An Exercise Challange - My Long Hot Active Summer Challenge

Well since I did so good in the GAG challenge I thought why not join this challenge. I need something to keep me motivated and get me MOVING! So I am joining in and going to participate in "MY long Hot Active Summer Challenge". WOO HOO!! Since it is an exercise challenge I should make exercise goals for the challenge. So my goals for the challenge are two things:

1. Work out 6 out of 7 days a week. (So a total of 96 days. This does not have to be each week but I can't miss more than 16 days).

2. Have a total of 6,000 minutes of exercise. (That is roughly 54 mins of exercise PER day).

Are these lofty goals? Yes.

Can I complete them? YES!

This challenge starts May 5th. The day before my birthday and the Wednesday after my trip from Vegas so I will have NO EXCUSES! NO EXCUSES!!! One of the things i want to get in the habit of is exercising when we go camping. This will MAKE me! We are going camping in May, June, July and August before this challenge is over with so I WILL make it a point to exercise. Come on baby! I won GAG and I don't plan on losing this one either. LOL! ;)

Book Review - Looking For Closure

Looking for Closure by Maria Stewart was definitely an interesting read. Maria is the niece of Theresa Ferrara and also the last person that saw Theresa alive. This book is Maria's recount of her recollection of the events that led up to the disappearance of her aunt as well as the aftermath and her resolve to find out what really happened.

If you know a little bit about this story or were aware of this story when it happened and saw the newspaper articles, you will definitely like this book. I had no idea what this story was about but it intrigued me and I wanted to know what happened to Theresa Ferrara too. It kept me turning pages to see what would happen and what the outcome was.

Did it answer all the questions? No. But unfortunately, this is a true to life event that happened. Not just a story being told by some writer. Ms. Stewart couldn't weave a great ending as she was bound by the truth and only can report the actual facts and circumstances surrounding what she discovered. But overall, this was a great book that shed light on the suspicious circumstances that surrounded Ms. Ferrara's disappearance.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author Maria Stewart. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Starting over ... again

Today is a new start. Why not. It's Monday. It's a new week and the first Monday of the month. I am going to Vegas for my birthday on the 30th. I would LOVE to be 150 by then but considering I weighed in this morning at 162.0 (which by the way is a 1.2 lb drop from last week) I don't think I can hold my breath. It's taken everything in me right now not to munch. I'm probably thirsty. I've gotten in the bad habit of having a soda when I get into work first thing. So that pushes back my water intake. Bad me.

Ok . . .I just opened up my water bottle and took a drink. =) Starting in the right direction now. I have lunch planned - a lean cuisine and some chips and salsa (trying the new quesadilla they have out). I have dinner planned, chicken fajitas. But I have to go to the grocery store tonight. Since we were gone all weekend visiting family I am at my bare bones in the cupboards. So I need to make a grocery list and plan my meals the rest of this week and shop tonight. Ugh. But that's after doing Connor's homework, making a quick craft for Grandma's birthday (it's next Monday) so I can get it mailed out and doing baths tonight. Oh yeah, and I have Connor's follow up dentist appt this afternoon at 4pm. Maybe that will actually help as I will be home earlier than normal. That is if the dentist is running behind schedule.

I just can't seem to get a consistent schedule going. Ugh. I just have to muddle through and figure it out I guess. Can someone please add another hour in the day???

Book Review - Is There a Monster Over There?

Is there a monster over there? by Sally O. Lee is a delight to read. My children LOVE this book and keep asking me to read it again and again. At first, I was apprehensive hoping this wouldn't scare my 2 year olds! But it does the exact opposite. It teaches them that monsters are not scary! They make look different but they are nothng to be afraid of. I think this would be a great book for any child that is afraid of the monsters under their bed or in their closet to realize, there really isn't anything to be afraid of.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author Sally O. Lee. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Book Review - Travel Writing

Travel Writing by Peter Ferry was definitely an interesting book. It was a little slow in the beginning but picked up quite nicely. It kept me in suspense wanting to know who did what, how the characters were intertwined and what the whole story behind Lisa Kim was all about. I think this is a great book for aspiring writers to read. It gives a different perspective of how to write and almost gives tips based on the author’s class that he talks about in the book. But it was also an entertaining read. The only part of the book that I somewhat questioned was the last chapter. At first I really didn’t see the need for it until I got to the last sentence of the book . . . I won’t ruin if for you!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author Peter Ferry.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”