So December is ticking away quickly. Any one else remember when you were a kid and it seemed like it would take forever for Christmas to get here. Well, I guess when you are doing the waiting, instead of the shopping, things go by slower. This week we enjoyed highs in the 60's and then a wonderful Canadian breeze came in and today we are enjoying nice 20 degree weather. And YES I did still ride my bike even though there was a windchill that made it feel like 6 degrees but hey I didn't have to use blush to get that rosy glow. I did, on the other hand, have to wait about an hour before my ears and nose defrosted.
Been doing a lot of ab and leg work lately and boy can I feel it. You never know how much you use those muscles until you work them out and then have to use the bathroom the next day. Talk about a realization in the human anatomy. You don't realize how many muscles in your abs and legs you use to get up and down until you work them to soreness. But hey, no pain no gain RIGHT!
I also had the pleasure this last weekend to take my daughter to her first concert. We saw KATY PERRY on her Witness Tour and it was FANTASTIC!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! I sang and screamed so much that as a bonus for my family, I had absolutely NO voice on Sunday, which depending on how you look at it was a blessing or a curse, depending on who you were. But the boys seems to enjoy me being silent for a change and not silent because I was angry at one or more of them for something they did or didn't do. ha ha
I got all gussied up and wore clothes I never thought I could wear. I didn't wear something that covered my butt and to be perfectly honest, I felt AMAZINGLY GREAT!
This working out thing is, forgive the pun, WORKING OUT! I feel great. And with the small exception here and there, I'm overly happy. Which is good since it's the holiday season. I'm not sweating the small stuff, this has been a very stress free holiday for me so far. My kids haven't asked for much and mostly have requested time to go and do things together. I'm way under budget for what I planned to spend this year and I am slowly but surely buying clothes that fit and guess what, when you get to my size, stuff is actually really on sale.
I'm so looking forward to the next few weeks, which are filled with parties, friends, and working out, but I'm so thankful that I went on this adventure (and am still on it) but I never in a million years thought I would feel the way I feel now.
So while I look into buying a stabilization bar to put next to my toilet at home for future workouts, perhaps I can ask Santa for one, a pretty one that has rhinestones might be nice. So remember to take one day at a time. If your day starts to go south, don't make that few minutes derail you from your North Pole happy place. I know it's easier said than done, but nothing is worth anything without a little effort, right? I mean Judy the elf took 1,200 years to perfect hot cocoa in the Santa Clause, so if you need a day, month, or year, that's just a drop in the bucket.
So as I suffer through abs and leg days and remind myself that I am paying someone to torture me on a regular basis and that I LIKE IT! Be kind to yourself, because if you don't have your own back, who will!
So enjoy the rest of week and if you are in the Midwest, bundle up buttercups because it's going to get a little chilly out!
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