg at the bottom)
Then Plie squats.. Called them" ballerinas".. Well -for obvious reasons!
Next was stiff legdead lifts..Called them "good morning stretches" you shoulda heard Steven saying good moring to EVERYONE in the family with each raise.. ;)
Finally was some fun lunges.. I had the kids do them with arms straight out & we called them "Frankensteins" & we were giggling thru those!

So 3 sets of 15 or so..( we sometimes forgot where we were ~lol~)
& Now off for a bikeride in the sunshine! ...

Have a Great day all! :) I'm Back in my Happy place :)

I'm tired of looking at Me...

So enough with the pics already right?? ~lol

Have had a VERY busy weekend & then went back to work last night...Again on a dif ward..So no time for checking blogs..& during the day time there's too many inside chores to get done that I've neglected all weekend. ( the weather has been sunny & HOT so it was full on Yard work among other things! )
I am trying to balance my need for getting things done with my need for checking on you all!
Oh yea.. Did I mention that I feel "yucky' - throat is sore..One eye is weepy.. I'd like to chalk it up to allergies...but I don't think so..
Just run down I guess - Not near enough sleep.. I need someone to send me a bedtime reminder to GO to bed! ..Instead of staying up after work & reading.. & or eating crap!
Hmmm- & also think Auntie is on her way ...*sigh* or is that "Grrrrrrr"?? Yep grumpy , hot & tired- I'd say apathetic too..but I don't feel like it right now.. Yep- I need to snap out of this ..

hair is done..

Hello All! Well my hair is done... Took longer than I anticipated since he did a whole chit chat/ consult before we began.. but NO pics aren't up yet.. Had some issues trying to take & the upload them earlier ...So maybe my dear darling will do it if I walk him through it from here at work.. ;)

Then you all will have to tell me what you "honestly" think.. Not just what you think I might wanna hear.. But what you really think. -- I'm still not sure myself..

EDIT..well here's one of my "self portraits" yea that was funny tryin to do ~lol although you can't really see just how dark most of it is now..I know it's supposed to lighten as the "demi-permanent" comes out ..but for now it's really dark! I guessI'll have to give in & let Jamie take some more pics tomorrow You get a better idea of just how much it looks darker I think when it's straight ---but we'll see if do that --( I really don't like to bug him about taking pics for me..make me feel all self concious)
Any who it's darker & shorter by several inches & now has these crazy gold streaks in it too... again .. I'm still not sure!

Now I've done it..

Well almost! ..~lol ~ I've finally bitten the bullet & have an appointment for tomorrow AM to have some one DO something with my hair! Those of you in Blendville that regularly go & get your hair cut or coloured or whatnot.. I envy you. I've had long hair for as long as I can remember & the last time I had someone professionally put colour or streaks in it was in ..ummmmm 2000~!
Yea pretty pathetic eh?? Part of that is that I've had all sorts of ups & downs with my world & have actually had periods of such extreme stress - that CHUNKS of my hair fell right out.

Scary to say the least..Finding the spots that I couldn't see were... well traumatic & horrible -I don't wish that upon anyone! Try having someone tell you that there is a huge bald patch at the back of your head...It isn't fun.. & since then I've had to really baby it to have those areas grow back in..

Now I've decided that everything is healthy enough to actually do something..& frankly I'm bored with my hair -not in a" OK cut it all off way" -- but I think I'm ready for SOMETHING different..
Any suggestions?
I've got till tomorrow Am to figure out what to tell him.. :P

Friday night..

Well it's Friday night & unlike MOST of you blends I'm NOT out having fun..or even at home having fun!.. in fact I'm stuck at work.. & on a different ward the past couple of nights soo I've been rather busy & haven't had any time to check in on you...let alone have anytime to tell you about my world.

.. This week I've been good about the gym.. & WAS good about eating up until last night... I seem to have fallen down the rabbit hole with Alice the past few days..I'm feeling like I'd like to run away & hide..sinking into a depressive funk..& want NO neeeeed to eat Chocolate... Akkkkkk ...

well that's about it for now..