Fun filled evening of the Golden Globes...

You may all recall (or you may not know) that I really love awards shows... I love movies (even thought I don't go to see them)... and I love watching the awards shows....

Tonight will give me an idea of what movies I should go see.... or movies I should put in my Netflix queue...

This morning in cycle class I kicked everyone's butt including my own... it was a hard class... I had sweat balls galore by the time I was done....

I'm trying to figure out what I will do tomorrow... I kept forgetting I don't have to work. I should do something service related (maybe...)... maybe I'll serve the art community and go to my studio.

Who knows....

It's one of those days.

I think I'm going to have a do-over on my ww points from yesterday - I went a little overboard...

I woke up with a headache - it seems to have gone away now (a whole pot of coffee later...).

I've got a bunch to do before class so I will try to be back later today.

Puppy out of control.

This morning (you're probably saying this morning? it's only 5:14.... yes, this morning) my mother left to go to Oregon for a baby shower.... let me just tell you, the moment she left Zoe started going bonkers... crying whining and barking... when I got downstairs she had knocked down the gate into the kitchen... I got up so she wouldn't tear the house apart...

Today I am doing the regular this morning, ww, the gym - but then I'm going to camp to make art! I don't know exactly what I'm going to do but it's going to involve self portraits and telling stories... seems good to me.

I also promised my class a new playlist tomorrow. I need to come through or there might be a riot. I'll have to do that tonight when I get home...

I think I shall go now and spend some quality time with my dog.

TGIF

It's Friday finally....

Good news - Zoe didn't wake me up.

Bad news - headache.

Other than that I feel alright.

Last night I got my hair colored... it's got a bit of character... a new person at the same salon did it... she's pretty good (her name is Tara).

Today besides work I have to gather things for camp tomorrow... I'm doing self portraits with the young people... I also promised a new playlist for class on Sunday so I need to do that before tomorrow night (or they are going to get off their bikes and kick my ass)...

Also tonight my friend Matt's son is showing his film that he made for his senior project... I need to pace myself so I can stay up that late...

My headache seems to be going away so that's good.... this morning instead of bagels or donuts we are getting things from Specialties... they make these killer mini quiche which are the best things ever. In our office everybody with cut pieces off things and take "bites". This is good because you get a taste and don't have to eat the whole thing (I COULD eat a whole mini quiche...).

I think I shall go now... I'm becoming distracted.

My first running related injury.

Okay, this isn't really a running injury.... if you're squeamish you may want to skip the description that comes next.

Last week I told you all about my bruised toenails... it turns out that one of them wasn't a bruise - it was a blood blister. So... last night after I worked out I went home and took a shower - then I clipped my toenails and sort of saw something bubbling underneath my toenail... I got a piece of tissue out and pressed on it... then came the gush of blood... my toenail is now back to its normal color but it's a bit loose... I'm thinking I may go look for a new pair of running shoes. I was fitted for this brand a few years ago.... who knows, maybe my feet have changed size or something... maybe I should also go get my feet checked to see if I need some new orthotics... but orthotics cost money...

Enough of the toenail story....

Tonight I get my hair colored.... I think I managed to style it alright yesterday - it just never looks quite like you want it to though. It's good enough though....

Today I am going to a ww meeting with one of my friends from my old job... I'm going for the moral support... it never hurts to go to more than one meeting in a week... She's been talking about joining for a while but hasn't been able to commit... maybe if she has someone doing it along with her it will work this time.... you just have to be willing to make those lifestyle changes and not just change your eating habits... it's the mind change which is the hardest part I think.

Oh well, I guess that's it... no more icky toenail stories.

A long time coming...

Here we are at 2,000.

I've just started thinking about "projects" I can do while I'm in Chicago Next Month.... I think I will take the video camera with me and do some filming (Brent - it may end up in with your music attached but don't get your hopes up...). I know it's going to be cold while I'm there but it might be nice to do some work outside by the lake. I know I should be looking for teaching jobs - and I will do a little of that, but I think I need a little motivation (like being around all my art making friends) in order to get the creative juices flowing.

I've said before that I'm going to start making things again - and I will... it's just taking me a bit. I have found that things can not be forced - they just have to come. This weekend I'm going to be going to camp and we're going to work on some self portraits - or objects that tell stories about ourselves... should be interesting... might make me want to get back into the studio.

This morning I have a bit of a crick in my neck that is giving me a bit of a headache... It's just the muscles in my neck being a bit stressed... it will work itself out.

Zoe started whining at 3:00 last night - unfortunately she didn't really ever stop... maybe someday she'll stop (she will - she has to right?).

I chopped off a lot of my hair last night... I think it looks good - let's just see if I can replicate my new do this morning...

I think I shall go now and get another cup of coffee... I think I need it. HEADACHE GO AWAY!

Almost 2,000.

This is post number 1,999. I'll try to make it good.

Yesterday morning I almost got run down by a car on my way to work... that was fun.

Last night Zoe started chewing on her cone and her mouth kept getting stuck on it so we took it off. It's nice to not having it whack us in the neck... she was licking her feet all night.

Today I have a full plate of work, then a haircut at 5:30 and then teaching at 6:45... busy busy busy!

I really don't think this post is turning out the way I'd planned (but how do I plan any post?)... back in the old day - circa 2006 and 2007 I had a lot of time to sit with the posts (and sit with Old Crusty on my lap) in front of the Today Show and work on them... post are much different when you don't have dogs interrupting you or you have to get ready for work.

The gym was incredibly busy last night... I give it a few more weeks... a few of the newbies will stick it out and become regulars but the majority will realize they are just not ready for it... I don't think I ever was one of those New Years people... I haven't always been gung ho about going but I don't think I was one of those people who had a membership and never went... (okay, maybe when I worked out at Hart's Athletic Club in Ballinger)... With anything you just have to do it long enough to make it become a routine...

I guess I'll pack it in this morning... stay tuned for number 2,000....

Are you ready for it?

I'm not so sure I'm ready to go back to work. I was getting used to short work weeks.

Last Friday I ended up staying a bit late... no big deal.

On the agenda this week? Hair appointments galore - cycle - running - work - Dad's cataract surgery.. I think that's it... next weekend I am heading over to camp on Saturday afternoon to do an art thing for the Mid-winter retreat. It will be nice to see the youngsters (they aren't really kids so I won't call them that)...

Last night we let Zoe whine her way through the night. She has taken to starting to whine at 3:30 am. Momma had been geting up to keep her from waking me up... I told her to just let her whine - I can usually go back to sleep. She managed to stay in bed until 4:30... we'll get her trained eventually... her cone comes off on Thursday - that will be nice. I'm getting a bit tired of being smacked with it.

I think I'm done now... I have to prepare myself to go out into the rain...

Stop it.

Stop it right now.... please.

Okay, I feel better now.

Busy day, cycling, lunch with the nephews... shirt delivery and then a walk around Greenlake.

More coming in the morning...

Sunday scrunch...

I promised my cycle class a new playlist and I don't think I'll be able to deliver... well maybe.

I slept over nine hours last night... with the exception of an hour when I was trying to keep Zoe from fussing and waking up grandma...

Yesterday's massage was good... remember you should always take care of yourself first.... so if anyone wants referral cards let me know.

After class today I am going to visit my dad and deliver his new shirt that I bought for him. He is having cataract surgery on Tuesday and needs a short sleeved loose shirt to wear. I found one that fits the bill at Fred Meyer last weekend.

After I deliver the shirt I may walk around Greenlake and then off to the studio. No, forget that - I can't do that... My sister and Nephews are coming over... so I might just walk around Greenlake... (since my dad lives across the street).

Okay, I better get a moving... I may be able to squeek out playlist yet.

Saturdays are a beautiful thing...

I am so looking forward to my waxing appointment and my massage today...

I managed to almost stay up until 10:00 last night... I was trying to watch What Not To Wear... it was pretty good... I just missed part of the end because I couldn't keep my eyes open...

I will update more later... I promise..

Finally Friday

I didn't think it would ever come but it's here.

It's been a long week and I'm ready for a little bit of time off... What I'm not looking forward to is stepping on the wii this morning and having it tell me I've gained two pounds. I'm guessing it will be that much because I ate a little too much for dinner. (Chili, reduced price donuts, and toast). At least I don't have to weight and pay tomorrow.... just weigh.

My hip is a bit out of whack this morning... not too bad, but I think all the running has it a little out of place. I also have four toenails that are turning purple... oh the things we have to suffer through to keep in shape...

Tomorrow I am looking forward to my regular waxing appointment and a massage. The massage is going to be my last for a while. I have a 50 dollar credit and I decided that my Dad could pay for the rest of it for my Christmas present. It seems like a good idea to me. I don't know what else is going on - but I think that's probably enough.

I'm zoning out so I better go...

Two days to go!

We have made it past Wednesday... Thank goodness... What I said about the gym being less crowded... it was back to its bustling self yesterday...

I accomplished running on the tread mill for an hour last night. It's one of the goals I set for this week... I'm glad when I accomplish goals... I have to dig out my voice recorder and start figuring out my plan for jeneratorrunning.... I think it's about time to put ideas into action.

But what I really think is that it's time for more coffee....

The only thing is...

I just realized this morning that I only have a month until I leave for Chicago. I think I should probably update my resume and images... don't you think? I have an idea that this will most likely just end up being a vacation type trip - but that's okay.

Work has been crazy the past few days... I think I'm ready for the weekend already.

I'm not going to complain though... my days are full and I don't have a lot of downtime... I think that's better than being bored.

I actually found a parking spot right off the bat at the gym last night... that was nice. I'm thinking that it won't be so bad.... (just wait, tonight it will be crazy...). In related news for the past two days the wii fit has said I'm in the normal weight range... maybe with my luck it will be three days in a row. I guess I will go and find out....

The saga continues...

Vince Vaughn got married.

Just in case you didn't know - he got married on Saturday.

I don't have a lot to report this morning. I survived the first work day of the new year. It was really really busy! It's going to be busy again today...

The amount of new people at the gym was a bit aggravating but I will survive... I got to the body sculpt class late last night and there were no steps left... I will adapt. It will thin out in a few weeks... I just have to keep my cool...

Happy Birthday Stinky!

Stinky turns nine today. I can't believe she is that old! It seems like just yesterday she was a puppy. Oh how the time passes.

It's officially the beginning of the new year business wise.... should be busy... I hope. Everyone will be back in the office and ready to go...

I suppose it's fitting that it's pouring outside... Just in time for the commute.

I'm planning on wearing the new boots today... we'll see if my left foot can handle it... it's all about the Hamilton Family Feet sometimes... I think it will be okay (the boots are a better brand than I would normally buy so they probably won't hurt as much)...

I was contacted this weekend by an artist in Maine who has just started a blog. Her name is Susan Roux - here is her blog. She asked me some good questions about the blog and my website. It's got me thinking that maybe I should be doing something different or something more.... I don't know. It is a new year, maybe I should get off my butt and do more art things... Since I am planning on doing the half marathon maybe I should start back up Jeneratorrunning in earnest. I had such great plans towards the end of school.... they got sidelined. No time like the present I guess....

Okay, that's all I have for you this morning.... I'm not REALLY looking forward to the wii fit this morning because I broke into the ice cream my mother had in the freezer last night.

Oh, I think I've decided that if I can swing it I am going to try to save for a down payment on a condo of some sort... it seems stupid to pay money in rent when I could build up equity somewhere.... now the penny pinching begins....

one thousand nine-hundred and eighty-nine...

this is the post number I'm doing here.... for someone who doesn't talk a lot (outside those people she knows) I sure have posted a lot.... I guess it's been four years so it's not that big of a surprise...

Today I went to brunch with my dad and I ate a biscuit the size of a baby's head. Seriously.... maybe it was the size of a softball... but it was big and good...

This morning during class I told them all that I was going to run a half marathon this year... I guess I have to do it now don't I?

I have also contacted all my former co-workers from ww in Chicago to arrange a get together while I am there next month.... it should be fun.

It's back to the real world tomorrow... back to the gym and all the five million new people who will be there. Back to earning a living (with my new rate of pay!)... good times.

This year is shaping up to be a good one.

Day three of the new decade.

Not a whole lot to report this morning... Yesterday with a little adjustment to my goal weight I was able to weigh in at goal for the first time in six months.... I am one of those people to whom the BMI does not really apply.... I'm almost all muscle... and muscle is heavy....

At the meeting yesterday morning I talked up a new ww cook book and it flew off the shelves.... (Bill, I'm sorry I forced you to buy it... I'll buy your copy next week if it turns out you don't want it). Sometimes people just need a little subliminal cajoling to do things.....

Yesterday I went to the gym as usual and then my momma and I went up to the outlet stores in Marysville... I managed to get a pair of boots over my big ass calves and they looked good... so I am now a proud owner of new boots.

Today I teach and then I'm going to brunch with my dad. After that I plan to get him squared away with all of his appointments in the next few weeks. He's having cataract surgery in a few weeks. I have to get all of his appointments on my calendar... I also have to get reimbursed for all the holiday shopping I did for him. That will probably take most of the day up. He lives on Greenlake so maybe I'll walk around it when I'm done helping him.

I'm sort of looking forward to getting back to work full time tomorrow. All this free time - I don't know what to do with it other than sleep and work out....

Zoe is coming along fine... that cone is harder on us... hacking at our legs and faces.... only a week and a half to go...

Have a good day people...

I think I slept too much.

The only problem with catching up on all my sleep is that it hurts to stay horizontal too long. My midsection hurts when I sleep too much... I guess it's a hazard of aging...

Not much to report from yesterday. The wii told me I was in a normal weight range. I went to the gym for about two hours and then I came home and that was about it.... I did do laundry and change the sheets on my bed. How exciting.

I'm preparing for the new people at weight watchers this morning. It going to be a crazy few weeks there and at the gym. Everyone and their resolutions... I resolve to eat more bacon. And spend less money. And look people in the eye.... maybe. It's more fun to be isolated sometimes.

Zoe is handling the cone pretty well... she'll get a chew toy in the cone and start playing with it. The cone makes a nice container.



as you can see she's back to her old tricks... it's a little more uncomfortable with plastic cutting into your neck...

Today is the open call for Survivor at the Snoqualmie Casino. I should go, but I don't have the energy. I am still going to email the contact I got for the casting director though. Maybe I'll do that today. My mother is going to go to the outlet stores today... I may go along for the ride even though I'm on a budget... My new years savings plan is going well... that's why I didn't do anything yesterday after the gym... I don't risk spending any money if I don't go out.

Oh the exciting life I lead. I think I will get off the sofa now and get ready to face the scale. Who knows, maybe I won't have to pay today!

The dog in the cone.

Happy new year everyone...

I went to bed at 9:45. woo hoo... I spent the evening with my puppies on my lap and eating popcorn. So much for another exciting new years..

Oh well... let's get on with things. I'm thinking of going to the gym this morning and get my new years started right (along with five million other people who decide that this will be the year that they get in shape!).

Grandma is on the sofa with the cone dog - she's snoring (grandma - not Zoe). The dogs started whining at 3:30 so momma took them to bed with her... Stinky is very jealous of the attention that Zoe is getting... Zoe is doing pretty well but she has to wear a cone for two weeks. I don't think she'll be able to handle it.



I don't know what else I'm going to do today.... since I'm not spending money and I don't have anything on the radar maybe I'll clean something... who knows. It is the new year and stranger things have happened.

My massage went well yesterday - only one bruise from cupping. It was much less uncomfortable than last time... not that it was really uncomfortable... it's a good thing...

I'm thinking I will go step on my wii fit and see if it tells me I'm overweight today. I think I might not be because I didn't end up eating a ton yesterday... too busy and taking care of sick puppies...

I'm off like a prom dress.