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Yep...it's been a while again. Grr. I'm not happy with me.

What's been goin' on? Stuff. Exciting, no?

Today, I took the day off from work. Much needed. Even though I took a day off only about two weeks ago. And I'm looking forward to next week's two-day holiday. I won't go into my work stuff though.

Anyway...I got some stuff done today. Nothing too exciting. Cleaned out my car (much needed). I went grocery shopping to get supplies to make what I expect to be an amazing soup tomorrow (thanks to Iowa Girl Eats). And I put up my outdoor Christmas lights since it was so nice out. Now, before you head to the comment button, I'm not turning them on yet. That will wait until after Thanksgiving. I just figured it was good to take advantage of the warm weather and a day off to get that done.

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Last weekend I went to see "Rent" at the Civic Center. It was kind of a last minute purchase, but I'm SO glad I did. It was amazing! I was front row. I was 10 feet from the actors. My first reaction when I sat down, was that I was too close and that I'd miss out on things. But then the show started and I had actual eye contact with many of the actors, including Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (original Broadway cast members). It blew me away. So glad I bought that ticket. (And I may just have a bit of a crush on them.)

Of course, now I'm as obsessed with "Rent" as I am with "Wicked". I listen to the soundtrack all the time and even bought the DVD (I only WISH "Wicked" had a DVD I could buy).

Next up at the Civic Center..."Lion King". I haven't bought tickets yet, but I probably will. And should. Have wanted to see that show for a while.

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Well, that's all for now. I'll try to be better at this blogging thing. I swear. (More for me than you 4 readers.) :) I need the "talking" time.

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Edited to add: Holy Moly that soup is good!! If you like Chicken Tortilla Soup, make this.

A little early...but awesome

Things I know today

So...it's the weekend. Yay!

I spent the morning shopping with my sister and my 2 year-old niece. And the afternoon shopping with my sister (niece went on to my home town with her grandma). Tomorrow is my nephew's 5th birthday party. He'll be 5 on Nov 4. When did he get so old?

It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I'd do a brief update (via bulleted list) on things I know:

• I lost 10.25 inches doing my workout program. That sounds more impressive that I feel it is.
• I cooked awesome chili tonight. I made up the recipe with ground turkey breast, beans, tomatoes and peppers. Yummy.
• Work has been stressing me out. Lots of crazy stuff going on there. Not happy-crazy either.
• My friend has to have a brain tumor biopsy next week. I don't think I need to explain how I feel about that or what it has done for my stress eating.
  
• My new nephew is awesome...and I can't wait to see him again next weekend.
• Can't believe tomorrow is November and that I need to set my clock back tonight. Next thing you know it'll be Thanksgiving (and I won't have blogged).
• Really want to make a trip to Minneapolis again soon...partly related to bullet #4 and partly because I really like it there.

Another rather disjointed post. I need to focus more and be more dedicated to this (like other bloggers I know and read constantly; I'm much better at reading than writing).

And that's all! I hope everybody's having a great Halloween!

It's in the eyes

Something about this lolcat cracked me up...

Hello, again, biological clock...

So today my youngest sister gave birth to her second child, a son. So for those that know or care. That's two sisters with a son and a daughter. Two nephews and two nieces. This is likely the end of my sisters having children. My younger sisters.

Yes, this doesn't escape me. I want kids. Have always wanted kids. There's no doubt about that. However, fate has not been kind to me about this. But I AM grateful for wonderful, healthy nieces and nephews. And I can't wait to meet the latest addition to the family.

I wholeheartedly wish someday to have the chance to have kids myself. But for now, I'll just be happy to revel in the joy of my sisters' wonderful kids.

Midway Results...

So I think I failed to mention that I started that 6 week program at my gym called Beyond Extreme Body Challenge. I meet with a personal trainer (along with another person) twice a week and she also plans out 6 days of workouts each week for us to follow as well. The first few days were rough. Real rough. Pain galore. But I got though it and I just finished week 3 and had measurements taken at the midpoint.

And so far so good. I've only lost 6 lbs....but lost a lot of inches:

Left Arm: -1 inch
Right Arm: -1 inch
Waist: -1 inch
Abdomen: -2.25 inches
Chest: -1.25 inches
Left Thigh: -.25 inch
Right Thigh: -.5 inch
Hips: -1.25 inches

I have to say I'm pretty darn happy with those results after only 3 weeks. Sure it's no Biggest Loser, but I don't work out 6 hours a day. Though I think some of my workouts have rivaled some that they do on that show.

So I have 3 more weeks to go and then its back to relying on my own self to get these workouts done. But at least I feel I've made some good progress toward having actual muscles on my body...

Weird things...

OK. It's Monday, I'm feeling less than motivated to work and I've been awful at blogging, so I figured I'd post a little something.

And that something is....weird things that annoy me.

Or weird thing, anyway. I'm only going to post about one today. Maybe I'll post something about other things later.

But today's item is having to use my middle initial. My name is pretty unique. I'll even go out on a limb and say that there's nobody else in the world with my first and last name (thus the reason why I don't use it on this site). So why do I have to add that middle initial? I can see it's purpose for people with more common names or even people who like to use their initials. But I really find it annoying to see my name in a list and see that middle initial there like I might be confused with someone else. It should be optional. Let people decide if they need it or not.

And if you're thinking...who cares? Or there are bigger things to worry about? I wholeheartedly agree...and I tend to spend time worry about those other things, but once in a while it's nice to worry about something so inane as a middle initial. Especially on a Monday.