goal setting & sore muscles

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so i've been doing a little goal setting this week, and surprisingly have kept quite well with them. i'm not usually one who can easily make myself do things i'm not particularly interested in doing. i suppose that's not entirely true in all areas, but in the category of exercising for exercise sake... well it's beyond true. having lost 41 pounds a couple of years ago with weight watchers, you'd think i would have figured out how to stay on the ball. well let me assure you, i haven't. i've put on a few pounds, which at the whopping height of 5'1", that means i've added a clothes size, too. darn it.

anyway, to make a long story longer, i've been buckling down on tracking my points and trying to get some good exercise in everyday. the food is definitely an easier area of control for me. but i have done quite well on my exercising feat this week, too. maybe this procrastinator has learned her lesson yet! (i wouldn't place money on that assumption, though, if i were you...)

so far this week i've put some serious exercising in each day. i went running (which i haven't done in years). and today the girls and i kicked out our longest bike ride yet, 34 miles! i've also been doing push ups, sit ups & jumping jacks each day (yah, my big encourager is a military man). so i've got some goals, and at least four days of follow through to tuck in my hands, and carry all the way back to my lesser sized jeans.

yesterday my friend, tamsen, met earlier in the day at the dentist office while waiting for appointments. while there we were inspired by a family fun magazine article. so she stopped by later with some felt sheets & we crafted with the kiddies. i'll have to get them lined up and take a picture of 'em tomorrow.

and to finish it all off... just thought this was pretty dang funny. emma decided to cool off after our big bike ride today. however, torrey had control of the hose... so this is what happens when your big sister gets a chance to send a little love (and water) your way to cool you off. :)

if you're interested, my tsr article on american crafts blue skies line went live yesterday. you can check it out here.

*side note: the funky picture at the top is me taking a picture into and through my living room window from my deck. kind of a funky mix of reflections & looking inward. kind of like my week. :)

happy thursday!