Fit?

I want to be fit! I do. But sometimes I slip with food, and that’s all good I guess, no one is perfect. I started the year off doing Zumba at home and I was very consistent with it working out ever Sun-Thurs or Fri. I thought yes, I’m sticking to a routine and then my husband refused to give up the TV so I crashed. I did one night of working out on my own and I failed. After that I decided I wanted to try Yoga. My mom got me a new yoga mat for Christmas, because working out downstairs wasn’t good on my knees so I needed a mat.

I figured I could become more flexible, like touch my toes for once in my life, and I realized the aerobic/athletic yoga I was doing was actually semi-intense. A lot more arm strength required than what I initially thought. It was good. I felt like I could at least lift a half of what I used to in high school and that’s a huge accomplishment. I also realized that my calves were hurting some, my thighs were hurting, and I could touch my toes (slightly and not for long). This was huge! I did competitive dance growing up and I could never ever touch my toes; so I was stoked!

Even though I was doing so well with my new yoga routine, I got sick and it all fell to crap. So this week, starting tonight I am getting back in the saddle. I am more flexible, I realized that yesterday at a photo shoot, but I am not to where I want to be. So after a week hiatus due to illness I will start it up again and hopefully keep it up for a little while.

So being fit does not mean losing weight, maybe it just means being healthy and not eating the whole thing of guacamole like I did last night. I think I’m fit and healthy, now I just have to keep it up.

<3 Mrs. D

Shopping....

So one of my big goals that I made on NYE this year was to not shop; well frivolously. So far I have kept to that goal. I wanted to not go shopping for myself, for clothes shoes or accessories, until after March. I made it through January and when there was something I saw, like a dark green plaid cropped sweater vest, I wrote it down. Just like the dark trouser pants and the floaty white t-shirt that I want as well. It all went into a notebook and at the end of March beginning of April I will reevaluate my “goal” for the year.

I know that once Lent comes I will give up shopping, which will put off my buying until mid/end April now, and I don’t think I have a problem with it. I believe that once I’m ready to go out shopping, I’m going to hit the awesome consignment stores in the area; there are 2 in Fairport and 4 between Fairport and the city. After that I will scour coupons and check out all my gift cards, I have accumulated about $150 worth for various stores.

I just want to not over shop like I did last year, I don’t want to buy on a whim and then take it to the donation bin 6 months later without ever wearing it. The big one, I want to save money!

So I believe I will succeed and not shopping now will keep me from buy chunky sweaters and knits I don’t need. I just need to keep writing down all the cute stuff I see and want so I can evaluate my list come April/May and make some smart purchases in quality and not quantity.

<3 Mrs D