Yeah.  I totally have to start dating my post titles, because I copy old ones for templates and there are now enough old posts to be overwhelming instead of simply confusing.

The Ready for Summer challenge is on.  Summer?  Honestly, folks, it’s upon us here in Texas.  We had summer storms last week complete with tornadoes, and the heat isn’t too far off. Mosquitos are relishing the fact that rain has returned to our drought ravaged corner of the world, and they’re coming out of dormancy with a vengeance.  I swatted one the size of a bumble bee yesterday.  Add to all of this the fact that Christina covered the grey in my hair painted in my annual highlights, well yes, Summer is officially here. 

See?  Thanks to the magic of chemistry, that pesky grey is now cleverly disguised as shimmery gold highlights. Yes, I have naturally curly hair.  It’s annoying, especially on humid days.

So how did it go with last weeks mini goals?  Hmph.  Considering that I couldn’t even find the post with last week’s goals in my post list, well, let’s just pretend I’m redoing the previous week’s goals, okay?

1. Weight loss – One pound. Nope.  Didn’t happen.  Happily Maintained.
2. NSV – Eight Hours of Sleep minimum every night.  Sadly, this did not happen last week. There were too many late evenings involving both work and fun stuff.  
3. Exercise – Four days of cardio and two days of weight training – Ooooh….this one slipped a bit the past week.  By Tuesday morning, I was terribly sore from my biking accident, so I was a good girl and took it easy while the muscles and bruises healed. I did do a Crossfit class on Thursday, and it went well!  It was an evaluation type workout, but I was able to finish in a respectable amount of time.  Then I spent the entire Saturday at a bike trail workfest at Gateway Park. Lopped lots of privet, hauled fallen limbs and trees off the path, and did quite a bit of digging and shoveling as we repaired benchcuts along the path.
4. Nutrition – Eat more Veggies, and cut back a little more on the processed carbs that are trying to sneak back in. – Score!!! 

Don’t Lose Track of Your Goals.  Keep the Faith.

The Architect is an amazing artist, and he’s about to be published for the first time!

He created a logo for the upcoming Fat Tire Festival, and it’s going to be plastered all over town, on posters, post cards, flyers in the bike shops, and beer pint glasses.  Uh, yeah.  Pints.  They will be used at the festival to serve refreshments to the adults. I’m pretty sure we’ll be able to snag an extra glass for The Architect to keep, sans the beer.

Be Proud of Your Kids.  Keep the Faith.

He is Risen!

Happy Easter! It’s been a wonderful, lazy day here in Texas.  We got home from mass, and ate breakfast out on the deck.  I intended to spend some time this afternoon pulling weeds from the front flower beds, but dang if it didn’t start raining! It drizzled all day long, so we watched movies, pulled out craft projects, napped and read all day long.

Final Wrap Up

1. Item of clothing and a picture of me. I already had a dress, and it fits. You’ve seen it. The clothing above?  Medium linen sweater, size 10 skirt.  Exactly where I want to be, even if the weight number isn’t.

2.  Final weight – exactly the same as when I started.  My goal was to lose five pounds.  I lost a pant size instead. Which is really okay, even if the number didn’t go down.

3. Goal Recap: Pullups and Arm Toning – Totally happened during the challenge.  I did ten pullups last week with the aid of a band, and will continue to work on full pullups through the year.  Arm strength certainly improved.  I can lift and press some genuine weight now that I couldn’t do a few months ago.  I’ve noticed some serious strength improvement, especially when biking.  My breathing can still use help with an occasional hit on the inhaler, but I have no problems pushing my own weight up hills.

4. Books

End of Overeating. Done!!  I’m going to put some of the suggestions to work over the next few months and continue to work at losing a few more pounds.

5. Catch up with the Challenge Buddy.  Not yet, but I will.  And we’re in the summer challenge together, so I’m afraid she’ll have to put up with me following her longer.

6. I met some truly wonderful people during this challenge, and am delighted that we’re going to stay in touch.

7. I did not quit.  I’m a pretty obstinate and persistent person when I put my mind to it.

Take On a Challenge.  Keep the Faith.